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- Page 1 Sun Storage 6000 Series Hardware Upgrade Guide for Upgrading a StorageTek 6540 Array to a Sun Storage 6580 Array or Sun Storage 6780 Array Part No.: 820-7003-11 December 2010, Revision A...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Before Upgrading the Array v Upgrading the Hardware 1 About the Upgrade Process 1 ▼ Turn Off the Power 2 ▼ Remove and Label Cables 2 ▼ Remove the Old Controller Tray ▼ Install the New Controller Tray ▼ Reconnect the Cables and Cords ▼... - Page 4 6000 Series Hardware Upgrade Guide • December 2010...
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Page 5: Before Upgrading The Array
Before Upgrading the Array This hardware upgrade guide explains how to upgrade your StorageTek 6540 array to either a Sun Storage 6580 array or a Sun Storage 6780 array. This upgrade enhances your array’s capabilities, providing higher processing speeds, greater bandwidth, and more host and drive expansion ports. - Page 6 6000 Series Hardware Upgrade Guide • December 2010...
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Page 7: Upgrading The Hardware
Upgrading the Hardware Upgrading a StorageTek 6540 array to a Sun Storage 6580 array or a Sun Storage 6780 array enables you to use the new controller tray hardware features as well as the new controller firmware capabilities. Note – The StorageTek 6540 array must be at controller firmware level 7.1x or higher, and must have an optimal status prior to doing this upgrade. -
Page 8: Turn Off The Power
Note – If you have any problems during this upgrade, contact customer support. For support information, see http://www.sun.com/support/ ▼ Turn Off the Power 1. Stop all I/O activity to the modules. Wait for all data communications to cease before turning off the power. Refer to the Cache Active LED description in the installation guide for more information. -
Page 9: Remove The Old Controller Tray
Note – The expansion port cables need to be repositioned to match the new controller layout. Refer to your hardware cabling documents when needed. ▼ Remove the Old Controller Tray The following steps describe how to remove the controller tray from the cabinet. 1. - Page 10 Controller Tray Installation FIGURE 2 3. Make sure that the rear of the tray fits into the rear clasp. See FIGURE 3 6000 Series Hardware Upgrade Guide • December 2010...
- Page 11 Rear Clasp FIGURE 3 4. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver and the screws removed earlier, secure the front of the controller tray to the cabinet’s vertical rail. See FIGURE 4 Upgrading the Hardware...
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Page 12: Reconnect The Cables And Cords
Securing the Front of the Tray FIGURE 4 ▼ Reconnect the Cables and Cords You now have a Sun Storage 6580 or 6780 array with either four or eight host interface ports (using one or two Host Interface Cards (HICs)) and eight drive expansion ports. - Page 13 Note – Redundant paths for the host interface cables are connected on the same port numbers for Controller A or for Controller B. This means that the first host is connected to Host 1 Channel 1 on Controller A (starting from the right), and is also connected to Host 1 Channel 1 on Controller B (starting on the left).
- Page 14 Host and Expansion Port Locations Controller A and B FIGURE 5 Figure Legend 1 Controller A 2 Controller B 3. Plug in management host connections as needed. 4. Plug in the AC power cord for each controller module. See FIGURE 6 Note –...
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Page 15: Register The New Array And Reset The Battery Age
Figure Legend Controller A power connector Controller B power connector The hardware upgrade to a Sun Storage 6580 array or a Sun Storage 6780 array is complete. At this point, however, you might want to modify your drive expansion tray configuration. 5. - Page 16 6000 Series Hardware Upgrade Guide • December 2010...
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Page 17: Index
Index battery age, resetting, 9 technical support, v training, v cable installation, 6 channel ID, 8 channel numbers, 7 document references, v documents, v field support, v install 6x80 tray, 3 port locations, 8 port numbers, 7 reconnecting cables, 6 related documents, v remove 6540 tray, 3 support, v... - Page 18 6000 Series Hardware Upgrade Guide • December 2010...
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