Intel SRCSAS18E User Manual

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Drive migration is the transfer of a set of hard drives in an existing configuration from one 

controller to another. The drives must remain on the same port and be reinstalled in the 

same order as in the original configuration. The controller to which you migrate the drives 

cannot have an existing configuration.

Perform the following steps to migrate drives:

1. Make sure that you clear the configuration on the system to which you migrate the 

drives, to prevent a configuration data mismatch between the hard drives and the 

NVRAM.

2. Turn off all power to the server and all hard drives, enclosures, and system 

components, then disconnect power cords from the systems.

3. Open the host systems by following the instructions in the host system technical 

documentation.

4. Remove the SAS cable connectors from the internal drives or the shielded cables from 

the external drives you want to migrate.
— Make sure pin 1 on the cable matches pin 1 on the connector.
— Make sure that the SAS cables conform to all SAS specifications.

5. Remove the hard drives from the first system and insert them into drive bays on the 

second.

6. Connect the SAS cables to the hard drives in the second system in the same order as 

they were connected in the first system.

7. Determine the SAS target requirements.
8. Perform a safety check. 

— Make sure all cables are properly attached. 
— Make sure the RAID controller is properly installed. 
— Close the cabinet of the host system.
— Turn power on after completing the safety check.

9. Power on the system.

The controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the drives.