Remove a Nexsan Storage Expansion from an active Nexsan Storage
System
If it becomes necessary to remove a Nexsan Storage Expansion from your Nexsan Storage System, follow
this procedure to ensure that the system continues to run smoothly.
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To remove a Nexsan Storage Expansion from an active Nexsan Storage System:
1. Shut down or disconnect all hosts that are connected to arrays or volumes that reside on the Nexsan
Storage Expansion you wish to remove. There should be no I/O activity to or from any disk in the
storage expansion.
2. In the graphical user interface (GUI), go to
System Admin > Enclosure Config
. The
Configure
Enclosures
page displays.
3. For the Nexsan Storage Expansion you wish to remove, click the
Unload
button to begin shutting
down all RAID sets on the storage expansion.
4. Go to
System Information > Event Log
. The
Event Log
page displays.
5. Refresh the
Event Log
page until a series of four events appears:
Enclosure N not accessible from C0
Enclosure N not accessible from C0
Enclosure N not accessible from C1
Enclosure N not accessible from C1
When these messages appear, the Nexsan Storage Expansion is ready to be physically disconnected.
6. Remove the SAS cables from the
EXP
connectors on the Nexsan Storage System.
7. Remove the power cables from the PSUs on the Storage Expansion.
Chapter 3: Installing the Nexsan Storage System
Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X
Installation Guide
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