Quantum DXi4700 Upgrade Manual page 3

Introduction
Introduction
This document provides instructions for upgrading the storage capacity of a
Quantum DXi4700 disk backup system. There are two methods for upgrading
storage capacity:
• Adding a Storage Capacity License - Upgrade the usable capacity of the
system by adding license keys (6TB, 8TB, and 18TB) to enable hardware
capacity that is already installed in the system. For example, you can
upgrade the usable capacity of a 5 TB system to 11 TB simply by adding a
storage capacity license key. See
that are available for each hardware configuration.
• Adding Additional Hardware Capacity - Upgrade the usable capacity of
the system by installing additional hardware capacity along with a storage
capacity license key. See
• Upgrade the base Node with 6 additional hard drives for a total of 12
hard drives (4 TB each).
• Add up to three Expansion modules (JBODs) to the system. Each
Expansion module contains 12 hard drives (4 TB each).
Note: You must
upgrade the Node to a total of 12 hard drives before
adding Expansion modules to the system.
Quantum DXi4700 Capacity Upgrade Guide
Table 1 for the licensed usable capacities
Table 1 for supported configurations.
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