AssuredSAN 4004 Series FRU Installation and Replacement Guide
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Transporting CompactFlash
This action applies to single-controller configurations only. To prevent data loss in single-controller
configurations, the CompactFlash must be moved from the failed controller module to the new controller
module.
CAUTION:
Do not transport CompactFlash in dual-controller environments. Doing so could cause data
corruption.
Confirm that transporting CompactFlash is the appropriate action to take as specified in the
AssuredSAN
4004 Series Setup Guide
when performing the step-procedure that follows.
See CAUTION bullets regarding “electrostatic discharge” and “anti-static protection” on
Figure 16
CompactFlash memory card
1.
Locate the CompactFlash memory card at the midplane-facing end of the failed controller module.
2.
Grip the CompactFlash memory card and carefully pull it from the slot in the failed controller module.
3.
Label the CompactFlash memory card as
Data
, and set it aside for safekeeping.
4.
Locate the replacement controller module, and carefully remove its installed CompactFlash memory card.
Take care not to confuse this disc with the one labeled
Data
.
5.
Align the CompactFlash memory card labeled
Data
for insertion into the replacement controller
module—then insert it into the slot—and push it forward until seated in place.
Installing a controller module or expansion module
TIP:
You can install a controller module into an enclosure that is powered on, provided you wait 60
seconds after removing the old controller module. Check controller and midplane power connectors before
inserting the new controller module into the enclosure.
See CAUTION bullets regarding “electrostatic discharge” and “anti-static protection” on
1.
Loosen the thumbscrews; press the latches downward (see
2.
Ensuring that the controller module is level, slide it into the enclosure as far as it will go (1).
Do not remove
Used for cache recovery only
Controller module pictorial
CompactFlash memory card
(Midplane-facing rear view)
