CHAPTER 12
Removing the Switch
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Powering Off an EX8200 Switch on page 199
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Removing an EX8208 Switch from a Rack or Cabinet on page 201
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RemovinganEX8208SwitchfromaRackorCabinetUsingaMechanicalLiftonpage202
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Removing an EX8208 Switch from a Rack or Cabinet Without Using a Mechanical
Lift on page 203
Powering Off an EX8200 Switch
Before you power off the switch:
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Ensure that you understand how to prevent electrostatic discharge damage. See
“Prevention of Electrostatic Discharge Damage on EX Series Switches” on page 292.
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Ensure that you do not need to forward traffic through the switch.
Ensure that you have the following parts and tools available to power off the switch:
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An electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap
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An external management device such as a PC
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A cable to connect the external management device to the console port (CON) or
management port (MGMT) on the master Switch Fabric and Routing Engine (SRE)
moduleinanEX8208switchoronthemasterRoutingEngine(RE)moduleinanEX8216
switch.
To power off a switch:
1. Connect a management device to the master SRE module in an EX8208 switch or
tothemasterRE moduleinanEX8216 switch.For connectinga managementdevice
to the console (CON) port, see “Connecting an EX Series Switch to a Management
Console” on page 181. For connecting a management device to the management
(MGMT) port, see “Connecting an EX Series Switch to a Network for Out-of-Band
Management” on page 187.
2. If the switch has two SRE or RE modules, shut down the backup SRE or RE module
first.(IfyourswitchhasonlyoneSREorREmodule,skiptoStep2.)Fromtheexternal
management PC connected to the master SRE or RE module, issue the request
systemhalt other-routing-engine operational mode CLI command.
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