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Replacing the 8231-E2B, 8231-E1C, 8231-E1D, 8231-E2C, 8231-E2D, or 8268-E1D front fan cage

Use this procedure to replace the front fan cage.

Before installing or replacing a feature, ensure that the software required to support the feature is installed on your system. For information about software prerequisites, see IBM Prerequisite (http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf). If the required software is not installed, see the following websites to download it, and then install it before continuing:

If your system is managed by the HMC, use the HMC to replace the front fan cage in the server. For instructions, see Exchanging a part using the Hardware Management Console.

If you do not have an HMC, complete the following steps to replace the front fan cage:

  1. Install the front fan cage as follows:
    1. Feed the fan cage cable through the chassis wall opening as shown in Figure 1.
    2. To place the front fan cage into its location, angle the rear of the fan cage down to allow the fan cable to clear the rear edge of the chassis opening, and then gently lower the fan cage into position.
    3. Tighten the two screws (A) in the clockwise direction at the bottom of the fan cage.
    4. Install the screw (B) at the top of the fan cage.
    5. Install the front fans. For instructions, see Replacing the 8231-E2B, 8231-E1C, 8231-E1D, 8231-E2C, 8231-E2D, or 8268-E1D system unit fans.
    6. Close the fan cover.
    7. Tighten the two screws (C) in the clockwise direction, and place the rings in the horizontal position.
    Figure 1. Replacing the front fan cage for the 8231-E2B, 8231-E1C, 8231-E1D, 8231-E2C, 8231-E2D, or 8268-E1D systemReplacing the front fan cage
  2. Plug the fan cable into the receptacle on the system backplane.
    Figure 2. Connecting the fan cableConnecting the fan cable
  3. Replace the RAID cache battery card if it was removed earlier. For instructions, see Removing and replacing the cache battery card.
  4. Replace the service access cover. For instructions, see Installing the service access cover for the 8231-E2B, 8231-E1C, 8231-E1D, 8231-E2C, 8231-E2D, or 8268-E1D system.
  5. For a rack-mounted system, put the system into the operating position. For instructions, see Placing the rack-mounted 8231-E2B, 8231-E1C, 8231-E1D, 8231-E2C, 8231-E2D, or 8268-E1D system into the operating position.
  6. Reconnect the power source.
  7. Start the system as described in Starting a system or logical partition.
  8. Verify the installed part:
    • If you replaced the part because of a service action, verify the installed part as described in Verifying a repair.
    • If you installed the part for any other reason, verify the installed part as described in Verifying the installed part.
Parent topic: Removing and replacing the front fan cage

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Last updated: Thu, July 09, 2015