Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (1.1)
Platform: 5340
  1. Product overview
    1.  
      Introduction to Veritas Flex Appliance
    2.  
      About the Flex Appliance documentation
    3.  
      Operational notes
  2. Getting started
    1.  
      Initial configuration guidelines and checklist
    2.  
      Performing the initial configuration
    3.  
      Adding a node
    4.  
      Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Shell
    5.  
      Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Console
    6.  
      Installing the NetBackup Administration Console and client packages
    7.  
      Common tasks in Flex Appliance
  3. Modifying settings
    1.  
      Creating a network bond
    2.  
      Deleting a network bond
    3.  
      Configuring a network interface
    4.  
      Setting the date and time for appliance nodes
  4. Managing users
    1.  
      Adding a tenant
    2.  
      Editing a tenant
    3.  
      Removing a tenant
    4.  
      Adding a local user
    5.  
      Removing a user
    6.  
      Changing the admin user password on the Flex Appliance Console
    7.  
      Changing the hostadmin user password in the Flex Appliance Shell
  5. Using Flex Appliance
    1. Managing applications and upgrade packages in the repository
      1.  
        Adding files to the repository
    2. Creating application instances
      1.  
        Creating a NetBackup master server instance
      2.  
        Creating a NetBackup media server instance
    3. Managing application instances
      1.  
        Viewing instance performance metrics
      2.  
        Running NetBackup commands on an application instance
      3.  
        Establishing trust with a NetBackup 7.7.3 master server instance
  6. Monitoring the appliance
    1. About AutoSupport and Call Home
      1.  
        Viewing Call Home information
      2.  
        Configuring Call Home settings
      3.  
        Deleting and disabling Call Home settings
    2. Monitoring the hardware from the Flex Appliance Shell
      1.  
        Viewing node information
      2.  
        Viewing Primary Storage Shelf information
      3.  
        Viewing Expansion Storage Shelf information
    3.  
      Viewing hardware faults
    4.  
      Viewing system data
  7. Reconfiguring the appliance
    1.  
      Performing a factory reset
    2.  
      Performing a storage reset
    3.  
      Removing a node
  8. Troubleshooting guidelines
    1.  
      General troubleshooting steps
    2.  
      Gathering device logs on a Flex 5340 appliance

Viewing Expansion Storage Shelf information

You can view data about the following Expansion Storage Shelf components from the shell. Details are provided as needed.

  • All (components)

  • Disk

  • Fan

  • Firmware

  • Power

  • Product

  • Temperature

  • Volume

  • Volume group

To view Expansion Storage Shelf status

  • Log in to the Flex Appliance Shell, and type the following.

    system hardware-health expansionshelf expansionshelf_component=<component>