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Planning node roles and setting up the nodes
Use
to prepare node information and configuration required for storage cluster setup.
Table 1 Required node information and configuration for storage cluster setup
Item
Task
Node role
Determine management nodes, monitor nodes, and storage nodes.
Time zone and clock
settings
Configure each host with the time zone and time settings used in the local region.
Network connectivity
Configure the IP addresses and subnet masks of each host in the management
network, service network, and storage network.
Make sure the management, service, and storage networks do not overlap. If
network resources are limited, you can use one network for both management and
services.
Hostname
Determine the hostname of each host. Make sure the hostnames of the hosts are
unique.
NOTE:
A hostname must start with a letter and can contain only letters, digits, and
hyphens (-).
localhost
cannot be used as a hostname.
Username and
password
Determine the username and password for accessing the hosts. The default
username and password are
SDS_Admin
and
Admin@123stor
, respectively. All
hosts in the cluster must use the same password.