Before You Begin

Note - See also Which Trays Can I Remove?.

Before attempting these array tray reconfiguration procedures, consider the following:

Which Trays Can I Remove?

Note - Depending on the current state of the selected array, the Add Expansion or Remove Expansion buttons might be disabled. For example, you cannot remove trays in a 2x2 configuration.

The software supports removing expansion units from an existing array 2x4 or 2x6 HA configuration Always remove expansion units in pairs. An array configuration should always contain two, four, or six expansion units.

See TABLE 2, Removing Trays.

FIGURE 1, FIGURE 2, and FIGURE 3 show the HA configurations and the corresponding tray number.

TABLE 2 Removing Trays
In This Configuration
Remove These Trays
Converting a 2x4 to a 2x2
Remove Trays 2 and 3. See FIGURE 2.
Converting a 2x6 to a 2x4
Remove Trays 4 and 5. See FIGURE 3.
Converting a 2x6 to a 2x2
Remove Trays 2, 3, 4, and 5. See FIGURE 3.

Sun StorEdge Array, 2x2 HA configuration depicting controller unit positions.
FIGURE 1 2x2 HA Configuration and Corresponding Tray Numbers
Sun StorEdge Array, 2x4 HA configuration depicting tray positions for expansion units and controller units.
FIGURE 2 2x4 HA Configuration and Corresponding Tray Numbers
Sun StorEdge Array, 2x6 HA configuration depicting tray positions for expansion units and controller units.
FIGURE 3 2x6 HA Configuration and Corresponding Tray Numbers