Upgrading to a 64-bit aggregate

For storage systems running Data ONTAP 8.1 and later, System Manager enables you to upgrade an existing 32-bit aggregate to a 64-bit aggregate by adding disks to increase their size beyond 16 TB.

Before you begin

•	All the existing disks in the aggregate must be of the same size.

•	You must have sufficient homogeneous spare disks of the same size as the existing disks in the aggregate.

Steps

1.	From the Home tab, double-click the appropriate storage system.

2.	Expand either the Cluster or the Nodes hierarchy in the left navigation pane.

3.	In the navigation pane, click Storage > Aggregates.

4.	Select the 32-bit aggregate whose size you want to increase and click Add Disks.

5.	Select one or more homogeneous disks that are of the same size as the existing disks in the aggregate and click Add.

6.	Select the confirmation check box and click Add.

The Upgrade to 64 bit aggregate Wizard is displayed.

7.	Type or select information as prompted by the wizard.

8.	Confirm the details and click Finish to complete the wizard.

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