After completing an installation, you must perform a series of integration and configuration steps. Some steps are required; others are optional.
Configure VMware vSphere Hypervisor for automatic restart.
You must configure the hypervisor to restart the virtual machines when the server restarts. Without an automatic restart, the virtual machines and grid nodes remain shut down after the server restarts. For details, see the VMware vSphere Hypervisor documentation.
Create a tenant account for each client protocol (Swift or S3) that will be used to store objects on your StorageGRID system.
Integrate and test the S3 or Swift API client applications you will use to upload objects to your StorageGRID system.
When you are ready, configure the information lifecycle management (ILM) rules and ILM policy you want to use to protect object data.
If your installation includes appliance Storage Nodes, use SANtricity software to complete the following tasks:
Configure mailing lists and contents of notification emails for system alarms and service status changes.
Update grid node IP addresses if they have changed since you planned your deployment and generated the Recovery Package. See information about changing IP addresses in the recovery and maintenance instructions.
Configure storage encryption, if required.
Configure storage compression to reduce the size of stored objects, if required.