Specifications

Replacing and Configuring Appliance Components
112 Continuous Access Storage Appliance Installation and Maintenance Guide
Reconfiguring the host bus adapters
This section describes the procedures for:
■ Replacing an HBA
■ Resetting the firmware parameters for an initiator HBA
■ Updating the HBA firmware
Replacing an HBA
This section describes the procedures for:
■ Replacing the shared storage initiator HBA
■ Replacing a target/initiator HBA
The HBA replacement specifications follow:
■ Part number—A7546-69001
■ Description—QLogic 2344F four–port full– profile HBA
■ Assembly number—A7546-60001
Replacing the shared storage initiator HBA
To replace the shared storage initiator HBA:
1. Power down the appliance node with the defective adapter.
2. Disconnect the storage cables from this appliance node.
3. Disconnect the shared storage Fibre Channel cables from the defective adapter.
4. Replace the defective adapter.
5. Connect the shared storage Fibre Channel cables to the new adapter.
Note: Do not connect the storage cables to the appliance node at this time.
6. Power up the appliance node.
Note: Ensure that the new adapter’s BIOS complies with the current SANOS version. If it does not
comply, see “Resetting the firmware parameters for an initiator HBA” on page 115 before
continuing with this procedure.
7. Click OK when the following message is displayed:
At least one service or driver failed during system startup...
8. Ensure the hp OV CASA Console window is open in administrative mode.
9. Press Alt+C to open a command prompt window.
10. To locate the Shared Disk SCSI Address parameter in the sanlink log, enter:
c:\sanlink\www\logs\sanlink.log | find “verifySharedDiskScsiAddress”