Xsan 2 Migration Guide - Step 9:  Demote the old PowerPC-based controllers

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Step 9: Demote the old PowerPC-based controllers

Now you can demote the old PowerPC-based controllers to clients or remove them
from the SAN. As you demote or remove each controller, any volumes it is hosting fail
over to one of the new controllers.

To demote a controller:
Open Xsan Admin (v2.2) on a new controller, choose Computers from the SAN Assets

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list, select the controller, and choose Make Client from the Action (gear) menu.

To remove a controller:
Open Xsan Admin on a new controller, choose Computers from the SAN Assets list,

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select the controller, and choose “Remove Computer from SAN” from the Action
(gear) menu.