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Expand a grid

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You can expand the capacity or capabilities of your StorageGRID system without interrupting system operations.

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Expansion types
Guidelines: Add object capacity
Guidelines: Add metadata capacity
Guidelines: Add redundancy or new capabilities
Guidelines: Add a site
Gather required materials
Add storage volumes
Add storage volumes to Storage Nodes
VMware: Add storage volumes to Storage Node
Linux: Add direct-attached or SAN volumes to Storage Node
Add grid nodes or site
Add grid nodes to existing site
Add new site
Update subnets for Grid Network
Deploy new grid nodes
Perform expansion
Configure and troubleshoot
Configuration steps
Rebalance erasure-coded data after adding Storage Nodes
Troubleshoot: Collect log files