Adding Expansion Trays
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To prepare for this service action, perform the following:
Enter a description of the service action (adding an expansion tray).
Select the estimated amount of time of the service action from the pull-down.
Select the Reserve button.
a) Other users will be alerted that this service action is in progress when they login.
Preparing to Install a Storage Tray
Using two people remove the new tray from the shipping container.
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.
From the front of the cabinet, remove the appropriate number of filler panels to accomodate the new tray.
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
Use a Phillips (#2) screwdriver to loosen the side-rail screws and adjust each rail to fit inside the cabinet.
Place the rails inside the cabinet and insert the front two 8-32 screws for each rail.
For the lower mounting holes, insert four 8-32 screws in each rail.
Tighten all screws.
Use a Phillips (#2) screwdriver to remove the two Phillips screws and the rail extension.
Insert two 10-32 screws in the front and rear mounting holes for both rails.
a) View the screw hole location illustration.
Place the two elongated holes on the rail over the screws that were installed in the previous step.
Insert two 10-32 screws in the holes directly below the elongated holes for each rail.
Tighten all screws.
Use a Phillips (#2) screwdriver to loosen the rail extension screws to allow for adjustment of each rail inside the cabinet.
Place the rails inside the cabinet and align them with the marks on the front of the cabinet.
Secure each rail with two M6 screws to the front of the cabinet.
From the rear of the cabinet, adjust the length of each rail to fit the cabinet.
Secure each rail with two M6 screws to the rear of the cabinet.
Tighten the adjusting screws.
Tighten all screws.
Installing an Expansion Tray in a Cabinet
Note: An FC expansion module must contain all FC disk drives and a SATA expansion module must contain all SATA disk drives.
From the front of the tray, unsnap and remove the left and right end caps to gain access to the screw mounting holes.
Using two people carefully lift and slide the tray into the cabinet.
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.
Replace the end caps to cover the front mounting screws.
From the rear of the cabinet, insert and tighten two 8-32 screws (one per rail) to secure the rear of the array module.
Setting the Storage Tray ID
From the rear of the cabinet, locate the Tray ID switch in between the two power supplies.
Connecting the Expansion Tray with the FC Expansion Cables
Press the power switches on the power supplies for the new expansion tray to On.
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.
Locate and remove the FC expansion cable end from IOM "B" port 2 of what was the last expansion tray in the configuration.
Connect the removed FC expansion cable end from the previous step to IOM "B" port 2 in the new expansion tray.
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.
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.
Press the power switches on the power supplies for the new expansion tray to On.
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.
Connect one copper FC cable from the controller "B" expansion port to the IOM "B" port 2 of the new expansion tray.
Connect one copper FC cable from the controller "A" expansion port to the IOM "A" port 1 of the new expansion tray.
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).
Press the power switches on the power supplies for the new expansion tray to On.
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.
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).
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).
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).
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).
Cabling a 1x2 Array Configuration
View the cable connection illustration.Cabling a 1x3 Array Configuration
View the cable connection illustration.Cabling a 1x4 Array Configuration
View the cable connection illustration.Cabling a 1x8 Array Configuration
View the cable connection illustration.Updating the Inventory
Disable the reserve CSM/CEM function.
a) Select the Release button.
The Agent will need to be run.
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.
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.
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".
The new storage should now be ready for customer turnover.