3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Guide - Page 154
Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller, Adding a Drive
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Configuring Units Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller The steps for moving legacy JBOD units vary, depending on the operating system you are using. To move legacy JBOD units under Windows 1 Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the 8000 controller installed. 2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see "Driver Installation Under Windows" on page 33.) 3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove that controller from the system. 4 Attach the drives to the 9000 board. 5 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Enable the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen. 6 Press the F8 or Esc key to save and exit. To move legacy JBOD units under Linux or FreeBSD 1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver. 2 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controller and remove the controller from the system. 3 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000 board, as described earlier in this section. 4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) by pressing Alt-3. Enable the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen. 5 Press the F8 or Esc key to save and exit. Adding a Drive If you have a hot swap bay or an enclosure with removable trays, you can add a drive to your system and make it available through 3DM without powering down the system. Without hot swap bays, you should not add a drive via 3DM. Instead, power down the system and add the applicable drives. Warning: Physically adding a drive without using a hot swap bay and without powering down your system can result in a system hang or may even damage the system and the drive. 142 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1