Other Types of Installation

Other Types of Installation

This appendix provides different methods for installing the Nytro MegaRAID card

Removing a MegaRAID Card and Installing a Nytro MegaRAID Card

If you remove a MegaRAID card and install the Nytro MegaRAID card, the MegaRAID configuration is considered as foreign configuration for the Nytro MegaRAID.

You can import, clear, or accept to import the MegaRAID configuration.

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Import: Import and accept the configuration as part of this controller.

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Clear: Delete the foreign configuration.

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Advance: View the previews of the foreign configuration details and then accept to import it.

Installing a Nytro MegaRAID Card with an Existing MegaRAID Card

To install the Nytro MegaRAID card along with an existing MegaRAID card, perform these steps:

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Insert the Nytro MegaRAID card in a PCIe slot.

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Connect it.

3.

Turn on the power.

The existing MegaRAID drivers, firmware, applications, operating system (OS), and configurations are detected and used for Nytro MegaRAID. If the existing MegaRAID is not supported, you must install new drivers, firmware, applications, and OS, and configure Nytro cache drive.

Migrating from MegaRAID Environment into Nytro MegaRAID

Nytro MegaRAID does not support external Nytro cache drive configuration. To migrate from MegaRAID into Nytro MegaRAID, perform these steps:

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Disassociate the source VDs, and then import the Nytro cache drive configuration into Nytro MegaRAID (see Using the Nytro Cache Drive).

If you do not disassociate the source volumes, the source VDs would be blocked and you would not be able to unblock safely, because you cannot import Nytro cache drive configuration.

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Enable caching on the source VDs.