HP Integrity rx6600 User's & Service Manual page 291

Moving Drives and Arrays
You can move drives to other ID positions on the same array controller. You can also move a complete array
from one controller to another, even if the controllers are on different servers.
Before you move drives, the following conditions must be met:
• You must power off the server.
• If moving the drives to a different server, the new server must have enough empty bays to accommodate
all the drives simultaneously.
• The array has no failed or missing drives, and no spare drive in the array is acting as a replacement for a
failed drive.
• The controller is not running capacity expansion, capacity extension, or RAID or stripe size migration.
• The controller is using the latest firmware version (recommended)
If you want to move an array to another controller, all drives in the array must be moved at the same time.
When all the conditions have been met:
Step 1. Back up all data before removing any drives or changing configuration. This step is required if you
are moving data-containing drives from a controller that does not have a battery-backed cache.
Step 2. Power off the system.
Step 3. Move the drives.
Step 4. Power on the system. If a 1724 POST message displays, drive positions were changed successfully
and the configuration was updated.
If a 1785 (not configured) POST message displays:
a. Power off the system immediately to prevent data loss.
b. Return the drives to their original locations.
c. Restore the data from backup, if necessary.
Step 5. Verify the new drive configuration by running ORCA or ACU.
Appendix D
Core I/O Card Utilities
Smart Array P600 Controller
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