Obtaining additional equipment and tools

Before installing the StorageGRID appliance, confirm you have all of the additional equipment and tools that you need.

You need the following additional equipment to install and configure the hardware:

Phillips No. 2 screwdriver

Medium flat-blade screwdriver

ESD wrist strap

1 to 4 of each of these transceivers/adapters based on link speed (mixed speeds are not supported)

SG100:

Link speed (GbE)	Required equipment
10	SFP+ transceiver
25	SFP28 transceiver

SG1000:

Link speed (GbE)	Required equipment
10	QSFP-to-SFP adapter (QSA) and SFP+ transceiver
25	QSFP-to-SFP adapter (QSA) and SFP28 transceiver
40	QSFP+ transceiver
100	QFSP28 transceiver

RJ-45 (Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6a) Ethernet cables

Service laptop

Supported web browser

1-GbE (RJ-45) port

Note: Some ports might not support 10/100 Ethernet speeds.

Optional tools

Power drill with Phillips head bit

Flashlight