Dell PowerVault MD3000 - Manual (Page 20)

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Hardware Installation
c Using the MD Storage Manager, update the MD3000 RAID controller
firmware to the latest version available on support.dell.com
(Support
→ Download Firmware→ Download RAID Controller
Module Firmware) and the NVSRAM (Support
→ Download
Firmware → Download RAID Controller Module NVSRAM).
4 Stop I/O and turn off all systems:
a Stop all I/O to the array and turn off affected host systems attached to
the MD3000.
b Turn off the MD3000.
c Turn off any MD1000 enclosures in the affected system.
5 Referencing the applicable configuration for your rack (Figure 2-1 through
Figure 2-12), cable the MD1000 enclosure(s) to the MD3000.
6 Turn on attached units:
a Turn on the MD1000 expansion enclosure(s). Wait for the expansion
status LED to light blue.
b Turn on the MD3000 and wait for the status LED to indicate that the
unit is ready:
• If the status LEDs light a solid amber, the MD3000 is still coming
online.
• If the status LEDs are blinking amber, there is an error that can be
viewed using the MD Storage Manager.
• If the status LEDs light a solid blue, the MD3000 is ready.
c After the MD3000 is online and ready, turn on any attached host
systems.
7 After the MD1000 is configured as the expansion enclosure to the
MD3000, restore the data that was backed up in step 1.
After they are online, the MD1000 enclosures are available for use within the
MD3000 system.