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

Connecting the 2U12 shelves to an appliance or other storage shelves

You can connect 2U12 shelves to an operational appliance or to existing 2U12 or 3U16 shelves. Use the details in the following topics.

Connecting a 2U12 shelf to an appliance that does not have any shelves

Connecting 2U12 shelves to an existing 2U12 shelf

Connecting 2U12 shelves to one existing 3U16 shelf

Connecting 2U12 shelves to two existing 3U16 shelves

Connecting one 2U12 shelf to three existing 3U16 shelves

Be sure to follow supported configurations.

  • You can install up to four storage shelves with one NetBackup 5230 Appliance.

  • Any 3U16 storage shelves must be installed in front of any 2U12 shelves.

  • Cable connections follow standard daisy chain protocols.

Connecting a 2U12 shelf to an appliance that does not have any shelves

This section describes how to connect the SAS2-SAS3 cables between the NetBackup 5230 appliance and the one 2U12 storage shelf.

To connect a single 3U16 storage shelf to an appliance

  1. Obtain the two SAS2-SAS3 cables that ship with the 2U12 storage shelf.
  2. Locate the RAID controller in slot 1 of the appliance. The controller has two SAS2 ports.
  3. Connect the SAS2 end of one cable to the left port in the RAID controller.
  4. Connect the SAS3 end of the same cable to port A in the top canister of the 2U12 storage shelf. Port A is the leftmost port on the top canister.
  5. Connect the SAS2 end of the second cable to the right port in the RAID controller.
  6. Connect the SAS3 end of the same cable to port A in the bottom canister of the 2U12 storage shelf. Port A is the rightmost port on the bottom canister.
Connecting 2U12 shelves to an existing 2U12 shelf

To connect an existing 2U12 storage shelf to a new 2U12 storage shelf

  1. Verify that you have a NetBackup 5230 appliance and a 2U12 storage shelf with the correct cabling as shown.

    The SAS2 connectors attach to the appliance.

    The SAS3 connectors attach to the storage shelf.

  2. Verify that the SAS3 connectors in the storage shelf are inserted in port A in the top and the bottom canister.
  3. Obtain two SAS3 cables.
  4. In the existing shelf, connect port B in the top canister to port A in the top canister of the new shelf.

    In the existing shelf, connect port B in the bottom canister to port A in the bottom canister of the new shelf.

  5. Use the same scenario to connect up to four 2U12 storage shelves with SAS3 cables, as shown.
Connecting 2U12 shelves to one existing 3U16 shelf

To connect an existing 3U16 storage shelf to a new 2U12 storage shelf

  1. Verify that you have a NetBackup 5230 appliance and a 3U16 storage shelf with the correct cabling as shown.

    SAS2 connectors attach the appliance to the 3U16 storage shelf.

  2. Obtain two SAS2-SAS3 cables.
  3. Identify the SAS_OUT ports on each I/O module in the 3U16 storage shelf. A diamond shape identifies the SAS_OUT ports.
  4. Connect the SAS2 connectors on the SAS2-SAS3 cables to the SAS_OUT ports on the 3U16 storage shelf.
  5. Identify port A in the top and the bottom canister of the 2U12 storage shelf. Note that the port labels A, B, and C are reversed in the two canisters.
  6. Connect the SAS3 connectors of the SAS2-SAS3 cables to port A in the top and the bottom canister of the 2U12 storage shelf.

    You can add two additional 2U12 storage shelves to this configuration. You cannot have more than four storage shelves of any type attached to the appliance.

  7. Obtain two SAS3 cables.
  8. From the first 2U12 shelf, connect port B in the top canister to port A in the top canister of the new shelf.

    From the first 2U12 shelf, connect port B in the bottom canister to port A in the bottom canister of the new shelf.

  9. Use the same cabling scenario to add a third 2U12 shelf.
Connecting 2U12 shelves to two existing 3U16 shelves

To connect two existing 3U16 storage shelves to new 2U12 storage shelves

  1. Verify that you have a NetBackup 5230 appliance and two 3U16 storage shelves with the correct cabling as shown.

    SAS2 connectors connect the appliance and the 3U16 storage shelves.

  2. Obtain two SAS2-SAS3 cables.
  3. Identify the SAS_OUT ports on each I/O module in the 3U16 storage shelf. A diamond shape identifies the SAS_OUT ports.
  4. Connect the SAS2 connectors on the SAS2-SAS3 cables to the SAS_OUT ports on the 3U16 storage shelf.
  5. Identify port A in the top and the bottom canister of the 2U12 storage shelf. Note that the port labels A, B, and C are reversed in the two canisters.
  6. Connect the SAS3 connectors of the SAS2-SAS3 cables to port A in the top and the bottom canister of the 2U12 storage shelf.

  7. Ensure that the long blue tabs on the SAS3 connectors point toward the center of the 2U12 shelf.
  8. If you plan to connect a second 2U12 shelf, obtain two SAS3 cables.

    • In the first 2U12 shelf, connect port B in the top canister to port A in the top canister of the new 2U12 shelf.

    • In the first 2U12 shelf, connect port B in the bottom canister to port A in the bottom canister of the new 2U12 shelf.

Connecting one 2U12 shelf to three existing 3U16 shelves

A NetBackup 5230 Appliance that already has three storage shelves only supports one additional storage shelf. The following diagram shows one 2U12 shelf and three 3U16 shelves.