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PS6610 Hardware Owner's Manual 3 Control Module Maintenance 1. Shut down the system with a full shutdown, as described in Shutting Down and Restarting an Array on page 6. 2. Replace the control module, as described in Replacing the Secondary Control Module on page 21. 3. Remove and swap the battery from the existing control module to the replacement control module, as described in Battery Replacement on page 27. 4. Use the restart command to make the active control module secondary. 5. Install the SD card in the replacement control module. 6. Replace the control module that is now secondary (was active before the restart), as described in Replacing the Secondary Control Module on page 21. Replacing Both Control Modules Use the following procedure to replace both control modules in the array: 1. Replace the secondary control module first, as described in Replacing the Secondary Control Module on page 21. 2. Remove and swap the battery from the existing control module to the replacement control module, as described in Battery Replacement on page 27. 3. Use the restart command to make the active control module secondary. 4. Replace the control module that is now secondary (was active before the restart), as described in Replacing the Secondary Control Module on page 21. Remove a Control Module Before removing a control module: • Review the information at the beginning of Replace a Control Module on page 21. • Attach an electrostatic wrist strap. See Hardware Protection on page 6. • Disconnect any serial or network cables attached to the control module. If the other control module has open interface connectors, reattach the network cables to the other control module to provide uninterrupted data access. Caution: Do not remove an active control module. To remove a control module: 1. Push down on the orange release button (callout 2 in Figure 14). 2. While holding down the orange button, swing the black release latch toward you. Swinging the latch starts to eject the control module (callout 1) from the array. Remove the control module. 22

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PS6610
Hardware
Owner's
Manual
3
Control
Module
Maintenance
1.
Shut
down
the
system
with
a
full
shutdown,
as
described
in
Shutting
Down
and
Restarting
an
Array
on
page
6
.
2.
Replace
the
control
module,
as
described
in
Replacing
the
Secondary
Control
Module
on
page
21
.
3.
Remove
and
swap
the
battery
from
the
existing
control
module
to
the
replacement
control
module,
as
described
in
Battery
Replacement
on
page
27
.
4.
Use
the
restart
command
to
make
the
active
control
module
secondary.
5.
Install
the
SD
card
in
the
replacement
control
module.
6.
Replace
the
control
module
that
is
now
secondary
(was
active
before
the
restart),
as
described
in
Replacing
the
Secondary
Control
Module
on
page
21
.
Replacing
Both
Control
Modules
Use
the
following
procedure
to
replace
both
control
modules
in
the
array:
1.
Replace
the
secondary
control
module
first,
as
described
in
Replacing
the
Secondary
Control
Module
on
page
21
.
2.
Remove
and
swap
the
battery
from
the
existing
control
module
to
the
replacement
control
module,
as
described
in
Battery
Replacement
on
page
27
.
3.
Use
the
restart
command
to
make
the
active
control
module
secondary.
4.
Replace
the
control
module
that
is
now
secondary
(was
active
before
the
restart),
as
described
in
Replacing
the
Secondary
Control
Module
on
page
21
.
Remove
a
Control
Module
Before
removing
a
control
module:
Review
the
information
at
the
beginning
of
Replace
a
Control
Module
on
page
21
.
Attach
an
electrostatic
wrist
strap.
See
Hardware
Protection
on
page
6
.
Disconnect
any
serial
or
network
cables
attached
to
the
control
module.
If
the
other
control
module
has
open
interface
connectors,
reattach
the
network
cables
to
the
other
control
module
to
provide
uninterrupted
data
access.
Caution:
Do
not
remove
an
active
control
module.
To
remove
a
control
module:
1.
Push
down
on
the
orange
release
button
(callout
2
in
Figure
14
).
2.
While
holding
down
the
orange
button,
swing
the
black
release
latch
toward
you.
Swinging
the
latch
starts
to
eject
the
control
module
(callout
1)
from
the
array.
Remove
the
control
module.
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