DD610 and DD630 Storage

Expansion

Adding the disk drives requires an Expanded-Storage license key. The

license key for your system is:

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This document provides instructions for upgrading Data Domain DD610 and DD630
systems from seven to twelve disk drives.
This document covers the topics shown in the following table.

Related Documentation Page4

Tools and Supplies Needed Page4
Overview Page5
Disk Drive Locations Page6
Upgrade Procedures Page7

You may go directly to the procedures indicated in this table.

Verify disk drive status before the upgrade Page7
Add the expanded-storage license key Page7
Insert the new disk drives Page8
Create the new RAID group and verify the new disk drives Page9

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Related Documentation
The Documentation page at https://my.datadomain.com/documentation provides
access to three categories of documents that are related to use of Data Domain
products:
End user documents, under Product Documentation.
Documents about how to integrate Data Domain systems with third-party
backup applications, under Integration Documentation.
Matrices that show which components are compatible with each other, under
Compatibility Matrices.

View Data Domain documents

1. Log into the support portal at https://my.datadomain.com/documentation.

2. To view user documents, click Product Documentation and then perform the
following steps:
a. Select the Data Domain model from the Platform list and click View.

b. On the row for the correct Data Domain operating system (DD OS) version,
click View under Documentation.
c. Click the desired title.

3. To view integration-related documents, perform the following steps:

a. Click Integration Documentation.

b. Select the vendor from the Vendor menu.

c. Select the desired title from the list and click View.

4. To view compatibility matrices, perform the following steps:

a. Click Compatibility Matrices.

b. Select the desired title from the Product menu and click View.

Tools and Supplies Needed

Multi-blade screwdriver
Laptop computer
Null modem cable with a DB9 connector to the DDR side
USB to serial converter cable (if the laptop does not have a serial port)
Antistatic wrist strap and conductive foam pad
A USB flash drive can be helpful, but is not specifically required by any procedure.

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Overview
You can upgrade DD610 and DD630 systems from seven disk drives to twelve disk
drives. After the expansion, the system has one RAID group of six disk drives, one
RAID group of five new disk drives, and one spare disk drive that can be used by
either group. The system can continue normal backup and restore operations during
the expansion procedure. No down time is required.
Table 1 shows the disk drive specification for the systems.
Table 1: Disk Drive Specification
Model Disk Drive Size Disk Drives Disk Drives
(base) (expanded)
DD610 500 GB 7 12
DD630 1 TB 7 12

Note the following before you begin the upgrade procedure:

Before adding the new disk drives, obtain an Expanded-Storage license key from
Data Domain and install the license on the system. See Add the expanded-storage
license key on page 7.

Do not mix disk drives of different capacities in a system. DD610 systems use 500
GB disk drives. DD630 systems use 1 TB disk drives.
Use only disk drives and disk carriers that are Data Domain field replaceable
units. Do not use disk drives from other sources.
Make sure that the system has no failed or missing disk drives before adding new
disk drives. See Verify disk drive status before the upgrade on page 7.

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Disk Drive Locations

Disk drive carriers are numbered left to right and top to bottom, as shown in the
illustration. Before the upgrade, the system has disk drives in slots 1 through 7 and
blank carriers in slots 8 through 12.

1 2 3 4
5 6 7

DD610-DD630 Disk Locations (7 Disk Configuration)

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
DD610-DD630 Disk Locations (12 Disk Configuration)
Figure 1: Disk Drive Numbers for DD610 and DD630 Models

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Upgrade Procedures

Verify disk drive status before the upgrade

1. Log into the system as an administrative user.

2. Verify the status of the existing disk drives by using the disk show
reliability-data command. The display should be similar to the following:

# disk show reliability-data

Disk ATA Bus Reallocated Temperature
(enc/disk) CRC Err Sectors
---------- ------- ----------- -----------
1.1 0 0 30 C 86 F
1.2 0 0 29 C 84 F
1.3 0 0 29 C 84 F
1.4 0 0 29 C 84 F
1.5 0 0 29 C 84 F
1.6 0 0 29 C 84 F
1.7 0 0 29 C 84 F

3. Verify raid group redundancy and look for failed drives by running one of the
following commands:
a. For DD OS 4.9.x and earlier:

# disk show detailed-raid-info

b. For DD OS 5.x or later:

# disk show state

If the command output shows any failed or degraded disk drives in group dg0,
correct the problem before continuing with the expansion procedure.

Add the expanded-storage license key

As an administrative user, enter the following command:
# license add license-key

where license-key is the key printed on the sticker attached to the front of this
document.

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Insert the new disk drives

Cautions:
Whenever servicing parts in a running system, move slowly while inserting
and latching the new parts. This avoids creating strong vibrations in the
chassis which might interfere with nearby operating disk drives.
To ensure proper airflow and cooling, all disk drive bays must contain either
a carrier with a disk drive installed in it or a carrier with an air baffle installed.
Allow a minimum of at least one minute between removal of the old disk and
insertion of the new disk.
Follow this procedure for each new disk drive.
1. Remove the blank carrier from the bay.

2. With the disk drive carrier handle fully open, gently slide the disk drive carrier all
the way into the disk drive bay in the chassis until it stops. See Figure2.
3. Use the handle to push the carrier until it docks in the chassis, then close the
handle. Use care to avoid excessive force that could damage the disk drive.

Figure 2: Inserting Disk Drive

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Create the new RAID group and verify the new disk drives
1. Wait for one or two minutes after installing the disk drives.

2. To check that all of the disk drives are recognized, enter the following command:

# disk show hardware

The output should include one line for each of the twelve disk drives.
3. Enter one of the following commands to create a second RAID group with the
new disk drive:
a. For DD OS 4.9.x or earlier:

# disk expand

b. For DD OS 5.x or later:

# storage add [tier {active | archive}]

{enclosure <enclosure-id>
| dev<disk-id> [spindle-group <1-16>]
| disk <enclosure-id>.<disk-id> }

4. Enter the following command to verify the upgrade:

# disk show raid-info

Disk State Additional Status
---- ------------ -----------------
1.1 in use (dg0)
1.2 in use (dg0)
1.3 in use (dg0)
1.4 spare
1.5 in use (dg0)
1.6 in use (dg0)
1.7 in use (dg0)
1.8 in use (dg1)
1.9 in use (dg1)
1.10 in use (dg1)
1.11 in use (dg1)
1.12 in use (dg1)
---- ------------ -----------------
12 drives are operational
11 drives are "in use"
1 drive is "spare"
2 disk groups total
2 disk groups present

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5. Check for the following:

One of the disks in the range of 1.1 to 1.7 has the state of spare.
The example above shows disk 1.4 as the spare, but your system may have a
different spare.
All of the other disks have the state of in use.
Disks 1.1 through 1.7 (except for the spare disk drive) are in dg0 (disk group
zero)
Disks 1.8 through 1.12 are in dg1 (disk group one).
This completes the upgrade procedures.

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