Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another
www.3ware.com 167
If you are working with a Windows system:
a Power down the computer.
b Install the 9550SX or 9590SE controller in the computer, leaving the
9500S installed and its drives attached.
c Boot to the operating system.
2 Install the driver for the 9550SX and 9590SE.
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 or 9590SE
controller.
6 Attach the drives that were on the to the 9500S to the 9550SX or 9590SE
controller.
7 Power up the computer and verify that the upgrade is complete. (The
existing unist should be available for use.)
To move a secondary storage unit from a 9500S to a 9550SX or
9590SE controller
1 Power down the computer.
2 Remove the 9500S controller.
3 Install the 9550SX or 9590SE controller in the computer.
4 Attach the drives that were on the 9500S to the 9550SX or 9590SE.
5 Boot to the operating system.
6 Install the driver for the 9550SX and 9590SE.
If you are using Linux, you may also need to update the initial RAM disk
with the
mkinitrd command.
7 Reboot if you are prompted to do so by the operating system.
Some operating systems (for example, Windows 2003) will allow the
unit(s) attached to the controller to be used at this point without an
additional reboot.