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Steps for Getting Started

To install the EqualLogic FS7610 hardware and create a NAS cluster, follow these steps:

1.  Make sure you meet the safety, environmental, and other requirements and have all the necessary hardware. 

See 

Preinstallation Tasks on page 3

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2.  Install the NAS appliance in the  rack. See 

Hardware Rack Mounting on page 9

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3.  Connect the appliance to power. See 

Network Cable Connections on page 17

4.  Connect the appliance to the networks. See 

Network Cable Connections on page 17

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5.  Use the Group Manager GUI to discover the controllers and configure a NAS cluster. See 

NAS Cluster 

Network Requirements and Recommendations on page 24

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6.  Create a NAS container and optionally create a CIFS share or NFS export. See 

NAS Storage Allocation on 

page 29

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After getting started, see 

What to Do Next on page 33

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Preinstallation Tasks

Before installing the hardware:

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Read the installation safety precautions. See 

Safety Recommendations on page 3

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Learn how to protect sensitive hardware. See 

Hardware Protection on page 4

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Make sure the installation meets the environmental requirements. See 

Environmental Requirements on page 

4

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Unpack the shipping box according to the instructions on the setup poster, and make sure the shipping box 
contents are complete. See 

Shipping Box Contents on page 6

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Gather the hardware needed for the installation but not provided in the shipping box. See 

Required Hardware 

That Is Not Supplied on page 7

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Make sure the rack meets the rack requirements. See 

Rack Requirements on page 7

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• 

Gather the tools needed for the installation, if any. See 

Required Tools on page 8

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Safety Recommendations

Follow these safety recommendations: 

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Before you install the EqualLogic FS7610 hardware, read and follow the safety instructions packaged with 
your system.

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Only individuals with rack mounting experience should install EqualLogic FS7610 hardware in a rack.

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Dell EqualLogic FS7610 Installation and Setup Guide

1 Before You Begin

Содержание EqualLogic FS7610

Страница 1: ...Dell EqualLogic FS7610 Series Appliances Installation and Setup Guide Regulatory Model Series E02T ...

Страница 2: ...ademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners Information in this document is subject to change without notice Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell is strictly forbidden Published October 2013 Part Number YDNTN_A00 ...

Страница 3: ... 15 4 Network Cable Connections 17 Network Configuration Overview 17 Network Interface Ports 17 Network Connection Requirements and Recommendations 18 Steps for Connecting Network Cables 20 Connecting the Client Network Cables 21 5 NAS Cluster Configuration 23 Steps for Configuring a NAS Cluster 23 Gathering the NAS Cluster Configuration Information 23 NAS Cluster Network Requirements and Recommen...

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Страница 6: ...make better use of your hardware or software A CAUTION symbol indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed A WARNING symbol indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death vi Dell EqualLogic FS7610 Installation and Setup Guide Preface ...

Страница 7: ...ower supplies in one 2U chassis FS7610 appliances are available with either SFP controllers or 10GBASE T controllers You cannot use both SFP and 10GBASE T controllers in the same appliance An EqualLogic FS7610 requires a PS Series group running the PS Series firmware version 6 0 or later The 10GBASE T model requires firmware version 7 0 and FluidFS version 3 0 or later For information on updating ...

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Страница 9: ... the installation safety precautions See Safety Recommendations on page 3 Learn how to protect sensitive hardware See Hardware Protection on page 4 Make sure the installation meets the environmental requirements See Environmental Requirements on page 4 Unpack the shipping box according to the instructions on the setup poster and make sure the shipping box contents are complete See Shipping Box Con...

Страница 10: ...a rack an FS7610 NAS appliance must be in its original packaging or placed on a sturdy surface that is protected from electrostatic discharge When handling an FS7610 NAS appliance make sure you use an electrostatic wrist strap or a similar form of protection Using an Electrostatic Wrist Strap You must use an electrostatic wrist strap to protect sensitive hardware from electrostatic discharge 1 Con...

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Страница 14: ...Dell recommends that you use a highly available network switch configuration for the client and SAN internal network connections Ideally you want a network switch configuration in which a switch failure does not disrupt the availability of the NAS cluster That is no single switch should have all the client or SAN internal network connections See Network Connection Requirements and Recommendations ...

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Страница 17: ...follow these steps for attaching each controller rail For general rack mounting information see Guidelines for Installing Mounting Rails in a Rack on page 10 1 Verify where to place the rails in the rack 2 Align the rails as follows Make sure the left and right rails are oriented correctly The rails are stamped L FRONT and R FRONT respectively Make sure they are not upside down The front and rear ...

Страница 18: ...at into the threaded inserts in the rack Hand tighten the thumbscrews on the left and right side of the appliance 3 Attach the bezel See Attaching the Bezel on page 12 Attaching the Bezel To attach the bezel see Figure 6 and follow these steps 1 Insert the right side of the bezel into the slot on the right side of the chassis callout 1 2 Push the bezel toward the left side and engage the bezel wit...

Страница 19: ...3 Use the key to lock the bezel callout 3 Figure 6 Attaching the Bezel 13 Dell EqualLogic FS7610 Installation and Setup Guide 2 Hardware Rack Mounting ...

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Страница 21: ...wer Cable with the Strain Relief The appliance turns on as soon as the power supplies are connected to a live power source Each controller contains a backup power supply BPS The BPS batteries begin to charge when the appliance is connected to power A full charge takes up to eight hours to complete the NAS appliance is not fully redundant until the battery is fully charged The BPS provides the clus...

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Страница 23: ...ections to each controller SAN internal network Used for internal communication between the controllers and for communication between the controllers and the EqualLogic PS Series SAN The recommended configuration is two SAN internal network connections to each NAS controller For security reasons the internal network is usually a private network The client SAN and internal networks must be separate...

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Страница 25: ... and internal network The client network should be redundant and configured for highavailability Flow control is not required but Dell recommends using flow control on the client switches If you change the default load balancing to LACP or if you use standalone switches they must be stacked The client network on the FS7610 is set to 1500 MTU by default However you can modify the setting on client ...

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Страница 28: ...On the right controller connect the left side ports to the opposite client switches as the left controller client ports 22 Dell EqualLogic FS7610 Installation and Setup Guide 4 Network Cable Connections ...

Страница 29: ...nformation Service tag number for each FS7610 NAS appliance you want to add to the NAS cluster You must add controllers to a NAS cluster in pairs A NAS cluster can support up to four controllers two appliances The service tag identifies an appliance which contains two controllers that must be paired with each other The service tag number is on the right side ear on the front of the appliance see A...

Страница 30: ...ctions Client network requirements include NAS cluster name Unique name that clients use to access the NAS cluster If using DNS in the PS Series group you must manually add the NAS cluster name and NAS cluster IP address to the DNS server NAS cluster IP address IP address that clients use to access the CIFS shares and NFS exports hosted by the NAS cluster After creating the NAS cluster you can mod...

Страница 31: ...etwork Internal network requirements include Block of IP addresses Initial IP address for the address block You can choose one of the following options 256 IP addresses 24 Specifies 256 for the IP address block size Allows one choice for the initial IP address 0 for the fourth octet 128 IP addresses 25 Specifies 128 for the IP address block size Allows two choices for the initial IP address 0 or 1...

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Страница 33: ... summary dialog box the NAS Cluster Configuration Progress window is displayed you can track the progress of the cluster configuration The PS Series group remains fully operational during the NAS cluster configuration When the NAS cluster configuration completes expand Group Configuration in the left panel and click NAS Cluster cluster_name The NAS Cluster Status window displays details about the ...

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Страница 35: ...r export to change a default value For example you must modify the container to change the default container security mode or the UNIX file and directory permissions 3 Make sure clients can access each share or export that you created See Accessing a CIFS Share on page 31 and Accessing an NFS Export on page 32 After allocating NAS storage see Chapter 7 What to Do Next Gathering the NAS Container I...

Страница 36: ...ting the container NAS clusters support Unicode for the following names CIFS share name CIFS directory name NFS export name NFS directory name More specifically this support includes all the characters in any language s alphabet Arabic numerals dots also called periods and the dash or hyphen character To create a NAS container 1 Click NAS in the lower left GUI window and then click Create NAS Cont...

Страница 37: ...assword see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Manual From a Windows client system log in to the CIFS share using the new CIFS administrator password and assign or share read write permissions to individual users or groups You can also perform this operation using the Domain Administrator account if the NAS cluster is part of an Active Directory domain Only the CIFS administrator or...

Страница 38: ... log in as root and run the mount command with the following recommended options and parameters mount o rw bg hard nointr tcp vers 3 timeo 2 retrans 10 rsize 32768 wsize 32768 client_access_vip hostname container_name exported_directory local_directory The exported_directory must be the full path name that you specified when creating the NFS export Because the default trusted user setting is All e...

Страница 39: ...d network configuration Modify the default values for space and permission settings applied to new containers When you create a container the cluster applies default values for space and permission settings You can modify the following clusterwide default values for a new container Container in use space warning limit snapshot reserve percentage and snapshot in use space warning limit File securit...

Страница 40: ...roup and user quotas to control client space usage in a container Create a CIFS share You can create multiple CIFS shares on a container Modify whether to allow guest access to a CIFS share You can allow or disallow guest access to a CIFS share by unknown users Enable NAS antivirus service on CIFS shares only Create an NFS export You can create multiple NFS exports on a container Modify the permis...

Страница 41: ...ware that contains two controllers that must be paired together when configured into a NAS cluster After an appliance is configured it becomes a NAS member NAS member A NAS appliance that has been configured into a NAS cluster The NAS member contains two NAS controllers that must be managed as a pair NAS reserve Storage pool space on a PS Series group allocated to a NAS cluster for storing interna...

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Страница 43: ...values for CIFS access 33 for NFS exports 33 on NAS containers 29 overriding 29 snapshot reserve 30 configuration reference table 26 configuring NAS cluster 26 wizard 27 containers 29 default security settings 30 gathering information 29 modifying default settings 33 controllers cables required 7 client network connections 17 discovery 26 internal network connections 17 Create NAS Container wizard...

Страница 44: ...fault values 33 multiple containers 29 network requirements 24 next steps 29 post configuration tasks 33 post setup tasks 33 required networks 1 requirements and recommendations 24 subnets 24 switch configuration 19 NAS container 23 creating 30 displaying information 34 gathering information 29 snapshot reserve 29 NAS reserve estimating space 23 initial size 23 NAS storage allocating 29 network co...

Страница 45: ...s 3 security 1 for files 34 network configuration 17 service tag 23 26 locations 23 shares transferring ownership 31 shipping box unpacking 6 snapshot reserve on NAS containers 29 snapshots 33 34 scheduling 34 specifications controller 5 switch 1GE 7 configuration recommended 19 requirements 8 T technical specifications controllers 5 transferring share ownership 31 U Unicode support 30 UNIX modify...

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