Replacing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 operator-information panel cable

Use these instructions when you are prompted to replace the operator-information panel cable for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8.

DANGER
Multiple power cords. The product might be equipped with multiple power cords. To remove all hazardous voltages, disconnect all power cords.
This service action assumes that:
  • The node is turned off. If you must turn off the node, ensure that its data is mirrored and synchronized, and that there are no dependent virtual disks (VDisks), as described in MAP 5350: Powering off a SAN Volume Controller node.
  • The power cables are disconnected.
  • The top cover is removed.
Perform the following steps to replace the operator-information panel cable:
  1. Read the safety information to which Preparing to remove and replace parts refers.
  2. Thread the new cable from the operator-information panel to the connector above the Video/USB cable connector on the right side of the node, as shown in Figure 1.

    The following illustration shows the cable routing for the operator-information panel cable.

    Figure 1. Connecting the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 operator-information panel cable
    Connecting the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 operator-information panel cable
    •  1  Operator-information panel connector
    •  2  Operator-information panel cable
  3. Connect the cable to the connector above the Video/USB cable connector on the right side of the node, as shown in Figure 1.
  4. Connect the cable to the rear of the operator-information panel.
  5. Replace the top cover. See Replacing the top cover.
  6. If you removed the node from the rack, replace the node in the rack, as described in Replacing the SAN Volume Controller in a rack.
  7. If you removed any fibre-channel or Ethernet cables, use the labels you placed on each cable to replace all fibre-channel and Ethernet cables in the same ports from which they were removed.
  8. If you removed the power cords, replace the power cords and the cable-retention brackets, as described in Replacing the cable-retention bracket.
  9. Lift the locking levers ( 1  in Figure 2) on the slide rails and push the server  2  all the way into the rack until it clicks into place.
    Figure 2. Raising the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 locking levers of the slide rails of the rack
    Raising the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 locking levers of the slide rails of the rack
  10. Turn on the node.
Parent topic: Replacing the operator-information panel cable
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