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Introduction
Quantum DXi4700 Capacity Upgrade Guide 2
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Introduction
This document provides instructions for upgrading the storage capacity of a Quantum DXi4700 disk backup
system. There are two methods for upgrading storage capacity:
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Adding a Storage Capacity License - Upgrade the usable capacity of the system by adding license
keys (6TB, 8TB, and 18TB) to enable hardware capacity that is already installed in the system. For
example, you can upgrade the usable capacity of a 5 TB system to 11 TB simply by adding a storage
capacity license key. See
Table 1 on the next page for the licensed usable capacities that are available for
each hardware configuration.
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Adding Additional Hardware Capacity - Upgrade the usable capacity of the system by installing
additional hardware capacity along with a storage capacity license key. See Table 1 on the next page for
supported configurations.
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Upgrade the base Node with 6 additional hard drives for a total of 12 hard drives (4 TB each).
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Add up to three Expansion modules (JBODs) to the system. Each Expansion module contains 12 hard
drives (4 TB each).
Note: You must upgrade the Node to a total of 12 hard drives before adding Expansion modules to
the system.