Quantum Scalar i500 Parts list manual

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Quantum Scalar i500:
FC I/O Fan Blade Replacement
Each Fibre Channel (FC) I/O blade is cooled by a fan blade. In the Scalar®i500,
the fan blade is always installed in the bay to the right of the FC I/O blade. Each
expansion module has four bays and can accommodate two FC I/O blades and
two fan blades (see Figure 1 on page 2).

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2Removing an FC I/O Fan Blade
Figure 1 FC I/O Blade and Fan
Blade Bays in an Expansion
Module
To replace the FC I/O fan blade, refer to the following sections:
•Removing an FC I/O Fan Blade on page 2
•Replacing an FC I/O Fan Blade on page 3
Removing an FC I/O Fan Blade
These instructions explain how to remove an FC I/O fan blade from your library.
You can remove an FC I/O fan blade while the library is powered on.
Caution: Do not permanently remove an FC I/O fan blade unless you also
permanently remove the FC I/O blade to which it is associated.
Required tools: None
1Save the library configuration:
aFrom the Web client, select Tools > Save/Restore Configuration.
bSelect Save System Configuration, and click Apply.
2Access the back of the expansion module containing the FC I/O fan blade.
Expansion module
FC I/O blade
Fan blade
Latch
hooks,
locked
FC I/O blade LEDs
FC I/O fan blade LED

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3Lift the latch hooks out of the locked position (see Figure 1), and push them
up. You will feel the FC I/O fan blade unplug from the expansion module’s
backplane.
4Continue lifting on the latch hooks until the blade is totally unplugged from
the backplane.
5Slide the FC I/O fan blade out of the expansion module.
Replacing an FC I/O Fan Blade
These instructions explain how to replace an FC I/O fan blade in your library. You
can remove and replace an FC I/O fan blade while the library is powered on.
Required tools: None
1Access the back of the expansion module.
2Press up and out to open the latch hooks on each side of the replacement
I/O fan blade (see Figure 2 on page 3).
Figure 2 Replacement I/O Fan
Blade
Fan blade
Latch
hooks,
open
LED

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3Carefully align the FC I/O fan blade with the guide slots in the bay. The
status LED must be at the bottom (see Figure 2).
Caution: Forcing the blade into the bay can cause the pins to bend.
4Evenly apply pressure to both ends of the FC I/O fan blade and slide it into
the expansion module until the latch hooks begin to move toward the
middle of the blade. As you push in on the blade, you will feel the blade pins
connect with the expansion module’s backplane.
5Push the latch hooks into the locked position.