Figure 67. Connect B-Side Cables to the New Expansion Enclosure
1
Storage system
2
Storage controller 1
3
Storage controller 2
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Expansion enclosure 1
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New expansion enclosure (2)
Removing an Expansion Enclosure from a Chain
Currently in Service
To remove an expansion enclosure, you disconnect the expansion enclosure from one side of the chain at a time.
About this task
During this process, one side of the chain is disconnected. The Storage Center directs all I/O to the other side of the chain, which remains
connected.
CAUTION:
Make sure that your data is backed up before removing an expansion enclosure.
Before physically removing an expansion enclosure, make sure that none of the drives in the expansion enclosure are managed by the
Storage Center software.
Steps
1
Use Storage Manager to connect to the Storage Center.
2
Use Storage Manager to release the drives in the expansion enclosure.
3
Select the expansion enclosure to remove and click
Remove Enclosure
. The
Remove Enclosure
wizard starts.
4
Confirm the details of your current installation and click
Next
to validate the cabling.
5
Locate the expansion enclosure in the rack. Click
Next
.
6
Disconnect the A-side chain.
a Disconnect the A-side cables that connect the expansion enclosure to the storage system. Click
Next
.
b Reconnect the A-side cables to exclude the expansion enclosure from the chain. Click
Next
to validate the cabling.
7
Disconnect the B-side chain.
a Disconnect the B-side cables that connect the expansion enclosure to the storage system. Click
Next
.
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