Installing a disk shelf in an existing mixed-shelf loop

Assumptions about the existing mixed-shelf loop

This section is based on the assumption that the last disk shelf in the existing mixed shelf loop connected to your storage appliance is not a DS14/DS14mk2 FC disk shelf.

Note
If the last disk shelf in your storage appliance system is a DS14/DS14mk2 FC, you can add the disk shelf to the loop without shutting down the system. Go to Hot-adding a DS14/DS14mk2 FC to an existing loop.

Caution
Do not attempt to add a DS14/DS14mk2 FC that has ESH modules to a mixed shelf loop.

Installing the disk shelf

To install a DS14/DS14mk2 FC disk shelf into an existing mixed-shelf loop on a storage appliance, complete the following steps.

Caution
If you are installing the DS14/DS14mk2 FC into a loop that contains FC7, FC8, or FC9 disk shelves, the DS14/DS14mk2 FC must be the last disk shelf in the loop and must have the highest disk shelf ID in the loop to avoid address conflicts.

Step	Action
1	Put on the antistatic wrist strap and grounding leash.
2	If the disk shelf connects to a...	Then...
	Filer/FAS appliance	Shut down the filer/FAS appliance by entering the following command at the console: halt Caution Always use the `halt` command to perform a clean shutdown.
	NetCache appliance	From the NetCache Manager home page, select Maintenance tab > System Control > Halt/Reboot. Select Halt NetCache.
3	Verify that the LCD display at the front of your storage appliance displays the following message: Halted
4	Turn off the power to your storage appliance and the disk shelves.
5	Install the disk shelf. Follow Step 2 through Step 7 of Installing a disk shelf.
6	Ground the disk shelf using the provided grounding cable. Follow Step 4 and Step 5 of Grounding connected disk shelves.
7	Connect the disk shelf to a power source. Follow Step 2 of Connecting the disk shelf to power.
8	If the last disk shelf in the loop is...	Then...
	An FC7 or FC8 disk shelf	Remove the terminator from the Output/Terminator connector. Go to Step 9.
	An FC9 disk shelf	Go to Step 9.
9	Connect one end of the provided cable to the Output/Terminator connector of the LRC A on the last disk shelf in the loop.
10	Connect the other end of the cable to the LRC A Input on the disk shelf that you are adding. The following illustration shows a DS14 disk shelf installed above an FC9 disk shelf.
11	If the DS14/DS14mk2 FC...	Then...
	Is the only disk shelf being added to the loop	Connect one end of the provided cable to the LRC B Input on the disk shelf. Connect the other end of the cable to the LRC B Output on the disk shelf. Turn the termination switches on LRCs A and B to the On position.
		Note Because LRC B on the disk shelf is inverted, the On termination position on LRC B is up instead of down.
	Is the first of additional DS14/DS14mk2 FC disk shelves being added to the loop	Turn the termination switch on the first disk shelf in the mixed-shelf loop to the Off position for LRC A (up) and LRC B (down). Connect one end of the provided cable to the LRC B Output on the first disk shelf in the mixed-shelf loop. Connect the other end of the cable to the LRC B Input on the next disk shelf that you added to the mixed-shelf loop. Verify that the termination switch on all but the last disk shelf is in the Off position for LRC A (up) and LRC B (down). The termination switch on the last disk shelf should be in the On position for LRC A (down) and LRC B (up).
12	Give the disk shelf a unique disk shelf ID. See Step 5 of Installing a disk shelf for specific instructions. Note A valid shelf ID is between 1 through 7. Only use disk shelf ID 7 if it is the last ID available on this loop. A shelf ID that is not from 1 through 7 causes the drive addresses to default to those of a shelf with the ID switch set to 7, even though the Shelf ID indicator in the front operation panel displays a dash (-).
13	If your disk shelf is a...	Then
	DS14	Go to Step 14.
	DS14mk2 FC with an LRC module	Set the loop speed switch to 1 Gb. Caution An incorrectly set loop speed results in an open loop condition.
14	Turn on the power first to the disk shelves and then to the storage appliance.
15	Reboot the storage appliance.