Chapter 3 System Installation with the Content-
Server 3000 Series
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Harmonic MediaGrid Release 4.1
Expanding a Harmonic MediaGrid 3000 Series System
c. From the
Properties
page, scroll to the
ContentServer Controllers
section and then click
the
Shutdown
button for Controller 0.
d. Click
OK
to confirm.
4. Connect one end of the SAS cable to the right-hand SAS port on the left-hand controller on
the last ContentStore in the daisy chain, and then connect the other end of the cable to the
left-hand SAS port on the left-hand controller on the new ContentStore. Refer to
Figure 3–27
for
an example.
5. Apply power to the new ContentStore by pressing the power button on the front panel.
6. Power on Controller 0 on the ContentServer by pressing the power button on the front panel.
Note that the right-hand controller, which is already powered on, will not be affected.
7. On the
ContentServer Properties
page in SystemManager, verify that the
Status
field for
Controller 0 changes to
Connected
.
8. Power down Controller 1 on the ContentServer by clicking the
Shutdown
button, and then
click
OK
to confirm.
9. Connect one end of the SAS cable to the right-hand SAS port on the right-hand controller on
the last ContentStore in the daisy chain, and then connect the other end of the cable to the
left-hand SAS port on the right-hand controller on the new ContentStore.
10. Power on Controller 1 on the ContentServer by pressing the power button on the front panel.
11. On the
ContentServer Properties
page in SystemManager, verify that the
Status
field for
Controller 1 changes to
Connected
.
12. Add the new ContentStore to the associated group as follows:
a. From the
Cluster
Properties
page, click the associated
Group ID
.
b. From the
Group Properties
page, select the device you wish to add to the group, and then
click
Add Server(s) to this Group
.
c. Click
OK
to confirm, and then click
Done
.
13. Navigate to the
ContentServer Properties
page and click the
Failback
button to balance the
ContentServer controllers.