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What is StorageGRID?
Hybrid clouds with StorageGRID
Architecture and network topology
How StorageGRID manages data
What is an object
The life of an object
Ingest data flow
Copy management
Retrieve data flow
Delete data flow
Use information lifecycle management
Explore StorageGRID
Explore Grid Manager
Explore Tenant Manager
Networking guidelines
Overview
StorageGRID network types
Network topology examples
Grid Network topology
Admin Network topology
Client Network topology
Topology for all three networks
Networking requirements
Network-specific requirements
Deployment-specific networking considerations
Linux deployments
Networking and ports for platform services and Cloud Storage Pools
Appliance nodes
Network installation and provisioning
Post-installation guidelines
Network port reference
Internal grid node communications
External communications
Quick start for StorageGRID
Install and upgrade
Install appliance hardware
Quick start
Hardware overviews
SGF6112
SG6000
SG6000 controllers
SG5700
SG5700 controllers
SG100 and SG1000
Prepare for installation
Prepare site
Unpack boxes
Obtain additional equipment and tools
Web browser requirements
Review appliance network connections
Overview
Network connections (SG5700)
Port bond modes (SGF6112)
Port bond modes (SG6000-CN controller)
Port bond modes (E5700SG controller)
Port bond modes (SG100 and SG1000)
Gather installation information
Overview
SGF6112
SG6000
SG5700
SG100 and SG1000
Automate appliance installation and configuration
Automate StorageGRID configuration
Overview of installation REST APIs
Install hardware
Register hardware
Install into cabinet or rack
SGF6112
SG6000
Overview
Install 60-drive shelves (SG6060)
Install drives (SG6060)
Install 24-drive shelves (SGF6024)
Install SG6000-CN controller (SG6060 and SG6024)
SG5700
SG100 and SG1000
Cable appliance
SGF6112
SG6000
SG5700
SG100 and SG1000
Connect power cords and apply power
SGF6112
SG6000
SG5700
SG100 and SG1000
View status indicators and codes
Set up hardware
Overview
Configure StorageGRID connections
Access StorageGRID Appliance Installer
Verify and upgrade StorageGRID Appliance Installer version
Configure network links
Configure StorageGRID IP addresses
Verify network connections
Verify port-level network connections
Set up SANtricity System Manager (SG6000 and SG5700)
Configure BMC interface (SGF6112, SG6000, SG100, and SG1000)
Overview
Change root password
Set IP address for BMC management port
Access BMC interface
Configure SNMP settings
Set up email notifications
Optional: Enable node encryption
Optional: Change RAID mode (SG5760 and SG6000)
Optional: Remap network ports
Deploy appliance node
Deploy appliance Storage Node
Deploy services appliance node
Monitor appliance installation
Reboot appliance while StorageGRID Appliance Installer is running
Troubleshoot installation (SGF6112)
Boot-up codes (SGF6112)
Error codes (SGF6112)
Hardware setup appears to hang (SGF6112)
Connection issues (SGF6112)
Troubleshoot installation (SG6000 or SG5700)
Boot-up codes (SG6000-CN controller)
Error codes (SG6000-CN controller)
Hardware setup appears to hang (SG6000 or SG5700)
Connection issues (SG6000 or SG5700)
HE error: Error synchronizing with SANtricity OS Software (SG5700)
Troubleshoot installation (SG100 and SG1000)
Boot-up codes (SG100 and SG1000)
Error codes (SG100 and SG1000)
Hardware setup appears to hang (SG100 and SG1000)
Connection issues (SG100 and SG1000)
Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS
Overview
Plan and prepare for Red Hat or CentOS installation
Before you install (Red Hat or CentOS)
Required materials
Download and extract StorageGRID installation files
CPU and RAM requirements
Storage and performance requirements
Node container migration requirements
Deployment tools
Prepare the hosts (Red Hat or CentOS)
How host-wide settings change
Install Linux
Configure host network (Red Hat or CentOS)
Configure host storage
Configure container engine storage volume
Install StorageGRID host services
Deploy virtual grid nodes (Red Hat or CentOS)
Create node configuration files for Red Hat or CentOS deployments
How grid nodes discover the primary Admin Node
Example node configuration files
Validate the StorageGRID configuration
Start the StorageGRID host service
Configure the grid and complete installation (Red Hat or CentOS)
Navigate to the Grid Manager
Specify license information
Add sites
Specify Grid Network subnets
Approve pending grid nodes
Specify NTP server information
Specify DNS server information
Specify system passwords
Review configuration and complete installation
Post-installation guidelines
Automate the installation (Red Hat or CentOS)
Overview of the installation REST API
Where to go next
Troubleshoot installation issues
Example /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
Install Ubuntu or Debian
Overview
Plan and prepare for Ubuntu or Debian installation
Before you install (Ubuntu or Debian)
Required materials
Download and extract StorageGRID installation files
CPU and RAM requirements
Storage and performance requirements
Node container migration requirements
Deployment tools
Prepare the hosts (Ubuntu or Debian)
How host-wide settings change
Install Linux
AppArmor profile installation
Configure the host network (Ubuntu or Debian)
Configure host storage
Configure the Docker storage volume
Install Docker
Install StorageGRID host services
Deploy virtual grid nodes (Ubuntu or Debian)
Create node configuration files for Ubuntu or Debian deployments
How grid nodes discover the primary Admin Node
Example node configuration files
Validate the StorageGRID configuration
Start the StorageGRID host service
Configure grid and complete installation (Ubuntu or Debian)
Navigate to the Grid Manager
Specify license information
Add sites
Specify Grid Network subnets
Approve pending grid nodes
Specify NTP server information
Specify DNS server information
Specify system passwords
Review configuration and complete installation
Post-installation guidelines
Automate the installation (Ubuntu or Debian)
Overview of the installation REST API
Where to go next
Troubleshoot installation issues
Example /etc/network/interfaces
Install VMware
Overview
Plan and prepare for VMware installation
Before you install (VMware)
Required materials
Download and extract the StorageGRID installation files
Software requirements
CPU and RAM requirements
Storage and performance requirements
Deploy virtual machine grid nodes (VMware)
Collect information about your deployment environment
How grid nodes discover the primary Admin Node
Deploy a StorageGRID node as a virtual machine
Configure the grid and complete installation (VMware)
Navigate to the Grid Manager
Specify license information
Add sites
Specify Grid Network subnets
Approve pending grid nodes
Specify NTP server information
Specify DNS server information
Specify system passwords
Review configuration and complete installation
Post-installation guidelines
Automate the installation (VMware)
Overview of the installation REST API
Where to go next
Troubleshoot installation issues
Upgrade StorageGRID software
Overview
What's new in StorageGRID 11.7
Removed or deprecated features
Changes to Grid Management API
Changes to Tenant Management API
Plan and prepare for upgrade
Estimate time to complete upgrade
How your system is affected during upgrade
Impact of upgrade on groups and user accounts
Verify installed StorageGRID version
Obtain required materials
Check system
Upgrade software
Upgrade workflow
Linux: Download and install RPM or DEB package
Perform upgrade
Troubleshoot upgrade issues
Configure and manage
Administer StorageGRID
Overview
Get started with Grid Manager
Web browser requirements
Sign in to the Grid Manager
Sign out of the Grid Manager
Change your password
View StorageGRID license information
Update StorageGRID license information
Use the API
Use the Grid Management API
Grid Management API operations
Grid Management API versioning
Protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Use the API if single sign-on is enabled
Active Directory
Azure
PingFederate
Deactivate features with the API
Control access to StorageGRID
Overview
Change the provisioning passphrase
Change node console passwords
Use identity federation
Manage admin groups
Admin group permissions
Manage users
Use single sign-on (SSO)
Configure single sign-on
Requirements for single sign-on
Confirm federated users can sign in
Use sandbox mode
Create relying party trusts in AD FS
Create enterprise applications in Azure
Create SP connections in PingFederate
Disable single sign-on
Temporarily disable and reenable single sign-on for one Admin Node
Use grid federation
What is grid federation
What is account clone
What is cross-grid replication
Compare cross-grid replication and CloudMirror replication
Create grid federation connections
Manage grid federation connections
Manage permitted tenants
Troubleshoot grid federation errors
Identify and retry failed replication operations
Manage security
Overview
Review StorageGRID encryption methods
Manage certificates
Overview
Configure server certificates
Supported server certificate types
Configure management interface certificates
Configure S3 and Swift API certificates
Copy or download the Grid CA certificate
Configure StorageGRID certificates for FabricPool
Configure client certificates
Configure security settings
Manage TLS and SSH policy
Configure network and object security
Change browser inactivity timeout
Configure key management servers
Overview
Overview of KMS and appliance configuration
Considerations and requirements for using a key management server
Considerations for changing the KMS for a site
Configure StorageGRID as a client in the KMS
Add a key management server (KMS)
View KMS details
View encrypted nodes
Edit a key management server (KMS)
Remove a key management server (KMS)
Manage proxy settings
Configure Storage proxy settings
Configure Admin proxy settings
Control firewalls
Control access at external firewall
Manage internal firewall
Configure internal firewall
Manage tenants
Overview
Create tenant account
Edit tenant account
Change password for tenant’s local root user
Delete tenant account
Manage platform services
Overview
Network and ports for platform services
Per-site delivery of platform services messages
Troubleshoot platform services
Manage S3 Select for tenant accounts
Configure client connections
Overview
Use S3 setup wizard
S3 setup wizard considerations and requirements
Access and complete the S3 application setup wizard
Manage HA groups
Overview
How are HA groups used
Configuration options for HA groups
Configure HA groups
Manage load balancing
Considerations for load balancing
Configure load balancer endpoints
Configure S3 endpoint domain names
Summary: IP addresses and ports for client connections
Manage networks and connections
Overview
Guidelines for StorageGRID networks
View IP addresses
Supported ciphers for outgoing TLS connections
Configure VLAN interfaces
Manage traffic classification policies
Overview
Create traffic classification policies
Edit a traffic classification policy
Delete a traffic classification policy
View network traffic metrics
Manage link costs
Use AutoSupport
Overview
Configure AutoSupport
Manually trigger an AutoSupport message
Troubleshoot AutoSupport messages
Send E-Series AutoSupport messages through StorageGRID
Manage Storage Nodes
Overview
What is a Storage Node
Use Storage options
What is object segmentation
What are storage volume watermarks
Manage object metadata storage
Compress stored objects
Storage Node configuration settings
Manage full Storage Nodes
Manage Admin Nodes
What is an Admin Node?
Use multiple Admin Nodes
Identify the primary Admin Node
View notification status and queues
How Admin Nodes show acknowledged alarms (legacy system)
Configure audit client access
Configure audit client access for NFS
Add NFS audit client to audit share
Verify NFS audit integration
Remove NFS audit client from audit share
Change IP address of NFS audit client
Manage Archive Nodes
What is an Archive Node?
Archive to the cloud through S3 API
Configure connection settings for S3 API
Modify connection settings for S3 API
Modify Cloud Tiering Service state
Reset Store Failure Count for S3 API connection
Migrate objects from Cloud Tiering - S3 to Cloud Storage Pool
Archive to tape through TSM middleware
Configure connections to TSM middleware
Optimize Archive Node for TSM middleware sessions
Configure archive state and counters for TSM
Manage Archive Node when TSM server reaches capacity
Configure Archive Node retrieve settings
Configure Archive Node replication
Set Custom alarms for the Archive Node
Integrate Tivoli Storage Manager
Archive Node configuration and operation
Configuration best practices
Complete Archive Node setup
Install new TSM server
Configure TSM server
Define TSM tape and disk storage pools
Define a domain policy and registering a node
Create and activate the domain policy
Migrate data into StorageGRID
Manage objects with ILM
Overview
ILM and object lifecycle
How ILM operates throughout an object's life
How objects are ingested
Ingest options
Advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of ingest options
How objects are stored (replication or erasure coding)
What is replication?
Why you should not use single-copy replication
What is erasure coding?
What are erasure coding schemes?
Advantages, disadvantages, and requirements for erasure coding
How object retention is determined
How objects are deleted
Create and assign storage grades
Use storage pools
What is a storage pool?
Guidelines for creating storage pools
Enable site-loss protection
Create storage pool
View storage pool details
Edit storage pool
Remove storage pool
Use Cloud Storage Pools
What is a Cloud Storage Pool?
Lifecycle of Cloud Storage Pool object
When to use Cloud Storage Pools
Considerations for Cloud Storage Pools
Compare Cloud Storage Pools and CloudMirror replication
Create Cloud Storage Pool
Edit Cloud Storage Pool
Remove Cloud Storage Pool
Troubleshoot Cloud Storage Pools
Manage erasure coding profiles
Configure regions (optional and S3 only)
Create ILM rule
Overview
Access Create ILM rule wizard
Step 1 of 3: Enter details
Step 2 of 3: Define placements
Use Last access time in ILM rules
Step 3 of 3: Select ingest behavior
Create default ILM rule
Create ILM policy
Overview
Create proposed ILM policy
Simulate ILM policy
Activate ILM policy
Verify ILM policy with object metadata lookup
Work with ILM policies and rules
Use S3 Object Lock
Manage objects with S3 Object Lock
Workflow for S3 Object Lock
Requirements for S3 Object Lock
Enable S3 Object Lock globally
Resolve consistency errors when updating S3 Object Lock or legacy Compliance configuration
Example ILM rules and policies
Example 1: ILM rules and policy for object storage
Example 2: ILM rules and policy for EC object size filtering
Example 3: ILM rules and policy for better protection for image files
Example 4: ILM rules and policy for S3 versioned objects
Example 5: ILM rules and policy for Strict ingest behavior
Example 6: Change ILM policy
Example 7: Compliant ILM policy for S3 Object Lock
System hardening
Overview
Hardening guidelines for upgrades
Hardening guidelines for networks
Hardening guidelines for nodes
Hardening guidelines for TLS and SSH
Other hardening guidelines
Configure StorageGRID for FabricPool
Overview
Information needed to attach StorageGRID as a cloud tier
Use FabricPool setup wizard
Considerations and requirements
Access and complete the wizard
Configure StorageGRID manually
Create HA group
Create load balancer endpoint
Create tenant account
Create S3 bucket and obtain access keys
Configure ILM for FabricPool data
Create traffic classification policy
Configure ONTAP System Manager
Configure DNS server
StorageGRID best practices for FabricPool
Best practices for HA groups
Best practices for load balancing for FabricPool
Best practices for ILM
Other best practices
Remove FabricPool data from StorageGRID
Use StorageGRID
Use a tenant account
Overview
How to sign in and sign out
Sign in to Tenant Manager
Sign out of Tenant Manager
Tenant Manager dashboard
Tenant Management API
Understand Tenant Management API
Tenant Management API versioning
Protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Use grid federation connections
Clone tenant groups and users
Clone S3 access keys using the API
Manage cross-grid replication
View grid federation connections
Manage groups and users
Use identity federation
Manage tenant groups
Create S3 groups
Create Swift groups
Tenant management permissions
Manage groups
Manage local users
Manage S3 access keys
Overview
Create your S3 access keys
View your S3 access keys
Delete your S3 access keys
Create another user’s S3 access keys
View another user’s S3 access keys
Delete another user’s S3 access keys
Manage S3 buckets
Create bucket
View bucket details
Change consistency level
Enable or disable last access time updates
Change object versioning
Use S3 Object Lock
Update S3 Object Lock default retention
Configure cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)
Delete objects in bucket
Delete bucket
Use Experimental S3 Console
Manage S3 platform services
What are platform services?
CloudMirror replication service
Notifications for buckets
Search integration service
Considerations for platform services
Configure platform services endpoints
Specify URN
Create endpoint
Test connection
Edit endpoint
Delete endpoint
Troubleshoot platform services errors
Configure CloudMirror replication
Configure event notifications
Use search integration service
Configure XML for search integration
Configure search integration service
JSON generated by search integration service
Object metadata included in metadata notifications
Use S3 REST API
Supported versions and updates
Quick reference
Configure tenant accounts and connections
Support for platform services
How StorageGRID implements S3 REST API
Conflicting client requests
Consistency controls
How StorageGRID ILM rules manage objects
Object versioning
Use S3 REST API to configure S3 Object Lock
Create S3 lifecycle configuration
Recommendations for implementing S3 REST API
Support for Amazon S3 REST API
Implementation details
Authenticate requests
Operations on the service
Operations on buckets
Custom operations on buckets
Operations on objects
Use S3 Select
Use server-side encryption
GET Object
HEAD Object
POST Object restore
PUT Object
PUT Object - Copy
SelectObjectContent
Operations for multipart uploads
List Multipart Uploads
Initiate Multipart Upload
Upload Part
Upload Part - Copy
Complete Multipart Upload
Error responses
StorageGRID S3 requests
GET Bucket consistency
PUT Bucket consistency
GET Bucket last access time
PUT Bucket last access time
DELETE Bucket metadata notification configuration
GET Bucket metadata notification configuration
PUT Bucket metadata notification configuration
GET Storage Usage
Deprecated bucket requests for legacy Compliance
Deprecated - PUT Bucket request modifications for compliance
Deprecated - GET Bucket compliance request
Deprecated - PUT Bucket compliance request
Bucket and group access policies
Use bucket and group access policies
Example bucket policies
Example group policies
Configure security for REST API
Monitor and audit operations
Monitor object ingest and retrieval rates
Access and review audit logs
S3 operations tracked in audit logs
Benefits of active, idle, and concurrent HTTP connections
Use Swift REST API (deprecated)
Overview
History of Swift API support in StorageGRID
How StorageGRID implements Swift REST API
Recommendations for implementing Swift REST API
Configure tenant accounts and connections
Swift REST API supported operations
Supported Swift API endpoints
Account operations
Container operations
Object operations
OPTIONS request
Error responses to Swift API operations
StorageGRID Swift REST API operations
Configure security for REST API
Monitor and audit operations
Monitor and troubleshoot
Monitor StorageGRID system
Overview
View and manage dashboard
View the Nodes page
Overview
View the Overview tab
View the Hardware tab
View the Network tab
View the Storage tab
Use the Task tab to reboot a grid node
View the Objects tab
View the ILM tab
View the Load balancer tab
View the Platform services tab
View the SANtricity System Manager tab
Information you should monitor regularly
What and when to monitor
Monitor system health
Monitor storage capacity
Monitor information lifecycle management
Monitor networking and system resources
Monitor tenant activity
Monitor load balancing operations
Monitor grid federation connections
Apply hotfixes or upgrade software if necessary
Monitor archival capacity
Alerts and alarms
Overview
Compare alerts and alarms
Manage alerts
Overview
View alert rules
Create custom alert rules
Edit alert rules
Disable alert rules
Remove custom alert rules
Manage alert notifications
Set up SNMP notifications
Set up email notifications
Silence alert notifications
Alerts reference
Commonly used Prometheus metrics
Manage alarms (legacy system)
Manage legacy alarms
View legacy alarms
Alarms reference (legacy system)
Log files reference
Overview
StorageGRID software logs
Deployment and maintenance logs
Logs for third-party software
About the bycast.log
Configure audit messages and log destinations
Use an external syslog server
Considerations for external syslog server
Configure an external syslog server
Use SNMP monitoring
Overview
Configure the SNMP agent
Update the SNMP agent
Access MIB files
Collect additional StorageGRID data
Use charts and graphs
Use text reports
Monitor PUT and GET performance
Monitor object verification operations
Monitor events
Review audit messages
Collect log files and system data
Manually trigger an AutoSupport message
View the Grid Topology tree
Review support metrics
Run diagnostics
Create custom monitoring applications
Troubleshoot StorageGRID system
Overview
Troubleshoot object and storage issues
Confirm object data locations
Object store failures
Verify object integrity
Troubleshoot S3 PUT Object size too large alert
Troubleshoot lost and missing object data
Overview
Investigate lost objects
Search for and restore potentially lost objects
Reset lost and missing object counts
Troubleshoot the Low object data storage alert
Troubleshoot Low read-only watermark override alerts
Troubleshoot the Storage Status (SSTS) alarm
Troubleshoot delivery of platform services messages (SMTT alarm)
Troubleshoot metadata issues
Troubleshoot certificate errors
Troubleshoot Admin Node and user interface issues
Troubleshoot network, hardware, and platform issues
Troubleshoot external syslog server
Review audit logs
Overview
Audit message flow and retention
Access audit log file
Audit log file rotation
Audit log file format
Overview
Use audit-explain tool
Use audit-sum tool
Audit message format
Overview
Data types
Event-specific data
Common elements in audit messages
Audit message examples
Audit messages and the object lifecycle
When are audit message generated?
Object ingest transactions
Object delete transactions
Object retrieve transactions
Metadata update messages
Audit messages
Overview
Audit message categories
System audit messages
Object storage audit messages
Client read audit messages
Client write audit messages
Management audit message
ILM operations audit messages
Audit message reference
APCT: Archive Purge from Cloud-Tier
ARCB: Archive Object Retrieve Begin
ARCE: Archive Object Retrieve End
ARCT: Archive Retrieve from Cloud-Tier
AREM: Archive Object Remove
ASCE: Archive Object Store End
ASCT: Archive Store Cloud-Tier
ATCE: Archive Object Store Begin
AVCC: Archive Validate Cloud-Tier Configuration
BROR: Bucket Read Only Request
CBRB: Object Receive Begin
CBRE: Object Receive End
CBSB: Object Send Begin
CBSE: Object Send End
CGRR: Cross-Grid Replication Request
EBDL: Empty Bucket Delete
EBKR: Empty Bucket Request
ECMC: Missing Erasure Coded Data Fragment
ECOC: Corrupt Erasure Coded Data Fragment
ETAF: Security Authentication Failed
GNRG: GNDS Registration
GNUR: GNDS Unregistration
GTED: Grid Task Ended
GTST: Grid Task Started
GTSU: Grid Task Submitted
IDEL: ILM Initiated Delete
LKCU: Overwritten Object Cleanup
LLST: Location Lost
MGAU: Management audit message
OLST: System Detected Lost Object
ORLM: Object Rules Met
OVWR: Object Overwrite
S3SL: S3 Select request
SADD: Security Audit Disable
SADE: Security Audit Enable
SCMT: Object Store Commit
SDEL: S3 DELETE
SGET: S3 GET
SHEA: S3 HEAD
SPOS: S3 POST
SPUT: S3 PUT
SREM: Object Store Remove
SUPD: S3 Metadata Updated
SVRF: Object Store Verify Fail
SVRU: Object Store Verify Unknown
SYSD: Node Stop
SYST: Node Stopping
SYSU: Node Start
WDEL: Swift DELETE
WGET: Swift GET
WHEA: Swift HEAD
WPUT: Swift PUT
Maintain
Expand your grid
Overview
Plan StorageGRID expansion
Add storage capacity
Guidelines for adding object capacity
Add storage capacity for replicated objects
Add storage capacity for erasure-coded objects
Considerations for rebalancing erasure-coded data
Add metadata capacity
Add redundancy or new capabilities
Add new site
Gather required materials
Add storage volumes
Add storage volumes to Storage Nodes
VMware: Add storage volumes to Storage Node
Linux: Add direct-attached or SAN volumes to Storage Node
Add grid nodes or site
Add grid nodes to existing site or add new site
Update subnets for Grid Network
Deploy new grid nodes
Perform expansion
Configure expanded system
Configuration steps
Verify that Storage Node is active
Copy Admin Node database
Copy Prometheus metrics
Copy audit logs
Rebalance erasure-coded data after adding Storage Nodes
Contact technical support
Recover nodes and maintain your grid
Overview
Download Recovery Package
StorageGRID hotfix procedure
Overview
How your system is affected when you apply a hotfix
Obtain required materials for hotfix
Download hotfix file
Check system’s condition before applying hotfix
Apply hotfix
Grid node recovery procedures
Overview
Warnings and considerations for grid node recovery
Gather required materials for grid node recovery
Select node recovery procedure
Recover from Storage Node failures
Overview
Recover Storage Node down more than 15 days
Recover appliance Storage Node
Workflow
Prepare appliance Storage Node for reinstallation
Start StorageGRID appliance installation
Monitor StorageGRID appliance installation
Select Start Recovery to configure appliance Storage Node
Remount and reformat appliance storage volumes (manual steps)
Restore object data to storage volume for appliance
Check storage state after recovering appliance Storage Node
Recover from storage volume failure where system drive is intact
Workflow
Review warnings about storage volume recovery
Identify and unmount failed storage volumes
Recover failed storage volumes and rebuild Cassandra database
Restore object data to storage volume where system drive is intact
Check storage state after recovering storage volumes
Recover from system drive failure
Workflow
Review warnings for Storage Node system drive recovery
Replace the Storage Node
Select Start Recovery to configure Storage Node
Remount and reformat storage volumes (manual steps)
Restore object data to storage volume (system drive failure)
Check storage state after recovering Storage Node system drive
Restore object data using Grid Manager
Monitor repair-data jobs
Recover from Admin Node failures
Workflow
Recover from primary Admin Node failures
Overview
Copy audit logs from failed primary Admin Node
Replace primary Admin Node
Configure replacement primary Admin Node
Restore audit log on recovered primary Admin Node
Restore Admin Node database when recovering primary Admin Node
Restore Prometheus metrics when recovering primary Admin Node
Recover from non-primary Admin Node failures
Overview
Copy audit logs from failed non-primary Admin Node
Replace non-primary Admin Node
Select Start Recovery to configure non-primary Admin Node
Restore audit log on recovered non-primary Admin Node
Restore Admin Node database when recovering non-primary Admin Node
Restore Prometheus metrics when recovering non-primary Admin Node
Recover from Gateway Node failures
Workflow
Replace Gateway Node
Select Start Recovery to configure Gateway Node
Recover from Archive Node failures
Workflow
Replace Archive Node
Select Start Recovery to configure Archive Node
Reset Archive Node connection to the cloud
All grid node types: Replace VMware node
All grid node types: Replace Linux node
Overview
Deploy new Linux hosts
Restore grid nodes to the host
What’s next: Perform additional recovery steps, if required
Replace failed node with services appliance
Overview
Install services appliance (platform change only)
Prepare appliance for reinstallation (platform replacement only)
Start software installation on services appliance
Monitor services appliance installation
How site recovery is performed by technical support
Decommission procedure
Overview
Grid node decommission
Overview
Considerations for grid node decommission
General considerations
Admin and Gateway Nodes
Storage Nodes
General considerations
Understand the ADC quorum
Review ILM policy and storage configuration
Decommission disconnected Storage Nodes
Consolidate Storage Nodes
Decommission multiple Storage Nodes
Check data repair jobs
Gather required materials
Access Decommission Nodes page
Decommission disconnected grid nodes
Decommission connected grid nodes
Pause and resume decommission process for Storage Nodes
Troubleshoot node decommissioning
Site decommission
Workflow
Considerations for removing a site
Gather required materials
Step 1: Select Site
Step 2: View Details
Step 3: Revise ILM Policy
Step 4: Remove ILM References
Step 5: Resolve Node Conflicts (and start decommission)
Step 6: Monitor Decommission
Rename grid, sites, and nodes
Overview
Add or update display names
Network maintenance procedures
Update subnets for Grid Network
Configure IP addresses
Overview
Change node network configuration
Add to or change subnet lists on Admin Network
Add to or change subnet lists on Grid Network
Change IP addresses for all nodes
Add interfaces to existing node
Linux: Add Admin or Client interfaces to node
Linux: Add trunk or access interfaces to node
VMware: Add trunk or access interfaces to node
Configure DNS servers
Modify DNS configuration for single grid node
Manage NTP servers
Restore network connectivity for isolated nodes
Host-level and middleware procedures
Linux: Migrate grid node to new host
Archive Node maintenance for TSM middleware
VMware: Configure virtual machine for automatic restart
Grid node procedures
Overview
View Server Manager status and version
View current status of all services
Start Server Manager and all services
Restart Server Manager and all services
Stop Server Manager and all services
View current status of service
Stop service
Place appliance into maintenance mode
Force service to terminate
Start or restart service
Remove port remaps
Remove port remaps on bare metal hosts
Reboot grid node
Overview
Reboot grid node from Grid Manager
Reboot grid node from command shell
Shut down grid node
Power down host
Power off and on all nodes in grid
Use a DoNotStart file
Troubleshoot Server Manager
Maintain appliance configuration
Overview
Place appliance into maintenance mode
Change MTU setting
Check DNS server configuration
Update MAC address references
Monitor node encryption in maintenance mode
Appliance node cloning
Overview
Considerations and requirements for appliance node cloning
Clone appliance node
Maintain SGF6112 hardware
Overview
Configuration maintenance procedures
Turn appliance LED on and off
Locate appliance in data center
Shut down the appliance
Power on SGF6112 and verify operation
Change link configuration
Hardware maintenance procedures
Verify component to replace
Replace one or more power supplies
Replace fan
Replace drive
Replace NIC
Replace CMOS battery
Replace SGF6112 appliance
Relocate SGF6112 in rack
Replace cover
Maintain SG6000 hardware
Overview
Maintenance configuration procedures
Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controllers
Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controllers using Grid Manager
Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controllers using maintenance mode
Upgrade drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager
Upgrade SG6000 drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager using online method
Upgrade SG6000 drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager using offline method
Troubleshoot drive firmware upgrade errors
Turn controller identify LED on and off
Locate controller in data center
Power controller on and off
Shut down SG6000-CN controller
Power on SG6000-CN controller and verify operation
Change link configuration of SG6000-CN controller
Hardware procedures
Add expansion shelf to deployed SG6060
Replace storage controller
Replace hardware components in storage controller shelf
Replace hardware components in optional 60-drive expansion shelf
Replace SG6000-CN controller
Replace one or both power supplies in the SG6000-CN controller
Replace controller in rack
Remove SG6000-CN controller from cabinet or rack
Reinstall SG6000-CN controller into cabinet or rack
Replace controller cover
Remove SG6000-CN controller cover
Reinstall SG6000-CN controller cover
Replace Fibre Channel HBA in SG6000-CN controller
Verify Fibre Channel HBA to replace
Remove Fibre Channel HBA
Reinstall Fibre Channel HBA
Maintain SG5700 hardware
Overview
Maintenance configuration procedures
Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controller
Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controllers using Grid Manager
Upgrade SANtricity OS on E2800 controller using maintenance mode
Upgrade drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager
Upgrade drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager using online method
Upgrade drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager using offline method
Troubleshoot drive firmware upgrade errors
Change link configuration of E5700SG controller
Hardware procedures
Replace E2800 storage controller
Replace E5700SG compute controller
Replace other hardware components
Maintain SG5600 hardware
Maintain SG100 and SG1000 hardware
Overview
Maintenance configuration procedures
Turn controller identify LED on and off
Locate controller in data center
Shut down the appliance
Change link configuration of services appliance
Hardware procedures
Replace one or both power supplies in the services appliance
Replace fan in services appliance
Replace drive in services appliance
Replace the services appliance
Enable StorageGRID
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