Step 4: Return the failed part to NetApp
After you replace the part, you can return the failed part to NetApp, as described in the
RMA instructions shipped with the kit. Contact technical support at
, 888-
463-8277 (North America), 00-800-44-638277 (Europe), or +800-800-80-800
(Asia/Pacific) if you need the RMA number or additional help with the replacement
procedure.
Controller
Replace the controller module - FAS8200
You must review the prerequisites for the replacement procedure and select the correct
one for your version of the ONTAP operating system.
• All drive shelves must be working properly.
• If your system is a FlexArray system or has a V_StorageAttach license, you must refer to the additional
required steps before performing this procedure.
• If your system is in an HA pair, the healthy node must be able to take over the node that is being replaced
(referred to in this procedure as the “impaired node”).
• If your system is in a MetroCluster configuration, you must review the section
to determine whether you should use this procedure.
If this is the procedure you should use, note that the controller replacement procedure for a node in a four
or eight node MetroCluster configuration is the same as that in an HA pair. No MetroCluster-specific steps
are required because the failure is restricted to an HA pair and storage failover commands can be used to
provide nondisruptive operation during the replacement.
• This procedure includes steps for automatically or manually reassigning drives to the
replacement
node,
depending on your system’s configuration.
You should perform the drive reassignment as directed in the procedure.
• You must replace the failed component with a replacement FRU component you received from your
provider.
• You must be replacing a controller module with a controller module of the same model type. You cannot
upgrade your system by just replacing the controller module.
• You cannot change any drives or drive shelves as part of this procedure.
• In this procedure, the boot device is moved from the impaired node to the
replacement
node so that the
replacement
node will boot up in the same version of ONTAP as the old controller module.
• Any PCIe cards moved from the old controller module to the new controller module or added from existing
customer site inventory must be supported by the replacement controller module.
• It is important that you apply the commands in these steps on the correct systems:
◦
The
impaired
node is the node that is being replaced.
◦
The
replacement
node is the new node that is replacing the impaired node.
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