About Additional Brick Storage Enclosures - Oracle Pillar Axiom 600 Hardware Installation Manual

Appendix D Expansion of a Pillar Axiom 600 System Configuration
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About Additional Brick Storage Enclosures

You can add Bricks to expand a Pillar Axiom 600 system.
Addition of Bricks to the end of an existing Brick string in a Pillar Axiom 600
system is non-disruptive.
Note: Addition of Bricks may be disruptive if additional power distribution units
(PDUs) are required to fulfil power requirements. Addition of Bricks may also be
disruptive if the current layout of the hardware in the racks is changed to comply
with the cable length limits for cables that are used for Slammer to Brick and
Brick to Brick connections.
Note: If the installed software version does not support the new Bricks, the new
Bricks are not added to the Pillar Axiom 600 system. However, there is no
disruption to the data path of the existing Bricks. Contact the Pillar World Wide
Customer Support Center to identify any software prerequisites to add additional
Bricks.
For best results, ensure that the Pillar Axiom 600 system has the latest software
version installed before adding a Brick. If the existing racks are full, you must
install additional racks. Refer to the appropriate procedures in this guide to install
multiple racks and for correct component placement in the racks.
About Expanding a Pillar Axiom 600 Configuration
respond to any alerts that require intervention. For more information,
Pillar Axiom Administrator's Guide .
refer to the
○ No LUNs are offline, degraded, or in conservative mode. Check the
appropriate status field in the GUI. For more information, refer to the
Pillar Axiom Administrator's Guide .
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