Dell PowerConnect B-DCX4S Replacement Procedure

53-1001800-01 *53-1001800-01* PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Chassis Replacement Procedure Supporting PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone ...

53-1001800-01 Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. For additional regulatory information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage on www.de ...

3 53-1001800-01 In this guide •ESD precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 •Replacing a PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 •Cable routing table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

53-1001800-01 Items required The following items are required for the chassis replacement: • Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap • ESD grounding pads for protecting all blades and WWN cards • Serial cable and workstation computer with a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal ...

5 53-1001800-01 1. Open a Telnet session and log in to the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S as admin. The default password is password. Enable the logging function on your Telnet or serial console connection. 2. Back up the current configuration. • Enter configUpload; then, enter the requested information at the pro ...

53-1001800-01 CP0 Ethernet IP Address: 10.32.50.10 Ethernet Subnetmask: 255.55.0.0 HostName : cp0 Gateway Address: 10.32.40.1 CP1 Ethernet IP Address: 10.32.50.11 Ethernet Subnetmask: 255.55.0.0 HostName : cp1 Gateway Address: 10.32.40.1 Backplane IP address of CP0 : 10.0.0.4 Backplane IP address of CP1 : ...

7 53-1001800-01 • switchShow • fabricShow Copy the command output into a text file named “SANbefor.txt” on a workstation. After the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S is restored to the fabric, this information can be used to verify that no unintentional changes have occurred to the fabric. switch:admin> nsshow ...

53-1001800-01 Stopping blade 8 Shutting down the blade.... Broadcast message from root (pts/1) Tue Jul 18 14:23:06 2008... The system is going down for system halt NOW !! DANGER Turn off the power switches and disconnect the power cords (D006) 2. Power off the chassis by flipping all AC power switches to ...

9 53-1001800-01 Installing the replacement chassis CAUTION Use safe lifting practices when moving the product. (C015) NOTE A fully populated PowerConnect B-DCX-4S (four FC8-48 port cards, 192 ports) weighs approximately 68 kg (150 lbs) and requires a hydraulic or assisted lift to install it. NOTE If the Pow ...

53-1001800-01 6. Replace the port blades or filler panels (see the DCX-4S Port, Application, and Encryption Blade Replacement Procedure and see the DCX-4S Blade Filler Panel Replacement Procedure). 7. Replace the cable management fingers (see the DCX-4S Vertical Cable Management Fingers Replacement Proce ...