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Understanding the Process for Adding a DR Series Expansion Shelf, Supported Software and Hardware

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NOTE: If you are running a DR Series system with an installed release of system software prior to 2.1, and you intend to upgrade to release 3.x system software and add an external expansion shelf (or shelves), Dell recommends that you observe the following best practice sequence of operations to avoid any issues: • Upgrade the DR Series system with the release 3.x system software • Power off the DR Series system • Connect the external expansion shelf (or shelves) with cabling to the DR Series system • Power on the external expansion shelf (or shelves) • Power on the DR Series system NOTE: If you install an expansion shelf enclosure to support a DR Series system, each shelf must use physical disks that have a capacity equal to or greater than each DR Series system internal drive slot capacity (0-11) that they are supporting. Figure 2. DR Series System Expansion Shelf (MD1200) Drive Slot Locations Drive 0 (top) Drive 1 (middle) Drive 2 (bottom) Drive 3 (top) Drive 4 (middle) Drive 5 (bottom) Drive 6 (top) Drive 7 (middle) Drive 8 (bottom) Drive 9 (top) Drive 10 (middle) Drive 11 (bottom) Understanding the Process for Adding a DR Series Expansion Shelf The process for adding an expansion shelf requires the following: • Physically adding or installing the expansion shelf (for more information, see the topic, Adding a DR Series System Expansion Shelf). • Cabling the expansion shelf to the DR Series system (for more information, see the topic, DR Series System - Expansion Shelf Cabling). • Installing the license for an expansion shelf (for more information, see the topic, Installing an Expansion Shelf License). • Using the DR Series system GUI to add or detect the expansion shelf (for more information, see the topic, Adding a DR Series System Expansion Shelf). Supported Software and Hardware For a complete list of the latest supported software and hardware for the DR Series system, refer to the Dell DR Series System Interoperability Guide. You can download this guide by visiting dell.com/powervaultmanuals and selecting your specific DR Series system, which opens the product support page to view product documentation for your system. The Dell DR Series System Interoperability Guide lists the following supported hardware and software categories: • Hardware 26

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NOTE:
If you are running a DR Series system with an installed release of system software prior to 2.1, and you
intend to upgrade to release 3.x system software and add an external expansion shelf (or shelves), Dell
recommends that you observe the following best practice sequence of operations to avoid any issues:
•
Upgrade the DR Series system with the release 3.x system software
•
Power off the DR Series system
•
Connect the external expansion shelf (or shelves) with cabling to the DR Series system
•
Power on the external expansion shelf (or shelves)
•
Power on the DR Series system
NOTE:
If you install an expansion shelf enclosure to support a DR Series system, each shelf must use physical
disks that have a capacity equal to or greater than each DR Series system internal drive slot capacity (0–11) that
they are supporting.
Figure 2. DR Series System Expansion Shelf (MD1200) Drive Slot Locations
Drive 0 (top)
Drive 3 (top)
Drive 6 (top)
Drive 9 (top)
Drive 1 (middle)
Drive 4 (middle)
Drive 7 (middle)
Drive 10 (middle)
Drive 2 (bottom)
Drive 5 (bottom)
Drive 8 (bottom)
Drive 11 (bottom)
Understanding the Process for Adding a DR Series Expansion Shelf
The process for adding an expansion shelf requires the following:
•
Physically adding or installing the expansion shelf (for more information, see the topic, Adding a DR Series System
Expansion Shelf).
•
Cabling the expansion shelf to the DR Series system (for more information, see the topic, DR Series System —
Expansion Shelf Cabling).
•
Installing the license for an expansion shelf (for more information, see the topic, Installing an Expansion Shelf
License).
•
Using the DR Series system GUI to add or detect the expansion shelf (for more information, see the topic, Adding a
DR Series System Expansion Shelf).
Supported Software and Hardware
For a complete list of the latest supported software and hardware for the DR Series system, refer to the
Dell DR Series
System Interoperability Guide
. You can download this guide by visiting dell.com/powervaultmanuals and selecting your
specific DR Series system, which opens the product support page to view product documentation for your system.
The
Dell DR Series System Interoperability Guide
lists the following supported hardware and software categories:
•
Hardware
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