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Basic Operation
1. Log on to GUI using the admin user and default password (password). You should reset this
password. From Tools > User Accounts, select the admin user and enter a new password. Note
and save the password.
2. To add user accounts, select Tools > User Accounts > Add; select the access controls and the
roles you want the user to have.
3. To add a file system, select Configuration > File Systems > New; the number of file systems
can be either two or four. The default is two file systems.
4. Power on and shutdown the StorNext M330 described in the StorNext M330 Hardware Guide.
(Refer to the “Powering on the StorNext M330 System” and “Shutting Down the StorNext M330
System” sections.)
5. Monitoring from the StorNext GUI.
• StorNext M330
Home page: Provides status and capacity monitors for file systems, libraries,
storage disks, and tape drives.
• StorNext Advanced Reporting: generate and view performance statistics for the StorNext M330
system and see how those statistics change over time. Tools > Advanced Reporting
• Monitoring primary and secondary hardware components: shows up-to-date information
about the system board, network ports and Fibre Channel ports for both MDCs, plus the
storage arrays. Reports > Hardware Status
For context Help, click
Hardware (continued)
The metadata array
contains SAS HDDs that are in a RAID 1 configuration for StorNext metadata
and journal storage. The metadata array also features redundant power supplies and dual IO
controller paths, enabling automatic IO failover. The StorNext M330 metadata array ships with one
global hot spare, a LUN with a shared file system, and two additional LUNs for user file systems.
Empty Drive Bays
HA File System
Hot Spare
File System LUN
File System LUN
Controller A
Expansion Port Connector
(Unused)
Expansion Port Connector
(Unused)
Power / Fan Canister
Power / Fan Canister
Controller B
Hardware
The Quantum StorNext M330 is powered by a pair of metadata controllers (MDC) configured for
automatic failover. Each controller has dual power supplies, redundant cooling and dual 8Gb Fibre
Channel ports. Each MDC has two SAS hard disk drives (HDDs) in a RAID 1 configuration. The HDDs
store the CentOS 5.4 OS software and StorNext M330 software.
Power
Switch
USB Ports
(Unused)
Monitor Port
(Unused)
LCD Panel
DVD Drive
Service Tag
StorNext M330
File System Software
Empty Drive Bays
Drive 0
Drive 1
Drive 2
Drive 3
Drive 4
Drive 5
Drive 6
Drive 7
Power Supply #1
Power Supply #2
Slot 2 - Reserved
iDRAC Port (For Service Only) Each node
has a unique IP address.
Slot 1 - QLogic Dual Port 8 Gb; QLE2562
FC HBA
Slot 3 - Reserved
Slot 4 - Dell PERC Dual Port 6 Gb SAS HBA
USB Ports
(Unused)
Three 1 GbE Ports for
network traffic
One 1 GbE Port
(Service only)
Locating the System Serial Number and ID Number
2. You will need to provide your system serial number for technical support.
Help > About > Firmware
In addition, you will need to provide the System ID number when obtaining additional licenses:
Configuration > Licenses
Your System Serial Number:
Your System ID Number:
