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6.2 Hot Swapping An Ethernet Module
You ma
y
replace
y
our Ethernet web embedded server module while the controller
is runnin
g
. However,
y
ou should first make sure that the IP network address of the
replacement module will be uni
q
ue on
y
our network.
The new Ethernet module will inherit an
y
confi
g
uration chan
g
es
y
ou had made. If
the ori
g
inal Ethernet module was
g
iven a user-confi
g
ured address, the new module
will assume that address. If
y
ou will be usin
g
the default address, check with
y
our
s
y
stem administrator to ensure that address is not alread
y
in use on
y
our network.
To hot swap the module, simpl
y
disconnect the cable and remove the old module
from the backplane. Then insert the new module in the slot and reconnect the
cable.
If
y
ou are replacin
g
the module because it failed, be aware that
y
ou ma
y
have lost
several transactions. These transactions are not captured in memor
y
and cannot
be recovered b
y
the new module.