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Chapter 5: Maintaining Disk Modules
Installing an Add-On Disk Module Array
As your organization’s needs change, you may need to add to or change the
configurations of your storage system’s physical disk units. For example,
you might want to add disk module arrays to unused slots or change the
ownership of a physical disk unit from one SP to another.
If the storage system has unused disk module slots containing only filler
modules, you can increase the available storage capacity by installing
additional disk module arrays. Normal processing can continue while you
install disk modules in arrays of five.
This section explains
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ordering add-on disk module arrays
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inserting the new disk module array
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creating device nodes and binding the disks
Ordering Add-On Disk Module Arrays
Call the Silicon Graphics, Inc., hotline to order add-on disk module arrays:
1-800-800-4SGI (1-800-800-4744)
Use Table 5-2 as a guide to ordering add-on disk module arrays.
Table 5-2
Ordering Add-On Disk Module Sets
Unit
Marketing Code
Add-on five 2.1 GB drives
P-S-RAID5-5X2
Add-on five 4.2 BG drives
P-S-RAID5-5X4
Base array with five 2 GB drives
P-S-RAID5-B5X2
Base array with five 4 GB drives
P-S-RAID5-B5X4
Replacement 2.1 GB drive
P-S-RAID5-1X2
Replacement 4.2 GB drive
P-S-RAID5-1X4
