Blade Replacement Task Guide
This section contains a guide to more complete, detailed steps in this section for installing or replacing CP blades when the device is running (hot-swap) or must be powered off (cold swap). References are provided to the more detailed blade removal and installation steps for further information.
Replacing a CP Blade (Hot-Swap)
For hot-swap replacement, the chassis continues to operate while a CP blade is being replaced if
the redundant CP blade is active and failover does not occur. You can prevent failover by entering
the haDisable command. You can replace one blade or both blades one at a time using
these steps. Follow all steps for one blade, and then repeat the same steps to replace the other
blade.
- Prepare for replacing the blade by following all steps under Preparing for Replacement.
- Remove the blade from the slot by following all steps under Removing a Blade.
- Install a new blade into the empty slot by following all steps under Installing a Blade.
- Verify and synchronize firmware on both blades by following all steps under Verifying and Synchronizing Firmware on
Blades.
If you need to download firmware to update the blades, follow the steps in one of the following sections:
- Verify firmware installation by following all steps under Completing the Replacement.
- Verify operation of the replacement blade by following the steps under Verifying Blade Operation.
- Repeat the preceding steps to replace the other CP blade if necessary.
Replacing a CP Blade (Cold-Swap)
Use this procedure to replace CP blades after removing power to the device.
- Prepare for replacing the blade by following all steps under Preparing for Replacement.
- Remove the blade following all steps under Removing a Blade.
- Install the blade following all steps under Installing a Blade.
- Verify firmware installation by following all steps under Completing the Replacement.
- Verify operation of the replacement blade by following the steps under Verifying Blade Operation.