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Distinguishing CRUs and FRUs
This chapter describes how to replace customer replaceable units (CRUs) and field
replaceable units (FRUs).
CRU
CRUs are components that users can replace at the deployment site by referring to the
operation guide.
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Operators: customers
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Replaceable modules: power modules, BBU modules, and fan modules
Customers are allowed to replace CRUs, but are prohibited from replacing other components
to prevent personal injury and device damage.
FRU
FRUs are components that engineers can replace at the deployment site by referring to the
operation guide.
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Operators: Huawei technical support engineers and maintenance engineers as well as
technical support engineers and maintenance engineers certificated by Huawei
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Replaceable modules: all replaceable modules
To effectively check software and hardware status and ensure the successful replacement of
an FRU, use the FRU replacement tool of OceanStor SmartKit to guide you through the
replacement. The FRUs that can be replaced using OceanStor SmartKit are listed in the FRU
column in
OceanStor Dorado V3 Series
Parts Replacement
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