Dell POWERVAULT MD1000 - Manual (Page 22)

22 Operating Your Storage Enclosure
Minimum Requirements
You can obtain these components from support.dell.com.
• MD1000 firmware version A03 (The MD3000 enclosure does not support connection of an MD1000
expansion enclosure with A00 firmware.)
• SAS 5/E firmware version A03 (00.10.49.00.06.12.02.00).
• MD3000 Resource CD version A01 (contains SAS 5/E drivers, multipathing drivers, and Modular Disk
Storage Manager)
• MD3000 SAS RAID controller firmware version A01 (06.17.77.60)
Expanding an Existing MD3000 Enclosure with a New MD1000 Enclosure
Perform the following steps to attach a new MD1000 expansion enclosure to an existing MD3000
enclosure.
NOTICE: The mode selector switch must be in the "joined" mode position for the MD1000 enclosure to function
with the MD3000 enclosure.
1 On the MD3000 enclosure, upgrade the controller software to A01 or later.
2 On both the host server(s) and the MD3000 enclosure, follow these steps (in order) to upgrade
components:
a Upgrade the SAS 5/E adapter driver and firmware. For Windows hosts, use the update package.
For Linux hosts, use the DKMS package.
b Upgrade the Modular Disk Storage Manager on each host server. (The latest version is available
from support.dell.com.) Refer to the PowerVault MD3000 Installation Guide for detailed
information.
c Upgrade the multipath drivers on each host server. The multipath drivers are bundled with the
Modular Disk (MD) Storage Manager installation package.
On Windows hosts, the drivers are installed automatically when you install MD Storage Manager
in Full or Host mode. On Linux hosts, you must install multipath drivers manually.
NOTICE: If prompted, reboot the host server(s) during the upgrade process.
3 Once all components have been upgraded, shut down the host(s), then shut down the MD3000
enclosure.
4 Attach the MD1000 expansion enclosure to the MD3000 enclosure, following the steps given in the
Dell PowerVault Compatibility Matrix (available from support.dell.com).