Shutting down the controller . . . . . . . . 78
Swapping out a power supply . . . . . . . 79
Removing the controller module . . . . . . 80
Moving drives to the new chassis . . . . . . 81
Replacing a chassis from within the
equipment rack or system cabinet. . . . . . 81
Installing the controller . . . . . . . . . . 82
Verifying and setting the HA state of the
chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Running system-level diagnostics . . . . . . 83
Completing the replacement process . . . . 86
Important information after replacing the
chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chapter 6. Upgrading controller
hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Considerations for upgrading controller
hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Methods for upgrading controller hardware . . . . 87
Workflow for upgrading by moving storage . . . . 88
Workflow for upgrading by moving volumes . . . . 89
Upgrading controller hardware . . . . . . . . . 90
Upgrading controller hardware by moving
storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Upgrading controller hardware by moving
volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chapter 7. System level
diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Introduction to system-level diagnostics . . . . . 107
Requirements for running system-level
diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
How to use online command-line help . . . . 108
Running system installation diagnostics . . . . . 109
Running system panic diagnostics . . . . . . . 112
Running slow system response diagnostics . . . . 114
Running hardware installation diagnostics . . . . 118
Running device failure diagnostics . . . . . . . 121
Appendix A. Getting help and
technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 125
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Collecting service data . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Appendix B. Lenovo Privacy
Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Appendix C. Notices. . . . . . . . . . 131
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Particulate contamination . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Telecommunication regulatory statement. . . . . 133
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . 133
Taiwan BSMI RoHS declaration . . . . . . . 134
Taiwan import and export contact information . . . 134
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
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