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How Does RAID Migration between Different Intel® RAID Controllers Work?

Content Type: Install & Setup   |   Article ID: 000093759   |   Last Reviewed: 07/17/2023
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Unable to find details on how to migrate drives from one Intel® RAID Controller to another.

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Drive migration is the transfer of a set of drives in an existing configuration from one controller to another. The drives must remain on the same channel and must be reinstalled in the same order as in the original configuration and the controller to which you migrate the drives cannot have an existing configuration.

Additional information, detailed steps and points to consider can be reviewed in the Intel® RAID Controller Hardware User Guide under the Drive Migration section.

Follow these 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 drives and the NVRAM.
    Note

    When you migrate drives, move only the drives that make up the virtual drive (not all of the drives in a drive group), so that you do not see an NVRAM mismatch error (providing a configuration is on the destination controller). The NVRAM mismatch error appears only if you move all of the drives to the other controller.

  2. Turn off power to the server and all drives, enclosures, and system components. Disconnect the power cords from the systems.
  3. Open the host system by following the instructions in the host system technical documentation. 4. Either remove the SAS cable connectors from the internal drives, or remove the shielded cables from the external drives that you want to migrate.
    1. Make sure that pin 1 on the cable matches pin 1 on the connector.
    2. Make sure that the SAS cables conform to all SAS specifications.
  4. Remove the drives from the first system, and insert them into the drive bays on the second system.
  5. Connect the SAS cables to the drives in the second system.
  6. Determine the SAS target requirements.
    1. Make sure that all of the cables are attached correctly.
  7. Perform a safety check.
    1. Make sure that the RAID controller is installed correctly.
    2. Close the cabinet of the host system.
  8. Reconnect the power cords to the system.
  9. Turn on the power to the system.
  10. Now The controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the drives.

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