Adding The Disk Space Of Additional Storage Shelves From The Netbackup Appliance Shell Menu - VERITAS NetBackup 5230 Hardware Installation Manual

Adding the disk space of additional storage shelves from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu

Adding the disk space of additional storage
shelves from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
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When the scan is complete, click OK to refresh the Disk tab.
In the Disk column, a new ID should appear for the new storage shelf units.
The new entries should have the following attributes:
Type = Expansion.
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Status = New Available
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In the Status column, next to New Available, click Add to activate the storage
in the RAID.
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In the Confirmation dialog box, click Yes to start a scan.
When the process completes, the following message should appear:
Storage operation completed. Succeeded.
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Click OK to refresh the system.
After the system refreshes, the Disks tab should show the following attributes
for the new storage shelf units:
Type = Expansion
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Status = In Use
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Unallocated = n TB
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Where n is the usable volume or disk space available in the new storage
shelf.
The following procedure describes how to add new storage shelf disk space to a
NetBackup appliance using the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.
To add new storage shelf disk space to a NetBackup appliance using the
NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
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Use PuTTY to start an SSH session to access the NetBackup Appliance Shell
Menu.
Note: You can also connect a laptop, keyboard and monitor, or KVM to the
appliance to access the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.
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Log on to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu. The Main_Menu prompt
appears.
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