HP P4522A Getting Started Manual
hp traffic director
server appliances
getting started guide for the hp
e-commerce traffic director server
appliances sa8200/sa8220 and the
hp traffic director server appliances
sa7200/sa7220
© Copyright 2001 Hewlett-Packard Company. All rights reserved.
Hewlett-Packard Com pany
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Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185
Publication Number
5971-0898
March 2001
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Getting Started
Before You Begin
This document will guide you through the installation and basic
configuration of your HP e-Commerce Traffic Director Server
Appliance SA8200/SA8220 and HP Traffic Director Server
Appliance SA7200/SA7220.
NOTE: For ease of
reading, all models are
referred to as the SA 8220
throughout this
document. Unless noted
otherwise, all SA8220
references refer to all
models
This document covers the following topics:
• Physical installa tion
• Configuration checklists
• Running Setup using the Boot Monitor
• Configuring DNS
• Using the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Helpful hints
• Where to go from here
• Support information
HP Traffic Director Server Appliances Getting Started Guide
Parts Checklist
Ensure that the items listed below are included in the box with your
system:
• HP e-Commerce Traffic Director Server Appliance SA8200/
SA8220 or HP Traffic Director Server Appliance SA7200/
SA7220, as appropriate
• HP Traffic Director Server Appliances User Guide
• HP Traffic Director Server Appliances Getting Started Guide
(this document)
• HP Traffic Director Server Appliances Release Notes
• AC power cord
• Null-modem cable
• RJ-45 network cable
• Rack and rail mounting brackets with Phillips mounting screws
Contact HP Customer Support if any of the above items are missing
from your shipment.
Support
Website
Visit http://www.hp.com/serverappliances/support/
for late breaking information and for details regarding the current
software release.
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Physical Installation
If you have already mounted your system, or if yo ur system d oes not
require mounting, proceed to “Wiring Co nnectio ns” later in this
document.
You can physically install the SA8220 in either of two ways. Each
installation method requires a particular type of mounting brackets,
and are included in the SA8220's shipping container.
• In a standard 19” rack, cantilevered from the mounting brackets
• In a cabinet with side rail mounts
Physical Installation
Rack
Installation
CAUTION: Do not use
the enclosed small
mounting brackets for
rack installation . These
are used for side rail
installation.
Rack mounting requires the use of the large mounting brackets, and
all eight of the included Phillips screws.
1. Locate the two large mounting brackets and the provided screws.
2. Attach a large mounting bracket t o each side of the SA822 0. Use
four screws to secure each bracket to the holes near the front of
the SA8220, as shown below.
NOTE: These screws are
provided with your rack
hardware, not the
SA8220.
Rack Mounting the SA8220
3. Position the SA8220 in the desired space of your 19” rack and
attach the front flange of each mounting bracket to the rack with
two screws each.
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HP Traffic Director Server Appliances Getting Started Guide
Side Rail
Installation
Side rail mounting of the SA8220 requires the use of the enclosed
small mounting brac kets and four of the Phillips head screws.
1. Locate the two small mounti ng bracket s and th e provided scre ws.
2. Attach a side rail to each SA8220 using the rows of five screw
holes on the side of the SA8220, equidistant from the top and
bottom, as shown below. The screws for this procedure are not
provided with the SA8220; they are supplied with your side rail
hardware.
SA8220 bracket
holes
side-view
Mounting bracket side-view
(connect to SA8220)
Rail mount holes
end-view
NOTE: The small
mounting brackets have
recesses that allow them
to fit over the front end of
the side rail.
Side Rail Mounting of the SA8220
3. Attach a small mounting bracket to each side of the SA8220,
using two of the provided screws for each bracket. Use the holes
nearest to the front of the SA8220.
4. Slide the SA8220 into the cabinet’s receiving rails and secure th e
front flange of each mounting bracket with two screws.
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Physical Installation
Wiring
Connections
1. On the rear of the SA8220, connect the provided AC power
cable.
2. Refer to this diagram for all wiring connections on the front
panel of the SA8220.
Network Server
Network Server
Console
Console
Failover
Failover
Power
Power
Power
Status
Status
Status
Act 1
Act 1
Act 1
Act 2
Act 2
Act 2
NOTE: For more
information about serial
cable failover, see
Chapter 2 in the User
Guide.
Front Panel Ports and LEDs
3. For Single NIC (Network Interface Card) configurations:
Connect the Network port to your net work usi ng the provided RJ-
45 network cable.
For Dual NIC configurations: Connect the Network port to your
outside network, and the Server por t t o y our ser ver si de net wor k,
using the provided RJ-45 networ k cable and a network cable you
provide, respectively.
4. Use the provided serial cable to connect the Console serial port to
the serial port of any terminal or workstation capable of running
a terminal emulator program.
5. If you use cable-based failover to manage a backup SA8220,
connect the second SA8220 in the manner described above and
connect the Failover ports of the tw o units using the seria l cable
provided with the backup SA8220.
6. If the power is not already on, turn on the SA8220 using the
Reset switch on the rear panel.
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