3 Getting started
This chapter describes how to log in to the system, boot the system and individual server blades,
change passwords, and back up the Fusion Manager configuration. It also describes the StoreAll
software management interfaces.
IMPORTANT:
Follow these guidelines when using your system:
•
Do not modify any parameters of the operating system or kernel, or update any part of the
X9720/9730 Storage unless instructed to do so by HP; otherwise, the system could fail to
operate properly.
•
File serving nodes are tuned for file serving operations. With the exception of supported
backup programs, do not run other applications directly on the nodes.
Setting up the X9720/9730 Storage
An HP service specialist sets up the system at your site, including the following tasks:
Installation steps
•
Before starting the installation, ensure that the product components are in the location where
they will be installed. Remove the product from the shipping cartons, confirm the contents of
each carton against the list of included items, check for any physical damage to the exterior
of the product, and connect the product to the power and network provided by you.
•
Review your server, network, and storage environment relevant to the HP Enterprise NAS
product implementation to validate that prerequisites have been met.
•
Validate that your file system performance, availability, and manageability requirements have
not changed since the service planning phase. Finalize the HP Enterprise NAS product
implementation plan and software configuration.
•
Implement the documented and agreed-upon configuration based on the information you
provided on the pre-delivery checklist.
•
Document configuration details.
Additional configuration steps
When your system is up and running, you can continue configuring the cluster and file systems.
The Management Console and CLI are used to perform most operations. (Some features described
here may be configured for you as part of the system installation.)
Cluster.
Configure the following as needed:
•
Firewall ports. See
“Configuring ports for a firewall” (page 35)
•
HP Insight Remote Support and Phone Home. See
“Configuring HP Insight Remote Support
on StoreAll systems” (page 36)
.
•
Virtual interfaces for client access. See
“Configuring virtual interfaces for client access”
(page 49)
.
•
Cluster event notification through email or SNMP. See
“Configuring cluster event notification”
(page 70)
.
•
Fusion Manager backups. See
“Backing up the Fusion Manager configuration” (page 76)
.
•
NDMP backups. See
“Using NDMP backup applications” (page 76)
.
•
Statistics tool. See
“Using the Statistics tool” (page 108)
.
•
Ibrix Collect. See
“Collecting information for HP Support with the IbrixCollect” (page 143)
.
Setting up the X9720/9730 Storage
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