Dell PowerVault MD3200 Deployment Guide - Page 22

Expanding With New PowerVault MD1200 Series Expansion Enclosures Perform the following steps to attach new PowerVault MD1200 Series expansion enclosures to a PowerVault MD3200 Series storage array: 1 Before adding the expansion enclosure(s), ensure that the storage array software is installed and up to date. For more information, see the Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. a Install the software and driver package included on the PowerVault MD3200 Series resource media. For information about installing the software, see "Software Installation" on page 25. b Set up the MD1200 Series expansion enclosure(s). For information about setting up the MD1200 Series expansion enclosure(s), see the Hardware Owner's Manual at support.dell.com/manuals. c Using MDSM, update the RAID controller module firmware and NVSRAM to the latest versions available on support.dell.com. From the Enterprise Management Window (EMW), click Tools Upgrade RAID Controller Module Firmware. 2 Stop I/O and turn off all systems: a Stop all I/O to the storage array and turn off affected host systems attached to the storage array. b Turn off the storage array. c Turn off any expansion enclosure(s) in the affected system. 3 Cable the expansion enclosure(s) to the storage array. 4 Turn on attached units: a Turn on the expansion enclosure(s). Wait for the enclosure status LED to light blue. b Turn on the storage array and wait for the status LED to indicate that the unit is ready: • If the status LEDs light solid amber, the storage array is still coming online. • If the status LEDs are blinking amber, there is an error that can be viewed using MDSM. • If the status LEDs light solid blue, the storage array is ready. 22 Hardware Installation