Chassis replacement

The SAN64B-7 chassis is highly reliable and unlikely to fail. However, the chassis is available as a FRU and can be replaced using the following basic tasks. Since chassis replacement is a collaborative process between customers and SSRs please review the information provided in Customer replacement responsibilities and IBM service replacement responsibilities to gain an understanding of your specific responsibilities for this procedure.

1. Determining the need to replace the chassis
2. Chassis replacement overview
3. Preparing for replacement
4. Recording critical device and SAN information
5. Powering down the switch
6. Disconnecting the cables
7. Remove the old switch chassis and install the new switch chassis
8. Reconnecting system to the network and fabric
9. Downloading the configuration
10. Verifying correct operation of system
11. Verifying correct configuration of the fabric