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Figure 2. Newly Upgraded Duplex MD Storage Array (With Expansion)

NOTE: See the

MD Family Disk Expansion SAS Quick Cabling Guide

dell.com/pvresources.

Adding a RAID Controller Module to a Simplex

Configuration

To upgrade your existing storage array from a simplex configuration to a duplex

configuration without taking the existing storage array offline:

Start

MD Storage Manager

The

Enterprise Management Window

is displayed.

Select and right-click the storage array you are upgrading and select

Execute

Script

The

Script Editor Window

is displayed.

In the

Script Editor Window

, run the command:

set storageArray redundancyMode=duplex;

Select

Tools



Verify and Execute

NOTE: When the command completes, the array status changes to Needs

Attention and the enclosure status LED lights amber. Disregard these indicators

and proceed with the next step.

Asymmetric Cabling (Recommended) Symmetric Cabling

expansion

enclosures

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