topic Re: Adding DS212C to the Existing FAS2720 in ONTAP Hardware

Adding DS212C to the Existing FAS2720

PunitWaghela — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:05:29 GMT

Current I am having FAS2720 with 2 IOM12 shelves i.e. DS212C. Now I want to add one more DS212C disk shelf to the existing storage setup. Anybody can help me with step by step procedure for the same?? Please don't give the HWU site link. In HWU step by step procedure is not available.

Re: Adding DS212C to the Existing FAS2720

andris — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:24:02 GMT

Here you go.

https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-systems/sas3/install-hot-add-shelf.html

Re: Adding DS212C to the Existing FAS2720

junwang — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 08:20:15 GMT

Hi PunitWaghela,

Firstly,See this knowledge base article.

How to cable an IOM12E platform with IOM6 and IOM12 storage shelves in Multi-Path HA

and https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-systems/sas3/install-hot-add-shelf.html

Connect the SAS cable as shown in the following figure.

Assuming that Image 1 is the SAS wiring diagram of the current device.

Image 2 shows the SAS cable connection diagram of the expanded device. The green line represents the newly added SAS cable, and the purple line represents the SAS cable that needs to be repositioned.

Shelf 02 is a newly added DS212C

After connecting the SAS cable, Enter the system node run - node * - command sysconfig - a to see the disk and shelf.

After confirming that the system recognizes the new shelf and disk, add the disk to the aggr.