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Replacing a chassis fan

Failed or failing chassis fans can cause the system to overheat and shutdown. You should replace a failed chassis fan as soon as possible. The indications of a failed chassis fan include:

  • An error in Lenovo XClarity Administrator

  • An error in the Prism web console

Figure 1. Chassis fan

To replace a chassis fan, perform the following steps:

  1. It is possible to replace the chassis fan while the system is powered on providing that the cable management arm is in place by pulling the node chassis out of the rack.

  2. Remove the top cover as described in Removing the top cover.

  3. Replace the chassis fan with the error LED on as described in Replacing a hot-swap fan.

  4. Replace the top cover as described in Replacing the top cover.

  5. Push node chassis back into the rack.

  6. Verify that the chassis fan has been successfully replaced by checking the following:

    • Error LED for the replaced fan is off.

    • Orange warning light on the node front panel is extinguished.

    • No error shown in Lenovo XClarity Administrator.

    • No error shown in Prism.