The steps for deploying new grid nodes in an expansion are the same as the steps used to deploy grid nodes initially. You must deploy all new grid nodes before you can perform the expansion.
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VMware: Deploying virtual grid nodes
You must deploy a virtual machine in VMware vSphere for each virtual machine-based grid node included in your expansion.
Linux: Deploying virtual grid nodes
You can deploy virtual grid nodes on new Linux hosts or on existing Linux hosts. If you need additional Linux hosts to support the CPU, RAM, and storage requirements of the StorageGRID Webscale nodes you want to add to your grid, you prepare them in the same way you prepared the hosts when you first installed them. Then, you deploy the expansion nodes in the same way you deployed grid nodes during installation.
Deploying appliance Storage Nodes
After you have deployed the primary Admin Node, you can deploy any StorageGRID Webscale appliances into your StorageGRID Webscale grid. Each appliance functions as a single Storage Node and can connect to the Grid Network, the Admin Network, and the Client Network.