Use these instructions when you are prompted to replace the operator-information
panel cable for a SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8
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)
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 that:
- 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.
Perform the following steps to replace the
operator-information
panel cable:
Procedure
- Read the safety information to which Preparing to remove and replace parts refers.
- 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 2145-CG8 or 2145-CF8 operator-information panel
cable
- 1 Operator-information panel connector
- 2 Operator-information panel cable
- Connect the cable to the connector above the
Video/USB cable connector on the right side of the node, as shown
in Figure 1.
- Connect the cable to the rear of the operator-information
panel.
- Replace the top cover. See Replacing the top cover.
- If you removed the node from the rack,
replace the node in the rack, as described in Replacing a node in a rack.
- If you removed any Fibre Channel or Ethernet cables, use the labels you that
placed on each cable to identify the ports from which they were removed.
- If you removed the power cords, replace
the power cords and the cable-retention brackets, as described in Replacing the cable-retention bracket.
- 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
- Turn on
the
node.