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- Page 1 ONTROLLER ONFIGURATION UIDE 6200S/7200S...
- Page 2 DuraStor 6200S/7200S External RAID Controller Dual Controller Configuration Guide...
- Page 3 Copyright © 2001-2002 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
- Page 4 Adaptec Customer Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec product, check this document first—you will find answers to most of your questions here. If you need further assistance, use the support options listed below. Technical Support Identification (TSID) Number Before contacting Technical Support, you need your unique 12-digit TSID number.
- Page 5 Upgrading the Controller Firmware Changing the Controller’s Operating Mode Verifying the Controller’s Operating Mode This document describes how to install the 6200S SCSI and the 7200S Fibre Channel RAID controllers into a DuraStor External RAID subsystem to create a dual-controller configuration.
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Page 6: System Requirements
DuraStor 6200S/7200S Dual Controller Configuration Guide System Requirements To work in a dual-controller environment, both controllers must have the same: amount of memory installed. firmware version. See Upgrading the Controller Firmware on page 3. Installation Overview Follow the installation process in this guide to insure that both controllers are installed and configured correctly. -
Page 7: Upgrading The Controller Firmware
Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow control: Xon/Xoff 4 Press Ctrl+R to refresh the terminal screen. 5 Press Enter to display the System Menu in the Adaptec Disk Array Administrator window. Upgrading the Controller Firmware to download the latest firmware release. - Page 8 6 Select Utilities Menu and press Enter. 7 Select Hardware Information. The Base Level indicates the firmware version of the controller. If the firmware version is not the latest version identified on the Adaptec web site, be sure to download the current version before proceeding.
- Page 9 Upgrading the Firmware To upgrade the firmware on both the primary and secondary controllers: 1 From the System Menu, select Shutdown/Restart. 2 Select Yes and then press Enter to confirm the shutdown. 3 Press Enter again to restart the system. 4 After the restart, hold down the Space Bar when prompted.
- Page 10 DuraStor 6200S/7200S Dual Controller Configuration Guide 6 From the terminal menu, select Transfer, then Send File. 7 Click Browse to navigate to the firmware file and click Open. Note: If you downloaded a newer version of the firmware from www.adaptec.com saved the file.
- Page 11 The controller automatically restarts to enable the new firmware. The activity status and firmware version is displayed in the terminal window on the second line after the restart. 9 From the System Menu, select Shutdown/Restart to shutdown the system. 10 Remove the primary controller from the Controller 1 bay. Refer to the DuraStor Installation and User’s Guide.
- Page 12 Verifying the Firmware Version on Your Controller on page 3 steps 1- 3. 2 Press Ctrl+R to refresh the terminal screen. 3 Press Enter until the System Menu in the Adaptec Disk Array Administrator System window is displayed. 4 Select Configuration Menu and press Enter.
- Page 13 6 Select Operating Mode and press Enter. 7 Select the operating mode type and press Enter. 8 Exit out of the Adaptec Disk Array Administrator and shut down the controller. 9 Remove the front bezel from the DuraStor storage subsystem and remove the controller.
- Page 14 Verifying the Controller’s Operating Mode The operating mode of the primary controller is identified in the bottom center of the Adaptec Disk Array Administrator window. To verify the operating mode of the secondary controller: From the System Menu, select Other Controller Menu, then select Other Info to display the mode of the secondary controller.
- Page 15 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2001-2002 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: 513228-06, Ver. AA RF 07/02...
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