Recovering From An Iscsi Storage Appliance Failure - Adaptec 5325302057 User Manual

Recovering from an iSCSI Storage Appliance Failure

These instructions describe how to recover from the failure of an iSCSI Storage
Appliance.
If you are recovering from an appliance failure in a mirrored environment, see
Note
page 153.
Shut down the appliance.
1
In the Enterprise View, select the iSCSI Storage Appliance.
a
From the
b
Click
Yes
c
Replace the iSCSI Storage Appliance.
2
Remove the disk drives from the failed appliance and reinstall them in the new
one, following the instructions in "Hot Swapping Disk Drives" on page 144.
The disk drives don't have to remain in the same order.
Note
Configure the iSCSI Storage Appliance.
3
When configuring your iSCSI Storage Appliance, use settings that are
Note
identical to the previous configuration, if possible. Using identical settings
increases the likelihood that the iSCSI initiators on your IP SAN will
automatically discover and reconnect to existing iSCSI targets.
In the Enterprise View, select the iSCSI Storage Appliance.
a
In the
Actions
b
The wizard opens to the Configure iSCSI Storage Appliance step.
Enter the settings for your iSCSI Storage Appliance when prompted. If
c
possible, use the exact same values as the previous configuration.
If you don't have a record of the previous configuration settings (recorded at initial
setup), enter values as if you are configuring a new iSCSI Storage Appliance.
Click
Apply
d
Reconnect with the iSCSI Storage Appliance.
4
In the Enterprise View, select the Management Service to which your iSCSI
a
Storage Appliance was associated.
If the Management Service automatically reconnects to the iSCSI Storage
b
Appliance, skip to Step g.
If the Management Service can't automatically reconnect to the iSCSI Storage
Appliance, you must remove that appliance from the Management Service
then add it back in.
menu, select
Actions
to shut down the appliance.
menu, select
Configure iSCSI storage appliance
, then click to close the wizard.
Cancel
Recovering from an iSCSI Storage Appliance Failure
Shut down iSCSI storage appliance
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