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August 17th, 2017 19:00
DataDoman DD2200
Hi Guys,
One of our customer want add Extra HardDisk to Data Domain DD2500. and there is 5 empty slots are available on Data Domain DD2500. how can we add this extra space in DataDomain
Thanks in advance
umichklewis
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August 22nd, 2017 10:00
First, you can only add supported drives to Data Domain. You can check the compatibility matrix or ask your local CE to provide details. Please don't try to add random drives, as this could validate your warranty.
Let us know if that helps!
Karl
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August 23rd, 2017 09:00
Karl is right you need to add Dell/EMC drives for the Data Domain. you will also need the extra space capacity licence to see the additional space.
steveg241
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September 7th, 2017 08:00
You can do this if you purchase the EMC drives that are the same size as are in the DD2500. The caveat is that you will not be able to fully utilize the space unless you reinitialize the DD2500. When you add the 5 drives, they will create their own RAID DP group (3+2) and then you can expand the file system onto them. That means out of all the drives, you lose 4 to RAID DP instead of just +2 for all the drives which kills the usable space.
In the case I did this, the customer purchased a second DD2500 so I was able to replicate to the new DD2500, destroy the file system on the original DD2500, and then use all the drives in a single RAID DP group to maximize usable space.