Installation and setup workflow for AFX 1K storage systems
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To install and configure your AFX 1K storage system, you review the hardware requirements, prepare your site, install the switches, install and cable the hardware components, power on the system, and set up your ONTAP AFX cluster.
Review the hardware requirements to install your AFX 1K storage system.
Prepare to install your AFX 1K storage system by preparing the site, checking environmental and electrical requirements, ensuring sufficient rack space, unpacking the equipment, verifying contents to the packing slip, and registering the hardware for support.
Install Cisco Nexus 9332D-GX2B or 9364D-GX2A switches in the cabinet or rack. Install a pass-through panel kit if using the Cisco Nexus 9364D-GX2A switch.
Install the rail kits for your storage system and shelves. Secure your storage system in the cabinet or telecommunications rack. Next, slide the shelves onto the installed rails. Finally, attach cable management devices to the rear of the storage system for organized cable routing.
To cable the hardware, first connect the storage controller nodes to your network, then connect the controller nodes and storage shelves to the cluster switches.
Cable the hardware, then power on and configure the switches for your AFX 1K storage system. Check the configuration instructions for the Cisco Nexus 9332D-GX2B and 9364D-GX2A switches.
Power on each storage shelf and assign a unique shelf ID before powering on the controller nodes to clearly identify each shelf in the setup.