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Configuring Units > Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another > Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE Controller

Moving Units from a 9500S to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE Controller
It is fairly straightforward to move units from a 9500S controller to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller. The steps you follow depend on whether you are booting from the drives attached to the 9500S, or whether they are being used for secondary storage.
To move a bootable unit from a 9500S to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller
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If you are working with a Windows system:
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Install the 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller in the computer, leaving the 9500S installed and its drives attached.
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If you are using Linux, you will also need to update the initial RAM disk with the mkinitrd command.
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To move a secondary storage unit from a 9500S to a 9550SX, 9590SE, or 9650SE controller
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If you are using Linux, you may also need to update the initial RAM disk with the mkinitrd command.
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Some operating systems (for example, Windows 2003) will allow the unit(s) attached to the controller to be used at this point without an additional reboot.

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