Administrator Guide

• For dual-redundant RAID levels, select Dual Redundant.
6. Click OK. A RAID rebalance starts.
Managing Disk Enclosures
Storage Manager can rename an enclosure, set an asset tag, clear the swap status for replaceable hardware modules in a disk
enclosure, mute alarms, reset the temperature sensors, and delete an enclosure from a Storage Center.
Add an Enclosure
This step-by-step wizard guides you through adding a new enclosure to the system.
Prerequisite
This wizard is available only for SCv2000 series and SCv3000 series arrays. This procedure can be performed without a controller
outage.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. In the navigation pane, select Enclosures.
4. Click Add Enclosure.
The Add New Enclosure wizard opens.
5. Conrm the details of your current install, and click Next to validate the cabling.
If the cabling is wrong, an error message displays. You can proceed to the next step once the error is corrected and validated.
6. If prompted, select the enclosure type and click Next.
7. Follow the instructions to insert disks into the new enclosure and turn on the enclosure. Click Next when nished.
8. If displayed, follow the instructions to disconnect the A side chain cable from an existing enclosure.
9. Click Next.
10. Connect the A side chain cables to the new enclosure by following the displayed instructions. Click Next to validate the cabling.
If the enclosure cannot be detected, an error will appear. You can proceed to the next step once the cabling is validated.
11. If displayed, follow the instructions to disconnect the B side chain cables from the existing enclosure.
12. Click Next.
13. Connect the B side chain cables to the new enclosure by following the displayed instructions.
14. Click Next to validate the cabling.
If the enclosure cannot be detected, an error will appear. You can proceed to the next step once the cabling is validated.
15. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
Remove an Enclosure
This step-by-step wizard guides you through removing an enclosure to the system without a controller outage.
Prerequisites
• This wizard is only available for the SCv2000 series controllers.
• The option will display only if Storage Center has the ability to remove enclosures and data has been removed from all disks in the
selected enclosure.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. Expand the Enclosures section in the navigation pane. Select the enclosure you want to remove.
4. Click Remove Enclosure.
The Remove Enclosure wizard appears.
5. Conrm the details of your current install, and click Next.
6. Locate the enclosure in the Storage Center and click Next.
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