Hitachi NAS Platform 4000 Series - Capturing Information from the Existing Node; Preparing the New Node

Because you are replacing an existing node from a cluster, you do not require any
additional licenses, since the cluster will r
etain the licenses used fr
om the existing node
and the Cluster MAC-ID does not change, even if you are replacing node 1.
Capturing information from the existing node
To start, capture and record information from the existing node.
Procedure
1. Use the table below to record the information of the node to be replaced. This table
will help you later during the node replacement process, by providing all the needed
information.
Information of the node to be replaced
Node Number
Softwear Version
ETH0 Node IP Address
ETH0 Subnet Mask
ETH1 IP Address (if
applicable)
WWN-Port 1
WWN-Port 2
WWN-Port 3
WWN-Port 4
2. Ho
w is the current node connected to the storage?
Dir
ect Connected SAN Connected
3. Is the stor
age using Host Gr
oup Security?
No Yes
Preparing the new node
Prepare the new node prior to installation.
Capturing information from the existing node
Appendix A: Server replacement procedures
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