Connect And Activate The Expansion Shelf - HP HPE Alletra 2140 Hardware Manual

c) Engage the OCP card latch to secure the card in the slot.
Note: LEDs on the OCP card do not light until cables are connected and establish a link.
3. Disconnect both power cables from the power supplies of the standby controller, and then reconnect the power.
The controller powers on automatically.
4. Verify the array is in Active/Standby state.
ctrlr --list --array array_name
5. Fail over to reverse the controller roles.
failover --array array_name
6. When failover is complete, repeat steps 1-4 on the new standby controller.
7. Verify that the array recognizes the new OCP cards.
In the GUI, click Hardware, and verify that the OCP port icons are green.

Connect and Activate the Expansion Shelf

Fully configure the array before you connect the expansion shelf to it.
Important:
Before you connect and activate the expansion shelf:
For HPE Alletra 6000 arrays with one 24-drive RAID set, ensure that the array is updated to OS 6.1.1.0 or later
For HPE Alletra 6000 arrays with one 12-drive RAID set, upgrade the array to two 12-drive RAID sets, and ensure
that the array is updated to OS 6.1.2.0 or later
Ensure that OCP cards are installed in the OCP expansion slot of the array controllers
Do not shut down the array while connecting and activating the expansion shelf
Procedure
1. Before you start cabling, verify that all SSDs are fully inserted into their drive bays and that the power is on.
Expansion shelf power must be on before connecting the DAC cables.
2. Cable the expansion shelf to the OCP expansion ports on the array.
Use the provided DAC cables to cable the array to the expansion shelf. The system information label extends out from
the rear of the chassis and includes information such as port mappings and serial number.
a) Connect OCP port P1 of controller A on the array to the DAC port on expander A of the expansion shelf.
b) Connect OCP port P1 of controller B on the array to the DAC port on expander B of the expansion shelf.
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