Installation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- The Z9000 System
- Site Preparations
- Install the Z9000
- Power Supplies
- Fans
- Access Ports
- Specifications
- Chassis Physical Design
- Agency Compliance
- USA Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
- Canadian Department of Communication Statement
- European Union EMC Directive Conformance Statement
- Japan: VCCI Compliance for Class A Equipment
- Korean Certification of Compliance
- Safety Standards and Compliance Agency Certifications
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
- Product Recycling and Disposal
- Battery Replacement
- For California:
- Technical Support
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Requesting a Hardware Replacement
To request replacement hardware, follow these steps:
Step Task
1 Determine the part number and serial number of the component you wish to replace.
• To list the numbers for all the components installed in the system, use the show hardware command.
2 Request a RMA number from TAC by opening a support case. Open a support case by:
• Using the Create Service Request form on the iSupport page (see
Contacting the Technical Assistance Center
).
• Contacting Dell Force10 directly by E-mail or by phone (see
Contacting the Technical Assistance Center
). Provide
the following information when using E-mail or phone:
• Part number, description, serial number (required), Dell Service Tag (required) and chassis color (required) of
the component.
• Your name, organization name, telephone number, fax number, and E-mail address.
• Shipping address for the replacement component, including a contact name, phone number, and E-mail address.
• A description of the failure, including log messages. This can include:
– Output from the show tech-support [non-paged] command. (This report is very long so set the storage buffer
in your terminal program to high.)
– Output from the show logging eventlog [unit] command, where the unit is the stack ID of the member unit that
experienced the failure (This report is included as a section in the output of the show tech-support [non-paged]
command.)
– Console captures showing the error messages
– Console captures showing the troubleshooting steps taken
– Saved messages to a syslog server, if you use one