Administrator Guide

Managing Storage Center Controllers
Unisphere can help you manage and maintain the controllers in your Storage Center by walking you through the process for
adding a controller and replacing parts.
Add a Controller
This step-by-step wizard guides you through adding a new controller to the storage system.
Prerequisites
● This wizard is only available for SC4020, SC8000, and SC9000 controllers.
● 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 you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of
Unisphere Central.
2. From the SYSTEM menu, click Hardware.
The Hardware view is displayed.
3. Click the System tab.
4. In the System tab navigation pane, click Controllers.
The Controllers view is displayed.
5. Click Add Controller.
The Add New Controller wizard opens.
6. Confirm the details of your current install, and click Next.
7. Insert the controller into the existing enclosure. Click Next to validate the install.
8. 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 you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of
Unisphere Central.
2. From the
SYSTEM menu, click Hardware.
The Hardware view is displayed.
3. Click the System tab.
4. In the System tab navigation pane, click Controllers.
The Controllers view is displayed.
5. In the right pane, select the controller you want to replace and click Replace Controller.
The Replace Controller wizard opens.
6. Refer to the graphic in the wizard to located the failed controller. Click Next.
7. Follow the instructions to remove the battery from the failed controller. Click Next.
8. Follow the instructions to remove the failed controller from the Storage Center. Click Next.
9. Insert the battery from the failed controller into the new controller. Click Next.
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