Adding A Control Enclosure To An Existing Storwize V5030 System - IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 Quick Installation Manual

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6. Go to Monitoring > System.
7. On the System page, select Actions > Add Enclosures.
8. Continue to follow the on-screen instructions.

Adding a control enclosure to an existing Storwize V5030 system

A Storwize V5030 system may cluster with another Storwize V5030 system or with
a Storwize V5000 system. To add a second control enclosure to an existing
Storwize V5030 system, you must first install it in the rack. Then, you must
connect it to the system through a zone in the SAN.
About this task
The management GUI requires a supported web browser (see "Checking your web
browser settings for the management GUI" on page 41).
Note: You cannot cluster a second control enclosure with a Storwize V5010 or
Storwize V5020 system.
Procedure
To add a second control enclosure to an existing Storwize V5030 system, complete
the following steps.
1. Install support rails for the new enclosure.
2. Install the new enclosure in the rack.
3. Connect the canisters to the storage area network.
4. Configure the zoning on the SAN switches. The correct zoning provides a way
5. Start the management GUI.
6. Go to Monitoring > System.
7. On the System page, select Actions > Add Enclosures.
8. Continue to follow the on-screen instructions.
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for the Fibre Channel or FCoE ports to connect to each other.

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