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Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Plan a Hardware Change

Upon boot, the Storage Center searches back-end targets for the configuration. Because a controller cannot boot without configuration information, back-end access must be maintained during the controller replacement procedure. This can be done in two ways:

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  • Keep at least one common back-end slot/port defined and connected in the same manner on the new hardware configuration as it was on the old hardware configuration.
  • Connect the back-end to a port that is undefined on the new hardware configuration. Storage Center is able to detect iSCSI targets and acquire the boot configuration from the drives even though the slot/port is marked as undefined.

When the appropriate back-end slot/port is identified, record this information on the Port Usage Work Sheet and continue the upgrade process.


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