Add a new disk pack to an existing DS600
If necessary, complete the following tasks to add a new disk pack to an existing DS600 shelf. It is not necessary to remove
power from the disk shelf before adding new disks.
CAUTION: To maintain rack stability, do not extend more than one DS600 shelf from the rack at a time.
Locate the target enclosure in the rack
About this task
Illuminate the LED beacon to identify the physical location of the target enclosure.
Steps
Illuminate the LED beacon on the target enclosure.
Run the following command: enclosure beacon 2
Identify the first empty disk pack in the target enclosure
About this task
The DS600 contains four disk packs. Each disk pack is a 15 disk grouping, three disks wide by five disks deep. Identify the disk
pack where the new disks will be installed.
Steps
Display the enclosures and disks installed on the system.
NOTE:
In the output below, row A is located at the front of the chassis. The DS600 has color coded markings on the front
and rear lips of the disk bay to identify each disk pack.
Run the following command: disk show state
The drive slot/locations are marked on the chassis 0-59, but the OS software still references the slots as 1-60. It is important to
identify the proper drive between the location called out in the FRU, and the location as specified in the software.
# disk show state
Enclosure Disk
Row(disk-id) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 . . . . . . .
. .
2 |--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Pack 1 | Pack 2 | Pack 3 | Pack 4 |
E(49-60) |. . s |- - - |- - - |- - - |
D(37-48) |. . . |- - - |- - - |- - - |
C(25-36) |. . . |- - - |- - - |- - - |
B(13-24) |. . . |- - - |- - - |- - - |
A( 1-12) |. . . |- - - |- - - |- - - |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
-------------- ----------------------------------------------
Legend State Count
------ ------------------- -----
. In Use Disks 23
s Spare Disks 1
U Unknown Disks 0
- Not Installed Disks 45
------ ------------------- -----
Total 19 disks
Add Storage Capacity
75
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