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  3. Increasing Data Capacity with 480G Drive Modules

Increasing Data Capacity with 480G Drive Modules

If 300G drive modules were in use when EPAP was installed, EPAP must be re-installed to take advantage of the additional storage capacity available on 480G drive modules.

Procedure - Increase Data Capacity with 480G Drive Modules

  1. Backup the data and configurations of the existing setup.
    Perform the following procedures for data backup and configurations:
    • Pre Full Upgrade Steps
      1. SETTING UP PRE-FULL UPGRADE ENVIRONMENT
      2. CAPTURING CURRENT CONFIGURATIONS
      3. CAPTURING CURRENT CONFIGURATIONS ON STANDALONE EPAP
      4. PRE-FULL UPGRADE CHECK
    • Data Backup before Full Upgrade
      1. SHUTTING DOWN THE PDBA AND EPAP
      2. DISABLE EPAP VIP AND DEACTIVATE PDBA PROXY FEATURE
      3. STOP ACTIVE PDBA AND VERIFY PDBA REPLICATION STATUS
      4. DISCONNECT REMOTE PDBA
      5. BACKUP EUIDB DATABASE
      6. BACKUP PDB
      7. BACKUP RTDB DATABASE
      8. STOP MYSQL SERVICE
      9. TRANSFER DATABASES TO MATE AND REMOTE
    For detailed configurations of these procedures, refer 3.2 Pre Full Upgrade Steps and 3.3 Data Backup before Full Upgrade in Full Upgrade Guide.
  2. If you have not already replaced both 300G drive modules with 480G drive modules, remove the 300G drive modules from the E5-APP-B card.
    See Removing a Drive Module Assembly.
  3. If you have not already replaced both 300G drive modules with 480G drive modules, insert the new 480G drive modules.

    See steps 1 through 4 in Replacing a Drive Module Assembly.

  4. After the drive modules are successfully replaced, IPM the drive modules with the latest TPD and install EPAP.
    Perform the following procedures for IPM and EPAP installation:
    1. PRE INSTALL CONFIGURATION
    2. EPAP INSTALLATION
    For detailed configurations of these procedures, refer 3.4 IPM and EPAP 16.1 Installation in Full Upgrade Guide.
  5. Perform initial configuration and data migration to complete the procedure.
    Perform the following procedures for initial configuration and data migration:
    • Initial Configuration
      1. CONFIGURE NETWORK INTERFACE USING PLATCFG UTILITY
      2. CONFIGURE NETWORK INTERFACES
      3. TRANSFER DATABASES
      4. RESTORE EUIDB DATABASE
      5. CONFIGURE PROVISIONING NETWORK
      6. VERIFY CONFIGURATIONS
      7. CONFIGURE NTP SERVERS
      8. POST CONFIGURATION SYSCHECK
      9. REBOOT THE MPS
    • Data Migration
      1. RESTORE PDB
      2. RESTORE AND CONVERT RTDB
      3. VERIFY PDBA AND RTDB ARE IN SYNC
      4. RELOAD RTDB FROM MATE
      5. POINT ACTIVE PDB (2A) TO UPGRADED STANDBY PDB (1A)
      6. SET SPECIFIC RTDB HOMING
      7. POINT STANDBY PDB (1A) TO ACTIVE PDB (2A)
      8. RESTART THE PDBA AND EPAP
      9. UPDATE PDB CONFIGURATION
      10. EXCHANGE KEYS BETWEEN PROVISIONABLE AND NONPROVISIONABLE SERVERS USING SCRIPT
      11. EXCHANGE KEYS BETWEEN PROVISIONABLE AND NONPROVISIONABLE
      12. ENABLE EPAP PDBA PROXY AND EPAP VIP OPTIONAL FEATURES
      13. CONFIGURE THE AUTO BACKUP
      14. SWITCHOVER PDBA
      15. CHECK REPLICATION BETWEEN ACTIVE AND STANDBY PDBA
    For detailed configurations of these procedures, refer to 3.5 Initial Configuration on EPAP and 3.6 Data Migration in Full Upgrade Guide.