Administrator Guide

Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of
Unisphere Central.
2. From the SYSTEM menu, click Hardware.
The Hardware view is displayed.
3. Click the System tab.
4. In the System tab navigation pane, clickEnclosure.
The Enclosure view is displayed.
5. Select the enclosure you want to remove and click Remove Enclosure.
The Remove Enclosure wizard opens.
6. Confirm the details of your current install, and click Next.
7. Locate the enclosure in the Storage Center and click Next.
8. Follow the directions to disconnect the A side chain cables connecting the enclosure to the Storage Center. Click Next.
9. Reconnect the A side chain cables by following the directions to exclude the enclosure. Click Next.
10. Follow the directions to disconnect the B side chain cables connecting the enclosure to the Storage Center. Click Next.
11. Reconnect the B side chain cables by following the directions to exclude the enclosure. Click Next to validate the cabling
and delete the enclosure.
If the cabling is invalid, an error message is displayed. You can proceed to the next step once the error is corrected and
validated.
12. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
Replace an Enclosure
The Replace Enclosure wizard guides you through replacing an enclosure in the storage system.
Prerequisites
● Requires a controller outage
● Available only for the SCv2000 series controller
● Available only if data has been released from all disks in the selected enclosure and the situation allows the replacement of an
enclosure
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of
Unisphere Central.
2. From the
SYSTEM menu, click Hardware.
The Hardware view is displayed.
3. Click the System tab.
4. In the System tab navigation pane, clickEnclosure.
The Enclosure view is displayed.
5. Select the enclosure you want to replace and click Replace Enclosure.
The Replace Enclosure wizard opens.
6. Click Next to accept the warning of service interruption.
7. Follow the instruction for locating the enclosure in the rack.
8. Click Next.
9. Follow all instructions to remove disks from the enclosure.
10. Click Next.
11. Disconnect the enclosure from the Storage Center.
12. Click Next.
13. Add disks to your enclosure by following the instructions.
14. Click Next.
15. Follow the instructions to connect the A-side chain.
16. Click Next.
The wizard checks that the enclosure is connected.
Storage Center Maintenance
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