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Dell FluidFS V3 NAS Solutions For PowerVault NX3500, NX3600, And NX3610Administrator's Guide

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Attaching a NAS Controller

Attach a new NAS controller when replacing an existing NAS controller. Once attached, the new NAS controller inherits the FluidFS cluster configuration settings of the existing NAS controller.

  • NOTE: Verify that the NAS controller being attached is in standby mode and powered on. A NAS controller is on and in standby mode if the power LED is flashing green at around two flashes per second.
  1. Click the Hardware tab on the left.
  2. Click the NAS Appliances tab on the top.
  3. In the Overview pane, click Settings icon. in the row of the NAS appliance to which you want to attach a controller.
  4. Click Attach. The Attach NAS Controller dialog box appears.
  5. In the NAS controller dropdown, select the controller you want to attach.
  6. Click OK. The progress of the attach process is displayed in the Attachdialog box. If you close the dialog box, the process will continue to run in the background. The NAS controller is attached when the NAS controller Statechanges to Formatted.
  7. (Fibre Channel only) After the attach operation completes, record the new WWNs and manually update fabric zoning on the Fibre Channel switch.

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