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Figure 25. Replacing a Storage Controller
1. Power supply/cooling fan module | 2. Storage controller |
3.Release lever
7.Locate the battery removed in a previous step and insert it into the replacement storage controller.
a.Align the battery with the slot on the storage controller.
b.Slide the battery into the storage controller until the release tab clicks into place.
8.Insert the replacement storage controller into the chassis until it is fully seated.
NOTE: The bottom storage controller is installed upside down.
9.Reconnect the cables to the storage controller.
10.Push the release lever toward the chassis until it clicks into place. The storage controller is powered on.
NOTE: When a storage controller is powered on, there is a one‐minute delay while the storage controller prepares to boot. During this time, the only indication that the storage controller is powered on are the LEDs on the storage controller. After the one‐minute delay, the fans and LEDs turn on as an indication that the storage controller is starting up.
11.In the Dell Storage Client, make sure that the replacement storage controller is recognized and shown as up and running.
NOTE: If the Storage Center software on the replacement storage controller is older than the software on the existing storage controller, the storage system updates the replacement storage controller with the software version on the existing storage controller. The Storage Center software update on the replacement storage controller may take from 15 to 45 minutes to complete.
12.Clear the swap status for the temperature sensor and I/O module.
a.Click the Hardware tab.
b.In the Hardware tab navigation pane, expand the enclosure.
c.Select Temperature Sensors.
d.In the right pane,
32 | Replacing SCv2000/SCv2020 Components |