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6.1 HP IBRIX X9000 Network Storage System Installation Guide (TA768-96058, June 2012)

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8 Expanding an X9720 or X9320 10GbE cluster by an
X9730 module
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites must be complete before adding the expansion module to the existing
cluster:
X9720 systems
• The X9730 expansion module must be cabled to the existing cluster as described in the HP
IBRIX X9000 Networking Best Practices Guide.
• The servers in the existing cluster must be upgraded to the 6.1 release:
1. List and then remove the existing X9720 exds vendor storage:
ibrix_vs -l
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ibrix_vs -d -n <vs-name>
2. Upgrade to the 6.1 release as described in the X9720/X9730 administrator guide.
3. Run the following commands on the active Fusion Manager to confirm that the chassis
and VS were successfully registered as part of the upgrade process:
ibrix_chassis -l
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ibrix_chassis –l -s
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ibrix_vs –l
4. Run the following commands to confirm that health reports are working properly:
ibrix_chassis -i
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ibrix_chassis –i -s
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ibrix_vs –i
5. Run the following command on each node to confirm that the Fusion Manager started
hpspmon with the appropriate categories:
ps -ef | grep hpspmon
The categories in the process list output should be STORAGE, SERVER, CHASSIS for one
designated Vendor Storage server (an X9720 node). All other X9720 nodes should show
monitoring of the SERVER category only.
X9320 10GbE systems
• The X9730 expansion module must be cabled to the existing cluster as described in the HP
IBRIX X9000 Networking Best Practices Guide.
• The servers in the existing cluster must be upgraded to the 6.1 release.
Installing the latest IBRIX X9000 software release
Obtain the latest 6.1 release from the IBRIX X9000 software dropbox and install it on each
expansion blade. Download the Quick Restore ISO image and transfer it to a DVD or USB key.
Use a DVD
1. Burn the ISO image to a DVD.
2. Insert the Quick Restore DVD into a USB DVD drive cabled to the Onboard Administrator or
to the Dongle connecting the drive to the front of the blade.
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