Veritas NetBackup™ 5230 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
- Overview
- Preparing for hardware installation
- Installing an appliance and 3U16 storage shelves into racks
- Cables
- Verifying hardware operation and configuring IPMI
- Appendix A. Adding 3U16 storage shelves to an operational NetBackup 5230 Appliance
- Appendix B. Adding 2U12 storage shelves to an operational NetBackup 5230 Appliance
- Appendix C. Adding new disk space to the appliance configuration
Turning on the storage shelves
These steps should be followed in the given order when turning on the devices for the first time.
Caution:
You must turn on each storage shelf before you turn on the appliance. When the storage shelves have initialized, proceed to turn on the appliance.
Note:
In this release, when you turn on a new storage shelf, a "foreign configuration" AutoSupport alert with UMI code V-475-100-1004 is generated for each storage disk in the shelf. You can safely ignore these alerts.
If you connect the storage shelf during initial configuration, the alerts are cleared when initial configuration is complete.
If you connect the storage shelf after initial configuration, the alerts are cleared when you run the storage scan as part of installation. In this case, the NetBackup Appliance Web Console and the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu may show incorrect data for the storage shelf for approximately five minutes after installation is complete.
To turn on the 3U16 storage shelves
- Connect both AC power connectors of each storage shelf to two main AC power supply outlets or PDU connections.
- Identify the storage shelf that is farthest from the appliance.
- Turn on both power switches.
- On the front panel of the storage shelf locate the system LEDs.
System LEDs
State
Description
Power (1)
Not lit
Solid green
Off
On
Global enclosure status (2)
Not lit
Solid green
Amber
Red
Off
On
One power supply offline
Both power supplies offline
Reserved (3)
N/A
N/A
I/O Module 1 activity (4)
Not lit
Flashes green
No activity
Activity
I/O Module 2 activity (5)
Not lit
Flashes green
No activity
Activity
Heartbeat (6)
Not lit
Flashes green
System off
Normal operation
- Observe the disk drive LEDs.
Disk drive LEDs
State
Description
Disk status (1)
Green
Amber
Normal operation
Abnormal or no operation
Power/activity (2)
Green
Amber
Normal operation
Abnormal or no operation
- Make sure that the disk status and activity LEDs on each disk drive are green. If they are not green, contact Veritas Technical Support.
- Verify that the LEDs on the rear panel of the storage shelf show correct operation.
Number
Element
Details
1
SAS_IN port LED
Not lit - no link available
Solid green - link available
Flashes green - activity
Red - power supply failure
2
SAS_IN port
Connected to the appliance
3
SAS_OUT port
Connected to a second storage shelf, if used
4
SAS_OUT port LED
Not lit - no link available
Solid green - link available
Flashes green - activity
Red - power supply failure
5
I/O module LED
Not lit - off
Solid green - ready (optimal)
Flashes green - N/A
Red - starting up
6
Power supply LED
Not lit - power is not detected
Solid green - power is ok
Flashes green - power supply is not turned on
Red - power cannot be turned on
Note:
When the 3U16 storage shelf starts, the primary I/O module (on the left side of the rear panel) starts first. Its LED turns green a few seconds after the start. The LED of the secondary I/O module (on the right of the rear panel) starts after the primary module is operational.
- Repeat this procedure for all storage shelves.
See Turning on the appliance .