Using SmartKit for Capacity Expansion (Switched Network)

Procedure

1. In the main window of SmartKit, choose Home > Storage > Capacity Expansion > Add Controllers.

   The Add Controllers page is displayed.

2. Select devices.
   1. Click Device Selection. The Select Devices dialog box is displayed.
   2. Select the storage system for which you want to expand controllers and the results save folder and click OK.

3. Ensure compliance with the safety operation guide.
   1. Click Safety Operation Guide. The Safety Operation Guide dialog box is displayed.
   2. Make sure that the prerequisites displayed on the user interface have been prepared. Select the prerequisites and click Confirm.

4. Evaluate the capacity expansion solution.
   1. Click Expansion Evaluation.

      The Expansion Configuration page is displayed.

   2. (Optional) For devices that are configured with HyperMetro, select the device you want to perform capacity expansion evaluation from the device list and click Next.
   3. Select a capacity expansion scenario.

      Select Add controllers in Capacity expansion scenario. Select the number of controllers after the capacity expansion, and enter the BOM codes of the new enclosure or controller by referring to the BOQ for capacity expansion. Use commas (,) to separate multiple BOM codes.

   4. Click Add Hardware Information and Expansion Mode.

      You can add multiple configuration policies.

   5. Specify the configuration parameters according to the capacity expansion plan. Table 7-9 lists the parameters.
      Table 7-9 Capacity evaluation parameters

      Parameter	Description
      Storage Capacity Expansion Mode	Method to add storage space.
      BOM of Disk	BOM code of the new disk. NOTE: If the BOM code of the new disk is the same as an existing one in the storage system, select the BOM code from the drop-down list. If the BOM code of the new disk is not included in the drop-down list box, select Customize. To add multiple disk types, click Add Hardware Information and Expansion Mode to add new configuration policies.
      Disk Type	Type of the new disks. NOTE: When Customize is selected for BOM of Disk, you need to manually select a disk type. Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) are supported.
      Physical Capacity of a Single Disk	Capacity of the new disks. NOTE: When Customize is selected for BOM of Disk, you need to manually enter the disk capacity.
      Capacity Unit	Capacity unit of the new disks. NOTE: When Customize is selected for BOM of Disk, you need to manually select a capacity unit.
      Disk Quantity	Number of new disks.
      Operation	You can click Delete to delete the current configuration policy.

   6. Click Next.

      The Information page is displayed.

   7. Read and confirm the displayed message, and click OK.

      The Start Evaluation page is displayed and the system starts evaluating the capacity expansion solution.

      • After the evaluation is complete, click Open the report to go to the save path of the evaluation report. The report is a .zip file named by the evaluation time.
      • You can also click View the report to open the report directly.
   8. Click Finish.

   Rectify the failed items (if any) according to the suggestions and evaluate the solution again. If the items fail again, contact Huawei technical support engineers for assistance. Otherwise, risks may arise during capacity expansion.

5. Open the Add Controller Wizard dialog box.
   1. Click Expansion.
   2. Click Add Controller.

      The Select Expansion Mode dialog box is displayed.

   3. Select Networking Mode and Configuration after expansion.

      Set Networking Mode to Switch-based network and Configuration to the number of controllers after expansion.

   4. Click OK

      The Add Controller Wizard dialog box is displayed.

6. Add controllers as prompted by the wizard.
   1. Confirm the precautions of SmartKit.

      Select I have read the previous precautions, completed the related operations, and understood consequences of the operation and click Next.

      The Check Before Capacity Expansion page is displayed.

   2. The system automatically checks the expansion condition.

      If any check item fails, rectify the faults and perform the check again.

      After all check items are passed, click Next.

      The Confirm the Networking Environment page is displayed.

   3. Click the network diagram to obtain the network diagram.

      It is recommended that you connect the cables according to Switched Network (Applicable to V500R007C70SPC200 and Later) in this document. Other networking may cause controller expansion failure.

      Ensure that cables are properly connected according to the network diagram.

      Select I have powered on the controller that is added and click Next.

      The Configure Data Switch page is displayed.

   4. Enter the configuration information about the data switch, as described in Table 7-10.
      Table 7-10 Data switch parameters

      Parameter	Description
      Data switch 0 Management IP Address	IP address of the management network port on data switch 0.
      Data switch 0 Username	User name used to log in to data switch 0 through SSH. For details about the user name, see Configuring New IP Addresses for the Management Network Ports on the Switches and SSH Login User Information.
      Data switch 0 Password	Password used to log in to data switch 0 through SSH.
      Data switch 0 SSH Port	Port used to log in to data switch 0 through SSH. The default port is port 22.
      Data switch 1 Management IP Address	IP address of the management network port on data switch 1.
      Data switch 1 Username	User name used to log in to data switch 1 through SSH. For details about the user name, see Configuring New IP Addresses for the Management Network Ports on the Switches and SSH Login User Information.
      Data switch 1 Password	Password used to log in to data switch 1 through SSH.
      Data switch 1 SSH Port	Port used to log in to data switch 1 through SSH. The default port is port 22.

      After configuration, click OK.

      The Scan for Node Information page is displayed.

   5. The system automatically detects node information. If the system fails to detect the information of the new controllers, rectify the faults as prompted and click Rescan.

      After the system obtains the node information, confirm and select the controller enclosure to be expanded based on Controller enclosure SN.

      After confirming all controller enclosures, select I have read the previous information and understood consequences of the operation and click Next.

      The Check the Added Controller page is displayed.

      You can query the SN of a controller enclosure on the label on its exterior, for example, 2102XXXXXXXXE700000X.

   6. The system automatically performs a pre-expansion check.

      If the check fails, identify and rectify the failed items. Then click Recheck to perform the check again.

      After all check items are passed, click Next.

      The Capacity Expansion page is displayed.

   7. The system automatically starts adding controllers.

      A Danger dialog box will be displayed indicating that this operation will restore the new controllers to the default settings.

      Confirm the information in the dialog box and select I have read and understood the consequence associated with performing this operation and click OK. The system continues to add controllers.

      After the controllers are successfully added, click Next.

      The Post-expansion Check page is displayed.

   8. The system automatically performs a post-expansion check.

      If the check fails, identify and rectify the failed items. Then click Recheck to perform the check again.

      After all check items are passed, click Next.

      The Completed page is displayed.

   9. Click Finish to complete the expansion.

7. Inspect the system after expansion.
   1. Click Post-Expansion Inspection. The inspection tool page is displayed.
   2. Click Select Check Items.

      In the check item list, select the items you want to check.

   3. Click Next to start the inspection.
      • Open the result directory is linked to the directory that stores the inspection report.
      • View the report is linked to the inspection results that are saved as .html files. These files are also compressed and stored in the result directory.
      • Click Finish. The inspection is complete.