NonStop S-Series System Expansion and Reduction Guide
Table Of Contents
- NonStop S-Series System Expansion and Reduction Guide
- What’s New in This Guide
- About This Guide
- 1 The Resizing Process
- 2 Planning System Expansion
- 3 Planning System Reduction
- 4 Reducing a System Online
- 1.Prepare the Donor System for Reduction
- 2.Record Information About the Donor System
- 3.Prepare Both ServerNet Fabrics
- 4.Inventory Enclosures to Be Removed
- 5.Prepare and Stop Devices and Processes
- 6.Ensure Devices and Processes Are Stopped
- 7.Delete Devices and Processes If Necessary
- 8.Prepare Enclosures for Removal
- 9.Finish the Reduction
- 10.Remove Other Cables From Powered-Off Enclosures
- 11.Physically Remove Enclosures From the System
- Adding Enclosures to Another System
- 5 Reducing a System Offline
- 6 Expanding a System Online
- Preparation for Online Expansion
- 1.Prepare Target System for Expansion
- 2.Record Information About Target System
- 3.Prepare Target System for Addition of Block
- 4.Save Current Target System Configuration
- 5.Copy SP Firmware File From the Target System to the System Console
- 6.Finish Gathering Information
- 7.Connect a System Console to the Enclosure
- 8.Change Group Number of Enclosure to 01
- 9.Power On Enclosure
- 10.Verify Connection Between System Console and Enclosure
- 11.Configure System Console and Enclosure
- 12.Verify SP Firmware Is Compatible
- 13.Update SP Firmware in Enclosure If Necessary
- 14.Configure Topology of Enclosure If Necessary
- 15.Power Off Enclosure
- 16.Repeat Steps 6 Through 15 If Necessary
- 17.Assemble Enclosures Into a Block
- 18.Change Group Numbers of Block to Fit Target System
- 19.Disconnect System Console From Block
- 20.Power On Added Block
- 21.Cable Block to Target System
- 22.Verify Resized Target System
- 23a.Update Firmware and Code in Block (Using TSM)
- 23b.Update Firmware and Code in Block (Using OSM)
- 24.Reload Processors in Block If Necessary
- 25.Verify Operations in Added Block
- 26.Configure CRUs in Added Block
- 7 Troubleshooting
- A Common System Operations
- Determine the Processor Type
- Determine the ServerNet Fabric Status
- Determine the Product Versions of the OSM Client Software
- Determine the Product Version of the TSM Client Software
- Move the System Console
- Stop the OSM or TSM Low-Level Link
- Start a Startup TACL Session
- Start the OSM or TSM Low-Level Link
- Start the OSM Service Connection or TSM Service Application
- B ServerNet Cabling
- C Checklists and Worksheets
- D Stopping Devices and Processes
- Safety and Compliance
- Glossary
- Index

Expanding a System Online
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23a. Update Firmware and Code in Block (Using
TSM)
b. Click Perform action. The Update Action Summary
dialog box appears.
c. When the Status line lists the action as
Completed, click Close.
The Update Action Summary
dialog box disappears.
6. Examine the State Box for the SP Firmware.
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Skip to Step 15 if both of the following conditions are true:
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The state box is OK
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You performed 13. Update SP Firmware in Enclosure If Necessary.
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Otherwise, perform Step 6a through Step 6c:
a. Click the check box for the SP Firmware.
b. Click Perform action. The Update Action Summary
dialog box appears.
c. When the Status line lists the action as
Completed, click Close.
The Update Action Summary
dialog box disappears.
7. Click Cancel. The Single SP Firmware
Update dialog box disappears.
8. In the Physical view, double-click the processor
enclosure for the block you just added.
The Physical view displays
components on both sides of
the enclosure.
9. Right-click the slot for the SP you just updated. A menu appears.
10. Select Actions. The Actions dialog box
appears.
11. From the Select Component box, select Service
Processor.
Choices appear in the Actions
for list.
12. In the Actions for list, select Reset.
13. Click Perform action. After one to three minutes, the
Action Status box indicates a
successful Reset.
14. When the status line lists the action as Completed, click Close.
If the status line never lists the action as Completed, see the TSM documentation.
15. For the PMF CRU in slot 55 of the enclosure you added, repeat this procedure from
Step 3.
16. If you added any other enclosures, repeat this procedure for each enclosure from
Step 1.
Step Action Result