SolidFire C-Series
Storage Node
Installation and Setup Instructions
Prepare for installation Install hardware Configure the node
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Prepare for installation | 1
In the box
You provide
Access online
Rack space
1U per node
• Register online: https://mysupport.netapp.com
• End User License Agreement:
http://www.netapp.com/us/media/netapp-solidfire-eula.pdf?Not3mp
• Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server Installation and Service Guide:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220M4/install/C220M4/install.html#20741
• SolidFire Element Setup Guide:
http://www.netapp.com/us/media/SolidFire-Element-OS-9-Setup-Guide.pdf
• Hardware Universe (HWU): https://hwu.netapp.com/
SolidFire C-Series Slide Rail Kit
10GbE network cables (2)
Part number
X-SFP-H10GB-CU5M-R6
1GbE network cable for the
dedicated management port
(at least 3)
Part number X6562-R6 (5m).
Power cables (2)
and keyboard with a
standard USB connection
Two UCSC-RAILB-M4 Ball Bearing Rails
Cisco part UCSC-RAILB-M4
Windows clientMonitor with a VGA connection
210-06735+A0
MLOM
MLOM
Install hardware | 2
M 1 2
1
P
CIe 1
PCIe 2
RMS-200
OK
770W
1
OK
770W AC
1
Install hardware
Install the rails and the node following the
instructions for Installing a node in a rack
in the Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server Installation
and Service Guide.
2
Cable the node
10 GbE cables
(
PN 112-00299 or 112-00300 or 112-00301)
1
Connect 10GbE cables to
the storage network switch.
Ethernet cables
(
PN 112-00196)
Connect 1GbE cables to
2
1GbE management switch.
3
Connect 1GbE cable to
out-of-band management
(DHCP) switch.
Power cables
BACK VIEW
PORT
2
LINKACT LINKACT
1 2
To storage
network switch
FRONT VIEW
LIFTING HAZARD
CAUTION
38 lb. (17 Kg)
4
1
RMS-200
PCIe 1
PORT
1
M 1 2
3
To out-of-band
management
(DHCP) switch
PCIe 2
To 1 GbE
management switch
OK
770WAC 770W AC
P
S
U
2
6
Connect both power cords to the node.
4
5
Plug the power cords to a suitable power outlet.
6
Power on the node.
Configure the node | 3
1
Configure the node using
Terminal User Interface (TUI)
• Attach keyboard to the USB port and
monitor to the VGA port on the node.
Note: The node should be powered on.
• Refer to the SolidFire Element Setup Guide
for instructions on Configuring Nodes
Using the TUI.
2
Create a new cluster or add
a node to an existing cluster
using the Element OS WebUI
• From a Windows client on the same network
as the newly configured node, access the
Element OS by entering the node's IP address.
• Refer to the SolidFire Element Setup Guide
for instructions on Creating a New Cluster.
Keyboard
connection
PORT2PORT
1
LINKACT LINKACT
http://www.netapp.com/us/media/SolidFire-Element-OS-9-Setup-Guide.pdf
M 1 2
Monitor
connection
1
OK
RMS-200
CIe 1
P
PCIe 2
770WAC 770WAC
P
S
U
2
5
5
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