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Remove failed fan canister and install new one

You remove a failed fan canister so you can replace it with a new one.

  • If you do not turn off the power to your storage array, ensure that you remove and replace the fan canister within 30 minutes to prevent the system from overheating.
  • You have an ESD wristband, or you have taken other antistatic precautions.
  1. Unpack the new fan canister, and place it on a level surface near the shelf.
    Save all packing material for use when returning the failed fan.
  2. Press the orange tab to release the fan canister handle.

    Tab that you press to release the fan canister handle.

  3. Use the fan canister handle to pull the fan canister out of the shelf.


    Handle to pull the fan canister out.

  4. Slide the replacement fan canister all the way into the shelf, and then move the fan canister handle until it latches with the orange tab.

Go to Complete fan canister replacement.