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132 | Hardware Cabling Guide
of the new drive shelf. Connect SAS expansion port 1 on IOM/ESM B of the new drive shelf
to the SAS expansion port 1 on the drive shelf that was previously the last in the stack.
• If the storage array already has one or more drive shelves or drive trays in a single-stack
configuration and the new drive shelf or drive tray has a different type of SAS interface
(SAS-2 or SAS-3) than the existing shelves or trays, you have already fully connected the new
drive tray or drive shelf in step 1.
8. If it is not already selected, select the EOMs (ESMs) tab in the Shelf Component Settings
dialog, and then select Show more settings. Verify that Card communications is YES.
Note: Optimal status indicates that the loss of redundancy error associated with the new drive
shelf of drive tray has been resolved and the storage system is stabilized.
9. In the SANtricity System Manager, click Home.
10. Click the link labeled Recover from problems at the center top of the window. Resolve any
faults indicated in the Recovery Guru before you proceed.
11. In the SANtricity System Manager, click Hardware, and scroll down, as necessary, to see the
newly added drive shelf.
12. For drives that were previously installed in a different storage array, add one drive at time to the
newly installed drive shelf. Wait for each drive to be recognized before you insert the next drive.
When a drive is recognized by the storage array, the representation of the drive slot in Hardware
window shows a blue rectangle.
13. Select Support > Support Center Inventory > Support Resources tab.
14. Click the Software and Firmware Inventory link, and check which versions of the IOM/ESM
firmware and the drive firmware are installed on the new drive shelf.
Note: You might need to scroll down the page to locate this link.
15. If necessary, upgrade the drive firmware.
IOM/ESM firmware automatically upgrades to the latest version unless you have disabled the
upgrade feature. See the for the manual upgrade procedures.