Western Digital ActiveScale P100, Support Manual

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ActiveScale™ P100 Support Guide
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data safety of the system is not optimal or there are failed drives, fix the issues by
replacing the drives before starting this procedure.
Warning: You can only do one scale up at a time. You must complete a scale up
before starting another scale up.
Warning: Components in the scale up kit might have newer firmware than your
existing components have. This procedure does not upgrade or downgrade any
firmware.
Warning: If a scale up/out job is already in progress, wait until the current job is
complete.
Warning: Do not start a log collection job while a scale up job is running.
1. Power up all components in the scale up kit at each site.
2. Log into ActiveScale SM from any site.
3. Start the scale up wizard.
a. Click Configuration > Upgrade .
b. In the System Expansion section, scroll down to Scale Up .
c. Click Add Column .
Figure 5-9. Starting a multi-site scale up