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Requirements to replace the chassis - AFF A20, AFF A30, and AFF A50

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Before replacing the chassis of your AFF A20, AFF A30, or AFF A50 storage system, ensure you meet the necessary requirements for a successful replacement. This includes verifying all other components in the system are functioning properly, verifying that you have the correct replacement chassis, and the necessary tools.

Review the following requirements and considerations.

Requirements

  • The replacement chassis must be the same model as the impaired chassis. This procedure is for a like-for-like replacement, not for an upgrade.

  • All other components in the storage system must be functioning properly; if not, contact NetApp Support before continuing with this procedure.

Considerations

  • The chassis replacement procedure is disruptive. For a two-node cluster, you will have a complete service outage and a partial outage in a multi-node cluster.

  • You can use the chassis replacement procedure with all versions of ONTAP supported by your storage system.

  • The chassis replacement procedure is written with the assumption that you are moving the bezel, drives, any drive blanks, and controllers to the new chassis.

What's next?

After you've reviewed the requirements to replace the chassis, you need to shut down the controllers.