Veritas Access 3360 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (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

Connecting two Expansion shelves to a system that has one existing Expansion shelf

The new Expansion shelves connect to the existing Expansion shelf and to the Primary shelf with SAS3 cables. The new shelves do not connect directly to the compute nodes.

Note:

The orientation of the blue tabs on the ends of the SAS-3 cables is important.

In the appliance, the blue tabs on each SAS-3 connector must face as shown in the diagram.

In the storage shelves, the blue tabs on each SAS-3 connector must face as shown in the diagram:

To connect the new Expansion shelves

  1. Verify that all compute nodes, the Primary shelf, and the existing Expansion shelf are off and that the power cords are unplugged.

    Do not remove the cables between the compute nodes, the Primary shelf, and the existing Expansion shelf.

  2. Identify the single SAS-3 port on the right side of each controller module in the Primary Shelf.
  3. Identify ports A and C in each I/O module in the Expansion shelf. Port B is not available for use.
  4. Connect the cables as follows:

    • Unplug the cable on the Primary shelf right I/O module where it connects to port A on the existing Expansion shelf right I/O module.

    • Connect the unplugged end of the cable to SAS port A in the right-hand I/O module of the farthest new Expansion Shelf.

    • Attach the end of one cable to SAS port C in the left-hand I/O module of the existing Expansion shelf.

      Attach the other end of the cable to SAS port A in the left-hand I/O module of the closest new Expansion shelf.

    • Attach one end of the second cable to SAS port A in the right-hand I/O module of the existing Expansion shelf.

      Attach the other end of the cable to SAS port C in the right-hand I/O module of the closest new Expansion shelf.

    • Attach the end of another cable to SAS port C in the left-hand I/O module of the closest new Expansion shelf.

      Attach the other end of the cable to SAS port A in the left-hand I/O module of the farthest new Expansion shelf.

    • Attach one end of the second cable to SAS port A in the right-hand I/O module of the closest new Expansion shelf.

      Attach the other end of the cable to SAS port C in the right-hand I/O module of the farthest new Expansion shelf.

  5. Verify the final cable configuration.

    The following figure shows the cabling diagram for a two-node configuration:

    The following figure shows the cabling diagram for a single-node configuration:

  6. Connect the power cords of all devices as described in this section.

    See Connecting the power cords to the hardware.

  7. Turn on the devices in the proper sequence as described in this section.

    See Turning on the hardware and verifying operation.

  8. Add the new disk space as described this section.

    See Adding the disk space of an Expansion Storage Shelf from the Access Appliance shell menu.