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Bringing the Expansion Chassis online
The TerraBlock 24D or fully populated 24EX model will contain 24 drives. The TX16
chassis will expand the working drive set to include an additional 16 drives. Before
the expansion upgrade is started, be sure there are no drive errors or volumes in
recovery on the system. When connecting the expansion chassis, the server must be
shut down.
Note: The ATTO SAS HBA should be installed in the TerraBlock server and
appropriate drivers installed before proceeding. Confirm the cabling of the TX16
expansion chassis is correct (See previous section).
Shut down procedure
1.
Confirm all clients are powered down.
2.
On the server, go to Computer Management (Right click “Computer” and
choose “Manage”) – Services and Applications – Services
3.
Find the SMDrive Service, right click and select “Properties”.
4.
Select “Manual” for the service Startup Type, click OK.
5.
Shut down the TerraBlock server.
Start the TerraBlock server.
Starting the Service for Expansion
1.
Navigate to C:\Program Files\Facilis\TerraBlock\Utilities. Find the Facilis
Drive Checker utility. Run this to verify all disks are present (40 Disks with a
single TX16, 56 Disks with two TX16’s). Close the utility after confirmation.
2.
Next go to the Start menu, select “Run”.
3.
Type CMD (hit enter).
4.
In the command prompt, type “cd C:\Program Files\Facilis\TerraBlock”
5.
The command prompt path should change to C:\Program
Files\Facilis\TerraBlock
6.
Type “SMDrive –c –a”
7.
After the expansion is complete, the service will stop within 30 seconds
8.
Close the CMD window
9.
Go to Computer Management (Right click “Computer” and choose “Manage”) –
Services and Applications – Services
10.
Find the SMDrive Service, right click and select “Properties”.
11.
Select “Automatic” for the service Startup Type, click OK.
12.
Restart the TerraBlock Server.
All volumes and data created on the 24D/EX prior to the expansion will remain
intact. New volumes can be created utilizing the new group (Group 3) as Raid5 or
unprotected if no Raid is required. Raid50 Tandem volumes can be created from the
TerraBlock server utilizing existing groups from the 24D/EX in combination with the
new group (Groups 2 and 3 together for example). Raid50 Tandem volumes would
be for Multi-user volume use and workflow. Please refer to the TerraBlock User
Guide for creating and managing volumes.
