Install the Switched NEM

This procedure is for installing a Switched NEM into an empty slot. If you are replacing a Switched NEM, see Replace a Switched NEM.

1. Ensure that the CMM has the latest ILOM firmware before you install the Switched NEM.

   Refer to the Sun Blade 6000 Ethernet Switched NEM 24p 10GbE Product Notes for the latest firmware and patch information.

2. Determine the NEM slot where you will be installing the Switched NEM.

   You can insert either one or two Switched NEMs in the Sun Blade 6000 chassis. If you insert only one Switched NEM, place it in the lower slot (NEM 0). Before installing your Switched NEM, remove the NEM filler panel in the slot you plan to use.

3. Determine if you need the dongle to connect to the serial management port.

   See Switched NEM External Ports for the pinouts of the serial management port.

   • If you do not need the dongle to connect to the serial management port, go to Step 4.

   • If you need the dongle to connect to the serial management port, follow these steps:

   1. Locate the serial cable and serial cable dongle that shipped with the Switched NEM.
   2. Connect the dongle to the serial management port on the Switched NEM.

      See Switched NEM External Ports for the location of the serial management port on the Switched NEM.

4. Connect one end of the serial cable to the serial management port or the dongle installed in the serial management port on the Switched NEM.

   See Switched NEM External Ports for the location of the serial management port on the Switched NEM.

5. Connect the other end of the serial cable to a serial console terminal.
6. Set the baud rate on the serial console terminal to 9600 baud.
7. Align the Switched NEM with the vacant NEM slot.

   Ensure that:

   • The NEM ejector levers are fully opened.
   • The NEM ejector levers are on the top of the module.
8. Slide the Switched NEM into the vacant NEM chassis slot until you feel it stop.

   Support the weight of the Switched NEM with one hand at the bottom of the NEM.

9. Complete the installation by closing the ejector levers to secure the Switched NEM in the chassis.

   This figure shows how to install the Switched NEM. The green Power OK LED will light on the NEM when it is properly installed. See Switched NEM LEDs for the location of that LED.

   
   

Related Information

• Verifying the Switched NEM Installation

• Finish the Switched NEM Installation

• Remove a Switched NEM

• Replace a Switched NEM

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