Install an Ethernet Switch
Before You Begin
You will need a No. 3 Phillips screwdriver for the procedure.
- Follow the safety and ESD precautions.
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If installing a switch that has another component directly below and a
component directly above, remove both of that switch's rails at the rear of
the modular system.
Note - Do not remove these rails if the slot below the switch is empty. -
At the front of the modular system:
Caution - If installing a switch at slot 35 and a node is not present in slot 34, take extra precautions that rear slide rails are engaged as you insert the switch.
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Carefully slide the replacement switch completely in.
If you did not remove the slide rails earlier, slide them into the rail guides on either side of the switch.
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Feed the power cords through the mounting bracket.
Caution - Do not plug in the power cords yet.
- Tighten the screws that attach the mounting brackets to the modular system cabinet.
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Carefully slide the replacement switch completely in.
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At the rear of the modular system:
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Reconnect all cables to the switch ports.
The locations you noted when removing the faulty switch.
Data cables are labeled Uxx, PT-xx, where xx is the port number.
- Connect the NET MGT and NET SER cables.
- Connect the switch power cords to the power supplies.
- If you removed switch rails, reinstall them, then slide them into the rail guides on either side of the switch.
- Install the filler panels.
- If you removed the switch at slot 37:
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Reconnect all cables to the switch ports.
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Refer to the switch documentation to power on the unconfigured switch,
and, if needed, update the firmware.
You might need to obtain a patch release (such as 21378426) with the .pkg images for SP and HOST to update and configure the new switch. In the switch README, find the instructions to update the firmware on the switch.
- Reboot the FMM.
- Activate the switch.