Extreme x250e-24t Installation Instruction
Summit Family Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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Replacing a Versatile Interface Module (VIM)
You need the following tools and materials to replace a VIM1 module:
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ESD-preventive wrist strap
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#2 Phillips screwdriver
CAUTION
Summit VIM1 modules are not hot-swappable. Disconnect power to the switch before removing an installed VIM1
module. After a VIM1 module is installed in a compatible switch, you can hot-swap SFP and SFP+ modules. Use
only SFP and SFP+ modules approved by Extreme Networks.
module. After a VIM1 module is installed in a compatible switch, you can hot-swap SFP and SFP+ modules. Use
only SFP and SFP+ modules approved by Extreme Networks.
To replace a VIM1 module:
1
Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect the metal end to an appropriate
ground point on the rack.
ground point on the rack.
2
Disconnect the switch power.
3
Remove the installed VIM1 module (
a
Remove the retaining screws at the top corners of the module, and set the screws aside in a safe
place.
place.
Save the retaining screws to secure the new module in the switch.
b
Rotate the inserter/extractor levers downward to disconnect the internal module connectors.
c
Carefully slide the module out of the switch and set it on an anti-static surface.
Figure 128: Removing a VIM1 Module (VIM1-SummitStack Module Shown)
4
Remove the replacement VIM1module from its anti-static packaging.
5
Install the replacement VIM1 module in the switch (
):
a
Make sure the inserter/ejector levers are rotated down.
b
Carefully slide the module into the switch until the inserter/ejector levers begin to rotate upward.
c
Simultaneously rotate both levers upward to seat the module internal connectors.
d
Insert and tighten the retaining screws you removed earlier.
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