
2 - Replacing Controller Canisters in the E5660 Controller-Drive Tray to Update HICs
Table 1. Host Cabling Configurations
HIC
Cable
Data Rate and
Protocol
Number of
Connectors
Connector
Type
Length
MiniSAS-HD
passive copper
1-5m
MiniSAS-HD
active copper
8-15m
MiniSAS-HD
optical
5-100m
Fan-out cable type #2
passive copper
2m
12 Gb/s SAS
4
Fan-out cable type #3
passive copper
2m
QSFP+
passive copper
1-3m
56 Gb/s InfiniBand
2
QSFP+
optical
5-100m
SFP+
OM2 SW optical
2,3,5,10,25m
SFP+
OM3 SW optical
50-150m
16 Gb/s Fibre Channel 4
SFP+
OS2 LW optical
50-300m
SFP+
OM2 optical
2,3,5,10,25m
SFP+
OM3 optical
50-150m
10 Gb/s iSCSI
4
Twin-Ax
passive copper
2-7m
1 Gb/s iSCSI
4
RJ-45
passive copper
2-70m
Preparing to Replace the Controllers
1. Make sure that the existing storage array is updated to the latest released controller firmware.
2. If an FDE security key exists on the storage array, save the FDE security key to a location not on the storage
array.
3. Perform the following steps to record the serial number for your storage array:
a. In the
EMW
tree view, double-click your storage array.
The
AMW
opens
b. In the
Summary
tab of the
AMW
, click the
View Storage Array Profile
link.
c. Make a record of the value for Chassis Serial Number.
You need this serial number to perform the steps in Powering On the E5600 Storage Array.
4. Gather support data about your storage array by using one of these methods:
Use the storage management software to collect and save a support bundle of your storage array. From the
Array Management Window toolbar, select
Monitor
>
Health
>
Collect Support Data Manually
. Then
name and specify a location on your system where you want to store the support bundle.
Use the command line interface (CLI) to run the
save storageArray supportData
command to gather
comprehensive support data about the storage array. For more information about this command, refer to the
current version of the
Command Line Interface and Script Commands Programming Guide
.
NOTE
Gathering support data can temporarily impact performance on your storage array.
5. Stop all I/O operations between the storage array and all connected hosts.