6. Guide the new controller into the slot and slide it in until some resistance is met, then push the extraction
handle up to seat the controller.
Figure 3-4: Inserting the new controller
7. Re-secure the extraction handle retaining bolt. See
Replacing a Unity Storage System controller
8. Replace all cables on the new controller, being sure to put all cables back into the proper ports. See
Step 2.
9. Open Unity and verify that the new controller is being recognized by the system. See "Finding Unity
features" in the
Nexsan Software User Guide
.
Notes:
If the controller does not automatically start up, select it inUnity and click the
Turn On
button in
its Properties panel at the bottom of the screen.
It may take a few minutes for the new controller to fully start up.
10. Reconfigure the IPMI settings for the controller. See "Setting or modifying IPMI settings" in the
Nexsan
Unity Software User Guide
.
11. Migrate the failed controller’s resources to the new controller in Unity. See
Moving Cluster Resources
in
the
Nexsan Unity Software User Guide
.
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