Prior to ONTAP 9.7, System Manager uses the term aggregate to describe a local tier. Regardless of your ONTAP version, the ONTAP CLI uses the term aggregate. To learn more about local tiers, see Disks and local tiers.

Before you begin

The drive you want to add must be supported by your platform.

The minimum number of drives you should add in a single procedure is six. Adding a single drive might reduce performance.

Steps for the Hardware Universe

In the Products dropdown menu, select your hardware configuration
Select your platform.
Select the version of ONTAP you are running then Show Results.
Beneath the graphic, select Click here to see alternate views. Choose the view that matches your configuration.

Screenshot of Hardware Universe click here graphic

Steps to install the drives

Check the the MySupportPoral site for newer drive and shelf firmware and Disk Qualification Package files.

If your node or shelf does not have the latest versions, update them before installing the new drive.

Drive firmware is automatically updated (nondisruptively) on new drives that do not have current firmware versions.
Properly ground yourself.
Gently remove the bezel from the front of the platform.

Identify the correct slot for the new drive.

The correct slots for adding drives vary depending on the series model and ONTAP version. In some cases you need to add drives to specific slots in sequence. Whereas, in an ETERNUS AX2100 you add new drives to the next empty slots running from the outside towards the middle of the shelf.

Insert the new drive:
1. With the cam handle in the open position, use both hands to insert the new drive.
2. Push until the drive stops.
3. Close the cam handle so that the drive is fully seated into the mid plane and the handle clicks into place. Be sure to close the cam handle slowly so that it aligns correctly with the face of the drive.
Verify that the drive’s activity LED (green) is illuminated.

When the drive’s activity LED is solid, it means that the drive has power. When the drive’s activity LED is blinking, it means that the drive has power and I/O is in progress. If the drive firmware is automatically updating, the LED blinks.
To add another drive, repeat Steps 4 through 6.

The new drives are not recognized until they are assigned to a node. You can assign the new drives manually, or you can wait for ONTAP to automatically assign the new drives if your node follows the rules for drive auto-assignment.
After the new drives have all been recognized, verify that they have been added and their ownership is specified correctly.

Steps to confirm installation

Display the list of disks:

storage aggregate show-spare-disks

You should see the new drives, owned by the correct node.

Results

The new drives are ready. You can add them to a local tier, place them onto the list of hot spares, or add them when you create a new local tier.

Related information

storage aggregate show-spare-disks

ONTAP 9 Manuals ( CA08871-402 )

Add drives to an ONTAP node or shelf

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