StorageGRID Webscale appliance overview

The StorageGRID Webscale appliance is an integrated storage and computing platform that operates as a Storage Node in a StorageGRID Webscale system. Housed in a DE1600 enclosure or DE6600 enclosure, the appliance includes the E5600SG controller, the E2700 controller, drives, fans, and power supplies.

The StorageGRID Webscale appliance includes the following components:

Component	Description
E5600SG controller	Compute server The E5600SG controller runs the Linux operating system and the StorageGRID Webscale software. This controller connects to the following: The Admin, Grid, and Client networks for the StorageGRID Webscale system The E2700 controller, using dual SAS paths (active/active) with the E5600SG controller operating as the initiator
E2700 controller	Storage controller The E2700 controller operates as a standard E-Series storage array in simplex mode, and runs the SANtricity operating system (controller firmware). This controller connects to the following: The management network where SANtricity Storage Manager software is installed The E5600SG controller, using dual SAS paths (active/active) with the E2700 controller operating as the target

Component

Description

E5600SG controller

Compute server

The E5600SG controller runs the Linux operating system and the StorageGRID Webscale software.

This controller connects to the following:

The Admin, Grid, and Client networks for the StorageGRID Webscale system
The E2700 controller, using dual SAS paths (active/active) with the E5600SG controller operating as the initiator

E2700 controller

Storage controller

The E2700 controller operates as a standard E-Series storage array in simplex mode, and runs the SANtricity operating system (controller firmware).

This controller connects to the following:

The management network where SANtricity Storage Manager software is installed
The E5600SG controller, using dual SAS paths (active/active) with the E2700 controller operating as the target

The StorageGRID Webscale appliance also includes the following components, depending upon the appliance model:

Component	Model SG5612	Model SG5660
Drives	12 NL-SAS drives	60 NL-SAS drives
Enclosure	DE1600 enclosure, a two rack-unit (2U) chassis that houses the drives and the controllers	DE6600 enclosure, a four rack-unit (4U) chassis that houses the drives and the controllers
Power supplies and fans	Two power-fan canisters	Two power supplies and two fans

Note: The maximum raw storage available on each StorageGRID Webscale appliance Storage Node is fixed, based on the appliance model and configuration. You cannot expand the available storage by adding a shelf with additional drives.

All E-Series components operate as documented in the E-Series technical documents except as indicated in this guide. For details, see the E-Series documentation.

Note: The E5600SG controller is highly customized for StorageGRID Webscale, so some of the E-Series maintenance procedures might not apply (for example, the procedure for upgrading controller firmware). For more information, see "Maintaining your StorageGRID Webscale appliance" in this guide.

StorageGRID Webscale appliance overview

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