Adding the disk space of additional Veritas
Storage Shelf units to an operational NetBackup
52xx appliance from the NetBackup Appliance
Web Console
The following procedure describes how to add new storage shelf disk space to a
NetBackup appliance using the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.
To add new storage shelf disk space to a NetBackup appliance using the
NetBackup Appliance Web Console
1
Launch the NetBackup Appliance Web Console and verify that the new storage
devices appear on the
Monitor > Hardware
page. If the new storage devices
do not appear, check the cable connections and make sure that the power is
on.
2
Click
Manage
>
Storage
.
3
Select the
Disks
tab.
4
Click the
Click here to scan for new disks
option.
5
In the
Do you want to scan for new disk?
dialog box, click
OK
to start the
scan.
6
When the scan is complete, click
OK
to refresh the
Disk
tab.
In the
Disk
column, a new ID should appear for the new storage shelf units.
The new entries should have the following attributes:
■
Type = Expansion
.
■
Status = New Available
7
In the
Status
column, next to
New Available
, click
Add
to activate the storage
in the RAID.
8
In the
Confirmation
dialog box, click
Yes
to start a scan.
When the process completes, the following message should appear:
Storage operation completed. Succeeded.
9
Click
OK
to refresh the system.
After the system refreshes, the
Disks
tab should show the following attributes
for the new storage shelf units:
■
Type = Expansion
■
Status = In Use
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Adding storage shelves
Adding the disk space of additional Veritas Storage Shelf units to an operational NetBackup 52xx appliance
from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console
