Installing a second raid controller, Nstalling, Econd – Promise Technology 2-Year Extended Warranty for VessR2000 RAID Head User Manual

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Vess R2000 Series Product Manual

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7. Contact contact PROMISE Technical Support to order your second RAID controller.

PROMISE Technical Support prepares the new RAID controller with firmware and SDRAM to match the existing

RAID controller in your Vess subsystem.

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To install a second RAID controller in your Vess subsystem:

1. Shut down the subsystem.

2. Remove the blank cover from the right RAID controller slot.

3. Carefully slide the new RAID controller into the slot until the handle locks in place.

4. Attach your data and management cables to the new controller, as needed.

See

“Making Management and Data Connections” on page 38.

5. Power up the subsystem and launch WebPAM PROe.

6. In WebPAM PROe, click the Dashboard tab and look under System Status.

• If the new controller has a green check icon, the installation is completed. See “New Settings for Dual

Controllers” on page 675

• If the new controller has a yellow

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icon, one of the RAID controllers went into maintenance mode

because its firmware or memory do not match the other RAID controller. See “RAID Controller in

Maintenance Mode,” below.

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