Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 With Sun StorEdge 3900 Series or Sun StorEdge 6900 Series System Manual

ProcedureHow to Add a Storage System to an Existing Cluster

Use this procedure to add a new storage system to a running cluster. To install a new storage system in a Sun Cluster configuration that is not running, use the procedure in How to Install Storage Systems in a New Cluster

Before You Begin

This procedure relies on the following assumptions:

Steps
  1. Unpack, place, and level the storage system.

    For instructions, see your storage system installation documentation. For a list of this documentation, see Related Documentation.

  2. (Optional) Install the Fibre Channel (FC) switch for the storage system if you do not have a switch installed.

    For the procedure about how to install an FC switch, see the documentation that shipped with your FC switch hardware.

  3. Connect the nodes to the service processor panel.

    • (SAN Configuration) Connect the FC switches to the service processor panel.

    • (Direct-Attached Configuration) Connect each node to the service processor panel directly.

    For the procedure about how to cable the storage system, see your storage system installation documentation.

  4. Install the system power cord and the system antistatic strap.

    For instructions, see your storage system installation documentation.

  5. Power on the storage system and the nodes.

    For instructions about how to power on the storage system, see your storage system installation documentation.

  6. Configure the service processor.

    For more information, see your storage system installation documentation.

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