Administrator Guide

• The new controller must have a Hardware Serial Number (HSN) and Eth 1 IP address assigned to it before starting this procedure. To
see the new controller information, run the following command from the serial console:
controller show
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. In the Hardware tab navigation pane, click Controllers.
The Controllers view is displayed.
4. Click Add Controller.
The Add New Controller wizard opens.
5. Confirm the details of your current install, and click Next.
6. Insert the controller into the existing enclosure. Click Next to validate the install.
7. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
Replace a Failed Controller
This step-by-step wizard guides you through replacing a failed controller in the Storage Center without an additional controller outage.
Prerequisites
This wizard is only available for the SCv2000 series controllers
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. In the Hardware tab navigation pane, click Controllers.
The Controllers view is displayed.
4. In the right pane, select the controller you want to replace and click Replace Controller.
The Replace Controller wizard opens.
5. Refer to the graphic in the wizard to located the failed controller. Click Next.
6. Follow the instructions to remove the battery from the failed controller. Click Next.
7. Follow the instructions to remove the failed controller from the Storage Center. Click Next.
8. Insert the battery from the failed controller into the new controller. Click Next.
9. Follow the instructions to insert the new controller into the Storage Center. Click Next to validate the installation.
If the installation fails, an error message is displayed. You can proceed to the next step once the error is corrected and validated.
10. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
Enable or Disable a Controller Indicator Light
Enable a controller indicator light to assist in locating the controller in the rack.
Prerequisites
The controller indicator light is visible only on SC8000 or SC9000 storage controllers.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. In the Hardware tab navigation pane, expand Controllers, then select a controller.
The Controller view is displayed.
4. Enable or disable the disk indicator light for the selected disk.
• If the indicator light is off, click Indicator On to enable the indicator light.
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