It would work but what you would have to do is do a syswipe as the controllers are a different interface. Once you do the syswipe and install the new controllers and setup the array it should work. In doing that it wouldn't be supported if you were to call into support because it wouldn't match the original configuration.
Hi, do the md3000i, md3000, and the md1000 all use the same chassis and backplane? We know the backplane on the md storage arrays are a SPF.  So as spare hardware for our md3000i, in case of backplane failure, I could I just keep a md1000 chassis around and if I lose the backplane on the 3000i I could just pull the controllers out of the 3000i and put them in the spare 1000 and be ready to go?  If anyone has done this or knows for sure please reply.  Thx in advance. -M
PowerVault md chassis controller interchangeability.