Reference Guide

How blades are swapped
The bladeSwap command performs the following operations:
1. Blade selection
The selection process includes selecting the switch and the blades to be affected by the swap operation. The following figure
shows the source and destination blades identified to begin the process.
FIGURE 2 Identifying the blades
2. Blade validation
The validation process includes determining the compatibility between the blades selected for the swap operation:
∙ Blade technology. Both blades must be of compatible technology types (for example, Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel,
Ethernet to Ethernet, application to application, and extension to extension).
Performing Advanced Configuration Tasks
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