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Description
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E2860 controller shelf
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Controller A
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Controller B
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Expansion shelf 1
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IOM A for expansion shelf 1
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IOM B for expansion shelf 1
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Expansion shelf 2
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IOM A for expansion shelf 2
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IOM B for expansion shelf 2
5. Connect the power cords and apply power to the expansion shelves.
a. Connect a power cord to each of the two power supply units in each expansion shelf.
b. Connect the two power cords in each expansion shelf to two different PDUs in the cabinet or rack.
c. Turn on the two power switches for each expansion shelf.
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Do not turn off the power switches during the power-on process.
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The fans in the expansion shelves might be very loud when they first start up. The loud noise
during start-up is normal.
6. Monitor the Home page of the StorageGRID Appliance Installer.
In approximately five minutes, the expansion shelves finish powering up and are detected by the system.
The Home page shows the number of new expansion shelves detected, and the Start Expansion button is
enabled.
The screenshot shows examples of the messages that could appear on the Home page, depending on the
number of existing or new expansion shelves, as follows:
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The banner circled at the top of the page indicates the total number of expansion shelves detected.
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The banner indicates the total number of expansion shelves, whether the shelves are configured
and deployed or new and unconfigured.
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If no expansion shelves are detected, the banner will not appear.
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The message circled at the bottom of the page indicates an expansion is ready to be started.
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The message indicates the number of new expansion shelves StorageGRID detects. “Attached”
indicates that the shelf is detected. “Unconfigured” indicates that the shelf is new and not yet
configured using the StorageGRID Appliance Installer.
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