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Hot-adding disk shelves with IOM12 modules

You can hot-add one or more disk shelves with IOM12 modules to an existing stack of disk shelves with IOM12 modules or hot-add a stack of one or more disk shelves with IOM12 modules directly to a SAS HBA or an onboard SAS port on the controller.

  1. Requirements for hot-adding disk shelves with IOM12 modules
    Your system must meet certain requirements before hot-adding disk shelves with IOM12 modules.
  2. Considerations for hot-adding disk shelves with IOM12 modules
    You should familiarize yourself with aspects and best practices about this procedure before hot-adding disk shelves.
  3. Installing disk shelves with IOM12 modules for a hot-add
    For each disk shelf you are hot-adding, you install the disk shelf into a rack, connect the power cords, power on the disk shelf, and set the disk shelf ID before cabling the SAS connections.
  4. Cabling disk shelves with IOM12 modules for a hot-add
    You cable the SAS connections, shelf-to-shelf and controller-to-stack, as applicable for hot-added disk shelves so they have connectivity to the system.