Adding a dr series, System expansion shelf, Adding a dr series system expansion – Dell PowerVault DR2000v User Manual
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Figure 5. SAS Port and Cable Connections (Dell PowerVault MD1200 EMM)
1.
SAS cable
2.
pull-tab
Adding a DR Series System (DR4X00/DR6000) Expansion Shelf
There are three tasks associated with configuring an expansion shelf enclosure with the DR Series system (DR4X00/
DR6000) that you need to complete before being able to use this additional data storage capacity:
•
Install all cabling that connects the expansion shelf enclosure to the DR Series system (for information, see
Series System - Expansion Shelf Cabling
).
•
Add and activate the expansion shelf enclosure using the Storage page (which is explained in this topic).
•
Install the Dell license for expansion shelf enclosures (for information, see
Installing an Expansion Shelf License
).
To add an expansion shelf enclosure to a DR Series system (DR4X00/DR6000), complete the following:
1.
Click Storage in the navigation panel.
The Storage page is displayed. (This step assumes that you completed all expansion shelf enclosure cable
connections and green LEDs are shown next to the fastplugs on the rear chassis, indicating that cable connections
are active.)
2.
In the Physical Storage pane, click Add in the Configured column of the Physical Storage summary table that
corresponds to the enclosure you want to add (
Not Configured
is the displayed State for the enclosure).
The Enclosure Addition dialog is displayed that indicates that all input-output to the system will be stopped during
an enclosure addition, and prompts you to click OK to continue or click Cancel to stop this process.
3.
Click OK to continue adding the enclosure to the DR Series system.
If you click Cancel, the addition process quits and the Storage page is displayed.
4.
If you clicked OK, an Enclosure Addition dialog is displayed that indicates this process may take up to 10 minutes to
complete.
A System Status dialog displays with the following message:
The system is currently adding an enclosure. Please
wait for this process to complete and the system to become operational.
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