Adding grid nodes to an existing site or adding a new site

You can add grid nodes to a deployed site, or you can add a new site in a single expansion procedure.

Before you begin

Steps

  1. Updating subnets for the Grid Network
    StorageGRID Webscale maintains a list of the network subnets used to communicate between grid nodes on the Grid Network (eth0). These entries include the subnets used for the Grid Network by each site in your StorageGRID Webscale system as well as any subnets used for NTP, DNS, LDAP, or other external servers accessed through the Grid Network gateway. When you add grid nodes or a new site in an expansion, you might need to update or add subnets to the Grid Network.
  2. Deploying new grid nodes
    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.
  3. Performing the expansion
    When you perform the expansion, the new grid nodes or the new site is added to your existing StorageGRID Webscale deployment. You must download an updated copy of the Recovery Package file while the expansion process is completing.
  4. Configuring your expanded StorageGRID Webscale system
    After completing an expansion, you must perform additional integration and configuration steps.
Related information
Administering StorageGRID Webscale
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