Install the expansion enclosures in
a rack, but do not connect the expansion enclosures to
the storage system. For more information, see the SCv360 Expansion Enclosure Getting Started Guide
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Steps
Cable the expansion enclosures together
to form a chain.
Connect a SAS cable from expansion enclosure 1: left,
port 3 to expansion enclosure 2: left, port 1.
Connect a SAS cable from expansion enclosure 1: right,
port 3 to expansion enclosure 2: right, port 1.
Repeat the previous steps to connect additional expansion enclosures to
the chain.
Connect to the Storage Center using the Storage Manager Client.
Check the drive count of the Storage Center system before adding
the expansion enclosure. Make sure the number of drives installed plus the drives in the
new expansion enclosure does not exceed 500 drives.
Select the Storage tab.
In the Storage tab
navigation pane, select the Disks node.
On the Disks tab,
record the number of drives that are accessible by the Storage Center.
Compare this value to the number of drives accessible
by the Storage Center after adding expansion enclosures to
the storage system.
Click the Hardware tab and select the Enclosures node in the Hardware tab navigation pane.
Click Add Enclosure. The Add
New Enclosure wizard starts.
Click Next to validate
the existing cabling.
Select the expansion enclosure type and
click Next.
If the drives are not installed, install
the drives in the expansion enclosures.
Turn on the expansion enclosure. When the
drives spin up, make sure that the front panel and power status LEDs
show normal operation.
Click Next.
Add the expansion enclosure to the A-side chain. Click Next to validate the cabling.
Add the expansion enclosure to the B-side chain. Click Next to validate the cabling.
Click Finish.
To manually manage new unassigned drives:
Click the Storage tab.
In the Storage tab
navigation pane, select the Disks node.
Click Manage Unassigned Disks.
The Manage Unassigned Disks dialog
box opens.
From the Disk Folder drop-down menu, select the drive folder for the unassigned drives.
Select Perform RAID rebalance
immediately.
Click OK.
Label the back-end cables.
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