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A

appliance

Fibre Channel HBA support 8
performance and capacity 8
Primary Storage Shelf storage capacities 8
RAID cache specification 8
RAID specifications 8
rear panel 10
rear panel built-in port components 9
rear panel port functions 11
rear panel ports and features 10
rear port color assignments 11
system memory configuration 8

appliance compute node

disk drive layout 9
PCIe options 11
slot assignments and RAID disk assignments 9

C

cables

multi-mode fiber 19
network 18
power 18

compute node

connecting to Primary Shelf 41
installation 37

D

disk drive layout

appliance compute node 9

disk drives

slot numbers

storage system 34

storage shelf

installing 34

storage shelves

layout 34

E

Ethernet ports

Velocity 7330 configurations 12

H

hardware

correct turn on sequence 45
verifying operation 45

I

installation

compute node 37
prepare for 21
Primary Shelf 26
procedures 25
required personnel and equipment 22
requirements 21
storage shelf disks 34
storage shelf into rails 33
storage shelf rails 28

installation requirements 21
IPMI

about 50
configuration prerequisites 52
configure 52
configure with shell menu 53
default IP address 53

P

package

contents 22

PCIe options 11
PCIe slot configurations 11
power cords

connecting to compute node 43
connecting to storage shelves 43

Primary Shelf

connecting to compute node 41

Primary Storage Shelf

about 13

Index

Summary of Contents for Velocity 7330

Page 1: ...Veritas Velocity 7330 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide Release 1 2 6...

Page 2: ...prior written authorization 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...

Page 3: ...age 2 The latest documentation is available on the Veritas website https sort veritas com documents Documentation feedback Your feedback is important to us Suggest improvements or report errors or omi...

Page 4: ...8 Multi Mode fiber cable 19 Chapter 2 Preinstallation requirements 21 Preparing to install the Velocity 7330 Appliance hardware 21 Required personnel and equipment for appliance hardware installation...

Page 5: ...Remote Management IPMI configuration 50 About the Veritas Remote Management Console on the Velocity physical appliance 50 Prerequisites for IPMI port configuration 52 Configuring the IPMI port 52 Ind...

Page 6: ...t the Veritas Velocity 7330 Appliance Velocity 7330 Appliance compute node disk drive configurations Velocity 7330 Appliance compute node rear panel About the Velocity 7330 Appliance Primary Storage S...

Page 7: ...one externally attached 4U Primary Storage Shelf The appliance compute node does not contain internal storage As such the system uses the Primary Storage Shelf as the data storage device The Primary S...

Page 8: ...pute node and the Primary Storage Shelf High availability Provides separate out of band management network interfaces You can remotely turn on turn off and reset appliances over the network Supports r...

Page 9: ...ns eight 3TB SAS disk drives Individual disk drive carriers hold each of the disk drives and each disk drive carrier resides in a front panel disk drive slot The disk drives are assigned numbers which...

Page 10: ...e node has several access ports and other features which are displayed in the following diagram and table Figure 1 2 Velocity 7330 Appliance compute node rear panel access ports and features 1 1 1 2 3...

Page 11: ...r coded for easy identification Figure 1 3 Velocity 7330 Appliance compute node rear port colors NIC1 ETH0 NIC2 ETH1 NIC3 ETH2 NIC4 ETH3 IPMI NIC5 ETH4 NIC6 ETH5 See Velocity 7330 Appliance compute no...

Page 12: ...10 GbE NIC 10 GbE NIC 8 Gb FC HBA 10 GbE NIC 10 GbE NIC 8 Gb FC HBA See Velocity 7330 compute node Ethernet port configurations on page 12 Velocity 7330 compute node Ethernet port configurations Veri...

Page 13: ...330 Appliance system The storage shelf uses RAID6 technology and connects to the compute node using Fibre Channel cables Note To help reduce the weight of the units during shipment and installation th...

Page 14: ...1 The following table describes LEDs available on the disk system front panel Table 1 4 Primary Storage Shelf front panel LED definitions Color Definition Number Green Power LED 1 Green Standby Power...

Page 15: ...ed into the appropriate external power source within a rack Note When connecting power cables wear an ESD preventive wrist strap to prevent equipment damage The rear panel of both disk systems contain...

Page 16: ...5 RAID controller canisters 3 and 4 Each RAID canister has a set of LEDs which are defined in the following figure The table describes the LEDs functions and colors The LEDs labeled 1 track the data r...

Page 17: ...isplays 99 Seven segment display LEDs for system ID 9 In the following figure the seven segment display LEDs show the storage system ID once the device is turned on and recognized The following diagra...

Page 18: ...connector IEC 60320 C13 to an appliance or a storage device B Note If your power distribution unit is not compatible with the IEC 60320 C13 plug then Veritas recommends that you purchase your power ca...

Page 19: ...mode fiber optic cable One end of the multi mode fibre optic cable connects to the 10GE service network port or the fibre channel port The other end of the cable connects to the fibre channel switch...

Page 20: ...vided with each device having Fibre Channel ports The diagram shows the SFP labeled 1 and the fiber optic cable which is attached to it labeled 2 Supported SFPs are listed Finisar JDSU See Power cable...

Page 21: ...the following steps to prepare for the hardware installation Table 2 1 Veritas Velocity 7330 Appliance hardware installation requirements Task Step Review the following documents to understand the tec...

Page 22: ...nitor to connect to the compute node for IPMI port configuration Ethernet cables to connect the compute node to your corporate network A 19 inch rack with dual power distribution units PDUs 120VAC or...

Page 23: ...ocity 7330 Appliance compute node and storage shelf each require a different number of rack unit RU spaces The compute node requires 2 RU and the storage shelf requires 4 RU To help you identify RU sp...

Page 24: ...RUs when you install the rails The storage shelves are much heavier than the compute node and should be installed as close to the bottom of the rack as possible The compute node should always be insta...

Page 25: ...ge Shelf Connecting the power cords to the hardware Turning on the hardware and verifying operation How to install the Velocity 7330 Appliance hardware You need to carry out the following steps to ins...

Page 26: ...1 Step 5 Connect the power cables to the appliance components See Connecting the power cords to the hardware on page 43 Step 6 Turn on the appliance components See Turning on the hardware and verifyin...

Page 27: ...eight of the disk drives hinders the ability to safely install the storage shelves To install the storage shelf into the rack 1 Locate the left and the right rails 2 Using a Phillips screwdriver remov...

Page 28: ...rews Note Two types of spacers may ship with the storage shelves Some spacers are round while other spacers are square Both types of spacers are galvanized steel Both types of spacers have the same us...

Page 29: ...r installation The front of the rack uses three RUs Use a flathead screwdriver to loosen the inside screws of the rail Extend the rail so that it fits inside the front and the rear rack posts 29 Insta...

Page 30: ...he rail into the top hole of the lowest rear RU that you plan to use 6 You can use the flathead screws on the inside of the rail to extend or shorten it to fit into the rack 30 Installation procedures...

Page 31: ...lace one spacer each on two screws The following illustrations show square and round spacers Either type of spacer may ship with the storage shelf If you have round spacers insert the raised portion o...

Page 32: ...the third RU in the rack The two remaining screws are used later to attach the shelf to the rack On the rear of the rack install a spacer and a screw in the middle rack holes of the two lowest RUs 9...

Page 33: ...our metal handles to the sides of the storage shelf as follows Push the top tabs on the handles into the slots on the shelf 1 Angle the handles and insert the bottom tabs 2 Push the entire handle towa...

Page 34: ...All 60 disk drives must be installed To help reduce the installation time Veritas recommends that two people perform the disk installation One person should unwrap the disk drive and lift the handle t...

Page 35: ...he disk drive slot numbering inside the drawer The numbering is the same in all drawers as follows 4 Take a disk drive from a box and remove its protective sleeve 5 Pull up the disk latch and use it a...

Page 36: ...e pulling the latch all the way down until it snaps in place under the orange tab in the front Repeat this step for the remaining disk slots in the drawer 6 After all 12 disks are installed push the d...

Page 37: ...page 23 2 At the front of the rack install a cage nut in the center hole of the lower RU on each side This hole is used later to secure the compute node to the rack 3 Locate the left rail marked with...

Page 38: ...om holes of the RU 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to install the right rail RIGHT 7 Make sure that both rails are parallel and secure 8 Fully extend both rails forward until the release buttons click 9 Carefu...

Page 39: ...s 13 Lift up on the rail release buttons and slide the compute node completely into the rack 14 Secure the compute node to the rack on each side by tightening the thumbscrew on the front Installing th...

Page 40: ...in slots 1 and 4 Slot 4 2 1 2 1 Slot 1 3 Insert an SFP partially into a port 4 Be sure that the metal handle on the end of the SFP is on the top You do not need to lift up the handle 40 Installation p...

Page 41: ...pute node to the Primary Storage Shelf The compute node ships with four 1 meter Fibre Channel FC cables FC cables connect the compute node to the Primary Storage Shelf canisters To ensure communicatio...

Page 42: ...FC ports on the compute node to the appropriate Primary Storage Shelf canister FC ports as follows Connect compute node slot 1 port 2 to Primary Shelf canister B FC Ch1 Connect compute node slot 1 po...

Page 43: ...ensure power redundancy connect the power supplies on each component to different AC power sources Typically the rear of a rack is configured with a Power Distribution Unit PDU on each side The PDU o...

Page 44: ...r the storage shelves is within the range of 200 240 VAC at 50 60 Hz 9 13 10 95 A 4 For each component obtain two power cords that are appropriate for your region and equipment 5 On the compute node c...

Page 45: ...nnected properly and securely Data and network cables on the compute node Fiber Channel FC cables between the compute node and the Primary Storage Shelf Power cords from each component to the appropri...

Page 46: ...rature Service action required 5 After approximately 5 to 10 minutes verify that the shelf has fully initialized as follows The 12 disk LEDs on the front of each drawer are green The blue Service Acti...

Page 47: ...equired LED is not lit 6 The two seven segment numbers on the rear of the shelf show the shelf ID For the Primary Storage Shelf this number should be 99 47 Installation procedures Turning on the hardw...

Page 48: ...panel of the compute node locate the triangular Status LED near the top of the LED panel The LED should be green during normal operations Verify that the disk drive LEDs have initialized properly as f...

Page 49: ...no disk activity although power is still on The LED blinks green when the disk spins up The LED blinks green occasionally when commands are processed 9 Proceed to configuring the IPMI port and enabli...

Page 50: ...accessible through the Intelligent Platform Manageme nt Interface IPMI network port on the back of each Veritas Velocity appliance For the best support and initial configuration experience Veritas rec...

Page 51: ...es out of band management and helps manage situations where local physical access to the appliance is not possible or preferred like branch offices and remote data centers Access the Velocity shell me...

Page 52: ...static address If a firewall exists between the appliance and the remote devices that manage the appliance like a laptop computer open the following ports SSH 22 HTTP 80 SNMP 162 HTTPS 443 KVM 623 RMM...

Page 53: ...y shell menu Enter the user name and password for the appliance By default the user name is admin and the password is P ssw0rd where 0 is the number zero 3 Go to the Main_Menu Support view 4 Enter the...

Page 54: ...ute node 9 disk drives slot numbers storage system 34 storage shelf installing 34 storage shelves layout 34 E Ethernet ports Velocity 7330 configurations 12 H hardware correct turn on sequence 45 veri...

Page 55: ...ons 16 RAID controller canisters 16 R rack location measure 23 RAID disk assignments appliance compute node 9 remote management 50 required personnel and equipment 22 S shipping container contents 22...

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