Expansion Shelf LicensesThis topic introduces the license required for adding external data storage in the form of Dell MD1200 storage arraysthat are referred to as expansion shelf enclosures. Expansion shelf enclosures allow you to add supplemental datastorage capacity to support DR Series system operations. Any expansion shelf enclosure that is added must be equal toor greater than each DR Series system internal drive slot capacity (0–11). Expansion shelf enclosures can be added tothe internal data storage in certain capacities. Licenses define the expansion shelf enclosure size in a license = sizeformat (for example, shelf = 18TB), and licenses are added on a per-shelf basis. For the maximum number of expansionshelf enclosures per DR Series system, see “Expansion Unit Limits” in theDell DR Series System Interoperability Guide.Table 4. Expansion Shelf Capacities in the DR Series SystemSystem/Expansion Shelf Enclosure Size Maximum Data Storage Capacity Options600 Gigabyte (GB) expansion shelf • 9 TB• 18 TB• 27 TB1 TB expansion shelf • 9 TB• 18 TB• 27 TB2 TB expansion shelf • 18 TB• 27 TB3 TB expansion • 27 TBLicensesAdding an expansion shelf enclosure requires that you order a license for each enclosure from a Dell Accountrepresentative at the time that you order the DR Series system. You can also order this at a later date when you want toadd additional external storage to your base DR Series system. To obtain the license, you can download it from thesupport.dell.com website using your service tag or use an email link from your Dell Account representative.If you already have a Dell MD1200 storage array, the order process supports licensing for existing hardware that youwant to add to a base DR Series system. Each license supports one expansion shelf enclosure, and the system supportsmultiple enclosures using the DR Series system service tag. Because the licenses are tied to the system service tag, ifthe internal drives are moved to another system chassis, this would require a new license. For more information aboutthe expansion shelf enclosures, see “DR Series Expansion Shelf” in DR Series System and Data Operations.NOTE: The 300 Gigabyte (GB) drive capacity (2.7 TB) version of the DR Series system does not support the additionof expansion shelf enclosures to add external storage to the base system.Installing an Expansion Shelf LicenseMake sure that you have located the license for expansion shelf prior to attempting to install and validate it.To install a license for an expansion shelf for the DR Series system, complete the following:NOTE: The 300 Gigabyte (GB) drive capacity (2.7 TB) version of the DR Series system does not support the additionof expansion shelf enclosures.1. In the navigation panel, select Support → License (or double-click License).The License page is displayed, showing a License File Location pane and a Number of Installed Licenses pane.2. In the License File Location pane, click Browse... to navigate to the license file location (typically, it is downloadedto /store/license).67
