6.3 HP StoreAll Storage Installation Guide (TA768-96085, April 2013)

10 Expanding an 9320 cluster with an 9320 starter kit
The following prerequisites must be complete before adding the new couplet to the existing cluster:
• The 9320 starter kit must be cabled to the existing cluster as described in the HP StoreAll
Storage Networking Best Practices Guide.
• The servers in the existing cluster must be upgraded to the 6.3 release.
Installing the latest StoreAll OS software release
StoreAll OS version 6.3 is only available through the registered release process. To obtain the
ISO image, contact HP Support to register for the release and obtain access to the software dropbox.
Use a DVD
1. Burn the ISO image to a DVD.
2. Insert the Quick Restore DVD into the first expansion server.
IMPORTANT: Use an external USB drive that has external power; do not rely on the USB
bus for power to drive the device.
3. Restart the server to boot from the DVD-ROM.
4. When the HP Storage screen appears, enter qr to install the software.
Repeat steps 2–4 on the second expansion server.
Use a USB key
1. Copy the ISO to a Linux system.
2. Insert a USB key into the Linux system.
3. Execute cat /proc/partitions to find the USB device partition, which is displayed as
dev/sdX. For example:
cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
8 128 15633408 sdi
4. Execute the following dd command to make USB the QR installer:
dd if=<ISO file name with path> of=/dev/sdi oflag=direct bs=1M
For example:
dd if=X9000-QRDVD-6.3.72-1.x86_64.signed.iso of=/dev/sdi oflag=direct bs=1M
4491+0 records in
4491+0 records out
4709154816 bytes (4.7 GB) copied, 957.784 seconds, 4.9 MB/s
5. Insert the USB key into the first expansion server.
6. Restart the server to boot from the USB key. (Press F11 and use option 3).
7. When the HP Storage screen appears, enter qr to install the software.
8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 on each server.
Installing the expansion server
1. Log into the server.
2. Boot the servers that will be in the cluster and log into the first server as root.
The X9000 Installation — Welcome window is displayed.
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