6 – Removal/ReplacementRouter Removal and Replacement6-2 SN0051102-00 ASRouter Removal and ReplacementBefore you can remove and replace the router, you must turn off the power to therouter and disconnect its power cable. The router will lose all the Fibre Channeland iSCSI connections.RemovalTo remove and replace a router, perform the following steps, as applicable:1. Make sure all traffic (I/O operations to the router) subsides at the iSCSIinitiator systems.2. Save the configuration data of the router using the CLI FRU command (seethe iSR6142 Router CLI User's Guide).3. Power down the router.4. Disconnect the power cable.5. Label all the cables so you can connect them to the same ports on thereplacement router.6. Remove all the Fibre Channel and Ethernet cables.7. Remove the router from the enclosure where it is mounted.ReplacementBefore replacing a router, you must first remove the previously installed router (asdescribed above).To install a replacement router:1. Mount the router in the enclosure.2. Reconnect the Fibre Channel and Ethernet cables to the ports where theywere previously connected.3. Connect the power cable to the router.4. Using a management station, configure the management port IP address(see page 4-2).5. Using a management workstation, restore the saved configuration orreconfigure the router as desired (see the iSR6142 Router CLI User'sGuide).The replacement router should now be operational.
