Expanding FC Switches

If the number of your BMS connections of the switch is insufficient, you can add new ones.

Prerequisites

The FC switch is in the Available state.
The number of applied BMS connections of the FC switch does not reach the maximum.
- On a DESS device with HyperMetro enabled, the maximum number is 20.
- On a DESS device with HyperMetro disabled, the maximum number is 22.

Procedure

Click and select the wanted region.
Click and choose Dedicated Cloud > Dedicated Enterprise Storage to go to the DeC management console.

On the navigation pane on the left, choose Dedicated Enterprise Storage > FC Switches to go to the FC switch list page.
In the row of the desired FC switch, click Expand Capacity.
The Expand FC Switch page is displayed.
Select BMSs allowed to be connected after the capacity expansion.
Click Apply Now.
Confirm the order information and click Submit.

Follow-Up Procedure

After submitting an order, in the upper right corner on the DESS home page, choose Fees > My Orders and click Details to view the order details.

For details about the status of the FC switch expansion order, see Table 1.

**Table 1** Status description of the FC switch expansion order
Status	Description
Pending Approval	After you submit an application for expanding the capacity of an FC switch expansion order, the order is in the Pending Approval.
Pending	The system administrator approves the order within three days. After the approval, the order status changes to Pending.
Processing	You can click Pay to pay for the order. After the payment, the order status changes to Processing.
Completed	The O&M personnel, after being notified, expands the capacity of the FC switch. When the order status changes to Completed, the capacity is successfully expanded.