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Appendix A Adding or Removing an Enclosure
202 Storage Center SC8000 Controller Deployment Guide
Disconnect the B-side Chain
DisconnecttheenclosuretoberemovedfromtheB‐sidechain.
1 DisconnecttheB‐sidecablefromControllerB:slot5,port1.TheAsidecontinuesto
carryIOwhiletheBsideisdisconnected(seeFigure 130onpage 203).
2 IntheConfigureLocalPortswizard,makesurethattheA‐
sideportsonbothcontrollers
areUpandtheTargetCountrecognizesthedrivesthroughtheAside.
3 RemovethecablebetweenEnclosure1:bottom,portB→Enclosure 2:bottom,portA
(seeFigure 130onpage 203).
4 ReconnecttheB‐sidecabletoControllerB:slot5,port1(seeFigure 131
onpage 204).
5 Thetopenclosureisnowdisconnectedandcanberemoved.
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Caution: TodisconnecttheB‐sidecablingwithoutasystemoutage,makesurethat
youfirstdisconnecttheB‐sidecablefromthecontroller.Disconnectinganyother
cablefirstdisruptsIOtotheenclosure,resultinginasystemoutage.