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Installing SAS disk shelves in a new HA pair or single-controller configuration......7
Installing a disk shelf for a hot-add.............................................................................................................................. 13
Cabling the hot-added disk shelf.................................................................................................................................. 15
SAS cabling error messages......................................................................................................................................... 18
Verifying the disk drive, disk shelf, and ACP firmware versions................................................................................. 18
Hot-removing disk shelves or stacks in systems running Data ONTAP 8.2.1 or later
Removing disk shelves in systems running Data ONTAP 8.2 or earlier................... 31
How the H0 shelf mode and LEDs work.......................................................................................................... 33
Using the H0 shelf mode.................................................................................................................................. 34
Location of the operator display panel LEDs................................................................................................... 34
What the operator display panel LEDs mean................................................................................................... 35
Operator display panel console error messages................................................................................................35
Location of the disk drive or carrier LEDs....................................................................................................... 37
What the disk drive LEDs mean for DS4243, DS2246, and DS4246 disk shelves.......................................... 38
What the disk carrier LEDs and H1 shelf mode mean for DS4486 disk shelves............................................. 38
Disk drive or carrier console error messages....................................................................................................40
Location of the IOM LEDs...............................................................................................................................41
What the IOM LEDs mean............................................................................................................................... 41
IOM console error messages............................................................................................................................ 42
Location of the power supply LEDs................................................................................................................. 42
Number of power supplies shipped in a DS4243 disk shelf............................................................................. 44
What the power supply LEDs mean................................................................................................................. 44
Power supply console error messages.............................................................................................................. 44
DS4243, DS2246, DS4486, and DS4246 Installation and Service Guide
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