Expanding Disk Enclosures Using SmartKit

1. In the main window of SmartKit, click the Devices tab and select Add.

   The dialog box for adding devices is displayed.

2. In Basic Information, select Specify IP Address (add a device by the IP address) and enter the management IP address of the storage system. Then click Next.
3. In the Login Information area, enter the user name and password of the storage system super administrator and click Finish.

• When a device is added for the first time or a device certificate is not trusted, a message is displayed indicating that the connection is not trusted.
• When an SSH server is added for the first time or the fingerprint of an SSH server changes, a message is displayed asking whether you want to continue to register the SSH server.

The Add Disks/Disk Enclosures/Disk Cabinets page is displayed.

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.

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 OK.

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 disks, disk enclosures, and disk cabinets in Capacity expansion scenario.

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 8-3 lists the parameters.
   Table 8-3 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.

1. Choose Expansion > Disk Enclosure Expansion.

   The Select Device dialog box is displayed.

2. Select the storage system you want to add disk enclosures and click OK.

   The Expansion dialog box is displayed.

3. Click Disk Enclosure Expansion.

   The Disk Enclosure Expansion page is displayed.

1. Click Expansion. A dialog box is displayed prompting you to select an object to be expanded.
2. Select Adding Disk Enclosures. In the dialog box that is displayed, you can click the link to the operation guide and perform related operations based on the guide.

   If you have installed disk enclosures and connected cascading cables, perform Connecting Power Cables of Disk Enclosures only.

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.

1. In the main window of SmartKit, click the Devices tab and select Add.

   The dialog box for adding devices is displayed.

2. In Basic Information, select Specify IP Address (add a device by the IP address) and enter the management IP address of the storage system. Then click Next.
3. In the Login Information area, enter the user name and password of the storage system super administrator and click Finish.

• When a device is added for the first time or a device certificate is not trusted, a message is displayed indicating that the connection is not trusted.
• When an SSH server is added for the first time or the fingerprint of an SSH server changes, a message is displayed asking whether you want to continue to register the SSH server.

The Add Disks/Disk Enclosures/Disk Cabinets page is displayed.

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.

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 OK.

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 disks, disk enclosures, and disk cabinets in Capacity expansion scenario.

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 8-4 lists the parameters.
   Table 8-4 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.

1. Choose Expansion > Disk Enclosure Expansion.

   The Select Device dialog box is displayed.

2. Select the storage system you want to add disk enclosures and click OK.

   The Expansion dialog box is displayed.

3. Click Add Disk Enclosure, Disk Cabinet.

   The Add Disk Enclosure, Disk Cabinet page is displayed.

1. Confirm the precautions.

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

   The Configure Quantity of Disk Enclosures to Be Added page is displayed.

2. Set the type and number of disk enclosures to be added.

   Select the controller enclosure to which you want to add disk enclosures and the number of disk enclosures to be added. Then click Next.

   The Pre-expansion Check page is displayed.

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

   If the check fails, rectify the faults and click Recheck to perform the check again.

   After all check items have passed the check, click Next.

   The Connect Cables page is displayed.

4. Connect cables.
   1. Connect the power cables of new disk enclosures. For details, see Connecting Power Cables of Disk Enclosures.
      • Removing cables are highly risky and may affect service running. Check whether services are running properly after removing cables. If services are in abnormal state after cables are removed, do not perform capacity expansion before issues are detected.
      • If you want to switch cascading cables from one to another port on an expansion module, reserve an interval of at least 25s between removing and inserting.
      • During disk enclosure expansion, after removing cascading cables from a disk enclosure, wait for at least 30s before inserting them to a new disk enclosure.
      • During disk enclosure expansion, after cascading cables are inserted into a new disk enclosure, wait for at least three minutes before removing them.
      • Gently push the connector of the cascading cables inward. Then pull the plastic ring on the connector outward and hold the plastic ring while removing the cascading cables.
   2. Power on the disk bay by turning on power switches of the bay.

      To avoid damage to devices, you need to ensure that the bay is correctly grounded before you powered it on.

   3. After all cables are properly connected, select I have inserted cables correctly and powered on the added enclosure as required and click Next.

      The Add New Disk Enclosures to the System page is displayed.

5. The system automatically checks whether disk enclosures are added.

   If the check fails, rectify the faults and click Recheck to perform the check again.

   After all check items have passed the check, click Next.

   The Check Disk Enclosure Locations page is displayed.

6. Confirm the locations of disk enclosures.

   Click Light Disk Enclosures. Check whether disk enclosures are installed in the correct locations based on the indicator status on the device diagram.

   If the actual location of a disk enclosure is inconsistent with that on the device diagram, follow the standard mini SAS logical connection diagram to reconnect the mini SAS cable and verify the connection.

   If the actual location of a disk enclosure is consistent with that on the device diagram, select I have correctly installed all the disk enclosures based on the indicator blinking sequence and click Next.

   The Post-expansion Cable Connection Check page is displayed.

7. The system automatically checks the cable connection status.

   If the check fails, rectify the faults and click Recheck to perform the check again.

   After all check items have passed the check, click Next.

   The Post-expansion Check page is displayed.

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

   If the check fails, rectify the faults and click Recheck to perform the check again.

   After all check items have passed the check, click Next.

   The Finished page is displayed.

9. You have finished capacity expansion.

   Click Finish to finish the disk enclosure 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.