Installing the appliance hardware

Hardware installation includes several major tasks, including installing hardware components, cabling those components, and configuring ports.

Steps

Registering the hardware
Registering the hardware provides support benefits.
Installing the hardware
Installing the hardware involves installing the mounting rails, enclosure, and, for the SG5660, the drives.
Installing the E5600SG controller in the enclosure
If the E5600SG controller is not installed when you receive the enclosure, you might need to install it into Slot B.
Cabling the appliance
You must connect the two controllers to each other with SAS interconnect cables, connect the management ports to the appropriate management network, and connect the 10 GbE ports on the E5600SG controller to the Grid network and optional Client network for StorageGRID Webscale.
Connecting the AC power cords
You must connect the AC power cords to the external power source and to the AC power connector on each controller. After you have connected the power cords, you can turn the power on.
Turning power on
Powering on the enclosure provides power to both controllers.
Viewing boot-up status and reviewing error codes on the controllers
The seven-segment display on each controller shows status and error codes when the appliance powers up, while the hardware is initializing, and when the hardware fails and must back out of the initialization. If you are monitoring the progress or troubleshooting, you should watch the sequence of the codes as they appear.
Configuring the management ports
As part of the hardware installation process, you must configure the management ports on both controllers.
Verifying connectivity
You should verify the connectivity from the management ports on both the E2700 controller and the E5600SG controller to ensure that they are working, ensure that both controllers have valid IP addresses, and verify SAS interconnect connectivity.
Configuring the AutoSupport tool for the StorageGRID Webscale appliance
The AutoSupport tool collects data in a customer support bundle from all AutoSupport-enabled storage arrays and automatically sends the data to technical support. Configuring AutoSupport assists technical support with remote troubleshooting and problem analysis of the storage management software.
Changing the RAID volume configuration settings
If you have an SG5660 with 60 drives, you can select the RAID volume configuration that is appropriate for your deployment environment. You can only change the RAID volume configuration before you start the installation of the StorageGRID Webscale appliance Storage Node.