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StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide

 

 

V8.0.3x 

©StoneFly Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved 

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Introduction 

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Introduction 

This document is aimed for system administrators who would like to know how to get started 

with StoneFly DR365V Appliance.  It describes initial steps for launching the appliance. 
The StoneFly DR365V is the ideal purpose-built hyperconverged infrastructure solution for 

backup and disaster recovery which also allows you to consolidate all of your server and backup 

systems into one easy to manage appliance. 
This guide gives an overview of the product, rack mounting instructions and initial installation 

procedure. Information for using the features of the StoneFusion software is found in the Storage 

Concentrator User Guide. 

 

StoneFly Resource Library

 

 

The StoneFly SCVM™ Webpage

 

 

Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide for VMware

 

 

Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide for Hyper-V

 

 

Each StoneFly DR365V comes preconfigured with VMware vSphere  or Microsoft Hyper-V 

hypervisor, a StoneFly SCVM™ Virtual Storage Controller, and an Enterprise Backup Engine 

running on a second VM. Additional Virtual Machines can be installed on the DR365V as 

needed as long as adequate processing cores and system memory are available to support those 

VMs. Contact your StoneFly sales representative for details. 

 

 

 

DR365V-1204 12-Bay / 2U Model 

The DR365V comes in five standard configurations:  

 

12-bay / 2U model features maximum of 12 x 3.5” SAS drives 

 

16-bay / 3U model features maximum of 16 x 3.5” SAS drives  

 

24-bay / 2U model features maximum of 24 x 2.5” SAS drives 

 

24-bay / 4U model features maximum of 24 x 3.5” SAS drives 

 

36-bay / 4U model features maximum of 36 x 3.5” SAS drives 

 

 

 

 

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Страница 1: ...Setup Guide DR365V Backup Disaster Recovery Appliance www stonefly com www iscsi com DR365V 1205L 12 bay 2U Model...

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Страница 3: ...Fly logo Storage Concentrator Integrated Storage Concentrator ISC Modular Storage Concentrator StoneFly Backup Advantage StoneFusion StoneFly Replicator CDP ValueSAN Unified Scale Out USO Super Scale...

Страница 4: ...work Configuration 21 2 5 Steps to Configure SCVM Management Port VMware 29 2 6 Hyper V Management Network Configuration 32 2 7 Steps to Configure SCVM Management Port Hyper V 37 2 8 KVM Management Ne...

Страница 5: ...StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Introduction V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc 2020 All rights reserved Page 4 Chapter 1 Introduction...

Страница 6: ...entrator User Guide StoneFly Resource Library The StoneFly SCVM Webpage Veeam Backup Replication User Guide for VMware Veeam Backup Replication User Guide for Hyper V Each StoneFly DR365V comes precon...

Страница 7: ...1204 Getting Started Guide Introduction V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc 2020 All rights reserved Page 6 1 1 1 Icons Icon Type Description Note Special instructions or information Warning Risk of system damage or...

Страница 8: ...V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc 2020 All rights reserved Page 7 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Chapter 2 Initial Installation...

Страница 9: ...the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using NOTE This rail will fit a rack cabinet between 26 and 33 5 deep Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The StoneFly DR365V...

Страница 10: ...he rack when the chassis is pulled out for servicing To mount the rail onto the chassis first release the inner rail from the outer rails Releasing the Inner Rail from the Outer Rails 1 Pull the inner...

Страница 11: ...the inner rail firmly against the side of the chassis aligning the hooks on the sideof the chassis with the holes in the inner rail 3 Slide the inner rail forward toward the front of the chassis unti...

Страница 12: ...ails to the rack 4 Pull out the rear of the outer rail adjusting the length until it just fits within the posts of the rack 5 Hang the hooks of the rear section of the outer rail onto the square holes...

Страница 13: ...strated above 2 Align the inner rails of the chassis with the outer rails on the rack 3 Slide the inner rails into the outer rails keeping the pressure even on both sides When the chassis has been pus...

Страница 14: ...d the appliance with additional network ports then please connect those as well 4 Connect a monitor to the VGA port 5 Connect a keyboard and a mouse to the USB ports 6 Power up any Expansion Units the...

Страница 15: ...gement Interface IPMI KVM configuration allows for Remote Management and Power Control of the StoneFly DR365V system This configuration is optional to perform but recommended To configure the IPMI mod...

Страница 16: ...0 All rights reserved Page 15 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation In the BMC Network Configuration tab select Update IPMI LAN Configuration and press Enter When prompted se...

Страница 17: ...All rights reserved Page 16 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation From the additional list of options select Configuration Address Source and press Enter From the prompt sele...

Страница 18: ...s When entering addresses please note 1 IP Address Must be on the same subnet as DR365V s Management port 2 IP Subnet Mask Same as DR365V s Management port 3 Default Gateway Same as DR365V s Managemen...

Страница 19: ...age 18 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Accessing the IPMI Interface Start a browser and navigate to the configured IP address Enter the following information in the log...

Страница 20: ...StoneFly Inc 2020 All rights reserved Page 19 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Navigate to Remote Control tab and select iKVM HTML5 Click on iKVM HTML5 to launch remote...

Страница 21: ...V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc 2020 All rights reserved Page 20 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation For VMware Hypervisor...

Страница 22: ...r console screen will appear 2 4 VMware Management Network Configuration This section describes configuration of the ESXi Management Network IP Addresses and Hostnames used in this section are for exa...

Страница 23: ...e 22 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Press the F2 key to customize system Then enter Login Name and Password and hit the Enter key to continue The default Login informa...

Страница 24: ...age 23 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select Network Adapters and press the Enter key Select the vmnic to use for the management network for ESXi and press the Enter k...

Страница 25: ...d Page 24 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select IPv4 Configuration then hit the Enter key Select Set static IPV4 address and network configuration Enter the IP Address...

Страница 26: ...All rights reserved Page 25 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select IPv6 Configuration then hit the Enter key On the following screen select Disable IPv6 restart requir...

Страница 27: ...ll rights reserved Page 26 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select DNS Configuration then press the Enter key Enter information for DNS server and hostname as needed the...

Страница 28: ...ly Inc 2020 All rights reserved Page 27 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select Custom DNS Suffixes then hit the Enter key Enter DNS Suffixes as needed then hit the ESC...

Страница 29: ...StoneFly Inc 2020 All rights reserved Page 28 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select Restart Management Network to complete configuration of settings Hit the ESC key to...

Страница 30: ...d Page 29 2 5 Steps to Configure SCVM Management Port VMware Launch a browser and navigate to https Configured IP address Enter Username and Password then click on the Log in button The default login...

Страница 31: ...ike the one shown below Steps to use the pre installed SCVM 1 The SCVM management network interface is preconfigured with the default IP address of 192 168 0 254 This must be changed to a valid addres...

Страница 32: ...31 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation 2 Using the SC Service menu configure the management network by selecting option 2 for 2 Network The default settings are shown belo...

Страница 33: ...cess to the SCVM Management GUI is blocked while the SC Service menu is active Also note that there can be a short delay before the SCVM GUI becomes available 2 6 Hyper V Management Network Configurat...

Страница 34: ...R365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Launch the console press CTRL ALT DELETE and enter the following credentials Username administrator Password Stonefly1 Go to the Control Panel and...

Страница 35: ...age 34 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Click on Change adapter settings from the left menu Right click on the appropriate management port and select properties This wil...

Страница 36: ...erved Page 35 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Left click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then click Properties Assign static IP and DNS server addresses Onc...

Страница 37: ...DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Make sure to disable Internet Protocol Version 6 from the Management Network Properties window by unchecking the box next to it After disabling...

Страница 38: ...r to configure the SCVM Management port for Hyper V you need to access Hyper V manager you can do that from the Server Manager window To access the Server Manager on your Hyper V click on the Windows...

Страница 39: ...2020 All rights reserved Page 38 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Right click on SCVM and select Connect to access the user interface of the Virtual Machine This will sh...

Страница 40: ...your LAN network Login to the SC Service console using the Hyper V Virtual Console for the SCVM by doing the following a Press Enter to display the login prompt b At the User ID prompt type console an...

Страница 41: ...ted settings are shown below Enter q at the command prompt to exit back to the service menu Enter q again to exit out of the user console service Note the browser access to the SCVM Management GUI is...

Страница 42: ...rk Configuration This section describes the configuration of the KVM management network IP Addresses and Hostnames used in this section are for example only Connect to the system console and attach a...

Страница 43: ...n Once connected type nmtui and press Enter This will open the NetworkManager TUI window with three options Select Edit a Connection from the three and press Enter From the list of Ethernet connection...

Страница 44: ...5V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation In the Edit Connection window go to the Addressess option select Add and press Enter to type in the pre configured IP address After adding the IP add...

Страница 45: ...Started Guide Initial Installation This will complete the KVM management network configuration 2 9 Steps to Configure SCVM Management Port KVM To configure the SCVM management port use the Open Virtu...

Страница 46: ...4 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Click on the Console button in the top right corner this will open a Save As window Type in a filename and download the SCVM SC Service Menu utility Note t...

Страница 47: ...nsole a At the login prompt type console and hit Enter b At the password prompt type coni100o and hit Enter Note that the User ID and password are case sensitive 2 Using the SC Service menu configure...

Страница 48: ...is blocked while the SC Service menu is active Also note that there can be a short delay before the SCVM GUI becomes available 2 10 Configuring the SCVM Note The process of SCVM configuration is the s...

Страница 49: ...rk Enable Auto Save to Local Device and select USB Flash Disk from the dropdown menu Click Submit For Auto Save to Remote FTP Server create a directory for each Storage Concentrator Fill in the IP Add...

Страница 50: ...ort 15 Click Submit 16 Click OK to continue when the confirmation dialog box appears The DR365V automatically configures the Network and Broadcast settings based on the IP address and Netmask settings...

Страница 51: ...Management port 21 Enter the NetMask setting for the Management port It is not necessary to select a Management Port as on the Local iSCSI Port screen There is only one port assigned for this purpose...

Страница 52: ...ur browser connection you may not see this screen Your changes will still take effect however you will need to manually set your browser s URL to point to the new IP address System Management LAN Port...

Страница 53: ...n For example if the DR365V network setting is 26 34 128 50 and the host network setting is 106 39 212 6 a route to the host must be configured To configure the routing information use the steps that...

Страница 54: ...ve interface login screen will appear 3 Click on System and then Network to confirm the network settings 4 Click on Data Port and confirm the settings 5 Click on Management Port and confirm the settin...

Страница 55: ...Address to the Veeam Management VM Log into the Veeam Management Virtual Machine VM using VMware remote console and click on the Start button Open the Control Panel from the taskbar In the Control Pa...

Страница 56: ...65V 1204 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation In the window that appears right click on your network connection and click on Properties This should open the Ethernet Properties window Remove the...

Страница 57: ...tting Started Guide Initial Installation Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 by left clicking it once and then click on Properties Select Use the following IP address and assign a custom IP ad...

Страница 58: ...ment VM Open the Server Manager on the Windows VM By default the Server Manager should open when you log in to the GUI You can also select it from the taskbar In the Server Manager window click Local...

Страница 59: ...e Desktop with Network Level Authentication recommended When you select the Allow remote connections to this computer option a warning message should appear as shown in the image below Select OK to pr...

Страница 60: ...Desktop Connection in the taskbar and click on Remote Desktop Connection This should open a window like this In the Computer text field type in the IP address you specified in Section 2 8 1 for the IP...

Страница 61: ...toneFly Storage Concentrator User Guide from the included documents CD For additional information regarding the configuration and use of the Veeam Backup Replication software please consult the Backup...

Страница 62: ...V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc 2020 All rights reserved Page 61 StoneFly DR365V 1204 Getting Started Guide Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting...

Страница 63: ...s not on the network Ensure that the computer is running a supported browser and is on the same network or subnet as the DR365V An incorrect IP address was typed in the address line of the browser Try...

Страница 64: ...www stonefly com www iscsi com Eden Landing Road Hayward CA 94545 USA 510 265 1616 support stonefly com...

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