CHAPTER 14Removing Switch Components• Installing and Removing J-EX4500 Switch Hardware Components on page 127• Removing a Power Supply from a J-EX4500 Switch on page 128• Removing a Fan Tray from a J-EX4500 Switch on page 130• Removing an Uplink Module from a J-EX4500 Switch on page 131• Removing a Virtual Chassis Module from a J-EX4500 Switch on page 133• Disconnecting a Virtual Chassis Cable from a J-EX4500 Switch on page 135• Disconnecting a Fiber-Optic Cable from a J-EX Series Switch on page 136• Removing a Transceiver from a J-EX Series Switch on page 137• Removing a Cage Nut from a Rack on page 138Installing and Removing J-EX4500 Switch Hardware ComponentsThe J-EX4500 switch chassis is a rigid sheet-metal structure that houses the hardwarecomponents. The field-replaceable units (FRUs) in J-EX4500 switches are:• Power supply• Fan tray• Uplink module• Virtual Chassis module• SFP transceiver• SFP+ transceiverThe power supply, fan tray, uplink module, and transceivers are hot-removable andhot-insertable: You can remove and replace them without powering off the switch ordisrupting switch functions.The Virtual Chassis module is offline field-replaceable: You can remove and replace themodule, but the switch must be powered off first.See these topics for instructions for installing and removing components:• Installing a Power Supply in a J-EX4500 Switch on page 88• Removing a Power Supply from a J-EX4500 Switch on page 128127