Replacing the fan bracket: 2145-DH8

You can replace the fan bracket on a SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 node.

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)
Multiple plugs: first set
or
Multiple plugs: second set
or
Multiple plugs: third set

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

About this task

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.

Procedure

  1. Lower the fan bracket into the chassis, as shown in Figure 1.
    Figure 1. Replacing the fan bracket
    Replacing the fan bracket
  2. Align the holes in the bottom of the bracket with the pins in the bottom of the chassis.
  3. Press the bracket into position until the fan-bracket release levers click into place.
  4. Replace the fans.
  5. Replace the cables that are routed over the fan bracket.
  6. Replace the PCI express rise-card assemblies.
  7. Replace the air baffle.
  8. Replace the top cover.
  9. If you removed the node from the rack, replace the node in the rack.
  10. If you removed any Fibre Channel, SAS or Ethernet cables, using the labels that you placed on each cable, replace them in the same ports from which they were removed.
  11. If you removed the power cords, replace the power cords and the cable-retention brackets.
  12. 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 locking levers of the slide rails of the rack
    Raising the locking levers of the slide rails of the rack
  13. Turn on the node.