What you’ll need
• You must have the provisioning passphrase.
• You must be running StorageGRID 11.4 or later.
• You have the expansion shelf and two SAS cables for each expansion shelf.
• You have physically located the storage appliance where you are adding the expansion shelf in the data
center.
Locate controller in data center
About this task
To add an expansion shelf, you perform these high-level steps:
• Install the hardware in the cabinet or rack.
• Place the SG6060 into maintenance mode.
• Connect the expansion shelf to the E2860 controller shelf or to another expansion shelf.
• Start the expansion using the StorageGRID Appliance Installer
• Wait until the new volumes are configured.
Completing the procedure for one or two expansion shelves should take one hour or less per appliance node.
To minimize downtime, the following steps instruct you to install the new expansion shelves and drives before
placing the SG6060 into maintenance mode. The remaining steps should take approximately 20 to 30 minutes
per appliance node.
Steps
1. Follow the instructions for installing 60-drive shelves into a cabinet or rack.
SG6060: Install 60-drive shelves into cabinet or rack
2. Follow the instructions for installing the drives.
3. From the Grid Manager,
place the SG6000-CN controller into maintenance mode
4. Connect each expansion shelf to the E2860 controller shelf as shown in the diagram.
This drawing shows two expansion shelves. If you have only one, connect IOM A to controller A and
connect IOM B to controller B.
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