Determining the need to replace a fan, Time and items required – Brocade 6520 Hardware Reference Manual User Manual
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Fan removal and replacement
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on page 20 for the power supply status LED colors, behaviors, and actions
required, if any.
Determining the need to replace a fan
Use one of the following methods to determine the status of the fans:
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Check the fan status LED (refer to
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In Web Tools, click the Power Status icon.
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Enter the fanShow command at the prompt to display fan status.
NOTE
Fans 4 and 5 are the fans that are integral to the power supplies. These two fans normally
operate at around 12000 RPM while the system fans typically operate around 2000 RPM.
Refer to
“Power supply removal and replacement”
if there are any issues with those two fans.
br6520:admin> fanshow
Fan 1 is Ok, speed is 1965 RPM
Fan 2 is Ok, speed is 2011 RPM
Fan 3 is Ok, speed is 2011 RPM
Fan 4 is Ok, speed is 12001 RPM
Fan 5 is Ok, speed is 11995 RPM
br6520:admin>
Time and items required
Replacing a fan in the Brocade 6520 should require less than two minutes to complete.
You need the following items to replace a fan in the Brocade 6520:
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A new fan that has the same part number and airflow indicator as the fan being replaced.
Refer to
for the location of the airflow label
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A #1 Phillips screwdriver