This section explains the operation for changing the number of NS Appliances allowed to operate on a dedicated server for NS Appliance from 10 to 20.
This operation is not possible when physical L-Servers for NS Appliances have been created using SAN storage and FC multi-path configuration has been set. Change the configuration to a FC single-path configuration before performing this operation.
For details on modifying FC path configurations, refer to "4.2.15 Modifying FC Path Configurations".
Announce that maintenance operations will be performed.
Check the NS Appliances operating on the target dedicated server for NS Appliances, and if the target NS Appliance is being used on the L-Platform, announce the start of maintenance operations to the tenant administrators and tenant users who use that L-Platform.
For details, refer to "5.2.1.3 Announce the Start of Maintenance Operations".
Place all NS Appliances running on the target dedicated server for NS Appliances into maintenance mode.
For details on placing devices into maintenance mode, refer to "22.1 Switchover of Maintenance Mode" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
Stop all NS Appliances running on the target dedicated server for NS Appliances to perform maintenance on.
For details on how to stop an NS Appliance, refer to "4.2.2 Stopping NS Appliances".
Execute the rcxnetworkservice appext command to increase the number of NS Appliances that can be created.
Executing the rcxnetworkservice appext command restarts the physical L-Server for NS Appliance.
For details on this command, refer to "A.1 rcxnetworkservice".
Release all of the NS Appliances running on the target dedicated server for NS Appliances from maintenance mode.
For details of how to release devices from maintenance mode, refer to "22.1 Switchover of Maintenance Mode" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
Announce the end of maintenance.
Check the NS Appliances operating on the target dedicated server for NS Appliances, and if the target NS Appliance is being used on the L-Platform, announce the end of maintenance operations to the tenant administrators and tenant users who use that L-Platform.
For details, refer to "5.2.1.11 Announce the Completion of Maintenance Operations".
