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Setting up a cluster with Element storage nodes

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You can set up a cluster with storage nodes and manage it using Element software after you install and cable nodes in a rack unit and power them on. You can then install and configure additional components in your storage system.

Steps

  1. Configure a storage node

  2. Create a storage cluster

  3. Log in to the Element software user interface

  4. Add drives to the cluster

  5. Determine which SolidFire components to install

  6. Set up a management node

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