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Workflow to add capacity to a local tier in ONTAP

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To add capacity to a local tier you must first identify which local tier you want to add to, determine how much new storage is needed, install new disks, assign disk ownership, and create a new RAID group, if needed.

You can use either System Manager or the ONTAP CLI to add capacity.

Local tier expansion workflow