Other Types of Installation

Other Types of Installation

This appendix provides different methods for installing the Nytro controller card

Removing a MegaRAID Controller and Installing a Nytro Controller

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

You can import, clear, or accept to import the MegaRAID controller 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 Controller with an Existing MegaRAID Controller

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

1.

Insert the Nytro controller 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 controller. If the existing MegaRAID controller is not supported, you must install new/latest drivers, firmware, applications, and operating systems, and then configure virtual drive.

Migrating from MegaRAID Controller Environment into Nytro Controller

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

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Disassociate the source VDs, and then import the virtual drive configuration into Nytro controller.

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 the virtual drive configuration.

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Enable caching on the source VDs.