Promise Technology 2-Year Extended Warranty for VessR2000 RAID Head - Manual (Page 571)

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The RAID controller monitors and manages the logical drives. When the RAID controller is replaced, all of your
logical drive data and configurations remain intact because logical drive information is stored on the physical
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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 firmware version and amount of SDRAM must be the same on the
replacement RAID controller and the other RAID controller in the subsystem.
To obtain firmware 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.