User`s guide

1-14 Overview

Step 2. Turn off power to the server and all drives, enclosures, and

system components. Disconnect the power cords from

the systems.

Step 3. Open the host system by following the instructions in the host

system technical documentation.

Step 4. Either remove the SAS cable connectors from the internal

drives, or remove the shielded cables from the external drives

that you want to migrate.

a. Make sure that pin 1 on the cable matches pin 1 on the

connector.

b. Make sure that the SAS cables conform to all SAS

specifications.

Step 5. Remove the drives from the first system, and insert them into

drive bays on the second system.

Step 6. Connect the SAS cables to the drives in the second system.

Step 7. Determine the SAS target requirements.

Step 8. Perform a safety check.

a. Make sure that all of the cables are attached correctly.

b. Make sure that the RAID controller is installed correctly.

c. Close the cabinet of the host system.

Step 9. Reconnect the power cords to the system.

Step 10. Turn on the power to the system.

The controller detects the RAID configuration from the

configuration data on the drives.

1.7 Hardware Specifications

You can install the MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers in a computer

with a motherboard that has a PCI Express slot. Ta bl e 1 .1 describes the

hardware configuration features for the MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID

controllers.