Dell PowerVault MD3000 - Manual (Page 19)

Hardware Installation
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NOTICE:
MD1000 expansion enclosures that were connected to a PERC 5/E
Adapter may contain Maxtor SAS hard disk drives, which are not supported in
MD3000 or MD1000 expansion enclosures that are cabled to the MD3000. Ensure
that all Maxtor SAS hard disk drives are removed from the MD1000 prior to
attaching the enclosure to the MD3000.
Expanding with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures
Use this procedure if your MD1000 is currently directly attached to and
configured on a Dell PERC 5/E system. Data from virtual disks created on a
PERC 5 SAS controller cannot be directly migrated to an MD3000 or to an
MD1000 expansion enclosure connected to an MD3000.
NOTICE:
If an MD1000 that was previously attached to PERC 5 SAS controller is
used as an expansion enclosure to an MD3000, the physical disks of the MD1000
enclosure will be reinitialized and data will be lost. All MD1000 data must be backed
up before attempting the expansion.
Perform the following steps to attach previously configured MD1000
expansion enclosures to the MD3000:
1 Back up all data on the MD1000 enclosure(s).
2 While the enclosure is still attached to the PERC 5 controller, upgrade the
MD1000 firmware to an A03 or higher configuration. Windows systems
users can reference the DUP.exe package; for Linux kernels, users can
reference the DUP.bin package.
3 Before adding the MD1000 enclosure(s), make sure the MD3000 software
is installed and up to date. For more information, refer to the Dell
PowerVault MD3000 Support Matrix available on support.dell.com.
a Install or update the SAS driver and firmware. For Windows systems
users, use the update package. For Linux systems users, use the DKMS
package.
b Install or update (to the latest version available on support.dell.com)
the MD Storage Manager on each host server. Install or update (to the
latest version available on support.dell.com) the multipath drivers on
each host server. The multipath drivers are bundled with Modular
Disk Storage Management install. On Windows systems, the drivers
are automatically installed when a Full or Host selection is made.