Configure IO Card Changes

The IO Card Change wizard is used to configure changes with IO card hardware. For each local port, you can specify whether it should be linked to an existing configuration, indicate that it is new hardware, or that the configuration for removed IO cards should be deleted.

Local ports are displayed separated by transport type (FC, iSCSI, or SAS). Select the appropriate tab to configure the IO card changes for the ports of each transport type. The columns and information displayed may differ depending upon the transport type selected and whether the IO card is existing, new or removed hardware.

Select the Restore Defaults button to restore the default port selection for the selected transport. Resetting port configuration to the default selection will override any existing port selections.

What You Need To Know

To configure IO card changes successfully, at least one back-end port must remain in the same location.

A controller restart is required to implement the changes.

If an IO Card change is detected, the Previous Description and Previous Device Type fields contain information about the IO card that previously occupied the Slot/Port.

In Virtual Port Mode, virtual port configurations will move with their associated physical port configurations.

Link to Configuration for Physical Port

• For ports on IO cards that have not been removed, a selection will be shown for each existing physical port configuration of the selected transport type. If there are no IO card changes detected for the Slot/Port, the default selection is to use the existing configuration for the port.
• New IO Card. Do not use any existing port configurations. - Indicates the port will be configured as a new IO card. Any existing configurations for the port will be deleted.
• IO Card has been removed. Delete existing port configuration. - Indicates that system has detected the IO card for the port has been removed and that the existing configuration for the port should be deleted. Before selecting this option, confirm that the IO card has actually been removed from the system and that you wish to delete the configuration for the port.
• Not Set - A placeholder that indicates a selection needs to be made for the port. For ports with an existing IO card, this indicates that the system is unable to automatically link to an existing port configuration.