After applying power to the appliance, you must configure SANtricity Storage Manager, which is the software you will use to monitor the hardware. You must also configure the network connections that will be used by StorageGRID.
Configuring StorageGRID connections
Before you can deploy a StorageGRID appliance as a Storage Node in a StorageGRID grid, you must configure the connections between the appliance and the networks you plan to use. You can configure networking by browsing to the StorageGRID Appliance Installer, which is included on the E5600SG controller (the compute controller in the appliance).
Configuring SANtricity Storage Manager
You can use SANtricity Storage Manager to monitor the status of the storage disks and hardware components in your StorageGRID appliance. To access this software, you must know the IP address of management port 1 on the E2700 controller (the storage controller in the appliance).
Optional: Changing to RAID6 mode (SG5660 only)
If you have an SG5660 with 60 drives, you can change the volume configuration from its default and recommended setting, Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP), to RAID6. You can only change the mode before deploying the StorageGRID appliance Storage Node.
Optional: Remapping network ports for the appliance
You might need to remap the internal ports on the appliance Storage Node to different external ports. For example, you might need to remap ports because of a firewall issue.