Replacing the top cover: 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8

You can replace the top cover on a SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8 node.

Before you begin

Important: Before you slide the cover forward, make sure that all the tabs on both the front, rear, and side of the cover engage the chassis correctly. If all the tabs do not engage the chassis correctly, it will be difficult to remove the cover later.

About this task

To replace the top cover on the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. If you removed the node from the rack, replace the node in the rack, as described in Replacing a node in a rack.
  2. To make sure that you can replace cables in the same ports from which they were removed, label the port position of the Fibre Channel cables before removing them from the back of the node.
  3. Position the cover on top of the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8.
    Important: Before you slide the cover forward, make sure that all the tabs on both the front, rear, and side of the cover engage the chassis correctly. If all the tabs do not engage the chassis correctly, it will be difficult to remove the cover later.
  4. Slide the cover toward the front of the node, as shown in Figure 1.
    Figure 1. Replacing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8 cover
    Replacing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8 cover
    •  1  Cover
    •  2  Blue locking tab
  5. Verify that the cover correctly engages all the inset tabs on the node.