Adding Expansion Trays

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To prepare for this service action, perform the following:

  • Enable the reserve Common Storage Module (CSM) function.

    1. Reserve the CSM for maintenance.

    2. Enter a description of the service action (adding an expansion tray).

    3. Select the estimated amount of time of the service action from the pull-down.

    4. Select the Reserve button.

      a) Other users will be alerted that this service action is in progress when they login.

  • Determine the location of the new expansion tray before starting. If necessary reivew sections; Installing an Expansion Tray in a Cabinet and Connecting the Expansion Tray with the FC Expansion Cables.

  • This service activity requires two people to lift the new tray. The new tray can weight up to 95 Lbs. when fully populated.

  • Observe all ESD precautions.

    Preparing to Install a Storage Tray

    1. Using two people remove the new tray from the shipping container.

    2. Remove the backing strip from the EMI gasket and apply it to the tray directly behind the drive bezel.

      Note: This applies to cabinet installation only.

      a) View the EMI gasket installation illustration.

    3. From the front of the cabinet, remove the appropriate number of filler panels to accomodate the new tray.

    4. If the tray is not being added to a cabinet proceed to, Setting the Array Module Tray ID.

    Attaching the Rails to a Sun Expansion, Sun Fire or a Sun 900/1000 Cabinet

  • Sun Expansion Cabinet

    1. Use a Phillips (#2) screwdriver to loosen the side-rail screws and adjust each rail to fit inside the cabinet.

      a) View the rail adjustment illustration.

    2. Place the rails inside the cabinet and insert the front two 8-32 screws for each rail.

      a) View inserting the front screws illustration.

    3. For the lower mounting holes, insert four 8-32 screws in each rail.

      a) View inserting the lower mounting screws illustration.

    4. Tighten all screws.

  • Sun Fire Cabinet

    1. Use a Phillips (#2) screwdriver to remove the two Phillips screws and the rail extension.

      a) View removing the rail extension illustration.

    2. Insert two 10-32 screws in the front and rear mounting holes for both rails.

      a) View the screw hole location illustration.

    3. Place the two elongated holes on the rail over the screws that were installed in the previous step.

      a) View the securing the rail illustration.

    4. Insert two 10-32 screws in the holes directly below the elongated holes for each rail.

    5. Tighten all screws.

  • Sun 900/1000 Cabinet

    1. Use a Phillips (#2) screwdriver to loosen the rail extension screws to allow for adjustment of each rail inside the cabinet.

      a) View the rail adjustment screws illustration.

    2. Place the rails inside the cabinet and align them with the marks on the front of the cabinet.

      a) View the rail alignment illustration.

    3. Secure each rail with two M6 screws to the front of the cabinet.

      a) View securing the rail illustration.

    4. From the rear of the cabinet, adjust the length of each rail to fit the cabinet.

      a) View idjusting the rail length illustration.

    5. Secure each rail with two M6 screws to the rear of the cabinet.

      a) View securing the rail illustration.

    6. Tighten the adjusting screws.

      a) View tightening the rail adjusting screws illustration.

    7. Tighten all screws.

    Installing an Expansion Tray in a Cabinet

  • When intermixing Fibre Channel (FC) and SATA expansion modules (trays) within the same configuration the placement of the SATA expansion modules in relation to the FC expansion modules is critical to array performance. The FC expansion modules must be grouped together and the SATA expansion modules can be placed at either end or at both ends of the FC expansion module grouping.

  • View the example FC / SATA configuration illustration.

    Note: An FC expansion module must contain all FC disk drives and a SATA expansion module must contain all SATA disk drives.

    1. From the front of the tray, unsnap and remove the left and right end caps to gain access to the screw mounting holes.

      a) View the removing end caps illustration.

    2. Using two people carefully lift and slide the tray into the cabinet.

      a) View lifting and sliding the tray illustration.

    3. When securing the tray to a Sun Expansion or Sun Fire Cabinet use a #2 Phillips screwdriver and four 8-32 screws. If securing the tray to a Sun 900/1000 Cabinet use a #3 Phillips screwdriver and four 10-32 screws.

      a) View securing the front of the tray illustration.

    4. Replace the end caps to cover the front mounting screws.

    5. From the rear of the cabinet, insert and tighten two 8-32 screws (one per rail) to secure the rear of the array module.

      a) View securing the rear of the tray illustration.

    Setting the Storage Tray ID

    1. From the rear of the cabinet, locate the Tray ID switch in between the two power supplies.

      a) View setting the Tray ID switch location illustration.

    Connecting the Expansion Tray with the FC Expansion Cables

  • If an expansion tray is being added to the end of an existing configuration with expansion trays perform the following steps.

    1. Press the power switches on the power supplies for the new expansion tray to On.

    2. It will take several minutes for the tray to become completely ready. The tray will be ready when only the Green LEDs are on solid.

    3. Locate and remove the FC expansion cable end from IOM "B" port 2 of what was the last expansion tray in the configuration.

      a) View the port locations illustration.

    4. Connect the removed FC expansion cable end from the previous step to IOM "B" port 2 in the new expansion tray.

    5. Connect a FC expansion cable from IOM "B" port 2 of the now next to last expansion tray to IOM "B" port 1 of the new expansion tray.

    6. Connect a FC expansion cable from the IOM "A" port 2 of the now next to last expansion tray to IOM "A" port 1 of the new expansion tray.

  • If an expansion tray is being added to existing configuration of a single raid controller module perform the following steps.

    1. Press the power switches on the power supplies for the new expansion tray to On.

    2. It will take several minutes for the tray to become completely ready. The tray will be ready when only the Green LEDs are on solid.

    3. Connect one copper FC cable from the controller "B" expansion port to the IOM "B" port 2 of the new expansion tray.

      a) View the port locations illustration.

    4. Connect one copper FC cable from the controller "A" expansion port to the IOM "A" port 1 of the new expansion tray.

  • If you are adding an FC expansion tray in a mixed configuration of FC and SATA trays as part of a non-disruptive upgrade and it can not be physically placed/grouped with the other FC expansion trays, it will need to be placed after the last SATA tray. It will need to be physically cabled as though it was placed/grouped correctly.

  • The following steps must be taken. Care should also be used when doing this upgrade. Moving the wrong cable may cause a customer outage. Make sure the customer has been advised.

  • The steps below are based on starting with a 1x4 configuration as an example and the following. The controller tray is located on the bottom (postion 1), FC expansion tray (position 2), SATA expansion tray (position 3) and the last SATA expansion tray (position 4). The new FC expansion tray will now be placed last or on top of the the last SATA expansion tray in the configuration (position 5).

    1. Be sure that the FC expansion cables being used will be long enough to reach the new expansion tray before starting the recabling (position 2 to position 5).

    2. Press the power switches on the power supplies for the new expansion tray to On.

    3. It will take several minutes for the tray to become completely ready. The tray will be ready when only the Green LEDs are on solid.

    4. Move the FC expansion cable end from IOM "A" port 1 of the first SATA expansion tray (position 3) to IOM "A" port 1 of the new FC expansion tray (position 5).

      a) View the port locations illustration.

    5. Connect a new FC expansion cable from IOM "A" port 2 of the new FC expansion tray (position 5) to IOM "A" port 1 of the first SATA expansion tray (position 3).

    6. Move the FC expansion cable end from IOM "B" port 1 of the first SATA expansion tray (position 3) to IOM "B" port 1 of the new FC expansion tray (position 5).

    7. Connect a new FC expansion cable from IOM "B" port 2 of the new FC expansion tray (position 5) to IOM "B" port 1 of the first SATA expansion tray (position 3).

  • If necessary use the following example cable connection illustrations.

    1. Cabling a 1x2 Array Configuration

      View the cable connection illustration.

    2. Cabling a 1x3 Array Configuration

      View the cable connection illustration.

    3. Cabling a 1x4 Array Configuration

      View the cable connection illustration.

    4. Cabling a 1x8 Array Configuration

      View the cable connection illustration.

    Updating the Inventory

    1. Disable the reserve CSM/CEM function.

      a) Select the Release button.

    2. The Agent will need to be run.

      a) Run the Agent.

      b) At the Agent Summary window, select the box under the Add Agent column for the appropriate host that the new tray is attached to.

      c) Select the "Run Agent" button to execute the Agent.

    3. After the Agent has executed, the Device Details (array module) will need to be checked to confirm the State is "Enabled" and the Status is "OK" for all of the FRUs.

      a) Review the Device Details.

      b) At the Devices window, select the appropriate name of the new array module from under the Name column.

      c) At the Device Details window, select the FRUs "jump to" at the left top of the screen or scroll down to the FRUs section.

      d) From the left column under FRUs, select each FRU type to verify that the State is "Enabled" and the Status is "OK".

    4. The new storage should now be ready for customer turnover.