6.2.5 Replacing Non-server Hardware

This section explains how to replace hardware external to servers.

Replacing Chassis
No specific action is required in Resource Orchestrator when replacing a LAN switch.
Replacing Management Blades
No specific action is required in Resource Orchestrator when replacing a LAN switch.
Replacing LAN Switch Blades
No specific action is required in Resource Orchestrator for PRIMERGY BX900/BX400 LAN switch blades in either IBP mode or Converged Fabric mode and for PY CB 10Gb FEX Nexus B22 LAN switch blades.
For other LAN switch blades of PRIMERGY BX models, after replacing a switch blade, update the new LAN switch blade with the VLAN settings that were previously configured in Resource Orchestrator.
Use the following procedure to replace a LAN switch blade.
1. Replace the faulty LAN switch blade.
2. Restore the LAN switch blade configuration backup (which includes all of the LAN switch blade settings) to the new LAN switch blade.
  For LAN switch blades (PY CB DCB SW 10Gb 18/6/6), the Automatic Migration of Port Profile (AMPP) configuration of all ports and VLAN settings of external ports must be restored manually.
  If the LAN switch blade configuration was not been backed up in advance, it has to be restored by configuring each setting (except VLAN settings) to the same values set during the initial installation.
  Refer to the manual of the LAN switch blade used for details on how to back up and restore LAN switch blade configurations.
3. Update the new LAN switch blade with the latest VLAN settings configured in Resource Orchestrator.
  1. In the ROR console server resource tree, right-click the target LAN switch, and select [Restore] from the popup menu.
    The [Restore LAN Switch] dialog is displayed.
  2. Click the [OK] button.
    VLAN settings are applied to the specified LAN switch blade.
    For LAN switch blades (PY CB DCB SW 10Gb 18/6/6), only the VLAN settings of internal ports for which an Automatic Migration of Port Profile (AMPP) has not been configured are restored.
  Information
  When Restoration is Necessary when Replacing LAN Switch Blades
  When a replaced LAN switch blade is detected, the following message is displayed in the [General] tab in [Resource Details].
  The LAN switch has been replaced. Check that the unit status is normal, and then perform restoration.
  Perform restoration after this message is displayed.
  Detection of replaced LAN switch blades may take some time.
Note
- To replace LAN switch blades with different models, first delete the registered LAN switch blade, and then register the replacement LAN switch blade.
  After the LAN switch blade is registered, the VLAN settings must be configured for the internal and external ports.
  For details on the VLAN settings, refer to "7.3.4 Configuring VLANs on LAN Switch Blades" in the "User's Guide VE".
  When the following configurations before and after replacement of a PRIMERGY BX900/BX400 series LAN switch blade are different, delete the registered LAN switch blade and register it again.
  - Operation mode (IBP, VCS, or Converged Fabric mode, and another mode)
  - VCS ID
  - RBridge ID
  - Fabric ID
  - Domain ID
  - Switch ID
- When replacing LAN switch blades, acquisition of the VLAN information by regular update stops.
  When Resource Orchestrator is restored, acquisition of the VLAN information starts again.
- When operations are continued without performing restoration, the VLAN information managed with Resource Orchestrator and the VLAN settings of the LAN switch blades may be different, since acquisition of the VLAN information by regular update will not occur.
  Clear the checkbox in the restoration dialog, and then perform restoration. As a result, VLAN settings retained by Resource Orchestrator will be discarded and acquisition of VLAN information from the LAN switch blade can be resumed.
Replacing Fibre Channel Switch Blades
No specific action is required in Resource Orchestrator when replacing a LAN switch.
In Resource Orchestrator, the settings for Fibre Channel switch blades are not restored.
Restore the settings for Fibre Channel switch blades based on the information in hardware manuals.
Replacing Storage Blades
No specific action is required in Resource Orchestrator when replacing a storage blade that does not contain the boot disk of a server blade.
Use the following procedure to replace a storage blade that contains the boot disk of a server blade.
1. Replace the storage blade.
2. Insert the server blade's boot disk in the new storage blade.
3. If the boot disk's content was backed up, restore it.
  When the image operation target disk is configured, configure the image operation target disk before performing restoration.
  For details, refer to "9.1.13 Changing Target Disks of Image Operations" in the "User's Guide VE".
  Information
  The backup and restore functions available in Resource Orchestrator can be used to restore the boot disk contents.
  For details, refer to "Chapter 16 Backup and Restore" in the "User's Guide VE".