Expanding with new powervault md1200, Series expansion enclosures – Dell POWERVAULT MD3620I User Manual
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Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures
Perform the following steps to attach new PowerVault MD1200 series
expansion enclosures to a PowerVault MD3600i series storage array:
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 is up to date. For more information, see the
Support Matrix at dell.com/support/manuals.
a
Install the software and driver package included on the PowerVault
MD series resource media.
For information about installing the software, see "Installing
PowerVault MD Storage Software" on page 31.
b
Set up the PowerVault MD1200 series expansion enclosure(s).
For information about setting up the PowerVault MD1200 series
expansion enclosure(s), see the Owner’s Manual at
dell.com/support/manuals.
c
Using MDSM, update the RAID controller module firmware and
NVSRAM to the latest versions available on
dell.com/support.
d
Click Tools Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware from the
Enterprise Management Window (EMW).
2 Stop I/O and turn off all systems:
a
Stop all I/O to the storage array and turn off affected host systems
attached to the storage array.
b
Turn off the storage array.
c
Turn off any expansion enclosure(s) in the affected system.
3 Cable the expansion enclosure(s) to the storage array.
4 Turn on attached units:
a
Turn on the expansion enclosure(s). Wait for the enclosure status
LED to light blue.
b
Turn on the storage array and wait for the status LED to indicate that
the unit is ready:
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