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Table 2: Hardware upgrades from SAS
Starting
protocol
Ending
protocol
Procedure overview
For detailed instructions
SAS
IB-iSER
HIC upgrade
1. Remove the SAS HICs.
2. Install new IB HICs.
Follow the instructions in
this document.
IB-SRP
HIC upgrade and conversion
1. Remove the SAS HICs.
2. Install new IB HICs.
3. Apply a feature pack to convert the IB HICs from iSER to SRP.
Follow the instructions in
this document, and then
refer to
InfiniBand HIC from
iSER to SRP
.
FC
HIC upgrade
1. Remove the SAS HICs.
2. Install new FC HICs.
Follow the instructions in
this document.
iSCSI
HIC upgrade and conversion
1. Remove the SAS HICs.
2. Install new FC HICs.
3. Apply a feature pack to convert the FC HICs to iSCSI.
Follow the instructions in
this document, and then
refer to
Fibre Channel Host
Interface Card to iSCSI
FC-iSCSI
split mode
HIC upgrade and conversion
1. Remove the SAS HICs.
2. Install new FC HICs.
3. Apply a feature pack to convert the FC HICs to FC-iSCSI split
mode.
Follow the instructions in
this document, and then
refer to
Fibre Channel Host
Interface Card to Fibre
Channel-iSCSI Split
Mode
Procedures for changing the host protocol
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