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3.
Before powering on the new disk enclosure, connect SAS cables from the disk enclosure to
the 6G SAS BL switches.
4.
Power on the new disk enclosure.
5.
Using the Virtual SAS Manager, create a zone using all drives in the new disk enclosure. To
identify the disk enclosure, use the switch port number connected to the disk enclosure.
6.
Assign the zone to blade bay in which the new storage blade is installed.
7.
Manually power on the storage blades for the existing SAN and wait for the management
group to come up in the CMC.
8.
Discover the new storage blade in the CMC using the Find feature and then configure RAID.
9.
Add the newly discovered systems to an existing management group and cluster, or create a
new cluster, if desired.
When adding the new storage to the existing cluster, the volume and snapshot data restripes
on all the storage systems.
Upgrading firmware
Follow the procedures for upgrading the firmware of each component located in the individual
component product user guides. For more information, see the component guides listed in
"Additional component removal and replacement instructions" (page
The following operations will take a volume offline, unless the volume and management group or
cluster are configured for high availability:
Upgrading the controller firmware
All controllers must run the same firmware version. (For instructions, see the component guides
listed in
Upgrading the disk enclosure firmware
Upgrading the disk enclosure drive firmware
Upgrading the SAS switch firmware
IMPORTANT:
enclosure drive firmware or SAS switch firmware.
Upgrading the VC Flex- 1 0 or FlexFabric firmware
Upgrading the storage blade firmware
If a volume is not replicated, upgrades to the storage blade firmware and OA firmware (BIOS)
will take the volume offline.
NOTE:
Before upgrading the OA firmware, ensure that all storage blades in the chassis are
running newer BIOS and iLO firmware.
Table 4 (page
20).)
Be sure to first power down the storage blades before upgrading the disk
20).
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