Hi there

Can anyone please tell me if it is possible to convert a normal AFF8080HA into an AFF8080SMC?

(there is only one disk shelf attached)

I can imagine I would need the following:

• 2 x FCVI Cards
• 1 x Empty AFF8080 chassis
• 4 x QSFP to LC cables
• 1 x disk shelf identical to current shelf

First job is to install the FCVI cards, which can be done with a few failovers.

Then we need to do a failover and pull out the downed controller and install it into the new chassis, and attach the two systems.

We then need to change the chassis setup from the maint.-console.

Configure the FCVI cards and do a giveback.

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As you maybe can tell, this is just of the top of my head 😉

Has anyone tried this?  The plan was to convert a running system without any downtime… then mirror up the aggregates, move the SVMs, and then convert back to a normal HA setup again…

But won’t start this if there is a gotcha somewhere… and there is a somewhat high risk of that? 😊

/Heino