68 Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series Troubleshooting Guide • March 2002
Replacing the Master Midplane
Follow this procedure when replacing the master midplane in a Sun StorEdge
network FC switch-8 or switch-16 switch or a Brocade Silkworm switch. This
procedure is detailed in the Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment User’s Guide.
▼ To Replace the Master Midplane
1. Choose Maintenance --> General Maintenance -- > Maintain Devices.
Refer to Chapter 3 of the Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment User’s Guide.
2. In the Maintain Devices window, delete the device that is to be replaced.
3. Choose Maintenance -- > General Maintenance -- > Discovery.
4. In the Device Discovery window, rediscover the device.
5. Choose Maintenance -- > Topology Maintenance -- > Topology Snapshot.
a. Select the host that monitors the replaced FRU.
b. Click Create and Retrieve Selected Topologies.
c. Click Merge and Push Master Topology.
Conclusion
Any time a master midplane is replaced, you must rediscover the device using the
procedure described above. This is especially important when the Storage Service
Processor is replaced as a FRU, whether the Storage Service Processor is the master
or the slave.