NetBackup™ Access 3360 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (8.5, 8.4, 8.3, 8.2)
Platform: Veritas 3360
  1. Overview
    1.  
      About the Veritas Access 3360 Appliance
    2.  
      Supported software
    3.  
      Access 3360 compute node and 5U84 storage shelves
    4.  
      Access 3360 compute node disk drives
    5. About the compute node control panel
      1.  
        About the System Status LED states
      2.  
        About the Power button LED states
    6.  
      Access 3360 compute node rear panel
    7.  
      5U84 storage shelf drawers and disk drives
    8.  
      5U84 storage shelf control panel
    9.  
      5U84 storage shelf rear panel
    10.  
      5U84 storage shelf RAID controller
    11.  
      5U84 storage shelf Expansion module
    12.  
      Cables and connectors
    13.  
      About IPMI configuration
  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 to one compute node
    8.  
      Connecting the hardware to two compute nodes
    9.  
      Connecting Access nodes to the network
    10.  
      Connecting the power cords to the hardware
    11.  
      Turning on the hardware and verifying operation
    12.  
      Configuring the IPMI port
    13.  
      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.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Turning off the existing hardware
    3.  
      Installing the hardware
    4.  
      Connecting one Expansion shelf to the Primary shelf
    5.  
      Connecting two Expansion shelves to the Primary shelf
    6.  
      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.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Turning off the existing hardware
    3.  
      Installing the hardware
    4.  
      Connecting one Expansion shelf to a system that has one existing Expansion shelf
    5.  
      Connecting two Expansion shelves to a system that has one existing Expansion shelf
    6.  
      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

Configuring the IPMI port

If you have more than one node in your system you must configure each node's IPMI port individually.

Before starting the IPMI configuration, obtain the following information for the appliance for which you want to configure the IPMI:

IP address

IP address for the remote management port so that the default static IP address of the remote management port can be changed.

Subnet mask

Enable connectivity between your network computer and the remote management port.

Gateway IP address

Enable connectivity between your network computer and the remote management port.

The default values for the remote management port are:

  • IP Address: 192.168.0.10

  • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

To configure the IPMI port by using a keyboard and monitor

  1. Connect the following components to the appropriate ports on the rear panel of the appliance:

    • A standard video cable between the VGA (Video Graphics Array) port and a computer monitor.

    • A USB keyboard to a USB port on the appliance.

  2. Verify that the appliance is turned on.

    Once the startup process is complete, a login prompt appears.

  3. Enter the username and password for the appliance. By default, the user name is admin and the password is P@ssw0rd where 0 is the number zero.
  4. Enter the following command to configure the remote management port:

    system ipmi network ip=ipaddress netmask=netmask gateway=gateway

    where ipaddress is the new IP address of the remote management port. The Subnet mask and Gateway enable connectivity between your network computer and the remote management port.

    The remote management port must be configured as a DHCP or static address.

    At any point in time, you can run the following command to see the IPMI network details:

    system ipmi network show

  5. Enter the following command if you want to add a new user to access the IPMI sub-system. Note that this is an optional step.

    system ipmi user add=username

    At the New Password prompt, enter a password for the user.

    The default user name is sysadmin. The default password is P@ssw0rd, where 0 is the number zero.

    At any point in time, you can run the following command to view the users who can access the IPMI:

    system ipmi user show

  6. Type Return to return to the prompt.
  7. Use a Cat5 or a Cat6 cable to connect the remote management port to the network.
  8. Make sure you can reach the Veritas Remote Management Console over the network by using the new address in a web browser.
  9. The appliance is ready for initial configuration. See the Access Appliance Appliance Initial Configuration Guide for the appropriate platform for information about initial configuration requirements and procedures.

    Note:

    Once the initial configuration has been completed, you can connect NIC1 (eth0) to an administrative network that does not provide any backup data transfer.