Additional storage shelf scenarios for a 4TB
appliance
You can have up to four storage shelves with the NetBackup 5240 4TB Appliance.
You may already have one, two, three, or four storage shelves connected to your
appliance. The following options are available.
■ If you already have one storage shelf you can add one, two, or three shelves.
■ If you already have two storage shelves you can add one or two shelves.
■ If you already have three storage shelves you can add one shelf.
If you already have four storage shelves you cannot add any more shelves at this
time.
Installing storage shelves
The installation of storage shelves in a rack does not differ from other installation
scenarios. Refer to the following sections for detailed instructions. Read all of the
information before starting. Perform the tasks in the order that is provided.
Storage shelf rack requirements
Determining rack locations
Installing the storage shelf rails
Installing the storage shelf or shelves into a rack
Understanding appliance and storage shelf connections
Recabling
When one or more storage shelves are added to an appliance that already has at
least one storage shelf you need to reroute one existing cable connection. You also
need to install the new cables that ship with the additional storage shelf or shelves.
Each storage shelf ships with two 1-meter SAS-3 cables.
The following procedures provide instructions to add storage shelves to an appliance
that already has one, two, or three existing shelves.
See “To connect additional shelves to a 4TB appliance that already has one
operating shelf” on page 128.
See “To connect additional shelves to an appliance that already has two operating
shelves” on page 132.
Adding storage shelves to an operating 4TB appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached
Additional storage shelf scenarios for a 4TB appliance
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