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SG100 and SG1000 services appliances
SG110 and SG1100 services appliances
SG5700 storage appliances
SG5800 storage appliances
SG6000 storage appliances
SG6100 storage appliances
Install appliance
Quick start
Prepare for installation
Prepare site
Unpack boxes
Obtain additional equipment and tools
Gather network information
StorageGRID network types
SG100 and SG1000
SG110 and SG1100
SG5700
SG5800
SG6000
SG6100
Automate appliance installation and configuration
Automate StorageGRID configuration
Overview of installation REST APIs
Install appliance hardware
Register hardware
Install into cabinet or rack
SG100 and SG1000
SG110 and SG1100
SG5700
SG5800
SG6000
Overview
Install 60-drive shelves (SG6060)
Install drives (SG6060)
Install 24-drive shelves (SGF6024)
Install SG6000-CN controller (SG6024 and SG6060)
SG6100
Overview
Install 60-drive shelves (SG6160)
Install 12-drive shelves (SGF6112)
Install SG6100-CN controller (SG6160)
Cable appliance
Connect and apply power
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 (SG5700, SG5800, SG6000, and SG6100)
Configure BMC interface (SG100, SG110, SG1000, SG1100, SG6000, and SG6100)
Overview
Change root password
Set IP address for BMC management port
Access BMC interface
Configure SNMP settings
Set up email notifications
Optional: Enable node or drive encryption
Optional: Change RAID mode (SG5760, SG5860, SG6000, and SG6160)
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 (SG100 and SG1000)
Troubleshoot installation (SG110 and SG1100)
Troubleshoot installation (SG5700 or SG6000)
Troubleshoot installation (SG5800 or SG6100)
Maintain appliance hardware
Maintain appliance configuration
Overview
Place appliance into maintenance mode
Change MTU setting
Check DNS server configuration
Update MAC address references (SG100, SG1000, SGF6024, and SG6060)
Manage drives (SG110, SG1100, SGF6112, and SG6160)
Monitor node encryption in maintenance mode
Use the BMC interface
Appliance node cloning
Overview
Considerations and requirements for appliance node cloning
Clone appliance node
Maintain SG100 and SG1000 hardware
Overview
Maintenance configuration procedures
Turn identify LED on and off
Locate controller in data center
Shut down appliance
Change link configuration
Hardware procedures
Verify component to replace
Replace cover
Replace one or both power supplies
Replace fan
Replace drive
Replace CMOS battery
Replace appliance
Relocate appliance in rack
Maintain SG110 and SG1100 hardware
Overview
Maintenance configuration procedures
Turn identify LED on and off
Locate appliance in data center
Power the appliance off and on
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 cover
Replace appliance
Relocate appliance in rack
Maintain SG5600 hardware
Overview
Maintain SG5700 hardware
Overview
Maintenance configuration procedures
Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controller
About upgrading SANtricity OS on a SG5700 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 SG5800 hardware
Overview
Maintenance configuration procedures
Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controller
About upgrading SANtricity OS on a SG5800 storage controller
Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controllers using Grid Manager
Upgrade SANtricity OS on E4000 controller using maintenance mode
Upgrade drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager
Upgrade SG5800 drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager online method
Upgrade SG5800 drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager offline method
Troubleshoot drive firmware upgrade errors
Change link configuration of SG5800 controller
Hardware procedures
Replace SG5800 Controller
Replace E4000 controller
Replace fan (SG5860)
Replace power supply (SG5812)
Replace power canister (SG5860)
Replace batteries
Replace DIMMs
Replace drives
Overview and requirements
SG5812
SG5860
Maintain SG6000 hardware
Overview
Maintenance configuration procedures
Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controller
About upgrading SANtricity OS on SG6000 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 off and on
Change link configuration of SG6000-CN controller
Hardware procedures
Verify component to replace
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 CMOS battery in SG6000-CN controller
Replace controller in rack
Replace controller cover
Replace Fibre Channel HBA in SG6000-CN controller
Maintain SG6100 hardware
Overview
Maintenance configuration procedures
Upgrade SANtricity (SG6160)
Upgrade SANtricity OS on storage controllers using Grid Manager
Upgrade SANtricity OS on SG6160 controller using maintenance mode
Upgrade drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager (SG6160)
Upgrade SG6100 drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager online method
Upgrade SG6100 drive firmware using SANtricity System Manager offline method
Troubleshoot drive firmware upgrade errors
Turn identify LED on and off
Locate appliance in data center
Power the appliance off and on
Change link configuration
Hardware maintenance procedures
Verify component to replace
Replace fan
SGF6112 or SG6100-CN (SG6160)
Storage controller shelf or expansion shelf (SG6160)
Replace power supply
SGF6112 or SG6100-CN (SG6160)
Storage controller shelf or expansion shelf (SG6160)
Replace drive
SGF6112
SG6100-CN (SG6160)
Storage controller shelf or expansion shelf (SG6160)
Replace NIC
Internal NIC (SGF6112 and SG6160)
External NIC (SG6160)
Replace CMOS battery
Replace DIMMs
Replace batteries
Replace cover
Add expansion shelf to deployed SG6160
Replace appliance
SGF6112
SG6100-CN controller (SG6160)
E4000 controller (SG6160)
Relocate in rack
Enable StorageGRID
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