HP sa8220, sa7220 Getting Started Guide

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

Hewlett-Packard Company 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185

Publication Number

5971-0898 March 2001

Disclaimer

The information containe d in thi s do cum e nt is subjec t to chan ge without no tic e .

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Warranty

A copy of the specific warranty terms applicable to your Hewlett-Packard products and replacement parts can be obtained from http://www.hp.com/ serverappliances/support/.

*Other brands and names are the prop erty of their respective owners.

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 SA8220 throughout this document. Unless noted otherwise, all SA8220 references refer to all models

This document co vers the following topics:

• Physical installati on

• 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

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Parts Checklist

Support Website

Ensure that the items liste d 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.

Visit http://www.hp.com/serverappliances/support/ for late breaking information and for details regarding the current software release.

Physical Installation

If you have already mount ed you r system, o r if your syst em does n ot require mounting, proceed to “Wiring Con nections” 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. Th ese are used for side rail installation.

NOTE: These screws are provided with your rack hardware, not the SA8220.

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 mount ing bracket to each side of the SA8220. Use four screws to secure each bracket to the holes near the front of the SA8220, as shown below.

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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Side Rail Installation

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 requires the use of the enclosed small mounting bracke ts a nd four of the Phillips head screws.

1. Locate the two small mounting brackets and th e provi ded screws.

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

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 receivi ng rai ls and secure th e front flange of each mounting bracket with two screws.

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

Console

Failover

Front Panel Ports and LEDs

3. For Single NIC (Network Interface Card) configurations: Connect the Network port to your network using the provided RJ- 45 network cable.

Power

Power Status

Status

Act 1

Act 1 Act 2

Act 2

NOTE: For more information about serial cable failover, see Chapter 2 in the User

Guide.

For Dual NIC configurations: Connect the Network port to your outside network, and the Server port t o y our server si de net wor k, using the provided RJ-45 network cable and a network cabl e 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 two units using the serial 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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