4. Press the spring lock tab away from the edge of the RAID Controller, then carefully remove the
RAID Controller from the Nexsan Storage System . Support the weight of the RAID Controller with your
free hand while removing it.
Figure 3-6: Removing the RAID Controller
5. Make sure that the battery switch on the back of the replacement RAID Controller is in the on (
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position (does not apply to E-Series P models).
6. Make sure that the replacement RAID Controller is right side up. The host ports should be at the top.
Note
If you have a Nexsan Storage Expansion attached to your Nexsan Storage System, plug the SAS
cables from the Nexsan Storage Expansion into the expansion ports on the replacement RAID
Controller BEFORE you insert the RAID Controller into its slot.
7. Insert the replacement RAID Controller into the slot and carefully slide it back until the spring lock tab
clicks.
Figure 3-7: Sliding the RAID Controller into place
Note
If the Nexsan Storage System was not shut down in step 2, the
STAT
LED lights up blue or green
to let you know that the Nexsan Storage System is functioning properly.
8. Reconnect all communication cables (Fibre Channel/iSCSI, management, serial) to the appropriate
connectors on the replaced RAID Controller.
Note
If you have replaced only one RAID Controller, skip to step 11.
9. If you have replaced both RAID Controllers, press and hold the
SW0
switch for approximately 4
seconds to power the Nexsan Storage System on.
10. If you have replaced both RAID Controllers, clone the RAID Controller settings from a disk by doing one
of the following:
On a computer attached to the same Ethernet network as the RAID Controller, launch the Nexsan IP
Configuration utility (included with Nexsan Storage Tools). Select the storage system and choose
the option to clone RAID Controller settings from disk.
Connect a serial cable to your device and log in with a telnet program (115200 baud, 8 data bits, 1
RAID Controllers (BT60 only)
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