Adding A Storage Enclosure To A Running Dual-Controller Configuration; Connecting The First Exp3800 Expansion - IBM DCS3860 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

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Figure 21. Connecting the first EXP3800 expansion enclosure
Adding a storage enclosure to a running dual-controller
configuration
Note: Ensure that each storage enclosure has two ESMs before you connect it to a
dual-controller DCS3860 storage system. The second ESM must be purchased
separately. Contact your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller for
more information about purchasing a second ESM. For more information about
installing a second ESM, see the Installation Guide that is shipped with the storage
enclosure.
1. Ensure that the status of the DCS3860 storage system is Optimal.
2. Use the expansion enclosure Rack Installation Instructions document to install
3. Connect the power cables to the new expansion enclosure and power it on.
4. Connect one end of a SAS cable to the Out (↓) SAS connector on the ESM
5. Connect the other end to the In (↑) SAS connector 1 on the ESM located in slot
6. Remove the cable from the In (↑) SAS connector 1 on the ESM located in slot B
7. Remove the cable from the In (↑) SAS connector 2 on the ESM located in slot B
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of the earlier/last EXP3800 expansion enclosure and connect it to the In (↑) SAS
connector 1 on the ESM located in slot B of the EXP3800 expansion enclosure
you want to add.
of the earlier/last EXP3800 expansion enclosure and connect it to the In (↑) SAS
connector 2 on the ESM located in slot B of the EXP3800 expansion enclosure
you want to add.
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