How to Replace the Fabric Board on the Fabric Director

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Update Date:	2017-10-05
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Solution 1515798.1 : How to Replace the Fabric Board on the Fabric Director

Applies to:

Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-15 - Version All Versions and later
Oracle Fabric Interconnect F1-4 - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

How to Replace the Fabric Board on the Fabric Director

Details

Below are the steps to replace the Fabric Board on the Fabric Director, the steps remain same across VP780 and VP560. The explanation below refers to replacing the Fabric Board on the VP 560.

1) Power down the Fabric Director.

2) Disconnect all cables attached to the server ports, as well as any other cables that could interfere with the Fabric Board’s removal.

3) Using a screwdriver, loosen the captive screws in the release levers by turning them counter clockwise. See Figure 1.

Figure 1: Unlocking the Fabric Board

4) When the screws are loose, grasp the Fabric Board’s handles and simultaneously pivot them outward (2) as shown in Figure 1. The handles act as levers that disconnect the Fabric Board from the chassis midplane. As a result, you might encounter some resistance when you first apply pressure to pivot the handles outward.

NOTE:

Make sure to pivot the Fabric Board handles in a horizontal plane. Do not apply upward or downward pressure on the Fabric Board’s handles when you are removing the Fabric Board.

You need to pivot the Fabric Board handles outward just until you feel the Fabric Board disconnect from the midplane. Do not force the Fabric Board handles wider than required to disconnect the Fabric Board.

5) After the Fabric Board has disconnected from the chassis midplane, gently slide the Fabric Board out of the chassis, making sure to support the Fabric Board from underneath (the sheet metal side). See Figure 2.

Figure 2: Removing the Fabric Board

Steps to Insert the Fabric Board:

6) Orient the Fabric Board so that the InfiniBand server ports are facing you and the sheet metal side is facing down.
Make sure that the Fabric Board handles are in the open position, not flat against the faceplate.

7) Align the Fabric Board with the empty slot, and gently slide it into the chassis, making sure to support the Fabric Board from underneath (the sheet metal side). See Figure 3

Figure 3: Inserting the Fabric Board

When the Fabric Board is almost completely inserted, you will feel some resistance when the connector at the rear of the Fabric Board contacts its socket on the inside of the chassis.

8) When you feel the Fabric Board connector and socket meet, grasp the Fabric Board handles and

simultaneously press them inward (1). See Figure 4

NOTE:

Make sure to pivot the Fabric Board handles in a horizontal plane. Do not apply upward or downward pressure on the Fabric Board’s handles when you are installing the Fabric Board.

You need to pivot the Fabric Board handles inward until they make contact with the threaded standoff on the Fabric Board’s faceplate.

Figure 4: Securing the Fabric Board

9) When both Fabric Board handles are in contact with the threaded standoff on the faceplate, use the screwdriver to sink the captive screws (2), which tighten into the threaded standoffs.

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