Replacing A Cluster-Enabled Dell Perc Raid Adapter; Replacing A Cluster Node - Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE500W Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Replacing a Cluster-Enabled Dell PERC RAID Adapter

If you have to replace a cluster-enabled PERC RAID adapter, perform the following steps:
1 Turn off the failed node.
2 Disconnect the failed PERC RAID adapter's cable from the shared storage system.
NOTICE:
replacement PERC RAID adapter before you connect the SCSI cables to the shared storage system.
NOTICE:
must be replaced with a PERC 4e/DC card.
3 Replace the failed PERC RAID adapter in the system without reconnecting the cable.
4 Turn on the system with the replaced PERC RAID adapter and run the
BIOS configuration utility.
NOTICE:
set the appropriate SCSI ID before you connect the SCSI cables to the shared storage system.
5 Change the SCSI ID so that it differs from the SCSI ID on the peer cluster node's
PERC RAID adapter.
NOTE:
SCSI ID. Also, see the cluster configuration tables (if you completed the information in the tables) in
the Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE500W Platform Guide.
6 Shut down the system.
7 Reconnect the system to the shared storage system.
8 Restart the system and restore the RAID configuration using configuration information
stored on the disks. See the PERC RAID adapter documentation for more information about
this procedure.

Replacing a Cluster Node

This section assumes that you have a recent tape backup of the cluster node that contains the
local registry information.
1 Ensure that the replacement cluster node is physically disconnected from the storage system.
2 Ensure that Windows and the latest Windows Service Pack are installed and configured
properly on the replacement node.
3 Install the correct network adapter drivers, assign the appropriate IP addresses, and install the
PERC RAID adapter driver.
4 Shut down the replacement node.
5 Connect the SCSI cables from each PERC RAID adapter to the Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS
storage system.
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Maintaining Your Cluster
If you replace your PERC RAID adapter, ensure that you enable cluster mode on the
A failed PERC 4/DC card must be replaced with a PERC4/DC card. A failed PERC 4e/DC card
If you replace a PERC RAID adapter that will be connected to shared storage system, you must
See your PERC RAID adapter documentation for more information about changing the