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Vess R2000 Series Product Manual Promise Technologies
RePlAcIng A RAID contRolleR – DuAl contRolleRS
The RAID controller monitors and manages the logical drives. When the RAID controller is replaced, all of your
logicaldrivedataandcongurationsremainintactbecauselogicaldriveinformationisstoredonthephysical
drives.
reMoViNg the old CoNtroller
To remove a RAID controller:
1. Disconnect all attached cables from the RAID controller,
• Fibre Channel cables
• iSCSI cables
• SAS expansion cables
• Management port cables
• Serial cable
• UPS control cable
2. On the controller handle, squeeze the release tab and pull the handle outward.
Important
DonotreplacetheRAIDcontrollerbasedonLEDcolorsalone.Onlyreplace
theRAIDcontrollerwhendirectedtodosobyPROMISETechnicalSupport.
ThermwareversionandamountofSDRAMmustbethesameonthe
replacement RAID controller and the other RAID controller in the subsystem.
ToobtainrmwareandSDRAMinformationforaninstalledRAIDcontroller,in
WebPAM PROe, click the Administration button then click the Image Version
icon.
Replacement RAID controllers to not come with a BBU. Remove the BBU from
the old controller and install it into the new one. See .
Note
On subsystems with dual RAID controllers, you can hot-swap a controller while
the subsystem is running.