Veritas NetBackup™ 5230 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (Version Not Specified)
Platform: 5230
  1. Overview
    1.  
      Product overview
    2.  
      Appliance front panel
    3.  
      Appliance rear panel
    4.  
      PCIe riser assemblies and slots
    5.  
      3U16 storage shelf
    6.  
      2U12 storage shelf
    7.  
      Product documentation
  2. Preparing for hardware installation
    1.  
      Tools
    2.  
      Hardware installation flow
    3.  
      3U16 storage shelf weights and dimensions
    4.  
      Rack guidelines
    5.  
      Power supply overview
    6.  
      Electrical safety
    7.  
      Heat dissipation
    8.  
      Checking the shipping packages
    9.  
      Removing the protective film from the 3U16 storage shelf
    10.  
      Locating hardware serial numbers
    11.  
      Prerequisites for IPMI configuration on a 52xx and 5330
  3. Installing an appliance and 3U16 storage shelves into racks
    1.  
      Precautions - heavy equipment
    2.  
      Installing the 3U16 storage shelf guide rails
    3.  
      Installing the 3U16 storage shelf into a rack
    4.  
      Installing the appliance guide rails
    5.  
      Installing the appliance into a rack
  4. Cables
    1.  
      About the cables
    2.  
      Connecting the VGA cable
    3.  
      Connecting the network cables
    4.  
      Connecting the appliance to one or more 3U16 storage shelves
    5.  
      Connecting the small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) transceivers
    6.  
      Connecting the power cables
  5. Verifying hardware operation and configuring IPMI
    1.  
      Hardware verification
    2.  
      Turning on the storage shelves
    3.  
      Turning on the appliance
    4.  
      Configuring the IPMI port from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
    5.  
      Accessing and using the Veritas Remote Management interface
  6. Appendix A. Adding 3U16 storage shelves to an operational NetBackup 5230 Appliance
    1.  
      About adding 3U16 storage shelves to an operational appliance
    2.  
      Shutting down the appliance
    3.  
      Preparing the appliance to install the additional hardware
    4.  
      Installing the additional memory
    5.  
      Installing the additional Maintenance-Free Backup Unit (MFBU)
    6.  
      Installing the external RAID controller card
    7.  
      Removing the protective film from the storage shelf
    8.  
      Installing 3U16 storage shelves into the rack
    9.  
      Connecting the 3U16 shelves to an appliance or to other 3U16 shelves
    10.  
      Connecting the 3U16 storage shelf and appliance power cords
    11.  
      Turning on the hardware and verifying operation
  7. Appendix B. Adding 2U12 storage shelves to an operational NetBackup 5230 Appliance
    1.  
      About adding 2U12 storage shelves to an operational appliance
    2.  
      Shutting down the appliance
    3.  
      Preparing the appliance to install the additional hardware
    4.  
      Installing the additional memory
    5.  
      Installing the additional Maintenance Free Backup Unit (MFBU)
    6.  
      Installing the external RAID controller card
    7.  
      Installing 2U12 storage shelves into the rack
    8.  
      Connecting the 2U12 shelves to an appliance or other storage shelves
    9.  
      Connecting the 2U12 storage shelf and appliance power cords
    10.  
      Turning on the hardware and verifying operation
  8. Appendix C. Adding new disk space to the appliance configuration
    1.  
      Adding the disk space of additional storage shelves from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console
    2.  
      Adding the disk space of additional storage shelves from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu

Installing the additional Maintenance-Free Backup Unit (MFBU)

The external controller card that supports the 3U16 storage shelves has a maintenance-free backup unit installed. To ensure that data is retained should the appliance lose power, an MFBU is shipped with the external controller.

To install the MFBU

  1. Put on an ESD wrist strap or take other ESD precautions.
  2. Remove the following components from the Expansion Storage Kit.

    • MFBU (battery)

    • MFBU case

    • MFBU cable

  3. Insert the MFBU into the case. Do not damage or twist the wires that are attached to the MFBU.
  4. View the appliance from the front left side.
  5. Locate the fan on the left side of the chassis.
  6. Remove the air baffle that is located near the fans as needed.
  7. Remove the fan on the far left.
  8. Attach the separate MFBU cable to the connector on the MFBU. The other end of the cable attaches to the external RAID card when it is installed.
  9. Position the MFBU against the chassis side wall (1) and through the opening in the fan bulk-head (2).
  10. Align the tabs on the MFBU case with the mounting holes in the chassis.
  11. Slide the MFBU case towards the front of the appliance until the tabs engage with the mounting holes.
  12. Route the MFBU cable along the side of the chassis towards the rear of the appliance.
  13. Proceed to the next section to install the external RAID PCIe card and to connect it to the MFBU cable.

    See Installing the external RAID controller card.