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Chapter 5: Maintain your High-availability Cluster 5.7 Network interface card installation This section provides two methods that can be used to install a network interface card. Before you start • Go to the Download Center and download the Hardware Installation Guide and Datasheet for your Synology NAS. Then, check the following: • Make sure that the PCIe slot is supported on your Synology NAS. • Confirm that the network interface card you want to use is listed on Synology Products Compatibility List. • Make sure that the number of network ports on both servers is the same. Method 1: Shut down the cluster You can install network interface cards on your active and passive server, but you will need to shut down the cluster for a short period of time. 1. Sign in to your high-availability cluster and go to Synology High Availability > Cluster. 2. Click the power button and select Shut down cluster. 3. Refer to the Hardware Installation Guide for instructions on how to install the network interface cards on both servers. 4. Power on each device in the cluster by pressing their power buttons. 5. Sign in to your high-availability cluster. 6. Go to Synology High Availability > Network > Hosts to confirm that the network interface cards have been successfully installed. Method 2: Switchover You can also reduce the service downtime when installing network interface cards by utilizing the switchover function. 1. Sign in to your high-availability cluster and go to Synology High Availability > Host. 2. On the passive server, click the power button and select Shut Down. 3. Refer to the Hardware Installation Guide for instructions on how to install the network interface card on the passive server. 4. Power on the passive server by pressing its power button. 5. Sign in to your high-availability cluster. 6. Go to Synology High Availability > Network > Hosts to confirm that the network interface card has been successfully installed. 7. On the Cluster page, click Manage > Switchover. 8. Perform steps 1-6 again on the other server to install the network interface card. 48

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Chapter 5: Maintain your High-availability Cluster
5.7 Network interface card installation
This section provides two methods that can be used to install a network interface card.
Before you start
• Go to the
Download Center
and download the
Hardware Installation Guide
and
Datasheet
for your Synology NAS. Then, check the following:
• Make sure that the PCIe slot is supported on your Synology NAS.
• Confirm that the network interface card you want to use is listed on
Synology Products
Compatibility List
.
• Make sure that the number of network ports on both servers is the same.
Method 1: Shut down the cluster
You can install network interface cards on your active and passive server, but you will need to
shut down the cluster for a short period of time.
1. Sign in to your high-availability cluster and go to
Synology High Availability
>
Cluster
.
2. Click the power
button and select
Shut down cluster
.
3. Refer to the
Hardware Installation Guide
for instructions on how to install the network
interface cards on both servers.
4. Power on each device in the cluster by pressing their power buttons.
5. Sign in to your high-availability cluster.
6. Go to
Synology High Availability
>
Network
>
Hosts
to confirm that the network interface
cards have been successfully installed.
Method 2: Switchover
You can also reduce the service downtime when installing network interface cards by utilizing
the
switchover
function.
1. Sign in to your high-availability cluster and go to
Synology High Availability
>
Host
.
2. On the passive server, click the power
button and select
Shut Down
.
3. Refer to the
Hardware Installation Guide
for instructions on how to install the network
interface card on the passive server.
4. Power on the
passive
server by pressing its power button.
5. Sign in to your high-availability cluster.
6. Go to
Synology High Availability
>
Network
>
Hosts
to confirm that the network interface
card has been successfully installed.
7. On the
Cluster
page, click
Manage
>
Switchover
.
8. Perform
steps 1-6
again on the other server to install the network interface card.