Veritas Access 3340 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (8.4, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0, 7.4.3, 7.4.2, 7.3.2)
Platform: Veritas 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 Expansion Storage Shelves to an operating appliance that does not have any Expansion 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 Expansion Storage Shelves to an operating appliance that has at least one operating Expansion 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 Appliance shell menu

Connecting one Expansion shelf to the Primary shelf

The Expansion shelf connects to the Primary shelf but it does not connect directly to the compute nodes.

Note:

The orientation of the blue tabs on the ends of the SAS-3 cables is important.

In the appliance, the blue tabs on each SAS-3 connector must face as shown in the diagram.

In the storage shelves, the blue tabs on each SAS-3 connector must face as shown in the diagram:

To connect one Expansion shelf to the Primary Shelf

  1. Verify that all compute nodes and the Primary Shelf are off and that the power cords are unplugged.

    Do not remove the cables between the compute nodes and the Primary shelf.

  2. Obtain the two SAS3 cables that ship with the Expansion shelf.
  3. Identify the single SAS3 port on the left side of each controller module in the Primary shelf.
  4. Identify ports A and C in each I/O module in the Expansion shelf. Port B is not available for use.
  5. IMPORTANT: Note the correct orientation of the blue tab on each end of the SAS3 cables. The blue tabs must face down in the ports that connect the storage shelves.

    For the SAS3 cables that connect the Primary shelf to the compute nodes the blue tabs must face up.

  6. Connect one cable to each of the SAS3 ports on the left of each controller module on the Primary shelf.
  7. Connect the other end of each cable to port A in each I/O module in the Expansion shelf.
  8. Verify the final cable configuration.
  9. Connect the power cords of all devices as described in this section.

  10. Turn on the devices in the proper sequence as described in this section.

    See Turning on the hardware and verifying operation.

  11. Add the new disk space as described this section.

    See Adding the disk space of an Expansion Storage Shelf from the Access Appliance shell menu.