Chapter 8. Configuring Units166 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User GuideMoving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 ControllerThe steps for moving legacy JBOD units vary, depending on the operatingsystem you are using.To move legacy JBOD units under Linux or FreeBSD1 Upgrade your driver to the 9000 series driver.2 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controllerand remove the controller from the system.3 Install the 9000 controller and attach the drives to the 9000 board, asdescribed earlier in this section.4 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) bypressing Alt-3. Enable the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen.5 Press the F8 or Esc key to save and exit.To move legacy JBOD units under Windows1 Install the 9000 controller in your system, while leaving the8000 controller installed.2 Install the Windows driver. (For details, see “Driver Installation UnderWindows” on page 30.)3 Power down the system, disconnect the drives from the 8000 controllerand remove that controller from the system.4 Attach the drives to the 9000 board.5 Reboot the system and enter the 3ware 9000 series BIOS (3BM) bypressing Alt-3. Enable the Export JBOD policy on the Policy screen.6 Press the F8 or Esc key to save and exit.Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX or9590SE ControllerIt is fairly straightforward to move units from a 9500S controller to a 9550SXor 9590SE controller. The steps you follow depend on whether you arebooting from the drives attached to the 9500S, or whether they are being usedfor secondary storage.To move a bootable unit from a 9500S to a 9550SX or 9590SEcontroller1 If you are working with a Linux system, skip to step 2.
