Veritas NetBackup™ 5330 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
- Hardware overview
- NetBackup 5330 compute node overview
- NetBackup 5330 compute node PCIe card configurations
- NetBackup 5330 compute node Ethernet port configurations
- NetBackup 5330 storage shelves and disk drives
- NetBackup 5330 cables and connectors
- Serial number locations
- Required reading
- Understanding hardware scenarios
- Understanding the NetBackup 5330 hardware installation sequence
- About IPMI configuration
- Other NetBackup 5330 product documentation
- Pre-installation requirements
- Hardware installation procedures
- Hardware installation scenarios
- Installing a primary shelf or an expansion shelf
- Installing disk drives into a primary shelf or an expansion shelf
- Installing the compute node
- Installing the SFPs into the Fibre Channel (FC) ports
- Connecting a NetBackup 5330 compute node to a primary shelf
- Connecting one expansion shelf to a primary shelf
- Performing a soft shutdown before adding a new expansion shelf
- Connecting new expansion shelves to existing expansion shelves and an existing primary shelf
- Connecting the power cords to the hardware
- Turning on the hardware and verifying operation
- Configuring the IPMI port from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
- Accessing and using the Veritas Remote Management interface
- Hardware installation procedures for a NetBackup 5330 high availability configuration
- Appendix A. Adding the disk space of a new Expansion Storage Shelf
Connecting one expansion shelf to a primary shelf
This topic describes the process of adding one new expansion shelf to an existing primary shelf and compute node.
You can also use these instructions to install and connect an expansion shelf at the same time you install a primary shelf and a compute node.
Note:
If you have a 6TB expansion shelf with a 6TB or 3TB primary shelf, you must upgrade to NetBackup Appliance Release 2.7.1, or later. Refer to the NetBackup Appliance Upgrade Guide for Release 2.7.x - RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Operating System, which is located at the following site. NetBackup Appliance documentation
When you install a compute node and storage shelves at the same time, leave the power turned off until all of the cabling is complete. Use the provided sequence to turn on the devices.
Caution:
Be sure to install the SAS cables correctly before you turn on the expansion shelf. If you need to disconnect and reconnect cables on an operational expansion shelf, there is a risk that the primary shelf cannot recognize the new configuration.
Prerequisites for adding an expansion shelf
Be sure that you have 4U of rack space for each new shelf. One shelf must be close to the primary shelf.
Refer to the following section to verify that cable lengths are adequate for your rack installation.
Be sure that you have 220VAC power input for the storage shelf.
Verify that the compute node and the primary shelf are connected correctly.
To connect one new expansion shelf to a primary shelf
- Connect the two SAS ports on canister A of the primary shelf to the left SAS ports on canisters A and B of the expansion shelf.
- Connect the two SAS ports on canister B of the primary shelf to the two SAS ports on the expansion shelf. Do not use the single SAS port on the right-hand side of each expansion shelf canister.
- Connect two power cords to the expansion shelf.
- Turn on both power switches.
- Wait for the 00 display on the expansion shelf.
Refer to the following sections as needed.
Turn on the devices and verify operations.
Add the new disk space from the expansion shelves.
See Adding the disk space of an Expansion Storage Shelf from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.
See Adding the disk space of an Expansion Storage Shelf from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.