Dell EMC PowerProtect DD9400 Installation Manual Download Page 1

Dell EMC PowerProtect DD9400 System

Installation Guide

September 2020
Rev. 03

Summary of Contents for PowerProtect DD9400

Page 1: ...Dell EMC PowerProtect DD9400 System Installation Guide September 2020 Rev 03...

Page 2: ...ial damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2020 2020 Dell Inc or its subsidiarie...

Page 3: ...cabinet 21 Install the system in the cabinet 22 Install the front bezel 24 Install the CMA arms 24 Chapter 3 Install the Disk Shelves in the Rack 28 Remove filler panels 28 Install a DS60 shelf into...

Page 4: ...Run the configuration wizard 68 Configuring the network 69 Configuring additional system parameters 70 Configuring the system with the configuration wizard 71 License page 72 Network 72 File System 7...

Page 5: ...the first separator 25 20 Install the first arm 25 21 Close the first arm 26 22 Install the second separator 26 23 Install the second arm 27 24 Close the second arm 27 25 Rail installation 30 26 Insta...

Page 6: ...Location of securing screws and alignment pins 48 57 Nutbar installation Left nutbar shown 49 58 Push rail into rear channel mounting holes 50 59 Installing the M5 Screw 51 60 Securing rail to front...

Page 7: ...aughter card port identifiers 59 14 I O module slot assignments 60 15 Maximum FC cable lengths 60 16 iDRAC NIC to physical port mapping 67 17 Communications settings 67 18 License Configuration page v...

Page 8: ...in an existing rack at the customer site follow all the instructions in this document to rack cable and configure the system Factory racked systems Factory racked systems are pre installed in the rac...

Page 9: ...ternal SAS PMC Quad Port 12 Gbps SAS 2 default 3 supported SAS String Depth max ES30 ES40 7 DS60 3 Host interface HBAs 2 port QL41000 25 GbE SFP28 4 maximum 4 port QL41164 10 GbE SFP 4 maximum 4 port...

Page 10: ...nt tag There are two labels on each tag The top label is blue and contains the serial number for the system top level assembly TLA The bottom label is white and contains the product serial number requ...

Page 11: ...the protection provided by the equipment could be impaired The RJ45 ports on the motherboard PCI cards or I O modules are for Ethernet connection only and must not be connected to a telecommunication...

Page 12: ...t manufactured by Alum A Lift Instructions for this lift are included in the lift kit http www corkc4 isus emc com wiki index php Lift_Tool describes the Lift equipment and the ordering process NOTE I...

Page 13: ...um A Lift to install or remove components above 49 inches 28U from the floor use the single lower mast configuration with the Voyager conversion kit and support table Refer to the following figure whi...

Page 14: ...CL5422 1 2 Figure 5 Reconfiguring the portable lift with the Voyager conversion kit 14 Introduction and Preparation...

Page 15: ...ver the space where you want to install the shelf use this procedure to remove each panel Steps 1 On the filler panel slide the left and right securing tabs to the open position towards the center of...

Page 16: ...rimary node Rack 1 U13 U14 HA standby node Rack 1 U16 U17 FS25 location with ES40 shelves HA Rack 1 U40 U41 ES40 locations Single node or HA Rack 1 11 shelves U01 U12 U19 U39 Rack 2 3 shelves U01 U09...

Page 17: ...he brackets to the rails Figure 7 CMA brackets The CMA assembly consists of two articulated arms and two separators Figure 8 CMA arms and separators Remove the original CMA brackets About this task Th...

Page 18: ...t 2 Repeat the previous step for the second rail Attach the new CMA brackets About this task The brackets are labeled left and right and cannot be interchanged The top of each bracket is labeled Up St...

Page 19: ...the rails 2 Align the hole of the inner bracket and push down to attach it to the rail NOTE Some pressure is required to push the inner bracket down and secure it The bracket clicks when it locks in p...

Page 20: ...he cabinet front Steps 1 Determine where to mount the system and use masking tape or a felt tip pen to mark the location at the front and back of the cabinet NOTE Install the left rail assembly first...

Page 21: ...o the cabinet The supplied screws and washers are used to secure the rail assemblies to the front and rear of the cabinet About this task NOTE For square hole cabinets install the supplied conical was...

Page 22: ...attempt to install the system in a cabinet without a mechanical lift and or help from another person Steps 1 At front of the cabinet pull the inner slide rails out of the cabinet until they lock into...

Page 23: ...tabs forward on both rails and slide the system into the cabinet The slam latches will engage to secure the system in the cabinet NOTE Ensure that the inner rail slides completely into the middle rai...

Page 24: ...he same Steps 1 Align and insert the right end of the bezel onto the system 2 Press the release button and fit the left end of the bezel onto the system 3 Lock the bezel by using the key Figure 18 Ins...

Page 25: ...the first separator 2 Install the first arm on the right side of the chassis on top of the separator with the open side up NOTE The arms are reversible Figure 20 Install the first arm Install the Syst...

Page 26: ...the chassis Figure 21 Close the first arm 4 Install the second separator on top of the first arm Figure 22 Install the second separator 5 Install the second arm on the left side of the chassis on top...

Page 27: ...Figure 23 Install the second arm 6 Close the first arm by connecting it to the bracket on the right side of the chassis Figure 24 Close the second arm Install the System in the Rack 27...

Page 28: ...rds the center of the panel 2 Remove the filler panel from the cabinet Install a DS60 shelf into the rack Complete the following steps to install a DS60 expansion shelf CAUTION If the top of the shelf...

Page 29: ...party racks Table 4 Pins for third party racks Rail Pins from kit Part Number and Description Suggested Use 036 028 018 Custom screw M4 x 10MM Quantity 4 per kit Used for any third party rack Can be u...

Page 30: ...4U space See item 4 in the following figure b With the release latch on the outer rear part of the rear channel place the catch mechanism over the channel c Push the rail back to secure the rail adap...

Page 31: ...ck indicates that the connection is secure Front Right CL4866 Figure 27 Installing the right rail to the front channel 6 Install the left rail by repeating step 3 or step 4 7 On both left and right ra...

Page 32: ...table lift using the securing straps before moving the lift If you are installing a populated shelf refer to Sliding the shelf chassis into the rails on page 33 while you perform the steps in this tas...

Page 33: ...asters by lifting the locking tabs as shown in the following figure and carefully slide the shelf into the cabinet as far as the lift allows CL5424 Figure 29 Unlocking the casters 5 Lock all four cast...

Page 34: ...cured within the cabinet 8 If the shelf was depopulated before installation repopulate the shelf as follows a Reinstall the disk drives in the exact location from which they were removed b Reinstall t...

Page 35: ...ips with patch Can be used in non Dell EMC racks Steps 1 For Dell EMC racks use the orange shelf latch handles to push the shelf completely into the cabinet Align the two semi captive M5 shoulder scre...

Page 36: ...cabinet To secure a top cover that does not have any mounting hardware use the screws or pins from the kit that accompanies the device These screws secure the shelf cover and prevent the cover from co...

Page 37: ...o install the 1U cable management tray Racks and rails You can secure the 1U cable tray to Dell EMC and non Dell EMC racks that use a sliding rail system The rail kits are included in the cable tray p...

Page 38: ...igure 37 Blue tab on rail must be pushed in About this task NOTE This procedure describes the installation of the 1U cable management tray into a standard Dell EMC rack For third party racks use the a...

Page 39: ...fit the rack you are using Insert the two adapters on the rail into the mounting holes in both the front and the rear of the rails Secure the rails to the rack using two knurled screws from the hardwa...

Page 40: ...f the rack CL5523 Figure 41 Spring clips push up to release tray Figure 42 Opening the cable chain lids 4 Unclip and open all lids on the cable chains CL5505 Figure 43 Cable positioning in cable chain...

Page 41: ...ains so the lids are facing up and the hinges are all facing each other Arrange the two cable chains so that they form a U shape Figure 45 Attaching cable chains to tray 7 Attach the Cable Chains to t...

Page 42: ...tion guide and connect the cables as required Dress the cable runs with proper cable strain reliefs when routing to the rack Disconnecting cables for a shelf installed with the 1U cable management tra...

Page 43: ...s and components in the customer racks Discard all silver screws removed from the shipping rack Modifying rail lengths This procedure details how to extend or shorten the rail lengths to accommodate t...

Page 44: ...remove the forward most screw and nut 4 Slide the length adjustment bracket to the rear of the rail until it stops CL5502 Figure 51 26 30 Marking 5 Slide the inner rail mechanism to the rear of the ra...

Page 45: ...the third party rack About this task CAUTION Exercise care when installing the short rails Exposed metal edges may be sharp and could damage cabling or cause injury to personnel Refer to the following...

Page 46: ...location in 4U space n a n a 2 Universal Rail Pins see previous table for details n a Part of PN 106 569 300 and 106 529 209 3 Shelf rails 2 each kit for each node 2 PN 106 569 300 and 106 529 209 Fi...

Page 47: ...hannel An audible click indicates that the rail is secure in the channel Make sure the rear post catch mechanism is secure and attached 4 Install the right rail to the front channel a Align the front...

Page 48: ...ront and rear of the rack The following table lists the parts that are referenced in Location of securing screws and alignment pins on page 48 Table 8 Parts list Image Description Qty Part number 1 No...

Page 49: ...4U space n a N A 3 Rail bracket alignment pins n a N A 4 Nutbar alignment pins n a Part of PN 051 000 357 and PN 051 000 356 5 Nutbar M5 securing screws black 4 PN 036 709 013 Figure 57 Nutbar instal...

Page 50: ...and cannot be interchanged Steps 1 Orient the rails Face the front of the cabinet when orienting the left and right rail placement The front edge of each rail is stamped L or R 2 From the rear of the...

Page 51: ...e cabinet 6 Push in on the spring clip while pulling the rail forward When the spring clip is forward of the front rack channel and the adapter is in the mounting holes release the spring clip so it h...

Page 52: ...or rack lift the shelf and slide it onto the rails Figure 61 Sliding the shelf onto the rails When the shelf slides to the back of the cabinet the rear tabs on the rails click into the notches in the...

Page 53: ...fer to Installing the bezel on page 53 while performing this procedure NOTE If the rack is equipped with a door on the front the shelf ships with an EMI shield instead of a bezel Steps 1 If present re...

Page 54: ...s Connecting DS60 shelves Connecting the HA interconnect Connecting data cables Connecting disk shelf power cables Connecting controller power cables and powering on Routing the cables through the CMA...

Page 55: ...Length a Cable Color in Cabling Diagram 1 7A LCC A port 0 of shelf V1 1 3M Red 1 3A LCC B port 0 of shelf V1 2 3M 2 7B LCC A port 0 of shelf V2 1 3M Yellow 2 3B LCC B port 0 of shelf V2 2 3M 3 7C HA o...

Page 56: ...tring First Shelf Port Second Shelf Port Cable Color in Cabling Diagram 1 LCC B port 0 of shelf V1 1 LCC B port 2 of shelf V1 2 2 LCC A port 2 of shelf V2 1 LCC A port 0 of shelf V2 2 2 LCC B port 0 o...

Page 57: ...Figure 65 Single node DD9400 with DS60 shelves Connect Cables and Power On 57...

Page 58: ...Figure 66 HA DD9400 with DS60 shelves 58 Connect Cables and Power On...

Page 59: ...ork daughter card on the primary node to port 3 of the network daughter card on the standby node 2 Connect a 10G Base T cable from port 4 of the network daughter card on the primary node to port 4 of...

Page 60: ...troller 12Gbps Mini card mini mono QAT INTEL 8970 FH Avnet p n 1QA89701G1P5 4 PM8072 SAS12 4P FH MicroSemi 2295200 R 3 7 5 FC16 QLE2694 DEL BK TRG QP Full Height 5 8 1 16GB NVRAM Full Height 2 Steps 1...

Page 61: ...k shelf 2 If the disk shelf has a retention bail secure the power cord with the retention bail The bail prevents the power cord from pulling out of the connector 3 For DS60 shelves connect each power...

Page 62: ...urce The system may not power on automatically after plugging in the AC power cords The system identification button located on the rear of the chassis on the lower left hand side illuminates blue whe...

Page 63: ...Figure 72 Routing cables through the CMA brackets Connect Cables and Power On 63...

Page 64: ...ttings and remotely power the system on and off CAUTION Do not use iDRAC to change the storage configuration system settings or BIOS settings as making changes will impact system functionality Contact...

Page 65: ...ont of the system and on the PSNT tag attached to the rear handle of the chassis if the system has a rear mounted PSNT tag Figure 74 iDRAC Settings User Configuration Next steps The DD OS Administrati...

Page 66: ...ernal Serial Connector Serial Device 2 Failsafe Baud Rate 115200 Remote Terminal Type VT100 VT220 Redirection After Boot Enabled 5 Click Apply to save any changes 6 Select iDRAC Settings Connectivity...

Page 67: ...work daughter card port 2 LOM3 NIC Integrated 1 3 1 Network daughter card port 3 LOM4 NIC Integrated 1 4 1 Network daughter card port 4 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu 8 Exit the BIOS menu...

Page 68: ...al number The system serial number is a 14 character alphanumeric string starting with APM The sticker with the serial number on it is located on the front of the system Password system_serial_number...

Page 69: ...n Name System domain name for example yourcompany com Or accept the domain name if the system was able to discover it Domainname Enter your DNS domainname 5 Enable and configure each Ethernet interfac...

Page 70: ...not specified n a fe80 f6e9 d4ff fe7f eea0 64 eth6b yes running no not specified not specified n a fe80 f6e9 d4ff fe7f eea1 64 eth6c no down no n a n a n a eth6d no down no n a n a n a eth8a no down...

Page 71: ...ail emc com OK Message sent Configuring the system with the configuration wizard The protection system provides two wizards a DD System Manager configuration wizard and a Command Line Interface CLI co...

Page 72: ...n Network General page The General page enables you to configure network settings that define how the system participates in an IP network To configure these network settings outside of the configurat...

Page 73: ...specify that the system collect DNS IP addresses from a Dynamic Host Control Protocol DHCP server When you configure the network interfaces at least one of the interfaces should be configured to use...

Page 74: ...Active Tier section allows you to configure the Active Storage Tier devices The Active Tier is where back up data resides To add storage to the Active Tier select one or more devices and add them to t...

Page 75: ...r is where metadata cached with the Metadata on Flash feature resides To add storage to the Cache Tier select one or more devices and add them to the tier You can add storage devices up to the capacit...

Page 76: ...isk a License Needed The licensed capacity required to add the storage to the tier Failed Disks Failed disks in the disk pack or LUN This does not apply to DDVE instances Type SCSI This only applies t...

Page 77: ...to which DD System Manager sends alert and autosupport email messages Send Alert Notification Emails to this address Check to configure DD System Manager to send alert notifications to the Admin email...

Page 78: ...wn password Security role In addition to user role privileges lets you set up security officer configurations and manage other security officer operators Backup operator role In addition to user role...

Page 79: ...igure Active Directory Kerberos authentication Workgroup Authentication Expand this panel to configure Workgroup authentication LDAP Authentication Expand this panel to configure LDAP authentication N...

Page 80: ...to configure the DD VTL protocol settings for a library To configure these settings outside of the configuration wizard select PROTOCOLS VTL Virtual Tape Libraries VTL Service Libraries More Tasks Lib...

Page 81: ...lable on all endpoints An endpoint is the logical target on the protection system to which the initiator connects Selecting and configuring Secure Remote Services delivery Secure Remote Services Virtu...

Page 82: ...port notification method set connectemc Support notification method set to connectemc 5 To show the notification setup enter support notification show all Notification Status Destination alerts enable...

Page 83: ...different continue to Step 4 If the values in the Subject column on both nodes are the same a Change the hostname of the standby node b Run the adminaccess certificate generate self signed cert regene...

Page 84: ...Verify the HA status Run the following command ha status HA System Name dd9900 ha3a emc com HA System Status highly available Node Name Node ID Role HA State dd9900 ha3a p0 example com 0 active onlin...

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