Upgrade Of The Storage System; Drives Upgrade-Mandatory Csu Component - HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage Service And Upgrade Manual

Upgrade of the storage system

IMPORTANT:
Some Hewlett Packard Enterprise components are not designed for a Customer Self Upgrade
(CSU). To satisfy the customer warranty, Hewlett Packard Enterprise requires that an authorized
service provider replace such components.
HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage products include HPE 3PAR licensing which enables all functionality
associated with the system. A failure to register the license key might limit access and restrict upgrading
of your storage system. Before you proceed with upgrading, verify all applicable licenses associated with
the storage system are registered.
Drives upgrade—Mandatory CSU component
The upgrade of a system by adding additional HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage Drives is a mandatory
Customer Self Upgrade (CSU) component.
CAUTION:
• To ensure proper thermal control, slot-filler Blanks are provided with the enclosures and must be
inserted in all unused Drive Bays in the enclosure. Operate the enclosure only when all Drive
Bays are populated with either a Drive or a Blank.
• If the storage system is enabled with the Data-at-Rest (DAR) encryption feature, only use
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) capable encrypted Drives.
• Before installing Drives into enclosures, make sure that the enclosures are free of obstructions
(such as loose screws, hardware, or debris). Inspect the Drives before installing them in the
enclosure to make sure that they are not damaged.
• To avoid errors when powering on the storage system, all enclosures must have at least one
Drive Pair installed by following the allocating and loading guidelines provided in this document.
IMPORTANT:
The guidelines for how the Drives are installed, allocated, and balanced are critical to the
performance and reliability of your storage system.
Prerequisites
Determine an installation plan for allocating and loading the Drives based on the provided guidelines,
number of Drives, and Drive types to install.
Procedure
1. Review Guidelines for allocating and loading Drives on page 32.
2. Review Guidelines for adding more Drives to the storage system on page 35.
3. Based on your HPE 3PAR Service Processor (SP) software version, select and complete a procedure:
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