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Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 72 User’s Guide

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Installing the Switch

Understanding Switch Specifications

Routing Service Cables

Understanding InfiniBand Cabling

Understanding the Installation

Shipping Carton Contents

Install the Switch in the Rack

Powering On the Switch

Connecting InfiniBand Cables

Verifying the InfiniBand Fabric

Administering the Switch

Troubleshooting the Switch

Administrative Command Overview

Monitoring the Hardware

Monitoring the InfiniBand Fabric

Controlling the Hardware

Controlling the InfiniBand Fabric

Servicing the Switch

Understanding Service Procedures

Servicing the Power Supplies

Servicing the Fans

Inspecting a Fan

Identify the Fan

Inspect the Fan Hardware

Inspect the Fan Connector

Remove a Fan

Install a Fan

Servicing the InfiniBand Cables

Servicing the Battery

Upgrading the Firmware

Index

Remove a Fan


Note - Fans are hot-swappable and do not require powering off.


  1. Identify the prerequisite and subsequent service tasks you must perform in conjunction with this procedure.

    See Servicing the Fans.

  2. Determine which fan is to be removed.

    If a fan has failed, its Attention LED lights.

  3. Loosen the captive thumbscrew at the right side of the fan.


    Illustration shows the fan thumbscrew being loosened.
  4. Grasp the handle and pull the fan straight out.


    Illustration shows the fan being removed.
  5. Set the fan aside.

  6. Consider your next steps:

    • If you are removing the fan for replacement, install a new fan.

      See Install a Fan.

    • If you are removing the fan as a subtractive action, you are finished.


      Note - If fewer than two fans are operational, the switch shuts down to prevent thermal overload.


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