Hi there
Can anyone please tell me if it is possible to convert a normal AFF8080HA into an AFF8080SMC?
(there is only one disk shelf attached)
I can imagine I would need the following:
* 2 x FCVI Cards
* 1 x Empty AFF8080 chassis
* 4 x QSFP to LC cables
* 1 x disk shelf identical to current shelf
First job is to install the FCVI cards, which can be done with a few failovers.
Then we need to do a failover and pull out the downed controller and install it into the new chassis, and attach the two systems.
We then need to change the chassis setup from the maint.-console.
Configure the FCVI cards and do a giveback.
..
…
As you maybe can tell, this is just of the top of my head ????
Has anyone tried this? The plan was to convert a running system without any downtime… then mirror up the aggregates, move the SVMs, and then convert back to a normal HA setup again…
But won’t start this if there is a gotcha somewhere… and there is a somewhat high risk of that? ????
/Heino
Can anyone please tell me if it is possible to convert a normal AFF8080HA into an AFF8080SMC?
(there is only one disk shelf attached)
I can imagine I would need the following:
* 2 x FCVI Cards
* 1 x Empty AFF8080 chassis
* 4 x QSFP to LC cables
* 1 x disk shelf identical to current shelf
First job is to install the FCVI cards, which can be done with a few failovers.
Then we need to do a failover and pull out the downed controller and install it into the new chassis, and attach the two systems.
We then need to change the chassis setup from the maint.-console.
Configure the FCVI cards and do a giveback.
..
…
As you maybe can tell, this is just of the top of my head ????
Has anyone tried this? The plan was to convert a running system without any downtime… then mirror up the aggregates, move the SVMs, and then convert back to a normal HA setup again…
But won’t start this if there is a gotcha somewhere… and there is a somewhat high risk of that? ????
/Heino