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PowerVault (Dell MD1400-16TB) Setup Guide

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Page 1: ...NetWitness Platform XDR Version 12 1 0 0 PowerVault Dell MD1400 16TB Setup Guide ...

Page 2: ...oftware is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by RSA Third Party Licenses This product may include software developed by parties other than RSA The text of the license agreements applicable to third party software in this product may be viewed on the product documentation page on NetWitness Community By using this product a user of this product agrees to b...

Page 3: ...ion 15 Prerequisites 15 Introduction 16 Attach and Configure a PowerVault without Encryption 16 NetWitness Platform 11 5 and Later 16 Connect PowerVaults to a Concentrator Archiver Decoder or Log Decoder Physical Host 17 Connect a PowerVault to a Hybrid 23 Install PowerVault with Encryption on a Series 6 R640 Host 25 Minimum NetWitness Platform Software Versions 25 Attach and Configure New PowerVa...

Page 4: ...er Hosts 32 Connect External Storage Devices to Series 5 R630 32 Connect External Storage Devices to Series 6 R640 34 Install PowerVault on Core Appliance Used as a Hybrid 37 Introduction 38 High Level Procedure 38 NetWitness Platform 11 5 and Later 38 Connect PowerVaults to a Core Physical Host Used as a Hybrid 39 Revision History 43 4 ...

Page 5: ...he hardware connection information in this guide but refer to Storage Guide for NetWitness Platform Version 11 5 and later for instructions on how to allocate storage for your hardware Caution If you are adding a previously used PowerVault and would like to preserve the data DO NOT follow the instructions in this guide Contact Netwitness Customer Support Running the script on a previously used Pow...

Page 6: ...y chain eight PowerVaults four enclosures per channel l Provides improved device monitoring and management l Is compatible with Dell OpenManage iDRAC system management technology Enclosure Options Type Host SKU Specification High Density Network Decoder Log Decoder Archiver Log Hybrid Network Hybrid 192TB NW PV A N Dell Storage MD1400 12 x 16 TB NL SAS SED High Density Network Decoder Log Decoder ...

Page 7: ...ries 5 6 Core Hosts R630 R640 Series 5 Hybrid Host R730 Series 6 Hybrid Host R740 NW PV A N Eight One One NW PV B N Eight One One NW PV C N Eight NA NA NW PV D N Eight NA NA Mixed Modes Four DACs and Four PowerVault Two 96TB NW PV C N 128 TB NW PV B N Power Vaults 7 Hardware Description ...

Page 8: ...n that is included with the PowerVault The Dell Storage MD1400 Enclosures Hardware Owner s Manual https topics cdn dell com pdf md1400om_en us pdf contains detailed instruction on all the optional setups you can implement with PowerVault to address the needs of your environment Note The PowerVault comes with two SAS cables You only need one cable to connect the PowerVault to a Series 5 or 6 host U...

Page 9: ...tifying the enclosure or when the system identification button is pressed l Blinks amber or remains solid amber for a few seconds and then turns off when the enclosure management modules EMMs are booting or resetting l Blinks amber for an extended time when the enclosure is in a warning state l Remains solid amber when the enclosure is in the fault state 2 Power LED The power LED on the front cont...

Page 10: ...ty indicator green 6 Hard disk drives High Density Total 12 Drives l Slots 0 11 3 5 inch SAS hot swappable hard drives High Performance Total 12 Drives l Slots 0 2 2 5 inch SSD in 3 5 in carrier hot swappable solid state drives l Slots 4 11 3 5 inch SAS hot swappable hard drives 7 Hard drives table which shows the PowerVault drive slot locations PowerVault Front View Showing Drive Numbers The Powe...

Page 11: ...port and an Expansion port In each set the Primary port is closer to the center of the chassis There are two rows of ports In each row the ports are labeled 1 to 4 from left to right Start with the upper row port 1 You can daisy chain using the rest of the ports if you have multiple PowerVaults connected to a Series 5 or 6 host 4 Power Input Connections For more detailed information see The Dell S...

Page 12: ...rear of the Series 5 or Series 6 host indicating a live connection DAC Cables You can Install PowerVaults and 15 Drive DACs on a Series 5 or Series 6 Host Mixed Mode The DAC has two types of cables l A cable with a Mini SAS Codename SFF 8088 connector at one end of the cable and a rectangular Mini SAS HD Codename SFF 8614 connector at the other end You connect the square Mini SAS Codename SFF 8088...

Page 13: ...d PowerVaults l In mixed mode supports up to four unencrypted PowerVaults and four unencrypted DACs for a total of eight external storage devices Series 5 R730 Hybrid Host supports one unencrypted 192TB NW PV A N or 128TB NW PV B N PowerVault Series 6 R640 Core Host supports the following unencrypted PowerVaults l Eight unencrypted PowerVaults l In mixed mode supports up to four unencrypted PowerV...

Page 14: ...PowerVault Dell MD1400 16TB Setup Guide l Series 5 hosts that is R630 core hosts and R730 hybrid hosts l Series 6 R740 hybrid host Hardware Description 14 ...

Page 15: ...ify the version in the Administration Services view Administration Services the release version is displayed to the right of each service listed To check the version at the command line run the following command rpm qa grep nw Results example rsa nw concentrator 11 5 0 0 11293 5 0c5da3886 el7 x86_64 rpm Caution If you are adding a previously used PowerVault and would like to preserve the data DO N...

Page 16: ...owing immediately the table NetWitness Platform 11 5 and Later Deployment Scenario Tasks Concentrator Archiver Decoder and Log Decoder Multiple PowerVaults 1 Connect the PowerVaults to the physical host before powering on the physical host as described in Connect PowerVaults to a Concentrator Archiver Decoder or Log Decoder Physical Host 2 Follow the instructions in the Storage Guide for NetWitnes...

Page 17: ... Controller Management Advanced Controller Properties Profile Management Current profile and profile properties are displayed 3 Change profile using the Choose Profile option 4 Select Set Profile Click Reboot 2 The PowerVault comes with two SAS cables You only need one cable to connect the PowerVault to the physical host For NetWitness Series 5 physical hosts use a cable with the mini SAS connecto...

Page 18: ... PowerVault port 1 in top row of ports using a mini to mini SAS cable The PERC830 card for the R730 is installed in slot 3 This means that l Port 0 is on the left and port 1 is on the right on the R730 l You must attach the cable to the R730 with the connector s blue tab on the top l You must attach the other end the cable to the PowerVault with the connector s blue tab on the top l You know if th...

Page 19: ...n slot 1 This means that l Port 0 is on the left and port 1 is on the right on the R640 l You must attach the cable to the R640 with the connector s blue tab on the top l You must attach the other end the cable to the PowerVault with the connector s blue tab on the top l You know if the cable is properly connected when you hear a click as the cable locks into place and see the green port light ill...

Page 20: ...t This means that l Port 0 is on the right and Port 1 is on the left on the R740 Hybrid l You must attach each cable to the R740 with the connector s blue tab on the bottom as shown in the following picture l You must attach the other end the cable to the PowerVault with the connector s blue tab on the top l You know if the cable is properly connected when you hear a click as the cable locks into ...

Page 21: ...y Port 1 of the second PowerVault to Port 1 of the Decoder RAID controller d Daisy chain up to three additional PowerVaults to the first PowerVault Note If you are only connecting two PowerVaults each PowerVault should be connected to a dedicated port on the R630 or R640 physical hosts for improved performance The following figure shows you how to connect eight PowerVaults to an NetWitness Series ...

Page 22: ... MD1400 16TB Setup Guide Series 6 R640 Attached to Eight PowerVaults 5 When you finish the cabling ensure that the PowerVault is powered on and then power on the physical host Install PowerVault without Encryption 22 ...

Page 23: ... Host procedure above and connect the NetWitness Series Series 6 Hybrid physical host to only one PowerVault To connect a PowerVault to a Hybrid physical host 1 Ensure that the physical host is powered off 2 Connect one end of the mini to mini SAS cable to the Port 0 of the RAID controller on the back of the Series 5 Hybrid physical host 3 Connect the other end of the mini to mini SAS cable to the...

Page 24: ...ct this port to Port 1 in the top row of ports on the second PowerVault that is 2 in the following illustration 4 When you finish the cabling make sure that the PowerVault is powered on and then power on the physical host Note Refer to Storage Guide for instructions on how to allocate storage for your hardware Caution After configuring the PowerVault the first time for a service there is a possibi...

Page 25: ...external storage is l Not Supported for Series 5 Hosts l Not Supported for Series 6 Hybrid R740 Host Minimum NetWitness Platform Software Versions For NetWitness Platform Software 11 x the minimum version is rsa nw 11 5 0 0 15521 Caution If you are adding a previously used PowerVault and would like to preserve the data DO NOT follow the instructions in this guide Contact NetWitness Customer Suppor...

Page 26: ...r or Network Decoder host Note If you are attaching more then 3 PowerVaults to a single port you may receive the following Error message The total number of enclosures connected to connector 00 has exceeded the maximum allowable limit of 3 enclosures Please remove the extra enclosure and then restart your system This error was caused by the PERC profile settings From the factory the PERC profile i...

Page 27: ...ure that the host is powered off 2 Connect one end of the SAS cable to the left port of the RAID controller on the back of the Archiver Concentrator Log Decoder or Network Decoder host 27 Install PowerVault with Encryption on a Series 6 R640 Host ...

Page 28: ... the RAID controller make sure that you insert the cable into the Primary SAS port on the PowerVault as shown in the following figure The following figure shows an NetWitness Series 6 R640 host port 0 connected to a PowerVault port 1 in top row of ports using a mini to mini SAS cable Install PowerVault with Encryption on a Series 6 R640 Host 28 ...

Page 29: ...ree additional PowerVaults to the first PowerVault The following figure shows you how to connect multiple PowerVaults to an NetWitness Series 6 hosts You can attach up to four PowerVaults You connect the first PowerVault to Port 0 of the Series 6 R640 host and daisy chain PowerVaults two three and four to the first PowerVault 5 When you finish the cabling ensure that the PowerVault is powered on a...

Page 30: ... Platform PCI Expansion Card Installation Guide Minimum NetWitness Platform Software Versions For NetWitness Platform Software 11 x the minimum version is 11 5 0 0 Caution If you are adding a previously used external storage device and would like to preserve the data DO NOT follow the instructions in this guide Contact NetWitness Customer Support Running the script on a previously used external st...

Page 31: ...d Log Decoder two PowerVaults and two 15 Drive DACs 1 Connect the PowerVaults and 15 Drive DACs to the host before powering on the host as described in Connect External Storage Devices to an Archiver Decoder or Log Decoder Host 2 Follow the instructions in the Storage Guide for NetWitness Platform Version 11 5 and Later to allocate storage for your hardware 31 Install PowerVaults and 15 Drive DACs...

Page 32: ...two types of cables see DAC Cables The first DAC connected to the host requires a cable with a square Mini SAS connector at one end and a rectangular Mini SAS HD connector at the other end You attach the square Mini SASconnector to the host and attach the rectangular Mini SAS HDconnector to the first DAC You daisy chain a DAC to another DAC with cables that have rectangular Mini SAS HD connectors ...

Page 33: ... square Mini SAS Codename SFF 8088 connectors c Connect the Primary Port 1 of the first 15 Drive DAC to Port 0 of the PERC Card on the right using a cable with rectangular Mini SAS HD Codename SFF 8614 to square Mini SAS Codename SFF 8088 connectors d Daisy chain up to three additional 15 Drive DACs to the first 15 Drive DAC using cables with rectangular Mini SAS HD Codename SFF 8614 to rectangula...

Page 34: ...to the PowerVault ports are green l Make sure that you have a live connection to the 15 Drive DACs l Make sure that the green light next to the Port 0 of the right Card on the NetWitness Series 5 is green l Make sure that the blue lights next to the 15 Drive DACs are blue Connect External Storage Devices to Series 6 R640 1 Ensure that the host is powered off 2 Connect one end of the SAS cables to ...

Page 35: ...a cable with rectangular Mini SAS HD Codename SFF 8614 to square Mini SAS Codename SFF 8088 connectors d Daisy chain up to three additional 15 Drive DACs to the first 15 Drive DAC using cables with rectangular Mini SAS HD Codename SFF 8614 to rectangular Mini SAS HD Codename SFF 8614 connectors The following figure shows an NetWitness Series 6 R640 host connected to four PowerVaults and two 15 Dri...

Page 36: ... sure that you have a live connection to the 15 Drive DACs l Make sure that the green light next to the Port 0 of the right Card on the NetWitness Series 6 host is green l Make sure that the blue lights next to the 15 Drive DACs are blue Install PowerVaults and 15 Drive DACs on a Series 5 or Series 6 Host Mixed Mode 36 ...

Page 37: ...his context a hybrid refers to l Log Hybrid runs the Log Collector Log Decoder and Concentrator services on one host Series 5 R630 or Series 6 640 l Network Hybrid runs the Concentrator and Decoder services on one host R630 or R640 Note You can install PowerVault with or without Encryption on a NetWitness Series 5 R630 and Series 6 R640 used as a hybrid 37 Install PowerVault on Core Appliance Used...

Page 38: ...brid deployment High Level Procedure NetWitness Platform 11 5 and Later Deployment Scenario Tasks Log Hybrid or Network Hybrid Running on Core Appliance 1 Connect a Concentrator PowerVault NW PVHP56 NW PVHP113 or NW PVHPE78 to an R630 or R640 the physical host before powering on the physical host as described in Install PowerVault on Core Appliance Used as a Hybrid 2 Follow the instructions in the...

Page 39: ... default however this is not set from factory To set the PD Profile 1 Enter the DELL PERC 10 Configuration Utility See Navigating to Dell PERC 10 configuration utility 2 Click Main Menu Controller Management Advanced Controller Properties Profile Management Current profile and profile properties are displayed 3 Change profile using the Choose Profile option 4 Select Set Profile Click Reboot 2 The ...

Page 40: ...that l Port 0 is on the left and port 1 is on the right on the R630 l You must attach the cable to the R630 with the connector s blue tab on the top l You must attach the other end the cable to the PowerVault with the connector s blue tab on the top l You know if the cable is properly connected when you hear a click as the cable locks into place and see the green port light illuminate on the R630 ...

Page 41: ...s means that l Port 0 is on the left and port 1 is on the right on the R640 l You must attach the cable to the R640 with the connector s blue tab on the top l You must attach the other end the cable to the PowerVault with the connector s blue tab on the top l You know if the cable is properly connected when you hear a click as the cable locks into place and see the green port light illuminate on t...

Page 42: ...ain up to three additional PowerVaults to the first PowerVault The following figure shows you how to connect eight PowerVaults to a NetWitness Series 5 and Series 6 physical hosts Series 5 R630 Attached to Eight PowerVaults Series 6 R640 Attached to Eight PowerVaults 5 When you finish the cabling make sure that the PowerVault is powered on and then power on the physical host Install PowerVault on ...

Page 43: ...rVault front view information added EMM back view information and updated the Dell Storage MD1400 Enclosures Hardware Owner s Manual hyperlink Also updated the following tables Enclosure Options Unencrypted PowerVault Storage Enclosures Supported and Encrypted PowerVault Storage Enclosures Supported October 2022 Removed 11 5 and earlier references 43 Revision History ...

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