Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4s Blade and Filler Replacement Procedure
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Blade and Filler Panel
Replacement Procedure
Supporting PowerConnect B-DCX4-S Backbone, DCX Backbone, and
PowerConnect B-48000 Director
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE
CAUTION
CAUTION
DANGER
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See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. For additional regulatory
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage on www.dell.com at the following location:
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed.
A DANGER indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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In this guide
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•Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
•General precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
•ESD precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
•Attention notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
•Port and application blades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
•Removal and replacement of a blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
•Removal and replacement of a filler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Introduction
This document provides instructions for replacing blades and filler panels in the PowerConnect B-DCX4-S Backbone,
the PowerConnect B-DCX Backbone, and the PowerConnect B-48000 Director.
The FC8-16, FC8-32, FC-48, FC10-6, FR4-18i, and FA4-18 blades are compatible with the PowerConnect B-DCX, the
PowerConnect B-DCX-4S, and the PowerConnect B-48000. The FS8-18 encryption blade and the FX8-24 and
FCOE10-24 application blades are compatible only with the PowerConnect B-DCX and the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S.
For the PowerConnect B-DCX4-S, port, application, and encryption blades can be installed in slots 1, 2, 7, and 8. For
the PowerConnect B-DCX, port, application, and encryption blades can be installed in slots 1 through 4 and 9 through
12. For the PowerConnect B-48000, port and application blades can be installed in slots 1 through 4 and 7 through
10.
For supported mixed blade configurations, refer to the Brocade Director Migration Guide.
General precautions
When installing or servicing the PowerConnect B-DCX4-S, PowerConnect B-DCX, and PowerConnect B-48000, follow
these practices:
• Use correct tools.
• Use correct replacement parts.
• Keep all installation and service-related paperwork up to date, complete, and accurate.
ESD precautions
The PowerConnect B-DCX-4S, the PowerConnect B-DCX, and the PowerConnect B-48000 contain electrostatic
discharge (ESD) sensitive field-replaceable units (FRUs). When working with any FRU, use correct ESD procedures.
• Wear a wrist grounding strap connected to chassis ground or a bench ground.
• Store ESD-sensitive components in antistatic packaging.
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Attention notices
ATTENTION
An attention notice indicates the possibility of damage to a program, device, or system, or to data. This is a sample of
an attention notice:
Do not bend a fiber cable to a radius less than 5 cm (2 in.); you can damage the cable. Tie wraps are not
recommended for optical cables because they can be easily overtightened, causing damage to the cable.
Port and application blades
Figure 1 through Figure 11 illustrate the port, application, and encryption blades, and their ports and LEDs. Blades
in these illustrations are shown in their vertical orientation as they would be installed in the PowerConnect B-DCX
and the PowerConnect B-48000. In the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S the blades are horizontally oriented, rotated 90
counter-clockwise from the vertical.
• Figure 1 illustrates the FC8-16 port blade.
• Figure 2 illustrates the FC8-32 port blade.
• Figure 3 illustrates the FC8-48 port blade.
• Figure 4 illustrates the FC4-16 port blade.
• Figure 5 illustrates the FC4-32 port blade.
• Figure 6 illustrates the FC4-48 port blade.
• Figure 7 illustrates the FC10-6 port blade.
• Figure 8 illustrates the FC4-16IP application blade.
• Figure 9 illustrates the FR4-18i application blade.
• Figure 10 illustrates the FA4-18 application blade.
• Figure 11 illustrates the FS8-18 encryption blade.
• Figure 12 illustrates the FX8-24 extension blade.
• Figure 13 illustrates the FCOE10-24 FCoE blade.
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FIGURE 1 FC8-16 Port blade
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