Expansion Enclosure Limit Exceeded

What Caused the Problem?

The storage array has an Out of Compliance status because it contains more than the allowed number of expansion expansion enclosures. The Recovery Guru Details area provides specific information you will need as you follow the Recovery Steps.

Important Notes

This problem typically occurs when you add an additional expansion enclosure after you already have the maximum number of expansion enclosures allowed.
This problem can also occur if you disable a Feature Pack key. Disabling a feature pack key can result in multiple individual features transitioning to an Out of Compliance state since you may have globally lowered the limits supported by the storage array. If there is a Feature Pack Out of Compliance problem in the Summary area, complete those recovery steps first. If this problem still appears after you complete the Recovery Steps for the Feature Bundle Out of Compliance problem, then proceed with the Recovery Steps below.
This problem may cause other problems to be reported in the Summary area, such as device limits exceeded, loss of redundancy, and errors for missing physical disks or virtual disks. If there are multiple problems reported in the Summary area, complete them in this order: 1) Feature Bundle Out of Compliance (see first bullet, above for more information), 2) This problem (Expansion Enclosure Limit Exceeded), and then 3) any other problem. After you click the Recheck button after completing these Recovery Steps, some or all of the other problems may be resolved.
The following events will occur while the storage array has an Out of Compliance status:
- This storage array will remain in a Needs Attention state
- A critical MEL event will be logged once every 24 hours
- Alert notifications will be sent, if configured
- You will NOT be able to:
  - Create new configuration objects (Automatically or Manually) - such as virtual disks, snapshots, mirror relationships, virtual disk copy pairs, and storage partitions
  - Change the segment size of a virtual disk
  - Change the RAID level of a disk group
  - Activate the Remote Virtual Disk Mirroring premium feature
  - Assign hot spares
  - Invoke the Automatic Configuration Wizard

Recovery Steps

If you performed one of the following actions that resulted in the Out of Compliance state, then perform the associated tasks to resolve the issue:

If...

Then...

You recently added a new expansion expansion enclosure that does not contain any data

Remove the recently-added expansion expansion enclosure from the storage array.

Go to step 2.

You recently added an expansion expansion enclosure that contains data

If...	Then...
You do NOT need to transfer any of the existing data onto the storage array	Remove the recently-added expansion expansion enclosure from the storage array. Go to step 2.
You need to transfer the existing data onto the storage array	It is possible that you can upgrade to a Feature Pack that will allow support for more expansion expansion enclosures. Contact your technical support representative to see if your storage array can be upgraded to a different Feature Pack. Do not continue with the Recovery Steps.

If you altered your cabling configuration to add or remove the expansion expansion enclosure, refer to your cabling documentation and ensure that you have a recommended cabling configuration.

Click the Recheck button to rerun the Recovery Guru. The failure should no longer appear in the Summary area. If the failure appears again, contact your technical support representative.