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NAYABRASOOL

Adding New DiskShelf


2012-10-28 10:00 PM

Hello all,
We are going to add new disk shelf, please help me out with the steps to perform this and please
note the below details and advise accordingly.

FAS2040 ( CLUSTERED ) 2 Node which already has one DS4243 Connected per Filer

New - DiskShelf ( DS4243 ) which has to be connected now.

ACP connection enabled

Please help with the steps as well as with pictures if any for cabling.

Thanks,

Nayab

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jeras

Re: Adding New DiskShelf


2012-10-29 09:46 AM

Adding a DS4243 disk shelf to an existing system "hot" is discussed in the DS4243 Installation
Guide: https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1119629/html/frameset.html

Cabling diagram examples can be found in the Universal SAS and ACP Cabling
Guide: https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1119629/html/frameset.html

Hope these help!

Ken

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CCOLEMAN_

Re: Adding New DiskShelf


2012-10-29 01:11 PM

Hey Nayab,

1. Rack the shelf

2. Connect power cables & turn the shelf on (wait about 30 seconds)

3. On the front of the shelf, change the shelf id to something unique. (try and keep it sequential with
the shelf that's already there) DO NOT USE "00"

4. Wait about 45 seconds and then restart the shelf and make sure the new shelf ID came up.

4. SSH into both filers and do "options disk.auto_assign off"

5. Do a "storage show disk -p" on both controllers and copy the contents into a txt file and save it.
(run this command again and make sure all your disks are still there)

6. Do a "options autosupport.doit "before shelf add"" on both controllers since i'm scared your doing
this via community forums. ("before shelf add" is in quotes on the command)

5. Now for the fun part, take a SAS cable and plug one end into the TOP circle of the OLD shelf and
plug it in the BOTTOM square of the NEW shelf

6. Now take another SAS cable and plug one end into the BOTTOM circle of the OLD shelf and
plug it into the TOP square of the new shelf

7. assign your disks and don't forget to turn back on disk auto assign when you're done.

8. Run "storage show disk -p" and make sure all of your old disks are there.

(shelves at the end of a stack are always reversed, this is a special circumstance and you will not
cable all shelves like this in the future.

It should look like this when you start


And it should look like this when you're done

I have never put so much work into one reply, feel <3ed.

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NAYABRASOOL

Re: Adding New DiskShelf


2012-11-01 03:45 AM

Hi Coleman,
Can you update the pictures of ACP connection as well please.

Thanks

Nayab

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CCOLEMAN_

Re: Adding New DiskShelf


2012-11-01 09:33 AM

Hey Nayab,

I would really recommend going over the documents Jeras referenced, but here you go.

(keep in mind, this is not how you will cable things moving forward, it's always cabled in reverse at
the end of the stack)
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NAYABRASOOL

Re: Adding New DiskShelf


2012-11-01 10:45 PM

Hi Coleman,

Please find the image how the current cabling looks now we are going to add another disk shelf on
top of this , please advise the cabling now.
Thanks,

Nayab

DiskShelf.jpg 3378 KB

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NAYABRASOOL

Re: Adding New DiskShelf


2012-11-02 02:04 AM

And also please let me know how to check the unowned disk ( Newly added disks ) i see disk show
-n is not working as i am using 7.3 Ontap.

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CCOLEMAN_

Re: Adding New DiskShelf


2012-11-02 11:02 AM

Everything is cabled incorrectly..at this point I would recommend engaging your local NetApp
partner and have them help you out.

BTW, this is my official reaction after reviewing diskshelf.jpg.....

http://i.imgur.com/R6BSx.jpg

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NAYABRASOOL

Re: Adding New DiskShelf


2012-11-02 12:01 PM

ha ha ha awesome reaction being a fresher i find this little bit confusing , hope will contact Netapp
Personnel to help me out and could you tell me after adding new disks in to an existing disk shelf
how i can see them i mean hw to check the unassigned disks and assign them to filers say i have
added 12 SAS @ 300GB New disks to my disk shelf DS4243 now how to proceed further as i have
one raidgroup ( rg0) which is of total 24 (2 parity, 1 Hotspare ) in the aggregate ( aggr0 ) please
advise me hw to proceed further i want to assign 6 disks to each controller out of 12 , hope
maximum Raidgroup size for SAS disks is 28.( 2 Parity . 1 Hotspare ). Please help me out.

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CCOLEMAN_

Re: Adding New DiskShelf


2012-11-02 12:21 PM

By default "options disk.auto_assign" will automatically assign the drives to each controller if it's not
turned off before you add the shelf. This is why "disk show -n" did not work. (so hopefully they're
assigned accordingly)

First do this,
Then this,

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