Adding the disk space of an Expansion Storage Shelf from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
To add the disk space of an expansion shelf from the NetBackup Appliance Shell
Menu
1
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.
2
Log in to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu. The Main_Menu prompt
appears.
3
Navigate to the Monitor menu as follows:
Enter
Monitor
4
Type
Hardware ShowHealth
Information about the system appears. Browse to the Primary Storage Shelf
to Expansion Storage Shelf Connection information. The Status column
should say Connected.
5
At the prompt, type return to return to the Main menu.
6
Perform a scan as follows:
At the Main_Menu prompt, type
■
Type
■
Storage
Type
■
Scan
The scan takes a couple of minutes to complete.
7
View the available storage space as follows:
Navigate to the Storage menu.
■
At the prompt, type
■
Note that you can add the disks with status New Available.
8
From the Storage menu, enter
are in a New Available state and can be added. Copy a disk ID that is
displayed.
9
At the prompt, enter add <disk ID> and press
that you copied.
Repeat step
10
View the available storage space as follows:
and press
.
Enter
and press
and press
Enter
and press
.
Enter
Show Disk
Add
8
and
9
to add each disk ID that is displayed.
Adding an Expansion Storage Shelf
.
Enter
and press
Manage
Enter
.
and press
.
Enter
and press
. It displays the disks that
Enter
. <disk ID> is the disk ID
Enter
66
.
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