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Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE Controller
It is fairly straightforward to move units from a 9500S controller to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller. The steps you follow depend on whether you are booting from the drives attached to the 9500S, or whether they are being used for secondary storage.
To move a bootable unit from a 9500S to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller

1 | If you are working with a Linux system, skip to step 2.

If you are working with a Windows system:

a | Power down the computer.

b | Install the 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller in the computer, leaving the 9500S installed and its drives attached.

c | Boot to the operating system.

2 | Install the driver for the 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE.

If you are using Linux, you will also need to update the initial RAM disk with the mkinitrd command.

3 | Power down the computer.

4 | Remove the 9500S controller.

5 | If you are working with a Linux system, install the 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller.

6 | Attach the drives that were on the to the 9500S to the 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller.

7 | Power up the computer and verify that the upgrade is complete. (The existing units should be available for use.)

To move a secondary storage unit from a 9500S to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller

1 | Power down the computer.

2 | Remove the 9500S controller.

3 | Install the 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller in the computer.

4 | Attach the drives that were on the 9500S to the 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE.

5 | Boot to the operating system.

6 | Install the driver for the 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE.

If you are using Linux, you may also need to update the initial RAM disk with the mkinitrd command.

7 | Reboot if you are prompted to do so by the operating system.

Some operating systems (for example, Windows 2003) will allow the unit(s) attached to the controller to be used at this point without an additional reboot.

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