Gathering required materials

Before you perform an expansion operation, you must gather the materials listed in the following table.

Item	Notes
StorageGRID Webscale installation archive	If you are adding new grid nodes or a new data center site, you must download and extract the StorageGRID Webscale installation archive. You must use the same version that is currently running on the grid. See "Downloading and extracting the StorageGRID Webscale installation files" for instructions. Note: You do not need to download files if you are adding new storage volumes to existing Storage Nodes or installing new StorageGRID Webscale appliances.
Service laptop	The service laptop must have: Network port SSH client (for example, PuTTY) Supported browser
Provisioning passphrase	The passphrase is created and documented when the StorageGRID Webscale system is first installed. The provisioning passphrase is not in the Passwords.txt file.
StorageGRID Webscale documentation	Administrator Guide Release Notes Installation Guide for your platform
Current documentation for your platform	For supported versions, see the Interoperability Matrix.

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