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Requirements to replace the chassis - AFF A70 and AFF A90

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Before replacing the chassis in your AFF A70 or AFF A90 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 local administrator credentials for ONTAP, the correct replacement chassis, and the necessary tools.

The chassis is the physical enclosure housing all the controller components such as the controller/CPU unit, power supply, and I/O.

Review the following requirements.

  • Make sure all other components in the system are functioning properly; if not, contact NetApp support for assistance.

  • Obtain local administrator credentials for ONTAP if you don't have them.

  • Make sure that you have the necessary tools and equipment for the replacement.

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

  • The chassis replacement procedure is written with the assumption that you are moving the bezel, NVMe drives, and controller modules to the new chassis, and that the replacement chassis is a new component from NetApp.

  • 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.

What's next?

After you've reviewed the requirements to replace the chassis, you need to prepare to replace the chassis.