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Connect a SAS-3 cable to port B of the bottom I/O module in the second shelf.
Connect the other end of the cable to port A on the bottom I/O module in the
first shelf.

The blue tab on the SAS-3 cable should be on the same side of the cable as
the SAS-3 label when the cable is connected.

Next, connect network and power cables. Turn on the storage shelves and the
appliance per the required sequence. Verify that all units function correctly.

Connecting four storage shelves to an appliance

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The cables in the following diagrams are shown in different colors for

demonstration purposes only. The actual cables are black.

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Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves

Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance

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Summary of Contents for 5250

Page 1: ...Veritas 5250 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...uthorization of Veritas Technologies LLC and its licensors if any THE DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC SHALL NOT BE...

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Page 4: ...ce shipping container contents 22 Storage shelf shipping container contents 23 Best practices for rack installation 23 Determining rack locations 24 Storage shelf rack requirements 25 Heat dissipation 26 Verifying SAS 3 cable length 27 Prerequisites for IPMI configuration 27 Chapter 3 Installation procedures 29 Installing the storage shelf rack rails 29 Installing the storage shelf into a rack 31 ...

Page 5: ...onnecting three storage shelves to an appliance 92 Connecting four storage shelves to an appliance 99 Connecting the fifth storage shelf to an appliance 107 Connecting the sixth storage shelf to an appliance 115 Appendix B Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached 124 Overview 124 Moving the MSDP partition from a base disk to an expansion disk fo...

Page 6: ...itional storage shelves 146 Adding the disk space of additional storage shelves from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu 146 Adding the disk space of additional storage shelves from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console 147 Index 149 6 Contents ...

Page 7: ...disk drives Storage shelf control panel Storage shelf rear panel Cables About IPMI configuration Product documentation About the appliance and the storage shelves The Veritas 5250 Appliance is a hardware and software storage system that can scale to 429 4TiB of available backup capacity It consists of a Veritas 5250 Appliance and up to six optional Veritas 2U12 65 5TiB 72TB storage shelves 1 Chapt...

Page 8: ...orage space may fluctuate depending on how much storage space the MSDP data pool presently uses Refer to the 5250 Appliance Product Description Guide at the following site for details about usable storage options NetBackup Appliance Documentation Appliance disk drives The front panel of the appliance contains 12 disk drives Slot designations are as follows Do not rearrange the disk drives from the...

Page 9: ...m on and off See About the Power button LED states on page 14 Power button with integrated LED A The drive activity LED on the front panel indicates drive activity from the on board hard disk controllers Hard Drive Activity LED B The System ID button toggles the integrated ID LED and the blue server board LED on and off The system ID LED identifies the system for maintenance when it is racked with...

Page 10: ...tas recommends that you do not enable NMI by pressing the NMI button NMI button recessed tool required for use E When depressed the System Cold Reset button re boots and re initializes the appliance System Cold Reset Button recessed tool required for use on non storage models F The System Status LED is bi color indicator that uses the colors green and amber to display the current health of the app...

Page 11: ... Description Criticality State Color System power is off AC and or DC System is in EuP Lot6 Off Mode System is in S5 Soft Off State Not ready Off The system is not operating No color Indicates that the system is running in S0 State and its status is Healthy The system is not exhibiting any errors AC power is present and BMC has booted and manageability functionality is up and running Healthy Solid...

Page 12: ...ins available Battery failure BMC executing in uBoot Indicated by Chassis ID blinking at 3Hz System in degraded state no manageability BMC uBoot is running but has not transferred control to the BMC Linux Server will be in this state 6 8 seconds after BMC reset while it pulls the Linux image into flash Degraded The system is operating in a degraded state although still functional or The system is ...

Page 13: ...pplies present Correctable memory error threshold has been reached for a failing DIMM when the system is operating in a non redundant mode Non critical The system is operating in a degraded state with an impending failure warning However the system is still functioning 1 Hz blink Amber Fatal alarm system has failed or shutdown CPU CATERR signal asserted MSID mismatch detected CATERR also asserts f...

Page 14: ...nitialization Processor family not identical Processor model not identical Processor core thread counts not identical Processor cache size not identical Unable to synchronize processor frequency Unable to synchronize QPI link frequency Critical non recoverable System is halted Solid on Amber About the Power button LED states The Power button is located on the Veritas 5250 Appliance control panel I...

Page 15: ...ny context to the hard disk drive Off ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface S5 Appliance rear panel The rear panel of the appliance contains several default ports that are embedded Three PCIe riser assemblies support various configurations The three PCIe riser assemblies outlined red are numbered 1 2 and 3 from right to left Slots 1 through 8 are shown in the risers The following list de...

Page 16: ...page for optional port configurations Storage shelf disk drives The 5250 Storage Shelf is a 2U enclosure that contains 12 disk drives Disk drive carriers in the storage shelf are locked by default If you need to replace a locked disk drive use a screwdriver with a T10 bit to unlock each carrier The lock is located on the left side of each carrier Storage shelf control panel The left front of the s...

Page 17: ...may be at fault 4 The Logical Status LED shows a change of status or a fault typically associated with the shelf s disk drives This LED also indicates an issue with an internal RAID controller or external RAID controller or with a host bus adapter 5 The Unit Identification Display provides information to assist in the configuration of multiple storage shelves Storage shelf rear panel The rear pane...

Page 18: ...ables are shipped with each appliance and each storage shelf One meter SAS 3 cables ship with each storage shelf The one meter cables are sufficient when the recommended cabling scheme is followed Three meter SAS 3 cables are available separately in case of need Use the top down bottom up method to connect storage shelves to the appliance The general scheme follows The appliance is connected to th...

Page 19: ... rear panel of the appliance to connect to the IPMI sub system The following figure shows the remote management port or the IPMI port on the rear panel of a 5250appliance The IPMI is beneficial after an unexpected power outage shuts down the connected system In case the appliance is not accessible after the power is restored you can use a laptop or desktop computer to access the appliance remotely...

Page 20: ...offices and remote data centers Access the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu remotely using IPMI if regular network interface is not possible Note Only the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu can be accessed by using the IPMI interface The NetBackup Appliance Web Console cannot be accessed by using the IPMI interface Reimage the appliance from the IPMI interface by using ISO redirection Monitor hardware h...

Page 21: ...ation Verifying SAS 3 cable length Prerequisites for IPMI configuration Customer provided environment and supplies For best ventilation the rack cabinet Should be at least 100 cm 4 feet from walls Should have at least 100 cm 4 feet from other cabinets on the front and back of the appliance and the storage shelves Data centers with two foot spaces in the front and in the back of the appliances are ...

Page 22: ...shipping container contents The appliance and each storage shelf are shipped in separate containers Each container includes other boxes and contents The disk drives are installed into the appliance and the storage shelf at the factory The following items ship within the appliance box Open Me First container containing Deployment plan that provides basic information and links to detailed informatio...

Page 23: ...y above the storage shelves Two people should install the rails one person at the back of the rack and one at the front Two people should lift and place the appliance into the mounted rails The storage shelves are heavier than the appliance and should be installed as close to the bottom of the rack as possible Always install the heavier storage shelves at the bottom of the rack Best practices reco...

Page 24: ...elow the bottom hole and another line above the top hole Next use the rack templates that ship with the storage shelves to determine the mounting locations See Best practices for rack installation on page 23 To determine rack locations for the storage shelves 1 A storage shelf is 2RU high Multiply the number 2 by the number of shelves that you plan to install An appliance and six storage shelves r...

Page 25: ...44 50 mm 1 752 inches in height The 5250 Appliance and the 5250 Storage Shelf are both 2RU high 2 Each SAS 3 cable is 1 meter 3 28 feet long The 1 meter cable is long enough to connect an appliance to the fourth storage shelf assuming that the recommended configuration is used Verify that your cables are long enough to connect all of the devices Longer SAS 3 cables are supported with the 2U12 Stor...

Page 26: ...ails Ethernet and Fibre Channel FC cables to connect the appliance to your corporate network A USB keyboard and a monitor to connect to the appliance A 19 inch rack with dual Power Distribution Units PDUs with 120VAC or 220VAC power supplies Heat dissipation Air flows from the front of each unit and exits from the rear of each unit You can install the optional bezel without disruption to the airfl...

Page 27: ... correct length of the SAS 3 cables for your setup Each rack unit RU is 44 50 mm 1 752 inches in height The 5250 Appliance and the 5250 Storage Shelf are both 2RU high Each SAS 3 cable is 1 meter 3 28 feet long The 1 meter cable is long enough to connect an appliance to the fourth storage shelf when the recommended configuration is used Longer SAS 3 cables are supported with the 2U12 Storage Shelf...

Page 28: ...4 KVM 5900 Secured KVM 5902 Note If you have a private internal network remember to configure the settings accordingly in your network address translation NAT The remote management port must be configured as a DHCP or static address 28 Preinstallation requirements Prerequisites for IPMI configuration ...

Page 29: ...e storage shelf Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf Connecting the network cables Connecting the power cords Turning on the hardware and verifying operation Configuring the IPMI port from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu Accessing and using the Veritas Remote Management interface Installing the storage shelf rack rails Use the following procedure to install the storage shelf r...

Page 30: ...nd the right hand rails Red arrows show the pins that fit into the rack 2 Use the rack templates to align the rails with the rack holes Be sure to use the same holes on each side of the rack Fold the template at the dotted yellow lines to get accurate rail and rack matching 30 Installation procedures Installing the storage shelf rack rails ...

Page 31: ...he right rail Installing the storage shelf into a rack The storage shelf should be installed from the front of the rack To install a storage shelf 1 Use two people to lift the storage shelf 2 Slide the rear of the shelf into the front of the rails Be sure that the shelf is straight and even inside the rack Do not force the shelf to fit 3 Carefully push the shelf towards the rear of the rails 31 In...

Page 32: ...e front of the rack on both sides of the shelf 6 Replace the end caps or attach the bezel to the front of the shelf Attaching the storage shelf bezel Use the following procedure to attach the storage shelf bezel after you install the 5250 Storage Shelf in the rack 32 Installation procedures Attaching the storage shelf bezel ...

Page 33: ...torage shelf The bezel should cover the left control panel assembly and the right panel assembly 3 With the bezel in position gently press it onto the front panel of the storage shelf The bezel is fully seated and correctly installed when it snaps into place on the front panel of the storage shelf Installing the appliance rack rails Use the following procedure to install the rack rails Ensure that...

Page 34: ...T labels face outward 2 Extend both rails to expose the white pull tabs on the inner rails Pull the white tabs forward to release the inner rails from the outer and the intermediate rails 3 Install the inner rails on the appliance by sliding them toward the back of the appliance until they click into place 34 Installation procedures Installing the appliance rack rails ...

Page 35: ...he rails align the pins small circles on the back of the rail with the rack holes Slide the rail forward until the lock clicks into place on the rack large circle 35 Installation procedures Installing the appliance rack rails ...

Page 36: ...is behind the rack post 6 Push the blue tab toward the center of the rack until it clicks to lock the rail in place 7 Repeat the process with the second rail 8 Verify that both rails are parallel and fastened securely and that they can pull out to their full extension 36 Installation procedures Installing the appliance rack rails ...

Page 37: ... hardware in the front of the rack 3 Pull the intermediate portion of rail the rail forward Ensure that the ball bearing retainer on the intermediate rail is locked forward Note The rails must be in a locked position so that the inner rail can be inserted into the intermediate rail If the rails are not locked they may collapse when the inner rail is inserted and the appliance may be damaged 4 Alig...

Page 38: ...cure the captive screws on the appliance ears Understanding appliance and storage shelf connections You cannot use SAS 2 cables with the storage shelf You must use the SAS 3 cables that are provided with each storage shelf 38 Installation procedures Understanding appliance and storage shelf connections ...

Page 39: ...ports on the rear panel of the appliance are in Slot 1 of Riser 2 There are two I O module canisters in the middle of the rear panel of the storage shelf Each I O module includes three mini SAS HD ports The mini SAS HD ports on the top I O module canister are labeled A B and C from left to right 39 Installation procedures Understanding appliance and storage shelf connections ...

Page 40: ...hat is attached to the SAS 3 cable connector is very important The SAS 3 cable blue tab should align with the white SAS 3 cable label on the I O module Hence ensure that the blue tab is on the same side of the SAS 3 cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 40 Installation procedures Understanding appliance and storage shelf connections ...

Page 41: ...t an appliance to one storage shelf 1 Connect one end of the SAS 3 cable to the left hand port in the External RAID PCIe card on the appliance The blue tab on the SAS 3 connector should be facing down Note Cables in the following diagrams are shown in different colors for demonstration purposes only The actual cables are black 2 Connect the other end of the cable to port A in the top canister of t...

Page 42: ...on page 55 Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf The steps in this section assume that the appliance and the storage shelves are shipped together and installed at the same time You can install up to six storage shelves with a 5250 appliance You can add storage shelves to an operational appliance Refer to one of the following appendices for instructions Appendix A Adding one or mor...

Page 43: ...ormance on page 125 To connect an appliance to storage shelves Note This section provides detailed instructions to connect four storage shelves to an appliance Instructions for connecting six shelves are provided where necessary 43 Installation procedures Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf ...

Page 44: ...age shelf Be sure that you orient the SAS 3 connector in the storage shelf port A so the blue tab faces down Refer to the following section for details See Understanding appliance and storage shelf connections on page 38 44 Installation procedures Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf ...

Page 45: ...nister port A Ensure that the blue tab is on the same side of the SAS 3 cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected Follow the diagrams until all storage shelf top canisters are connected 45 Installation procedures Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf ...

Page 46: ...46 Installation procedures Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf ...

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Page 48: ...lue tab is on the same side of the SAS 3 cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected Note In a six shelf configuration you must connect the appliance RAID card right port to port A in the bottom canister of the sixth storage shelf 48 Installation procedures Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf ...

Page 49: ...side of the SAS 3 cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 5 Connect another cable to the shelf that is second from the bottom Use port B on the lower canister of that shelf Ensure that the blue tab is on the same side of the SAS 3 cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 49 Installation procedures Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf ...

Page 50: ...hird from the bottom Use port A on the lower canister of that shelf Ensure that the blue tab is on the same side of the SAS 3 cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 50 Installation procedures Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf ...

Page 51: ...ge shelf bottom canisters are connected Ensure that the blue tab is on the same side of the SAS 3 cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 51 Installation procedures Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf ...

Page 52: ...8 In a six shelf configuration verify that all cables are installed as shown 52 Installation procedures Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf ...

Page 53: ...53 Installation procedures Connecting an appliance to more than one storage shelf ...

Page 54: ...ft of the 1 Gb Ethernet ports By default NIC1 eth0 is factory set to IP address 192 168 229 233 This private network address is reserved to provide a direct connection from a laptop to perform the initial configuration NIC1 eth0 is typically not connected to your network environment Once the initial configuration has been completed you can connect NIC1 eth0 to an administrative network that does n...

Page 55: ...le connecting the power cords The components must be turned on in a specific sequence to ensure correct communication To connect the power cables 1 Verify that the AC power supply input for the appliance and for the storage shelf is within one of these ranges 100 127 VAC at 50 60 Hz 200 240 VAC at 50 60 Hz 2 For each device obtain two power cords that are appropriate for your region and equipment ...

Page 56: ...operation on page 56 Turning on the hardware and verifying operation The appliance and the storage shelves must be turned on in a specified order If the hardware is not turned on correctly the appliance RAID controller may not recognize some storage units 56 Installation procedures Turning on the hardware and verifying operation ...

Page 57: ...shelves 1 Start with the storage shelf that is farthest from the appliance 2 Flip on the power switches on each power supply on the rear of the shelf 57 Installation procedures Turning on the hardware and verifying operation ...

Page 58: ...llowing table Description LED Green power module ok Amber AC power fault Amber Fan fault Amber DC fault The following table provides LED status details about the fans AC and DC power and the power cooling modules PCMs 58 Installation procedures Turning on the hardware and verifying operation ...

Page 59: ...f Off On AC power present in a PCM On Off Off On PCM fan out of tolerance On On On Off PCM fault over temp over voltage over current On On On Off PCM fan has failed Off Off Off Flashing Standby mode Flashing Flashing Flashing Off PCM firmware download 4 Locate the LEDs on each I O module canister 59 Installation procedures Turning on the hardware and verifying operation ...

Page 60: ...ndicates an I O module canister fault when the LED is amber The LED in the ID area is blue when each module is identified The LED in the green area with a white checkmark is green when functions are normal 60 Installation procedures Turning on the hardware and verifying operation ...

Page 61: ...mbination of both LEDs provides the status Fault amber LED Activity green LED Status Off Off No cable present Off On Cable present no activity Off Blinking if one or more disk drives are active Cable present all links active On Off Critical fault Blinking at a rate of one second on and one second off Blinking if one or more disk drives are active Non critical fault 6 Move to the front of the stora...

Page 62: ...s the input switch and hold it down for five seconds The switch enters a programming mode The digit on the left side of the display begins to flash first The flashes appear on for 0 5 seconds and off for 0 5 seconds Press the input switch once to increment the number by one digit When your first required number is reached press the switch for five seconds The first number is now locked Set the sec...

Page 63: ...al Blinks at a rate of one second on and one second off On Device identity On Off Drive slot fault On On Drive fault Power control circuit fault Blinks at a rate of one second on and one second off On Possible drive fault 8 Repeat these steps for each storage shelf Let each shelf initialize before you turn on the next shelf Initialization should take 2 minutes to 3 minutes 9 When all of the storag...

Page 64: ...re green The following table provides details of the appliance disk drive LEDs Description States LED No disk fault Disk fault A RAID rebuild is in progress Off Solid amber Blinking amber 1 Status LED Top Power is on and the disk has spun down Power is on but there is no disk activity Power is on and the disk is spinning up Commands are processing Off Solid green Blinking green Blinks green occasi...

Page 65: ...ault static IP address of the remote management port can be changed IP address Enable connectivity between your network computer and the remote management port Subnet mask Enable connectivity between your network computer and the remote management port Gateway IP address The defaults for the remote management port are IP Address 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Also review the following sect...

Page 66: ...t appears 3 Enter the username and password for the appliance By default the user name is admin and the password is P ssw0rd where 0 is the number zero 4 At the Main_Menu prompt type Support to navigate to the Support menu 5 From the Main_Menu Support view enter the following command to configure the remote management port IPMI Network Configure IPAddress Netmask GatewayIPAddress where IP address ...

Page 67: ... Use a Cat5 or a Cat6 cable to connect the remote management port to the network 9 Make sure you can reach the Veritas Remote Management Console over the network by using the new address in a web browser 10 The appliance is ready for initial configuration See the NetBackup Appliance Initial Configuration Guide for the appropriate platform for information about initial configuration requirements an...

Page 68: ...2 Open the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box by right clicking on the local area connection and selecting Properties On the General tab select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties Note This step may differ for specific OS versions Check your OS documentation for reference 68 Installation procedures Configuring the IPMI port from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu ...

Page 69: ...he connection by using the following method Open a secure shell SSH connection to 192 168 229 233 using an SSH client Once the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu opens with a user name and password prompt you have successfully connected to the appliance for initial configuration 6 When the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu appears log on using the user name and password for the appliance By default the u...

Page 70: ...e is ready for initial configuration See the NetBackup Appliance Initial Configuration Guide for the appropriate platform for information about initial configuration requirements and procedures Note Once the initial configuration has been completed you can connect NIC1 eth0 to an administrative network that does not provide any backup data transfer Accessing and using the Veritas Remote Management...

Page 71: ...ing page appears 3 Enter your login credentials The default user name is sysadmin The default password is P ssw0rd where 0 is the number zero Click Login 4 Click the Remote Control section located at the top of the page The Remote Control section lets you remotely monitor and control the server Do one of the following to launch the Flex Appliance Shell Navigate to Remote Control iKVM over HTML5 Cl...

Page 72: ...r Install Java You can login to the JViewer application using the same user name and password from step 3 5 You can now access and log on to the appliance shell Enter the user name and password for the appliance By default the user name admin has the password P ssw0rd where 0 is the number zero Type and then enter the system command to actually see the list of available commands 72 Installation pr...

Page 73: ...ponents Replacing the appliance cover Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance Overview Several procedures are involved in the process of adding one or more storage shelves to an existing appliance that does not have any storage shelves New components inside the chassis are required as described in this appendix An appliance that does not have storage shelves needs additional components to ...

Page 74: ...shelves rack rails See Installing the storage shelf rack rails on page 29 Installing one or more storage shelves into a rack See Installing the storage shelf into a rack on page 31 Installing the appliance into the rack See Installing the appliance into a rack on page 37 Understanding appliance and storage shelf connections See Understanding appliance and storage shelf connections on page 38 Conne...

Page 75: ...oft shutdown of the appliance 1 Log on to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu 2 Enter Support Shutdown 3 Verify that the appliance is completely turned off All LEDs are off Fans are not running 4 Remove the power cords that connect the appliance to the rack Power Distribution Units PDUs The following procedure explains the process of removing the appliance from the rack To remove the appliance from...

Page 76: ...Place your free hands under the back of the chassis for support 10 Pull the appliance straight out of the rack 11 Lift the appliance and place it on a secure surface Removing the appliance cover The appliance cover must be removed to install the components of the Expansion Storage Kit Caution Veritas service personnel must perform all tasks that involve the inside of the appliance chassis 76 Addin...

Page 77: ...ice personnel must perform all tasks that involve the inside of the appliance chassis To replace the DIMMs 1 Put on a grounded ESD compliant wrist strap or take other ESD preventive measures Note The static discharged by human bodies can damage static sensitive components on the boards When installing and maintaining the equipment you must observe appropriate electrostatic safety precautions to pr...

Page 78: ... until the tabs on the front edge of the air duct are free from the fan assembly Make sure to place the air duct on a stable surface 78 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Installing the Expansion Storage Kit components ...

Page 79: ... A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 etc where the letter indicates the channel and the number indicates the slot Look for the identifier on the mainboard near the socket The following diagram shows the configuration of the DIMM sockets as viewed from the front of the appliance The fans are located between the DIMMs and the front of the appliance The following table shows the configuration of the DIMMs 79 Adding on...

Page 80: ... must place more than one DIMM in an ESD protective bag be sure that the edge connectors do not touch 8 Repeat these steps to remove the other 8GB DIMMs 9 Install the replacement DIMM as follows Make sure that the retaining clips on the socket in which you want to install the DIMM are open Locate the gap in the connector edge of the DIMM as shown in the image below 80 Adding one or more storage sh...

Page 81: ... front or the back of the DIMM chips Align the edges of the DIMM memory module with the grooves in the posts at both ends of the socket Insert the DIMM memory module in the socket grooves and push down evenly and firmly until the retaining clips snap into place Make sure that the memory module is firmly in place 81 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any...

Page 82: ...Align the three tabs on the front edge of the air duct with the matching slots on the fan assembly Lower the air duct into the system ensuring the three tabs are securely installed in the fan module Press down on the back edge of the air duct so that the tabs at the end of each air duct post snaps underneath the top edge of the rise assemblies The air duct should lay be flat and secure 82 Adding o...

Page 83: ...e the appliance cover Replace the appliance cover Align the cover with the edge along the top of the chassis Place the cover on the chassis so that there is about 1 5 inches of overhang 83 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Replacing the appliance cover ...

Page 84: ...e shelves to an appliance on page 92 See Connecting four storage shelves to an appliance on page 99 See Connecting the fifth storage shelf to an appliance on page 107 See Connecting the sixth storage shelf to an appliance on page 115 Note The appliance server needs to be powered off when adding any storage shelves to an existing appliance installation Connecting one storage shelf to an appliance N...

Page 85: ...blue tab should align with the white SAS 3 cable label on the I O module 85 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 86: ...liance port points down 2 Connect the other end of the cable to port A in the top I O module of the storage shelf The blue tab should be on the same side of the SAS 3 cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable in connected 86 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 87: ...e points down Next connect network and power cables Turn on the storage shelves and the appliance per the required sequence Verify that all units function correctly Connecting two storage shelves to an appliance Note The cables in the following diagrams are shown in different colors for demonstration purposes only The actual cables are black 87 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating ap...

Page 88: ...blue tab should align with the white SAS 3 cable label on the I O module 88 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 89: ...nce port points down 2 Connect the other end of this cable to port A in the top I O module of the storage shelf The blue tab on the SAS cable in port A should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS label when connected 89 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 90: ...o port A in the top I O module in the second storage shelf The blue tab on the SAS 3 cable should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 90 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 91: ... cable is connected 5 In the bottom I O module of the first shelf connect the other end of the cable to port A The blue tab on the SAS 3 cable should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 91 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 92: ...n the connector in this port points down Next connect network and power cables Turn on the storage shelves and the appliance per the required sequence Verify that all units function correctly Connecting three storage shelves to an appliance Note The cables in the following diagrams are shown in different colors for demonstration purposes only The actual cables are black 92 Adding one or more stora...

Page 93: ...blue tab should align with the white SAS 3 cable label on the I O module 93 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 94: ...e port points down 2 Connect the other end of this cable to port A in the top I O module of the storage shelf The blue tab on the SAS cable in port A should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS label when connected 94 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 95: ... port A in the top I O module in the second storage shelf The blue tab on the SAS 3 cable should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 95 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 96: ...me side of the cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 5 Connect a SAS 3 cable to port A of the bottom I O module in the third shelf The blue tab on the SAS 3 cable should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 96 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves t...

Page 97: ... card Be sure that the blue tab on the connector in port A points up The blue tab in the appliance port connector should point down 97 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 98: ...om I O module in the second shelf The blue tab on the SAS 3 cable should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 98 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 99: ...ted Next connect network and power cables Turn on the storage shelves and the appliance per the required sequence Verify that all units function correctly Connecting four storage shelves to an appliance Note The cables in the following diagrams are shown in different colors for demonstration purposes only The actual cables are black 99 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance t...

Page 100: ...lue tab should align with the white SAS 3 cable label on the I O module 100 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 101: ...own 2 Connect the other end of the SAS 3 cable to port A in the top I O module of the first storage shelf The blue tab on the SAS cable in port A should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS label when connected 101 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 102: ...g four storage shelves Be sure that the blue tab in the connectors in these ports point down 102 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 103: ...able as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 5 Connect the other end of the cable to the right port in the appliance RAID PCIe card Be sure that the blue tab on the connector in this port points down 103 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 104: ...ort A in the bottom I O module of the third shelf The blue tab on the SAS 3 cable should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 104 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 105: ...ule in the second shelf The blue tab on the SAS 3 cable should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected 105 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 106: ...e side of the cable as the SAS 3 label when the cable is connected Next connect network and power cables Turn on the storage shelves and the appliance per the required sequence Verify that all units function correctly 106 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 107: ... in the following diagrams are shown in different colors for demonstration purposes only The actual cables are black 107 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 108: ...o connect the fifth storage shelves to an appliance 108 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 109: ...odule on the fourth storage shelf and connect the cable to port A on the bottom I O module of the fifth shelf 109 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 110: ...n port A should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS label when connected 110 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 111: ...fourth storage shelf Connect the other end of this cable to port A in the top I O module in the fifth storage shelf 111 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 112: ...t A and port B should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS label when connected 112 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 113: ...113 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 114: ...fourth storage shelf Connect the other end of this cable to port B in the bottom I O module in the fifth storage shelf 114 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 115: ...cting the sixth storage shelf to an appliance Note The cables in the following diagrams are shown in different colors for demonstration purposes only The actual cables are black 115 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 116: ...o connect the sixth storage shelves to an appliance 116 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 117: ...module on the fifth storage shelf and connect the cable to port A on the bottom I O module of the sixth shelf 117 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 118: ...n port A should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS label when connected 118 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 119: ...fifth storage shelf Connect the other end of this cable to port A in the top I O module in the sixth storage shelf 119 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 120: ...t A and port B should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS label when connected 120 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 121: ...fifth storage shelf Connect the other end of this cable to port B in the bottom I O module in the sixth storage shelf 121 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 122: ...122 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 123: ...t A and port B should be on the same side of the cable as the SAS label when connected 123 Adding one or more storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves Connecting the storage shelves to the appliance ...

Page 124: ... to connect additional shelves Overview The 5250 Appliance operates with up to six external storage shelves If your appliance has at least one storage shelf that is connected and running properly you can add more shelves for a total of six shelves Existing 5250 Appliances with internal storage capacities of 9 1TiB and 36 4TiB support up to six Veritas 2U12 65 5TiB 72TB Storage Shelves Before you p...

Page 125: ...endation applies to 52xx appliances and is needed for optimum performance The following procedures explain how to move the MSDP partition from a base disk to an expansion disk The base disk resides on the appliance base unit The expansion disk resides on a storage shelf that is attached to the appliance A 5230 5240 and 5250 appliance can have up to four expansion disks Consider the following scena...

Page 126: ...ew shelf to the unallocated storage See Adding the disk space of additional storage shelves from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu on page 146 See Adding the disk space of additional storage shelves from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console on page 147 3 Ensure that the base disk is fully allocated by resizing the non MSDP partitions like AdvancedDisk To ensure that the base disk is full resize th...

Page 127: ...value Click Resize to resize In this example the AdvancedDisk partition is being resized to 22 9 GB The maximum value that it can be resized to is 23 GB Click OK after the resize operation is complete The page is refreshed automatically and reflects the updated size 127 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Moving the MSDP partition from a ba...

Page 128: ...it finishes Repeat this process for the second expansion unit Note that the Unallocated space increases 128 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Moving the MSDP partition from a base disk to an expansion disk for optimum performance ...

Page 129: ... click the MSDP link to open the MSDP partition detail page On MSDP partition detail page check the Partition Distributions on Disk section 129 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Moving the MSDP partition from a base disk to an expansion disk for optimum performance ...

Page 130: ...rtition Distributions on Disk section 7 The Move Partition window is displayed Select the target disk from the drop down list to which you want to move the partition In this example all of the MSDP partition that resides on the base disk is moved to one expansion disk 130 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Moving the MSDP partition from a ...

Page 131: ...is automatically refreshed 10 On the MSDP detail page check the Partition Distributions on Disk section The MSDP partition resides on the expansion disk The following procedure explains how to move the MSDP partition from a base disk to an expansion disk when the expansion disk has partitions configured on it 131 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf ...

Page 132: ...ckup Appliance Web Console 2 Click Manage Storage In the Partition area click MSDP to go to the MSDP detail page 132 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Moving the MSDP partition from a base disk to an expansion disk for optimum performance ...

Page 133: ...l as the expansion disk If the type is Expansion for all the disks the MSDP partition doesn t exist on the base disk In this case you do not need to move the MSDP partition You can ignore the rest of the procedure 4 Click Move in the Partition Distributions on Disk section 133 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Moving the MSDP partition fr...

Page 134: ...torage shelf scenarios You can have up to six storage shelves with the 5250 Appliance You may already have storage shelves connected to your appliance The following options are available Note When adding a fifth or sixth storage shelf an additional storage expansion kit is required This adds up to a total of 512GB memory If you already have one storage shelf you can add one to five shelves If you ...

Page 135: ... rack locations on page 24 See Installing the storage shelf rack rails on page 29 See Installing the storage shelf into a rack on page 31 See Understanding appliance and storage shelf connections on page 38 To add up to four storage shelves to an appliance that has at least one storage shelf See Recabling to connect additional shelves on page 135 Recabling to connect additional shelves When storag...

Page 136: ...ready has two operating shelves on page 140 See Connecting a storage shelf to an appliance that already has three operating shelves on page 143 Refer to one of the following sections to add the additional disk space See Adding the disk space of additional storage shelves from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu on page 146 See Adding the disk space of additional storage shelves from the NetBackup A...

Page 137: ...To connect additional shelves to an appliance that already has one operating shelf 1 Remove the connector from the port that is marked with a red X 137 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Recabling to connect additional shelves ...

Page 138: ...Reconnect the cable to the port that is marked with a green circle 138 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Recabling to connect additional shelves ...

Page 139: ...the appliance Let the shelf initialize for a few minutes 6 Turn on the other storage shelves in sequence Do not turn on all of the shelves at once 7 Verify that the new shelves function correctly Refer to the following section for details See Turning on the hardware and verifying operation on page 56 139 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached ...

Page 140: ...To connect additional shelves to an appliance that already has two operating shelves 1 Remove the connector from the port that is marked with a red X 140 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Recabling to connect additional shelves ...

Page 141: ...Reconnect the cable to the port that is marked with a green circle 141 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Recabling to connect additional shelves ...

Page 142: ...the appliance Let the shelf initialize for a few minutes 6 Turn on the other storage shelves in sequence Do not turn on all of the shelves at once 7 Verify that the new shelves function correctly Refer to the following section for details See Turning on the hardware and verifying operation on page 56 142 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached ...

Page 143: ...To connect a storage shelf to an appliance that already has three operating shelves 1 Remove the connector from the port that is marked with a red X 143 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Recabling to connect additional shelves ...

Page 144: ...Reconnect the cable to the port that is marked with a green circle 144 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Recabling to connect additional shelves ...

Page 145: ... the rack 5 Turn on the new storage shelf Let the shelf initialize for a few minutes 6 Verify that the new shelf functions correctly Refer to the following section for details See Turning on the hardware and verifying operation on page 56 145 Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one storage shelf attached Recabling to connect additional shelves ...

Page 146: ...g procedure describes how to add new storage shelf disk space to a NetBackup appliance using the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu To add new storage shelf disk space to a NetBackup appliance using the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu 1 Use PuTTY to start an SSH session to access the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu Note You can also connect a laptop keyboard and monitor or KVM to the appliance to access...

Page 147: ...lable storage space as follows Navigate to the Storage menu At the prompt enter Show Disk and press Enter The status of the newly added disks is displayed as In Use and space in the Unallocated column is the disk space available for the new disk Adding the disk space of additional storage shelves from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console The following procedure describes how to add new storage shel...

Page 148: ...e click Add to activate the storage in the RAID 8 In the Confirmation dialog box click Yes to start a scan When the process completes the following message should appear Storage operation completed Succeeded 9 Click OK to refresh the system After the system refreshes the Disks tab should show the following attributes for the new storage shelf units Type Expansion Status In Use Unallocated n TB Whe...

Page 149: ...age shelf 115 connecting three storage shelves 92 connecting two storage shelves 87 connections 38 control panel Power button LED states 14 system status LED location 11 disk drive slots 8 appliance continued disk drives 8 eth0 NIC1 IP address 54 ethernet ports bonding 54 installing into a rack 37 power button LED 14 rack locations 24 rack rail installation 33 RAID ports 39 rails blue latch 38 ext...

Page 150: ...ance 14 descriptions 14 Power button LED states appliance control panel 14 R rack cabinet requirements 21 rear panel appliance 15 storage shelf 17 recabling storage shelf connections 135 S SAS 3 cables blue tab orientation 40 description 38 using 27 Status LED indicator appliance control panel 10 storage shelf bezel installation 32 connecting 84 connections 38 control panel 16 17 disk drive lock 1...

Page 151: ...V Veritas Remote Management interface accessing 70 151 Index ...

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