K2 system software version
must be the same on all K2 Media Servers, before and after you replace the
iSCSI interface adapter or adapters.
If the K2 Media Server has
two single-port adapters and the replacement adapter is a dual port adapter,
you must remove both single-port adapters, even though only one adapter is
faulty, and replace them with the dual-port adapter.
In the
K2Config
application, for the K2 Media Server with the adapter or adapters you are
replacing, open the iSCSI bridge page and identify the ports on the adapter or
adapters.
For the ports on the adapter or adapters you are replacing, make a
note of the IP addresses and subnet mask settings.
Later in this procedure you must assign these same settings to
ports on the replacement adapter.
Close the
K2Config
application.
Take the clients of the K2 SAN offline and take all K2 Media
Servers out of service.
If you are replacing two single-port adapters with a dual-port
adapter, uninstall K2 system software from the K2 Media Server.
Power down the K2 Media Server and replace the iSCSI interface
adapter or adapters. Refer to the service documentation on the Dell
Documentation CD for procedures. If you are replacing two single-port adapters
with a dual-port adapter, install the dual-port adapter in slot 2. Leave slot 3
empty.
Power up the K2 Media Server.
If you are replacing two single-port adapters with a dual-port
adapter, install the current versions of K2 system software on the K2 Media
Server and then restart the K2 Media Server.
In the
K2Config
application, open the iSCSI bridge page for that K2 Media Server. It displays
iSCSI interface adapters on the K2 Media Server, identified by MAC address.
Notice that on replacement adapter ports the MAC address is different than it
was on the former adapter, the IP addresses is set to 0.0.0.0, and bandwidth
subscription set to 0.
Do the following for the replacement iSCSI interface adapter or
adapters on the K2 Media Server:
Select each port and set it to the same IP addresses\subnet
mask as formerly assigned.
Apply the settings.
When the IP address is set successfully, the
K2Config
application automatically applies the same bandwidth subscription that was
previously assigned to that IP address. The iSCSI bridge page updates and
displays the bandwidth subscription.
After making settings on the iSCSI interface adapter or adapters,
on the iSCSI bridge page, click
Check.
A “…Replaced iSCSI port…” message and a “…Added iSCSI port…”
message appears for each port on the adapter or adapters that you replaced.
If you are replacing iSCSI interface adapters on multiple K2 Media
Servers, repeat this procedure on the remaining K2 Media Servers.