Brocade Communications Systems Brocade Backbone DCX 8510-4 Manual De Usuario
Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual
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WWN card removal and replacement
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Time and items required
Allow approximately 20 minutes to replace a WWN card. The following items are needed to replace
a WWN card:
a WWN card:
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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap
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#2 Phillips screwdriver (required only for some versions of the WWN card)
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If a serial console session is used: serial cable and a workstation computer with a terminal
emulator application (such as HyperTerminal for Windows systems or TIP for Solaris systems)
emulator application (such as HyperTerminal for Windows systems or TIP for Solaris systems)
Verifying the need for replacement
Before replacing a WWN card, verify that the replacement is necessary. Any of the following events
can indicate that the card requires replacement:
can indicate that the card requires replacement:
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Power or Status LEDs on WWN card (beneath logo plate) indicate a problem
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Problems viewing or modifying the data stored on the WWN card
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Error messages regarding WWN units #1 or #2
Preparing for the WWN card replacement
If the WWN card requires replacement, complete the following steps.
ATTENTION
Follow ESD precautions (see “ESD Precautions” in your chassis manual).
Follow ESD precautions (see “ESD Precautions” in your chassis manual).
1. Open a Telnet session to the chassis and log in to the active CP as admin. The default
password is “password”.
2. Verify that you are logged into the active CP. Run the haShow command to determine the active
CP.
3. Run the supportsave command on the active CP to capture all settings.
4. Contact Brocade Technical Support for a replacement WWN card. Technical Support will
require the supportsave data collected in the previous step so that a replacement can be
programmed prior to shipping to your location.
programmed prior to shipping to your location.
DO NOT execute the frureplace command. The command will no longer be functional beginning
with the release of Fabric OS 7.0.0c, but users with earlier versions of the Fabric OS should
also NOT run the command.
with the release of Fabric OS 7.0.0c, but users with earlier versions of the Fabric OS should
also NOT run the command.
Removing the WWN bezel (logo plate) and WWN card
For the following procedure, please refer to
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When the replacement WWN card has been received, complete the following steps to remove the
bezel and faulted WWN card.
bezel and faulted WWN card.