Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures
Perform the following steps to attach new PowerVault MD1200 Series
expansion enclosures to a PowerVault MD3200 Series storage array:
1 Before adding the expansion enclosure(s), ensure that the storage array
software is installed and up to date. For more information, see the
Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals.
Install the software and driver package included on the PowerVault
a
MD3200 Series resource media. For information about installing the
software, see "Software Installation" on page 25.
Set up the MD1200 Series expansion enclosure(s). For information
b
about setting up the MD1200 Series expansion enclosure(s), see the
Hardware Owner's Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.
Using MDSM, update the RAID controller module firmware and
c
NVSRAM to the latest versions available on support.dell.com.
From the Enterprise Management Window (EMW), click Tools
Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware.
2 Stop I/O and turn off all systems:
Stop all I/O to the storage array and turn off affected host systems
a
attached to the storage array.
Turn off the storage array.
b
Turn off any expansion enclosure(s) in the affected system.
c
3 Cable the expansion enclosure(s) to the storage array.
4 Turn on attached units:
Turn on the expansion enclosure(s). Wait for the enclosure status
a
LED to light blue.
Turn on the storage array and wait for the status LED to indicate that
b
the unit is ready:
•
If the status LEDs light solid amber, the storage array is still
coming online.
•
If the status LEDs are blinking amber, there is an error that can be
viewed using MDSM.
•
If the status LEDs light solid blue, the storage array is ready.
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