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System diagram and description

Below you can find the network interconnection diagram of single StoneFly DR365-HA™ 
cluster node. It consists of two StoneFly Hyper-Converged Storage Concentrator (SC) 
Cluster Nodes. An embedded hypervisor on each cluster node allows backed up VMs and 
new user-created VMs to be spun up directly on the DR365-HA™ cluster appliance.

Figure 1: StoneFly DR365-HA™ Block Diagram.

DR365-HA

Quick Start Guide

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Summary of Contents for DR365-HA

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide STONEFLY DR365 HA Cluster High Availability HyperConverged Appliance...

Page 2: ...eFly logo Storage Concentrator Integrated Storage Concentrator ISC Modular Storage Concentrator StoneFly Backup Advantage StoneFusion StoneFly Repli cator CDP ValueSAN Unified Scale Out USO Twin Scale...

Page 3: ...description 2 Installation Steps 3 Step 1 Mounting Rails Installation 3 Step 2 Rack Mounting Considerations 4 Step 3 Locking tabs 7 Step 4 Cabling the Equipment 9 Connecting the SCs to the DR365 HA R...

Page 4: ...and backup systems into one easy to manage high availability clus ter appliance This guide gives detail about the basic connections between all the devices Multiple stor age devices may be connected b...

Page 5: ...cluster node It consists of two StoneFly Hyper Converged Storage Concentrator SC Cluster Nodes An embedded hypervisor on each cluster node allows backed up VMs and new user created VMs to be spun up...

Page 6: ...configuration is 7U high comprising two Storage Concentrators and one Storage Array Note that the SAS cables connecting the Storage Arrays and the Expansion Units are short The length of the cables di...

Page 7: ...wer surges voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a power failure Always keep the rack s front door and all panels and components on the appliance com ponents closed when not serv...

Page 8: ...ve the protective film covering the top of the chassis in order to allow for proper ventilation and cooling 1 Peel off the protective film covering the top cover and the top of the chassis 2 Check tha...

Page 9: ...the right outer rail 3 Adjust both the short and long brackets to the proper distance so that the rail can fit snugly into the rack 4 Secure the short bracket to the front side of the outer rail with...

Page 10: ...ervicing Installing the Storage Concentrator into the Rack You should now have rails attached to both the Storage Concentrator and the rack unit The next step is to install the Storage Concentrator in...

Page 11: ...3 Insert and tighten the thumbscrews that hold the front of the server to the rack Figure 4 Installing the appliance into a Rack DR365 HA Quick Start Guide 8...

Page 12: ...ing plan must be followed to make the DR365 HA completely functional The following description shows the steps for two Storage Concentrator components two storage arrays and one expansion unit Storage...

Page 13: ...the Storage Array See Figure 5 Each of these SAS connections is connected to one of the SAS ports on the back of each Storage Concentrator The First RAID Storage Array should be connected to the first...

Page 14: ...ent role when the Primary Controller cannot function properly due to hard ware error controller module removal etc The following picture is a suggestion for connecting two StoneFly RAID Storage Arrays...

Page 15: ...DR365 HA Quick Start Guide 12 Figure 8 Storage Array Expansion Connection...

Page 16: ...in front of the box 4 Configure a computer to be able to access subnet DHCP since the default IP address for the StoneFly DR365 HA is set to DHCP 5 A monitor is not needed to access the StoneFly DR36...

Page 17: ...e Download VSphere Client link and that will guide you to download and install a client agent that you will use to access your DR365 HA which is running VMware ESXi as its hypervisor DR365 HA Quick St...

Page 18: ...sktop for launching the client Double click on the client icon and it will give you a screen to enter the user name and password Enter root for the username and stonefly for the password 9 You will se...

Page 19: ...reenshot shows one SCVM is already installed If you want to access the user interface for that particular SCVM click on that SCVM first and then click on the Con sole Tab You will see a screen like th...

Page 20: ...to the SC Service console using the VMware Virtual Console for the SCVM by doing the following a Press Enter to display the login prompt b At the user ID prompt type console and hit Enter c At the pa...

Page 21: ...torage Concentrator manage ment network settings to values appropriate for your LAN network save them and then completely exit the SC Service menu using the q option for q Logout The login prompt shou...

Page 22: ...es available 4 At this point it should be possible to login to the Storage Concentrator Management GUI by browsing to the management IP address that you have configured The default administrative User...

Page 23: ...consult the StoneFly Storage Concentrator User Guide for more information about the configuration and use of the Storage Concentrator DR365 HA Quick Start Guide 20 Figure 13 Storage concentrator login...

Page 24: ...er Operating Systems Please refer to VMware documentation not supplied in your package that are available from VMware webpage for instructions on how to create a Virtual Machine and install a new Oper...

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