This post is about the process of how to move and install a storage system and which precautions should be considered? Please see the steps to be undertaken below.
1. Stop the services on the host (running the Linux, AIX, or Solaris operating system) corresponding to the storage system.
2. Check whether services are stopped on the host side and the storage array side.
a) Check whether the services are stopped on the host side.
b) On the CLI of the host side, run the iostat–xt 1 command to check whether the I/O statistics of the corresponding LUNs are 0. If the I/O statistics remain 0 within 5 minutes, the services have been stopped on the host side. As shown in the following figure, the I/O statistics of /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc and /dev/sdd are all 0, which indicates that the services on the host side have been stopped.
Figure 1. I/O statistics of the corresponding LUNs on the host side
c) Check whether the services are stopped on the storage array side.
d) Log in to the Device Manager of the storage, enter Performance Monitoring and then check the File OPS and Total IOPS. As shown in the following figure, the File OPS and Total IOPS are all 0 in 5 minutes, which indicates that services on the storage array side have been stopped.
Figure 2. I/O statistics of the storage
3. Record the connections of the optical fibers, SAS cables, or the network cables before removing them.
4. Turn off the power switch of the storage system.
5. Move and reinstall the storage system. Reinsert the optical fibers, SAS cables, or network cables based on the information recorded in step 2.
6. Restart the storage system. Then, restore the services.
