01-05-2007 06:23 AM
I'm looking to add an additional module into a 9216i, can anyone confirm if this can be done live, or is the mds required to be powered down.
ta in advance.
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01-05-2007 01:40 PM
There will be some chatter overy your backplane if you say insert an IPS blade. However you should not expect a disruption of service while inserting a new module in the 9200 or 9500 series of FC switches.
01-05-2007 01:40 PM
There will be some chatter overy your backplane if you say insert an IPS blade. However you should not expect a disruption of service while inserting a new module in the 9200 or 9500 series of FC switches.
01-09-2007 01:32 AM
thanks for the info Guys
01-05-2007 03:23 PM
Howdy,
Spot on with Colin, line cards can be added/removed without any disruption :-)
Cheers
Andrew
01-05-2007 04:34 PM
One thing to look for is that you have the right SAN-OS version on the switch for the card you are going to insert. Eg, if you are going to put in the 4 Gb ports, you need to have 3.0.1 or higher. A vendor who shall remain nameless here sold us a switch and a 48 port card and that card failed dismally when the switch was powered on. I found the SAN-OS verion pre-installed on the switch was 2.something. The vendor has no idea on why the module was not working....
Stephen
01-25-2007 01:32 PM
I'm looking to add a 48 port 4GB G2 module into a 9509 director with G1 SUPs. Assuming I have the right SAN OS, can I just plug it in on the fly? Is there anythnig I need to do to get the new module recognized?
01-25-2007 01:38 PM
You can do this live. In order for the module to be recognized, you need to run SANOS Release 3.0 or later.
Also, since you will be running a mixed Gen-1/Gen-2 module configuration, make sure that the director does not exceed 252 ports after you added the card or it will not come online.
If you need to upgrade from a 2.x to a 3.x release, talk to your storage vendor first to make sure that you have a smooth upgrade path.
Ralf.
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