Replacing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 fibre-channel adapter assembly

Before you can replace the fibre-channel adapter assembly, it must be installed in the riser-card assembly.

Perform the following steps to replace the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 fibre-channel adapter assembly:
  1. Remove the SFP connectors if they are in the new fibre-channel adapter assembly. To do this, unclip the release handle and then use the handle to pull out each SFP connector.
  2. Slide the fibre-channel adapter into position, keeping it close and parallel to the back edge of the riser card. Push the adapter securely into the connector. Ensure that the positioning clip on the adapter goes into the locating hole on the riser card, as shown in Figure 1.
    Figure 1. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 riser-card assemblyThis figure shows the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 riser-card assembly with the fibre-channel adapter
  3. Replace the SFP connectors in the fibre-channel adapter assembly.
  4. Carefully align the riser-card assembly with the guides on the rear of the node and with the riser-card connectors on the system board. Press down on the assembly and make sure that the riser-card assembly is fully seated in the riser-card connectors on the system board.
  5. Replace the top cover. See Replacing the top cover.
  6. Place the node in the rack. See Replacing the SAN Volume Controller in a rack.
  7. Replace the cables that were removed from the node, and make sure that you replace the fibre-channel cables in the same ports from which they were removed.
  8. Replace the cable-retention bracket. See Replacing the cable-retention bracket.
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