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Swapping RAID Controllers

 
Patrick Matthews_2
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‎01-23-2006 02:29 AM

‎01-23-2006 02:29 AM

Swapping RAID Controllers

I have a ML530 G2 production srver with a SA641 RAID Controller in it, I need to swap that controller out and put in a 5304/256 RAID Controller. How do I go about doing this without loosing my existing array and data?
Of course I don't lokk busy, I did it right the first time
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Igor Karasik
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‎01-23-2006 04:30 AM

‎01-23-2006 04:30 AM

Re: Swapping RAID Controllers

Probably best way will be install SA5304 controller along with SA641 controller, boot windows and let to windows install SA5304 drivers.
Shutdown the server, remove SA641 controller, plug disk cage to SA5304 controller and set the SA5304 controller as boot controller in BIOS.

See "HP Smart Array Controllers - How Do I Determine the Migration Route for Smart Array Controllers?" as well
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00180566

P.S. You can receive some useful suggestions in ProLiant servers forum as well:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/categoryhome.do?categoryId=264
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