3Ware 9550SXU-16ML User Guide - Page 169
Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX Controller
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Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another 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 30.) 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. Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX Controller It is fairly straightforward to move units from a 9500S controller to a 9550SX controller. The steps you follow depend on whether you are booting from the drives attached to the 9500S, or whether they are being used for secondary storage. To move a bootable unit from a 9500S to a 9550SX controller 1 If you are working with a Linux system, skip to step 2. If you are working with a Windows system: a Power down the computer. b Install the 9550SX controller in the computer, leaving the 9500S installed and its drives attached. c Boot to the operating system. 2 Install the 9550SX driver. If you are using Linux, you will also need to update the initial RAM disk with the mkinitrd command. 3 Power down the computer. 4 Remove the 9500S controller. 5 If you are working with a Linux system, install the 9550SX controller. 6 Attach the drives that were on the to the 9500S to the 9550SX controller. 7 Power up the computer and verify that the upgrade is complete. (The existing unist should be available for use.) www.3ware.com 159