Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Ser - Page 178

13 NAS Controller Operations Table 43. Basic and Advanced NAS Controller Operations provides a list of basic and advanced NAS controller operations. Table 43. Basic and Advanced NAS Controller Operations Basic Add or replace NAS controllers Update NAS controller firmware Advanced Shut down a NAS controller pair Add Additional NAS Controllers After you add NAS controllers using the wizard, you can improve performance and availability of your network by adding up to two NAS appliances to the NAS cluster. NOTE: While you are adding a NAS controller pair, you cannot perform any other NAS cluster operation until the add controller pair operation completes. Before adding a NAS controller pair, see your hardware documentation to obtain the following information and verify the state of the NAS controller: • The NAS controllers are connected to the networks and power. • Each NAS controller is powered on and is in standby mode. • Obtain the service tag identification number for each controller that you are adding. Obtain and verify the following network resources: • 500GB of free NAS reserve space in the PS Series group. • 1 client network IP address for each NAS controller in the controller pair. • 4 or 8 SAN access IP addresses for each NAS controller in the NAS controller pair. The number of SAN access IP addresses for each new NAS controller must be the same as for the existing NAS controllers. To add a NAS controller pair: 1. Click Group, expand Group Configuration, and select the NAS cluster. 2. Click Add NAS controller pair. (This link appears only if the group already contains a pair of NAS controllers.) 3. Click Yes to confirm that you want to add a controller pair. 4. After the NAS devices have been discovered, the available NAS controllers appear in the Add NAS controller pair dialog box. In the list of discovered devices, select the service tag numbers of the NAS controllers that you are adding. FS7600 or FS7610 controller pairs share a common service tag identification: • number-1 • number-2 5. Click Add NAS controller pair. The Getting Started tab of the Add NAS Controller Pair wizard opens. The Add NAS controller pair button is not enabled until you have selected a valid pair of NAS controllers. 6. Click Next. The Client Network tab opens. 178 NAS Controller Operations