Replacing the fan bracket: 2145-SV1

You can replace the fan bracket on a SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 node. The fan bracket is also referred to as a fan cage.

Before you begin

DANGER

Multiple power cords. The product might be equipped with multiple power cords. To remove all hazardous voltages, disconnect all power cords. (L003)

Take precautions to avoid damage from static electricity. Wear an anti-static wrist strap and use a static-protected mat or surface.

This service action assumes:

The node is turned off. If you must turn off the node, ensure that hosts will not lose access to data in volumes, as described in MAP 5350: Powering off a node.
The power cables are disconnected.
The top cover is removed.
The air baffle is removed.
The PCI express rise-card assemblies are removed.
The cables that are routed over the fan bracket are removed.

To replace the fan bracket, complete the following steps.

Lower the fan bracket into the chassis, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Replacing the fan bracket
Align the holes in the bottom of the bracket with the pins in the bottom of the chassis.
Press the bracket into position until the fan-bracket release levers click into place, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Pressing the fan bracket into position
Replace the PCI express rise-card assemblies, as described in Replacing a PCI express riser-card assembly: 2145-SV1.
Replace the air baffle, as described in Replacing the air baffle: 2145-SV1.
Replace the top cover, as described in Replacing the top covers: 2145-SV1.
If you removed the node from the rack, replace it, as described in Replacing a node in a rack: 2145-SV1.
If you removed any Fibre Channel, SAS or Ethernet cables, use the labels that you placed on each cable to replace them in the same ports from which they were removed.
Replace the power cords to power on the node.