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| Update Date: | 2018-04-05 |
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Solution Type
Technical Instruction Sure
Solution
1587500.1
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How to Replace a Sun Blade X4-2B FEM (Fabric Expansion Module)
| Related Items |
- Sun Blade 6000 System
- Sun Blade X4-2B Server Module
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| Related Categories |
- PLA-Support>Sun Systems>Sun_Other>Sun Collections>SN-OTH: x64-CAP VCAP
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In this Document
Applies to:
Sun Blade 6000 System - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Blade X4-2B Server Module - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Goal
How to remove and replace a Fabric Expansion Module (FEM) in a Sun Blade X4-2B Server Module.
Solution
DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS
WHAT SKILLS DOES THE ENGINEER NEED:(IS A SITE ENGINEER AVAILABLE?)
Field Engineer skills
TASK COMPLEXITY: 0
DELIVERY REQUIREMENT:
Schedule with maintenance window
TIME ESTIMATE: 30 minutes
FIELD ENGINEER INSTRUCTIONS
WHAT STATE SHOULD THE SYSTEM BE IN TO BE READY TO PERFORM THE RESOLUTION ACTIVITY? :
A data backup is not a pre-requisite but is a wise precaution.
The customer should conduct an orderly software system shutdown.
Then power down the system and disconnect the Power Cord.
WHAT ACTION DOES THE ENGINEER NEED TO TAKE:
Replace a FEM Card
1. Power off the server module.
2. Remove the server module from the chassis and lay it flat, cover side up, on an anti-static mat.
Caution - After removing the server from the chassis, insert a filler panel into an empty slot to reduce the possibility of a system shutdown.
3. Remove the cover from the server module.
4. Perform one of the following:
* Remove the existing FEM board. To remove an existing FEM pull the board up at an angle from the opposite end not in the support bracket.
or
* Remove protective shipping cap from the FEM connector.
5. Perform the following steps to install the FEM board:
a. Slide the FEM board at an angle into the support bracket.
Note – Always install a single width form factor FEM in FEM 0.
b. Press the FEM board carefully into the connector.
6. Install the cover on the server.
OBTAIN CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE
WHAT ACTION DOES THE CUSTOMER NEED TO TAKE TO RETURN THE SYSTEM TO AN OPERATIONAL STATE:
PARTS NOTE:
REFERENCE INFORMATION:
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