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Generation 6 Installation Guide

Install new Generation 6 hardware

June 2019

Drive types

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Unpack and verify components

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Installation types

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Install the chassis rails

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Install the chassis

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Install compute modules and drive sleds

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Back panel

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Rail installation for switches

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Attaching network and power cables

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Configure the node

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Front panel LCD menu

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Update the install database

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Where to go for support

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Summary of Contents for Generation 6

Page 1: ...2 l Installation types 2 l Install the chassis rails 3 l Install the chassis 5 l Install compute modules and drive sleds 6 l Back panel 8 l Rail installation for switches 9 l Attaching network and power cables 12 l Configure the node 17 l Front panel LCD menu 21 l Update the install database 23 l Where to go for support 23 ...

Page 2: ...omponents for any sign of damage If the components appear damaged in any way notify Isilon Technical Support Do not use a damaged component DANGER To avoid personal injury or damage to the hardware always use multiple people to lift and move heavy equipment Installation types You may be able to skip certain sections of this procedure based on the type of installation you are performing New cluster...

Page 3: ... of cabinet depths The rails are not left specific or right specific and can be installed on either side of the rack The two rails are packaged separately inside the chassis shipping container Procedure 1 Separate a rail into front and back pieces Pull up on the locking tab and slide the two sections of the rail apart 2 Remove the mounting screws from the back section of the rail The back section ...

Page 4: ...rom the front section of the rail The front section is the wider of the two rail sections There are three mounting screws attached to the front bracket There are also two smaller alignment screws Do not remove the alignment screws 5 Slide the front section of the rail onto the back section that is secured to the rack Installation Guide 4 Generation 6 Installation Guide 0 ...

Page 5: ...hassis is installed to secure the chassis to the rack 8 Repeat these steps to install the second rail in the rack Install the chassis Slide the chassis onto the installed rails and secure the chassis to the rack Before you begin DANGER A chassis that contains drives and nodes can weigh up to 285 pounds We recommend that you attach the chassis to a lift to install it in a rack If a lift is not avai...

Page 6: ...r 5 Carefully push the chassis off the lift arms and into the rack CAUTION Make sure to leave the lift under the chassis until the chassis is safely balanced and secured within the cabinet 6 Install two mounting screws at the top and bottom of each rail to secure the chassis to the rack 7 If you removed the drives and nodes prior to installing the chassis re install them now Install compute module...

Page 7: ...n against the node back panel You can feel the lever pull the node into place in the bay If you do not feel the lever pull the node into the bay pull the lever back into the open position make sure that the node is pushed all the way into the node bay then push the lever in against the node again 5 Tighten the thumbscrew on the release lever to secure the lever in place 6 At the front of the chass...

Page 8: ...nd serial communication as well as access to the power supplies and cache SSDs PORT 2 slot 0 slot 1 PORT 1 PORT 1 PORT 1 PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 2 PORT 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 CL6091 1 1Gb management port 6 Multi function button 2 Internal network ports 7 Power supply 3 External network ports 8 Cache SSDs 4 Console connector 9 USB connector 5 Do Not Remove LED 10 HDMI debugging port Installation Guide 8...

Page 9: ...s to install the switch The switch rails are adjustable to fit NEMA front rail to rear rail spacing ranging from 22 in to 34 in Note The Celestica Ethernet rails are designed to overhang the rear NEMA rails to align the switch with the Generation 6 chassis at the rear of the rack The rails require a minimum clearance of 36 in from the front NEMA rail to the rear of the rack to ensure that the rack...

Page 10: ...d either of the following l 3 additional 32GbE line cards l 2 additional 48 ports of 10GbE line cards or combination of 10 and 40GbE line cards The following table lists rack and power requirements for Arista switches Table 5 Arista switch requirements Switch Rack enclosure PDU Arista DCS 7304 8U C19 Arista DCS 7308 13U Installing the switch About this task The switches ship with the proper rails ...

Page 11: ...placing the larger side of the mounting holes on the inner rail over the shoulder studs on the switch Press the rail even against the switch Note The orientation of the rail tabs for the front NEMA rail are located on the power supply side of the switch Figure 2 Install the inner rails 6 Slide the inner rail towards the rear of the switch slide into the smaller side of each of the mounting holes o...

Page 12: ...k cables together with the internal network cables from the same node pair It is important to keep future maintenance in mind as you dress the network and power cables Cables must be dressed loosely enough to allow you to l remove any of the four compute nodes from the back of the Generation 6 chassis l remove power supplies from the back of compute nodes In order to avoid dense bundles of cables ...

Page 13: ...following figure the most important design attribute for bend radius consideration is the minimum mated cable clearance Mmcc Mmcc is the distance from the bulkhead of the chassis through the mated connectors strain relief including the depth of the associated 90 degree bend Multimode fiber has many modes of light fiber optic traveling through the core As each of these modes moves closer to the edg...

Page 14: ...y flooring seals or grommets Prepare for maintenance To accommodate future work on the cluster design the cable infrastructure Think ahead to required tasks on the cluster such as locating specific pathways or connections isolating a network fault or adding and removing nodes and switches l Label both ends of every cable to denote the node or switch to which it should connect l Leave a service loo...

Page 15: ...nts About this task Complete the following steps to connect the node with the switch for the external network Procedure 1 With an ethernet cable connect the ext 1 port on the node the bottom of the two ports to the switch for the external network For additional connections use the ext 2 port the top port PORT 2 slot 0 slot 1 PORT 1 PORT 1 PORT 1 PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 2 PORT 2 1 2 CL6155 Install new G...

Page 16: ... power source Reference the Isilon Generation 6 Transformer Installation Guide for complete instructions on installing a transformer and connecting your power supplies Connect the power supplies Connect a power cable to each node in the back of the chassis About this task Perform these steps for every node installed in the back of the chassis Nodes will automatically power up when they are connect...

Page 17: ...er you can enable link local addresses by following the instructions in the KB article How to enable link local addresses for IPv6 SmartLock compliance mode You can configure nodes to operate in SmartLock compliance mode You should only choose to run your cluster in SmartLock compliance mode if your data environment must comply with SEC rule 17 a4 f Compliance mode controls how SmartLock directori...

Page 18: ... the node Run the configuration wizard The Isilon configuration wizard starts automatically when a new node is powered on The wizard provides step by step guidance for configuring a new cluster or adding a new node to an existing cluster About this task The following procedure assumes that there is an open serial connection to a new node Note You can type back at most prompts to return to the prev...

Page 19: ...ing for the cluster The default character encoding is UTF 8 int a network settings l Netmask l IP range The network settings used by the int a network The int a network is used for communication between nodes The int a network must be configured with IPv4 The int a network must be on a separate subnet from an int b failover network int b failover network settings l Netmask l IP range l Failover IP...

Page 20: ...n how you configured the ext 1 network settings Date and time settings l Time zone l Day and time The day and time settings for the cluster Cluster join mode The method that the cluster uses to add new nodes Choose one of the following options Manual join Enables either a configured node in the existing cluster or a new node to issue a request to join the cluster Secure join A configured node in t...

Page 21: ...D screen will be dark until you activate it To activate the LCD screen and view the menu press the square selection button You can press the right arrow button to move to the next level of a menu Attach menu The Attach menu contains the following sub menu Drive Adds a drive to the node After you select this command you can select the drive bay that contains the drive you would like to add Status m...

Page 22: ... other nodes in the cluster with the up and down navigation buttons The node you are viewing will display above the drive grid as Drives on node node number Hardware Displays the current hardware status of the node as cluster name node number status Also displays the Statistics menu Statistics Displays a list of hardware components Select one of the hardware components to view statistics related t...

Page 23: ...without shutting down or rebooting Update the install database After all work is complete update the install database Procedure 1 Browse to the Business Services portal 2 Select the Product Registration and Install Base Maintenance option 3 To open the form select the IB Status Change option 4 Complete the form with the applicable information 5 To submit the form click Submit Where to go for suppo...

Page 24: ...stions view technical videos and get the latest Isilon product documentation Isilon Info Hubs For the list of Isilon info hubs see the Isilon Info Hubs page on the Isilon Community Network Use these info hubs to find product documentation troubleshooting guides videos blogs and other information resources about the Isilon products and features you re interested in Installation Guide 24 Generation ...

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