How to Add a Disk Drive in a Running Cluster

Use this procedure to add a disk drive to a StorEdge/Netra st A1000 array that is in a running cluster.

1. Verify that the new disk drive is formatted and not being transferred from another array.

   For information about moving drives between StorEdge/Netra st array subsystems, see the Sun StorEdge RAID Manager 6.22.1 Release Notes.

2. Install the new disk drive to the disk array.

   For the procedure on installing a disk drive, see the Sun StorEdge A1000 and D1000 Installation, Operations, and Service Manual or the Netra st A1000 and Netra st D1000 Installation and Maintenance Manual.

3. Allow the disk drive to spin up (approximately 30 seconds).

4. Run Health Check to ensure that the new disk drive is not defective.

   For instructions on running Recovery Guru and Health Check, see the Sun StorEdge RAID Manager User's Guide.

5. Fail the new drive, then revive the drive to update DacStore on the drive.

   For instructions on failing drives and manual recovery procedures, see the Sun StorEdge RAID Manager User's Guide.

6. Repeat Step 2 through Step 5 for each disk drive you are adding.

Where to Go From Here

To create LUNs for the new drives, see "How to Create a LUN" for more information.