The front panel of the appliance contains the network interface modules, as highlighted in yellow
in the following figure:
Figure 1. Location of the network interface modules on the front of the appliance
Procedure
Turn off the appliance by using the local management interface (LMI) or the command-line
interface (CLI).
Unplug all of the power cords that are attached to the
appliance.
Grasp the blue latch on the front of the appliance and pull it toward you.
Pull the lever on the failed module toward you, and then pull module from the chassis, as shown
in the following figure:
Figure 2. Removing a network interface module from the front of the appliance
Set aside the failed module.
Attention: As you unpack the replacement module, make sure that you do not touch the
gold connectors on the back of the module, and do not let the gold connectors come in contact with
the packing material. In addition, do not let these gold connectors touch the appliance while you
are inserting the replacement module into the chassis. The gold connectors are extremely fragile and
can be damaged if they touch anything.
Unpack the replacement module.
Carefully align the replacement module with the chassis, and then push the module into the
chassis until the module is in place.
Push the blue latch on the front of appliance into place.
Plug in all of the power cords that are attached to the appliance.
Turn on the appliance by pressing the power button on the front.
Verify that the LCD panel on the front of the appliance
is illuminated.
What to do next
Check whether the new module is working correctly by logging
in to the appliance LMI and verifying that the new module was recognized
by the appliance.
