Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Add an Enclosure

This step-by-step wizard guides you through adding a new enclosure to the system.

1. If the Dell Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. In the Hardware tab navigation pane, click Enclosure.
   The Enclosure view is displayed.
4. Click Add Enclosure.
   The Add New Enclosure wizard opens.
5. Confirm the details of your current install, and click Next to validate the cabling.
   If the cabling is wrong, an error message is displayed. You can proceed to the next step once the error is corrected and validated.
6. If prompted, select the enclosure type and click Next.
7. Follow the instructions to insert disks into the new enclosure and turn on the enclosure. Click Next when finished.
8. If displayed, follow the instructions to disconnect the A side chain cable from an existing enclosure.
9. Click Next.
10. Connect the A side chain cables to the new enclosure by following the displayed instructions. Click Next to validate the cabling.
    If the enclosure cannot be detected, an error message is displayed. You can proceed to the next step once the cabling is validated.
11. If displayed, follow the instructions to disconnect the B side chain cables from the existing enclosure.
12. Click Next.
13. Connect the B side chain cables to the new enclosure by following the displayed instructions.
14. Click Next to validate the cabling.
    If the enclosure cannot be detected, an error message is displayed. You can proceed to the next step once the cabling is validated.
15. Click Finish to exit the wizard.