Configuring the grid and completing installation

You complete installation by configuring the StorageGRID system from the Grid Manager on the primary Admin Node.

  1. Navigating to the Grid Manager
    You use the Grid Manager to define all of the information required to configure your StorageGRID system.
  2. Specifying the StorageGRID license information
    You must specify the name for your StorageGRID system and upload the license file provided by NetApp.
  3. Adding sites
    You must create at least one site when you are installing StorageGRID. You can create additional sites to increase the reliability and storage capacity of your StorageGRID system.
  4. Specifying Grid Network subnets
    You must specify the subnets that are used on the Grid Network.
  5. Approving pending grid nodes
    You must approve each grid node before it joins the StorageGRID system.
  6. Specifying Network Time Protocol server information
    You must specify the Network Time Protocol (NTP) configuration information for the StorageGRID system, so that operations performed on separate servers can be kept synchronized.
  7. Specifying Domain Name System server information
    You must specify Domain Name System (DNS) information for your StorageGRID system, so that you can access external servers using hostnames instead of IP addresses.
  8. Specifying the StorageGRID system passwords
    You need to enter the passwords to use to secure your StorageGRID system.
  9. Reviewing your configuration and completing installation
    You must carefully review the configuration information you have entered to ensure that the installation completes successfully.
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July 2020