Dell PowerVault MD3460 Series Manual - Page 17

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CAUTION: Do not connect to SAS port 2 on the EMM.
NOTE: Hot plug of MD3060e expansion enclosure is not recommended. Power on all
MD3060e expansion enclosures before you power on the array enclosure. For helpful videos
and other resources on PowerVault MD series, see dell.com/PVresources.

Expanding With New PowerVault MD3060e Expansion Enclosures

Perform the following steps to attach new PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosures to a PowerVault
MD3460 Series storage array:
1.
Before adding the expansion enclosure(s), ensure that the storage array software is installed and is up
to date.
For more information, see the Support Matrix at dell.com/powervaultmanuals.
2.
Install the software and driver package included on the PowerVault MD Series resource media.
For information about installing the software, see
3.
Using MD Storage Manager, update the RAID controller module firmware and NVSRAM to the latest
versions available on dell.com/support.
4.
Click Tools → Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware from the Enterprise Management
Window (EMW) by selecting the array enclosure that you want to update.
5.
Stop all I/O to the storage array and turn off affected host systems attached to the storage array.
6.
Turn off the storage array.
7.
Turn off any expansion enclosure(s) in the affected system.
8.
Cable the expansion enclosure(s) to the storage array.
9.
Turn on the expansion enclosure(s) and wait for the enclosure status LED to turn blue.
10. Turn on the storage array and wait for the status LED to indicate that the unit is ready:
– When power is on, the power on indicator lights solid green.
– If the Service action required indicator lights amber, the error can be viewed using the
PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager.
11. After the storage array is online and ready, turn on any attached host systems.
12. Using PowerVault MD Storage Manager, update all attached expansion enclosure firmware if it is out
of date.
13. From the EMW, select the enclosure that you want to update and launch the Array Management
Window (AMW).
14. From the Array Management Window, select Upgrade → EMM Firmware.
15. Click Select All to update all the attached expansion enclosures simultaneously.
16. Click Start.
Installing MD Storage
Manager.
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