1.
Fail over the server to its standby server using the management console GUI or CLI:
•
On the GUI, select
Servers
from the Navigator pane, and then select the appropriate
server from the Servers pane. Next, select the server name in the lower-left pane, and
click
Failover
.
•
On the CLI, execute the following command, where server_name is the server containing
the HBA:
ibrix_server -f -h <server_name>
2.
Power down the server.
3.
Replace the Fibre Channel HBA.
•
For a file serving node, see the HP Proliant DL380 G6 Server Maintenance and Service
Guide or HP Proliant DL380 G7 Server Maintenance and Service Guide.
•
If you are using WWPN/WWNN zoning, write down the WWPN/WWNN of the new
HBA and update the zoning.
4.
Power on the server.
5.
Modify the HBA configuration. If the HBA belonged to a standby pair, delete the pair. If the
HBA was monitored, disable monitoring, using the GUI or the CLI:
•
On the GUI, select
Servers
from the Navigator pane, and then select the appropriate
server from the Servers pane. Select
HBAs
in the left pane, select the appropriate HBA,
and then click
Modify
. On the Modify HBA Properties window, deselect the
Enable
monitoring and Enable backup
pair.
•
On the CLI, execute the following command to delete a standby pairing:
ibrix_hba -b -U -P WWPN1:WWPN2 -h <server_name>
Execute the following command on both ports to disable monitoring:
ibrix_hba -m -U -h <server_name> -p WWPN
6.
Delete the HBA from the cluster configuration database using the GUI or CLI:
•
On the GUI, select
Servers
from the Navigator pane, and then select the appropriate
server from the Servers pane. Select
HBAs
in the left pane. select an HBA, and click
Delete
.
•
On the CLI, execute the following command for both HBA ports:
ibrix_hba -d -h <server_name> -w WWNN
7.
Discover the new HBA ports using the GUI or CLI:
•
On the GUI, select
Servers
from the Navigator pane, and then select the appropriate
server from the Servers pane. Select
HBAs
in the left pane and click
Discover
.
•
On the CLI, execute the following command:
ibrix_hba -a -h <server_name>
8.
Enable standby pairing and monitoring on the new HBA if desired, using the GUI or CLI:
•
On the GUI, select
Servers
from the Navigator pane, and then select the appropriate
server from the Servers pane. Select
HBAs
in the left pane, select the appropriate Node
WWN, and click
Modify
. On the Modify HBA Properties window, select
Enable
monitoring and Enable backup
pair, and select the WWPN for the backup HBA.
•
On the CLI, execute the following command to enable standby pairing:
ibrix_hba -b -P WWPN1:WWPN2 -h <server_name>
Execute the following command on both ports to enable monitoring:
ibrix_hba -m -h <server_name> -p WWPN
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