Connecting New Expansion Shelves To Existing Expansion Shelves And An Existing Primary Shelf - VERITAS NetBackup 5330 Installation Manual

Connecting new expansion shelves to existing expansion shelves and an existing primary shelf

Connecting new expansion shelves to existing
expansion shelves and an existing primary shelf
A soft shutdown informs the appliance operating system to stop and close all active
processes. A soft shutdown also stops all communications to the attached storage
shelf. After the operating system stops all of the processes, the compute node turns
itself off. All attached storage shelves should be turned off with the power switches
on the rear panel of each shelf.
Note: When you add one expansion shelf to the primary shelf, you do not have to
turn off the power.
To perform a soft shutdown
1
Ensure that all backup or all restore operations have been completed.
2
Log in to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu and issue the command,
Support > Shutdown.
The NetBackup 5330 compute node requires one Primary Storage Shelf. NetBackup
Appliance software version 3.1 supports the use of up to five Expansion Storage
Shelves. Refer to the NetBackup 5330 Appliance Product Description Guide for
details about the available storage options.
Note: Before you add a second expansion shelf to your system, you must upgrade
to NetBackup Appliance Release 2.7.1, or later. Refer to the NetBackup Appliance
Upgrade Guide for Release 2.7.x - RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Operating
System, which is located at the following site.
Caution: When you add new expansion shelves to an operational system, best
practices recommend that you turn off the attached compute node and all storage
shelves.
However, it is possible to add an expansion shelf to a functioning system while the
power remains on. If you need to keep the power turned on, contact Veritas
Technical Support for assistance. Ask your representative to reference Article
000097607.
Turn off the compute node, the primary shelf, and any existing expansion shelves
in that order. Refer to the following link for background information as needed.
See "Performing a soft shutdown before adding a new expansion shelf"
Hardware installation procedures
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