Support for Heterogeneous OneBlox 4312 and OneXafe 4412/4417 Clusters

Administrators with existing OneBlox 4312 and OneXafe 4412/4417 clusters can expand the cluster with OneXafe 4512 nodes in certain configurations. Nodes can be added to an existing cluster, assuming the existing cluster is running the same 3.1.4 software version as the new nodes. The non-disruptive cluster configuration will be done through the web console. After the new nodes have joined the cluster, the objects (data) will be redistributed among the drives and/or nodes for the appropriate fault domain protection. This background operation will take a few days to complete depending on the amount of storage in the cluster. There are no administrative actions necessary for this operation.

Supported	Existing Cluster	Additional Nodes
Yes	Single node OneBlox 4312	Single node OneXafe 4412 or 4417 or 4512
Yes	2 node OneBlox 4312	Single node OneXafe 4412 or 4417 or 4512
Yes	3 (or more) node OneBlox 4312	Up to 4 nodes OneXafe 4412 or 4417
No	Single node OneBlox 4312	2 node OneXafe 4412 or 4417 or 4512
No	2 node OneBlox 4312 and OneXafe 44xx	2 or more OneXafe 4412 or 4417 or 4512
Yes (contact support)	Single node OneBlox 4312	3 (or more) node OneXafe 4412 or 4417 or 4512
Yes	1 to 6 nodes of OneXafe 4412 or 4417	Up to 6 OneXafe 4512 for total of 7 nodes