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Operating Systems Solaris Adding external disk array to a live server Post 302308084 by sbk1972 on Friday 17th of April 2009 04:29:53 AM

04-17-2009

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Adding external disk array to a live server

Hi all

Ive got a v440 with an external T3 RAID in a dual bus configuration. I need to add an additional JBOD extension to the disk array via two VDCH cables.

Now, can I do this as the server is live ? Can I just plug the two cables in, switch on the additional extension ? Will this cause the scsi bus to go wild / panic ?

Getting down time for this job will be hard, and the paperwork to get it actioned is 15x harder than the job :-) So, Im aiming at doing the connecting as the server is up, but want to know if its possible ?

I was thinking that I just plug the second array / disk pack in, switch on. But not sure if the current disk array will see it, or if I need to do something for the new disks to be seen via the array.

Any pointers / opinions / or thoughts are humbly recieved :-)

Cheers

Simon K

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