Veritas NetBackup™ 5330 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (Version Not Specified)
Platform: 5330
  1. Hardware overview
    1.  
      NetBackup 5330 compute node overview
    2.  
      NetBackup 5330 compute node PCIe card configurations
    3.  
      NetBackup 5330 compute node Ethernet port configurations
    4.  
      NetBackup 5330 storage shelves and disk drives
    5.  
      NetBackup 5330 cables and connectors
    6.  
      Serial number locations
    7.  
      Required reading
    8.  
      Understanding hardware scenarios
    9.  
      Understanding the NetBackup 5330 hardware installation sequence
    10.  
      About IPMI configuration
    11.  
      Other NetBackup 5330 product documentation
  2. Pre-installation requirements
    1.  
      Package contents for NetBackup 5330 hardware
    2.  
      Customer-provided items for a NetBackup 5330 hardware installation
    3.  
      Unpacking a primary shelf or an expansion shelf
    4.  
      Unpacking a compute node
    5.  
      Determining rack locations
    6.  
      Determining SAS2 cable length
    7.  
      Prerequisites for IPMI configuration on a 52xx and 5330
  3. Hardware installation procedures
    1.  
      Hardware installation scenarios
    2.  
      Installing a primary shelf or an expansion shelf
    3.  
      Installing disk drives into a primary shelf or an expansion shelf
    4.  
      Installing the compute node
    5.  
      Installing the SFPs into the Fibre Channel (FC) ports
    6.  
      Connecting a NetBackup 5330 compute node to a primary shelf
    7.  
      Connecting one expansion shelf to a primary shelf
    8.  
      Performing a soft shutdown before adding a new expansion shelf
    9.  
      Connecting new expansion shelves to existing expansion shelves and an existing primary shelf
    10.  
      Connecting the power cords to the hardware
    11.  
      Turning on the hardware and verifying operation
    12.  
      Configuring the IPMI port from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
    13.  
      Accessing and using the Veritas Remote Management interface
  4. Hardware installation procedures for a NetBackup 5330 high availability configuration
    1. Hardware installation scenarios for a NetBackup 5330 high availability configuration
      1.  
        Installation procedures for a new deployment of a high availability configuration
      2.  
        Installation procedures for converting existing systems to a high availability configuration
    2.  
      Connecting the partner node to the Primary Storage Shelf
    3.  
      Connecting two nodes for HA communication
    4.  
      Verifying the hardware installation of a high availability configuration
  5. Appendix A. Adding the disk space of a new Expansion Storage Shelf
    1.  
      Prerequisites for adding the disk space of new expansion shelves
    2.  
      Adding the disk space of an Expansion Storage Shelf from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console
    3.  
      Adding the disk space of an Expansion Storage Shelf from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu

Adding the disk space of an Expansion Storage Shelf from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console

The following procedure describes how to add new storage shelf disk space to an operational NetBackup 53xx appliance by using the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.

To add the disk space of an expansion shelf from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console

  1. Launch the NetBackup Appliance Web Console and verify that the new storage device appears on the Monitor > Hardware page. If the new storage device does not appear, check the cable connections and make sure that the power is on.
  2. Click Manage > Storage.
  3. Select the Disks tab.
  4. Click Scan.
  5. In the Do you want to scan for new disks? dialog box, click Yes to start the scan.
  6. When the scan is complete, click OK to refresh the Disks tab.

    In the Disk column, new ID's should appear for the new Expansion Shelf. Six new Data disks and one new Meta disk is displayed. The data disks have the following attributes:

    • Type = Data.

    • Status = New Available

    The Meta disk has the following attributes:

    • Type = Meta

    • Status = New Available

  7. Click Add for each newly available disk to activate the storage.
  8. In the Confirmation dialog box, click Yes to continue.

    When the process completes, the following message should appear:

    Adding disk <disk ID>. Succeeded.

  9. Click OK to refresh the system.

    Repeat steps 7 through 9 to add each new disk.

    After the disks have been added, the Disks tab should show the following attributes for the new disks:

    • Status = In Use

    • Unallocated = n TB

      Where n is the usable volume or disk space available in the new disk.