Migrating drives to an optional host bus adapter – HP Dynamic Smart Array Controllers User Manual

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7.

Install the access panel.

8.

Reboot the server. At boot, press F5 for ACU or F10 for Intelligent Provisioning.

9.

Select the newly installed card.

10.

Set the preferred logical volume as the boot volume.

11.

Exit ACU or Intelligent Provisioning, and then reboot the server.

The optional Smart Array controller should appear at boot. It should have the same number of logical

volumes that were configured for the Dynamic Smart Array controller.

Migrating drives to an optional host bus adapter

For information on installing an optional host bus adapter and migrating the drives, see the HP Host Bus

Adapters for HP ProLiant Servers Installation Guide on the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport

).

Upgrading or migrating from a host bus adapter to a B320i
controller

CAUTION:

Back up all data before moving drives from a B-series controller to a host bus

adapter. Otherwise, data will be lost.

To upgrade or migrate from a host bus adapter to a B320i controller:

1.

Back up all data.

2.

Be sure the latest BIOS is installed. If it is not installed, use Intelligent Provisioning (on page

31

) to install

the latest BIOS.

3.

If necessary, enable the controller ("

Enabling the controller

" on page

6

).

4.

Configure the array ("

Configuring an array

" on page

7

).

5.

Install the device drivers ("

Installing device drivers

" on page

11

).

6.

Restore the backed-up data to the drives.

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