Upgrading To An Hp Netraid-3Si Adapter; Back Up Your Data; Load The Appropriate Netraid Driver - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Installation And Configuration Manual

8 Upgrading to an HP NetRAID-3Si
Adapter
This chapter explains how to replace an existing adapter with an HP NetRAID-
3Si adapter. When you replace one adapter with another, you do not need to
worry about data compatibility. Data created using any HP NetRAID Series
adapter is compatible with any other HP NetRAID Series adapter. Further, data
created using HP NetRAID non-I
I O drivers.
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To replace any HP NetRAID or HP NetRAID-1 adapter with an HP NetRAID-3Si
adapter, you need to:

Back up your data

Load the appropriate driver
Insert the HP NetRAID-3Si adapter and recreate the configuration
Back Up Your Data
Back up all data on the drives controlled by the adapter that will be removed.

Load the Appropriate NetRAID Driver

To load the required HP NetRAID drivers, you will follow these steps as
described in Chapter 6 of this guide:
1. Decide which HP NetRAID drivers you need as described in Step I of this
guide.
NOTE This guide does not contain instructions on I
are installing I
site at www.hp.com/go/netserver for installation
instructions, and then return to the next section in this chapter
called "Insert the HP NetRAID-3Si Adapter and Recreate the
Configuration."
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