Veritas Access 3340 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (Version Not Specified)
Platform: 3340
  1. Overview
    1.  
      Supported software
    2.  
      Access 3340 compute node and 5U84 storage shelves
    3.  
      Access 3340 compute node disk drives
    4.  
      Access 3340 compute node control panel
    5.  
      Access 3340 compute node rear panel
    6.  
      5U84 storage shelf drawers and disk drives
    7.  
      5U84 storage shelf control panel
    8.  
      5U84 storage shelf rear panel
    9.  
      5U84 storage shelf RAID controller
    10.  
      5U84 storage shelf Expansion module
    11.  
      Cables and connectors
  2. Pre-installation requirements
    1.  
      Customer-provided environment and supplies
    2.  
      Storage shelf shipping container contents
    3.  
      Compute node shipping container contents
    4.  
      Dimensions and determining rack locations
    5.  
      Best practices for rack installation
    6.  
      Heat dissipation guidelines
    7.  
      Cable length verification
    8.  
      Prerequisites for IPMI configuration
  3. Hardware installation procedures
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Installing a storage shelf
    3.  
      Installing disk drives into a storage shelf
    4.  
      Installing the storage shelf bezels
    5.  
      Installing the compute node rack rails
    6.  
      Installing the compute node into a rack
    7.  
      Connecting the hardware
    8.  
      Connecting Access nodes to the network
    9.  
      Connecting the power cords to the hardware
    10.  
      Turning on the hardware and verifying operation
    11.  
      Configuring the IPMI port from the Access Appliance shell menu
    12.  
      Accessing and using the Veritas Remote Management interface
  4. Appendix A. Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any storage shelves
    1.  
      Turning off the existing hardware
    2.  
      Installing the hardware
    3.  
      Connecting one Expansion shelf to the Primary shelf
    4.  
      Connecting two Expansion shelves to the Primary shelf
    5.  
      Connecting three Expansion shelves to the Primary shelf
  5. Appendix B. Adding storage shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one operating storage shelf
    1.  
      Turning off the existing hardware
    2.  
      Installing the hardware
    3.  
      Connecting one Expansion shelf to a system that has one existing Expansion shelf
    4.  
      Connecting two Expansion shelves to a system that has one existing Expansion shelf
    5.  
      Connecting one Expansion shelf to a system that has two existing Expansion shelves
  6. Appendix C. Configuring the disk space after adding one or more new Expansion Storage Shelves
    1.  
      Adding the disk space of an Expansion Storage Shelf from the Access 3340 Appliance shell menu

Cable length verification

Before you install and connect the hardware, be sure to verify that you have the correct length of cables for your setup.

Each rack unit (RU) is 44.50 mm (1.752 inches) in height. The compute node is 2RU high and the 5U84 Storage Shelves are 5RU high.

Four 1-meter SAS3 cables ship with each compute node and connect to the Primary Storage Shelf.

Two SAS3 cables ship with each Expansion Storage Shelf. Each SAS3 cable is 1-meter (3.28 feet) long. SAS3 cables that are 2 meters (6.56 feet) long can be ordered separately. The 2-meter cable is long enough to connect the Primary Storage Shelf to the third Expansion Storage Shelf when you use the recommended configuration.

Note:

If you must have Expansion shelves in different racks be sure that the SAS3 cables are long enough. Do not stretch the cables too tightly or try to use adapters or extensions.