Sun Microsystems 6900 Series Computer Drive User Manual


 
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.