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Prepare to decommission grid nodes

12/15/2022 Contributors

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- Get started
  - Learn about StorageGRID
    - How StorageGRID manages data
    - Explore StorageGRID
  - Networking guidelines
    - Network topology examples
    - Deployment-specific networking considerations
    - Network port reference
- Install and upgrade
  - Install appliance hardware
    - Hardware overviews
    - Prepare for installation
      - Review appliance network connections
      - Gather installation information
    - Install hardware
      - Install into cabinet or rack
        
        SG6000
      - Cable appliance
      - Connect power cords and apply power
    - Set up hardware
      - Configure StorageGRID connections
      - Configure BMC interface (SGF6112, SG6000, SG100, and SG1000)
    - Deploy appliance node
      - Troubleshoot installation (SGF6112)
      - Troubleshoot installation (SG6000 or SG5700)
      - Troubleshoot installation (SG100 and SG1000)
  - Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS
    - Plan and prepare for Red Hat or CentOS installation
      - Prepare the hosts (Red Hat or CentOS)
    - Deploy virtual grid nodes (Red Hat or CentOS)
    - Configure the grid and complete installation (Red Hat or CentOS)
  - Install Ubuntu or Debian
    - Plan and prepare for Ubuntu or Debian installation
      - Prepare the hosts (Ubuntu or Debian)
    - Deploy virtual grid nodes (Ubuntu or Debian)
    - Configure grid and complete installation (Ubuntu or Debian)
  - Install VMware
    - Plan and prepare for VMware installation
    - Deploy virtual machine grid nodes (VMware)
    - Configure the grid and complete installation (VMware)
  - Upgrade StorageGRID software
    - Plan and prepare for upgrade
    - Upgrade software
- Configure and manage
  - Administer StorageGRID
    - Get started with Grid Manager
      - Use the API
        
        Use the API if single sign-on is enabled
    - Control access to StorageGRID
      - Use single sign-on (SSO)
    - Use grid federation
    - Manage security
      - Manage certificates
        
        Configure server certificates
      - Configure security settings
      - Configure key management servers
      - Manage proxy settings
      - Control firewalls
    - Manage tenants
      - Manage platform services
    - Configure client connections
      - Use S3 setup wizard
      - Manage HA groups
      - Manage load balancing
    - Manage networks and connections
      - Manage traffic classification policies
    - Use AutoSupport
    - Manage Storage Nodes
      - Use Storage options
    - Manage Admin Nodes
      - Configure audit client access
    - Manage Archive Nodes
      - Archive to the cloud through S3 API
      - Archive to tape through TSM middleware
      - Integrate Tivoli Storage Manager
        
        Complete Archive Node setup
        
        Configure TSM server
  - Manage objects with ILM
    - ILM and object lifecycle
      - How objects are ingested
      - How objects are stored (replication or erasure coding)
    - Use storage pools
    - Use Cloud Storage Pools
    - Create ILM rule
    - Create ILM policy
    - Use S3 Object Lock
    - Example ILM rules and policies
  - System hardening
  - Configure StorageGRID for FabricPool
    - Use FabricPool setup wizard
    - Configure StorageGRID manually
    - StorageGRID best practices for FabricPool
- Use StorageGRID
  - Use a tenant account
    - How to sign in and sign out
    - Tenant Management API
    - Use grid federation connections
    - Manage groups and users
      - Manage tenant groups
    - Manage S3 access keys
    - Manage S3 buckets
    - Manage S3 platform services
      - What are platform services?
      - Configure platform services endpoints
      - Use search integration service
  - Use S3 REST API
    - How StorageGRID implements S3 REST API
    - Support for Amazon S3 REST API
      - Operations on buckets
      - Operations on objects
      - Operations for multipart uploads
    - StorageGRID S3 requests
      - Deprecated bucket requests for legacy Compliance
    - Bucket and group access policies
    - Monitor and audit operations
      - Access and review audit logs
  - Use Swift REST API (deprecated)
    - Overview
    - Swift REST API supported operations
- Monitor and troubleshoot
  - Monitor StorageGRID system
    - View the Nodes page
    - Information you should monitor regularly
    - Alerts and alarms
      - Manage alerts
        
        Manage alert notifications
      - Manage alarms (legacy system)
    - Log files reference
    - Use an external syslog server
    - Use SNMP monitoring
    - Collect additional StorageGRID data
  - Troubleshoot StorageGRID system
    - Troubleshoot object and storage issues
      - Troubleshoot lost and missing object data
  - Review audit logs
    - Audit log file format
    - Audit message format
    - Audit messages and the object lifecycle
    - Audit messages
      - Audit message categories
      - Audit message reference
- Maintain
  - Expand your grid
    - Plan StorageGRID expansion
      - Add storage capacity
    - Add storage volumes
    - Add grid nodes or site
    - Configure expanded system
  - Recover nodes and maintain your grid
    - StorageGRID hotfix procedure
    - Grid node recovery procedures
      - Recover from Storage Node failures
        
        Recover appliance Storage Node
        
        Recover from storage volume failure where system drive is intact
        
        Recover from system drive failure
      - Recover from Admin Node failures
        
        Recover from primary Admin Node failures
        
        Recover from non-primary Admin Node failures
      - Recover from Gateway Node failures
      - Recover from Archive Node failures
      - All grid node types: Replace Linux node
      - Replace failed node with services appliance
    - Decommission procedure
      - Grid node decommission
        
        Considerations for grid node decommission
        
        Storage Nodes
      - Site decommission
    - Rename grid, sites, and nodes
    - Network maintenance procedures
      - Configure IP addresses
      - Add interfaces to existing node
    - Host-level and middleware procedures
    - Grid node procedures
      - Reboot grid node
  - Maintain appliance configuration
    - Appliance node cloning
  - Maintain SGF6112 hardware
    - Configuration maintenance procedures
    - Hardware maintenance procedures
  - Maintain SG6000 hardware
    - Maintenance configuration procedures
      - Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controllers
      - Upgrade drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager
      - Power controller on and off
    - Hardware procedures
      - Replace controller in rack
      - Replace controller cover
      - Replace Fibre Channel HBA in SG6000-CN controller
  - Maintain SG5700 hardware
    - Maintenance configuration procedures
      - Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controller
      - Upgrade drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager
    - Hardware procedures
  - Maintain SG100 and SG1000 hardware
    - Maintenance configuration procedures
    - Hardware procedures

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