Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 94)

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Module filler panel removal and replacement
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Removing a side air filter
Complete the following steps to remove a side air filter from the chassis.
1. While holding the air filter in place, unscrew the captive mounting screw using the #2 Phillips
screwdriver.
2. Carefully remove the air filter from the chassis by sliding it out of the upper and lower guides.
To avoid having captured particulates drawn into the chassis, remove the filter in a fashion that
maintains the orientation of the filter relative to the system until the filter is 12 inches away
from the intake.
Replacing a side air filter
Complete the following steps to mount the new side air filter on the chassis.
1. Orient the new filter so that the captive screw will be in the lower front corner when installed.
2. Slide the filter into the upper and lower guides carefully.
3. Tighten the captive screw using the #2 Phillips screwdriver.
Do not overtighten the screw as this will compromise the frame, admitting unfiltered air.
Module filler panel removal and replacement
This section describes how to remove and replace module filler panels. Each removable module in
the chassis (except the fans) has a matching filler panel that must be in place if no module is
installed in a slot. This includes management modules, switch fabric modules, line cards, and
power supplies. There are no filler panels for the fans because all fans must be installed on the
chassis.
Removing a filler panel
Complete the following steps to remove a filler panel from the chassis.
ATTENTION
A filler panel should be removed only when being replaced with a new module or another filler panel.
Any slot that is not occupied by a module should be occupied by a filler panel to ensure proper
cooling of the chassis and protection from dust.
Filler panels for the MM and SFM are the same. The filler panel for the line card slot is similar,
though larger. Both the MM and SFM panels and line card panels have two release pins and
sliders. The filler panel for the power supply slot is quite different, having only one release pin and
slider.
1. Pull the release pin or pins out and simultaneously move the slider or sliders.
The entire face of the power supply filler panel is a slider and it moves upward to release the
panel.
The sliders for the MM and SFM and line card filler panels move toward the center of the panel
to release it.