I think he's wanting to add several FC shelves, starting with address 1, to an already existing FC adapter, hot. Add & configure shelves, or at least the first one, turn on adapter, away you go, filer doesn't hiccup (gulp!). I've also added shelves hot when there's already at least one up, but haven't tried what he has in mind - if I understand 'the plan' properly.
-----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Skottie Miller Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 3:21 PM To: Michael Schipp Cc: rob-7704@austin.rr.com; John Stoffel; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: adding new DS14mkII shelves
Hot adding ds14 shelves not only works, it's supported and documented by NetApp. I've installed many a shelf live, on 9x0 filers and R200 systems.
-skottie
Francett, Robert D (SAIC) wrote:
I think he's wanting to add several FC shelves, starting with address 1, to an already existing FC adapter, hot. Add & configure shelves, or at least the first one, turn on adapter, away you go, filer doesn't hiccup (gulp!). I've also added shelves hot when there's already at least one up, but haven't tried what he has in mind - if I understand 'the plan' properly.
I've done that exactly once. be sure to use storage disable adapter <name> [plug in stuff] storage enable adapter <name>
and you should be good to go.
-skottie
-----Original Message----- From: owner-toasters@mathworks.com [mailto:owner-toasters@mathworks.com] On Behalf Of Skottie Miller Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 3:21 PM To: Michael Schipp Cc: rob-7704@austin.rr.com; John Stoffel; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: adding new DS14mkII shelves
Hot adding ds14 shelves not only works, it's supported and documented by NetApp. I've installed many a shelf live, on 9x0 filers and R200 systems.
-skottie
Thanks Skottie,
Again to reiterate: I've two new dual port FC controllers *ALREADY* in the filer but *DISABLED*.
I'm adding 8 shelves in *TWO* 4 shelf groups. Lets call them B & C. Each group has Shelf ID's of 1,2,3,4 respectively. Shelf 1 is the fiber based shelf in both groups.
I will connect: The A port of Controller (slot 9) will go to the A port of group B. The B port of Controller (slot 9) will go to the B port of group C.
The A port of Controller (slot 10) will go to the A port of group C. The B port of Controller (slot 10) will go to the B port of group B.
Theorectically if I lose an entire FC Ctl slot I can still get to both groups of shelves.
On Sunday:
I'm going to run the fiber cables per above and then turn *OFF* the Terminator switch on shelf 1 in groups B & C.
I'll then go the "storage enable adapter 9/10" command and hope the filer doesn't panic. If it does Oracle will be down and we will be in a Maint. window...
But I'm hoping that does not happen. :-\ I get no total warm and fuzzy that there is no chance in hell it can't happen....
Running DOT 6.5.4, Motherboard FW 3.2, all drives up to current FW levels.
Thanks for all the responses. I'm really at ease now.... :-)
-Rob
Skottie Miller wrote:
I've done that exactly once. be sure to use storage disable adapter <name> [plug in stuff] storage enable adapter <name>
and you should be good to go.
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