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G4-GigaFlow

G4-GigaFlow technical specifications

The technical specifications for the product are shown below.

System

-

Deployment

-

Base storage

80 TB

Max storage

80 TB

Lights Out Management (LOM)

Yes

Redundant OS drive

Yes

OS drive hot swappable

Yes

OS drive size

1 TB

RAID drive hot swappable

Yes

RAID version

6

Rail kit

Yes

Operating system

Windows 2012 R2

Physical

-

Height

2U

Width

19 in

Depth

25.5 in

Weight (with mounted rail kit or portable

unit without a travel case)

69 lbs

Weight (handling or portable unit in a

travel case)

74 lbs

Media

-

Monitoring interfaces

-

Speed

-

Accepted transceivers 

1

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Performance

-

Aggregate performance

-

Summary of Contents for G4-GigaFlow

Page 1: ...t OS drive Yes OS drive hot swappable Yes OS drive size 1 TB RAID drive hot swappable Yes RAID version 6 Rail kit Yes Operating system Windows 2012 R2 Physical Height 2U Width 19 in Depth 25 5 in Weight with mounted rail kit or portable unit without a travel case 69 lbs Weight handling or portable unit in a travel case 74 lbs Media Monitoring interfaces Speed Accepted transceivers 1 Performance Ag...

Page 2: ...the SFP may be any of 10Gb SR LR For QSFP the QSPF may be any 40Gb SR LR BiDi Universal For QSFP28 the QSFP28 tranceivers may be SR4 LR4 or BIDI Parts list Each appliance comes packed in a box or several boxes The boxes contain the various components necessary for a successful installation The G4 GigaFlow appliance box contains the following components 1 Head unit with RAID drives preinstalled 1 R...

Page 3: ...ance is very heavy Always use a server lift or work with a partner to install or remove the appliance from the cabinet to perform any maintenance 1 Mount the appliance in your cabinet Refer to the instructions on VIAVI Rail Kit page 9 Use a server lift if necessary Do not remove the drives from the chassis 2 Connect the cables Power Ethernet TAP Span IPMI optional 3 Insert the transceivers 4 Conne...

Page 4: ...Rear 5 Connect a monitor keyboard and mouse to the hardware appliance You can use a KVM switch if desired The KVM must be compatible with the operating system used on the appliance The user input devices or KVM switch are only temporarily needed to set the IP address so you can disconnect them after the IP address is set 6 Turn on the appliance and wait for the RAID to initialize After plugging in...

Page 5: ...rd initiates the power up sequence in three seconds After normal shutdown by IPMI or power button Press the power button once After a power loss The system will power up automatically approximately fifteen seconds after the power returns Power down Turn off the unit using a clean operating system shutdown from Windows 1 Release the power button after blue LED stops blinking and goes dark 2 The shu...

Page 6: ...way and DNS server for your environment and click OK Figure 2 Default TCP IP settings 4 Click OK again to close the Properties dialog for that network connection You interact with the hardware appliance through the Apex UI 1 Navigate to https hostname where hostname is the IP address or DNS name for the appliance 2 Log into the interface using the username admin and default password admin Configur...

Page 7: ...Figure 4 BIOS IPMI IP Address configured 7 Press F4 to save your changes and to exit the BIOS setup The system automatically shuts down and restarts The IPMI port is now accessible from the IP address you chose Now you can log on to the IPMI web interface and change the default password 8 To change the default password open a web browser to http IpAddressOfIPMIport and log on with the user name AD...

Page 8: ...ion SMTP To receive SNMP traps change the settings at Configuration SNMP To receive Syslog messages change the settings at Configuration Syslog You configured the IPMI port and changed the default password You may have also configured your system to send alerts when certain situations arise ...

Page 9: ... rails The chassis package includes one pair of rack rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists of an inner rail that secures to the chassis and an outer rail that is attached directly to the rack The inner rails are etched with L Left side and R Right side The rail is on the correct side and mounted correctly if the lettering if face up Figure 5 Rail kit inner assemblies 2 Id...

Page 10: ...s of the rack Figure 7 Extending and mounting outer rails 11 Hang the hooks of the rear section of the outer rail onto the square holes on the rear of the rack Take care that the proper holes are used so the rails are level If desired use screws and washers to secure the rear of the outer rail to the rear of the rack 12 Repeat for the other outer rail The rails are attached Next insert the server ...

Page 11: ...erous for a single person to off load the heavy chassis from the rack without assistance Be sure to have sufficient assistance supporting the chassis when removing it from the rack Use a server lift 1 Pull the chassis forward out the front of the rack until it stops 2 Press the release latches on each of the inner rails downward simultaneously and move the chassis forward in the rack Figure 8 Remo...

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