Huawei N2000H V3 User manual

N2000H V3 Appliance
V100R003
User Guide
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04
Date
2018-11-06
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About This Document
Intended Audience
This document describes the N2000H V3 in terms of its features, appearance, technical
specifications, and procedure of installing and removing, powering on and off, parts
replacement, and troubleshooting of the N2000H V3.
Read this document before operating the N2000H V3.
This document is intended for:
Technical support engineers
Maintenance engineers
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or serious injury.
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or moderate injury.
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equipment damage, data loss, performance
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Change History
Changes between document issues are cumulative. The latest document issue contains all
changes made in previous issues.
Issue 01 (2015-07-25)
This issue is the first official release.
Issue 02 (2015-08-07)
Add the security policy and the maintenance policy of the system for the appliance.
Issue 03 (2017-07-06)
Delete the support for the Virtualization (Hyper-V);
Add the note about the dis-support about the third-party software or applications.
Issue 04 (2018-11-06)
Add the information about the firmware upgrade;

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Contents
About This Document ............................................................................................................ ii
1 Product Overview..................................................................................................................1
1.1 Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................................2
1.2Appearance............................................................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Ports.......................................................................................................................................................................................6
1.4 Indicators and Buttons..........................................................................................................................................................7
1.5 Physical Structure ...............................................................................................................................................................10
1.6 Mainboard Layout...............................................................................................................................................................14
1.7 Internal Cabling ..................................................................................................................................................................15
1.8 Logical Structure.................................................................................................................................................................21
1.9 RAS Features ......................................................................................................................................................................22
1.10 Software and Hardware Compatibility............................................................................................................................24
1.11 Product Specifications......................................................................................................................................................24
1.12 Technical Specifications...................................................................................................................................................26
2 Installing and Removing the N2000H V3.......................................................................... 29
2.1 Installation Overview .........................................................................................................................................................29
2.2 Unpacking the Chassis .......................................................................................................................................................30
2.3 Installing the N2000H V3 ..................................................................................................................................................31
2.3.1 Installing the N2000H V3 by Using L-Shaped Guide Rails.........................................................................................32
2.3.2 Installing the N2000H V3 by Using Adjustable Guide Rails .......................................................................................35
2.3.3 Installing the N2000H V3 on Holding Rails..................................................................................................................39
2.4 Connecting External Cables...............................................................................................................................................46
2.4.1 Connecting Cables to a Mouse, Keyboard, and VGA Port...........................................................................................46
2.4.2 Connecting a network cable............................................................................................................................................48
2.4.3 Connecting a Cable to a 10GE Port................................................................................................................................50
2.4.4 Connecting a USB Device ..............................................................................................................................................54
2.4.5 Connecting a Serial Cable...............................................................................................................................................55
2.4.6 Connecting a Power Cable..............................................................................................................................................56
2.4.7 Cable Routing ..................................................................................................................................................................59
2.4.8 Verifying Cable Connections..........................................................................................................................................60
2.5 Removing the N2000H V3.................................................................................................................................................60
3 Powering On and Off the N2000H V3............................................................................... 63

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3.1 Powering On........................................................................................................................................................................63
3.2 Powering Off.......................................................................................................................................................................64
4 Configuring the N2000H V3............................................................................................... 66
4.1 Configuration Overview.....................................................................................................................................................66
4.1.1 Default Information.........................................................................................................................................................66
4.1.2 Configuration Process .....................................................................................................................................................67
4.2 Checking the N2000H V3..................................................................................................................................................68
4.3 Configuring RAID Properties ............................................................................................................................................72
4.4 Configuring the BIOS.........................................................................................................................................................76
4.5 Changing an iBMC User Password...................................................................................................................................81
4.6 Installing an OS...................................................................................................................................................................83
4.6.1 Envirament Preparing......................................................................................................................................................83
4.6.2 OS installation..................................................................................................................................................................84
4.7 Service configuration..........................................................................................................................................................92
4.7.1 Configuring Basic Features.............................................................................................................................................92
4.7.1.1 Creating Volumes..........................................................................................................................................................92
4.7.1.2 Checking the Factory Configuration...........................................................................................................................93
4.7.1.3 Configuring Local Users and User Groups.................................................................................................................94
4.7.2 Configuring Sharing Features.........................................................................................................................................96
4.7.2.4 Configuring a CIFS Share............................................................................................................................................96
4.7.2.5 Configuring an NFS Share...........................................................................................................................................99
4.7.2.6 Configuring an FTP Share .........................................................................................................................................102
4.7.2.7 Configuring an HTTP Share......................................................................................................................................104
4.7.3 Configuring Value-Added Features..............................................................................................................................106
4.7.3.8 Configuring Deduplication ........................................................................................................................................106
4.7.3.9 Configuring the iSCSI Target Server.........................................................................................................................107
4.7.3.10 Configuring BranchCache (Hosted Cache Mode)..................................................................................................110
4.7.3.11 Configuring BranchCache (Distributed Cache Mode)...........................................................................................113
4.7.3.12 Configuring DFS ......................................................................................................................................................115
5 System Security Policy...................................................................................................... 118
5.1 System Security Reinforce...............................................................................................................................................118
5.1.1 Security Settings ............................................................................................................................................................118
5.1.2 Auditing and Account policies......................................................................................................................................122
5.1.3 Administrative Templates..............................................................................................................................................123
5.1.4 Additional Security Protection......................................................................................................................................126
5.2 System Patch Update........................................................................................................................................................128
5.2.1 Update Automatically....................................................................................................................................................128
5.2.2 Update manually............................................................................................................................................................129
6 Security Maintenance Policy ............................................................................................ 131
6.1.1 System Secruity Patch Updating ..................................................................................................................................131
6.1.2 Secutity Configuration and Reinforce..........................................................................................................................131

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6.1.3 Routine Maintenance for Anti-virus Software.............................................................................................................131
7 Replacing Parts .................................................................................................................. 132
7.1 Replaceable Parts..............................................................................................................................................................135
7.2 Removing a Hard Disk.....................................................................................................................................................136
7.3 Installing a Hard Disk.......................................................................................................................................................138
7.4 Removing a PSU...............................................................................................................................................................140
7.4.1 Removing an AC PSU...................................................................................................................................................140
7.4.2 Removing a DC PSU.....................................................................................................................................................142
7.5 Installing a PSU ................................................................................................................................................................144
7.5.1 Installing an AC PSU.....................................................................................................................................................144
7.5.2 Installing a DC PSU ......................................................................................................................................................146
7.6 Removing the Chassis Cover...........................................................................................................................................149
7.7 Installing a Chassis Cover................................................................................................................................................150
7.8 Removing the Air Duct.....................................................................................................................................................152
7.9 Installing an Air Duct .......................................................................................................................................................154
7.10 Removing a Fan Module................................................................................................................................................156
7.11 Installing a Fan Module..................................................................................................................................................157
7.12 Removing the Riser Card ...............................................................................................................................................159
7.13 Installing a Riser Card....................................................................................................................................................161
7.14 Removing a PCIe Card...................................................................................................................................................163
7.14.1 Removing a PCIe Card from the Riser Card .............................................................................................................163
7.14.2 Removing a PCIe Card from the Mainboard.............................................................................................................165
7.15 Installing a PCIe Card ....................................................................................................................................................166
7.15.1 Installing a PCIe Card on the Riser Card...................................................................................................................166
7.15.2 Installing a PCIe Card on the Mainboard...................................................................................................................168
7.16 Removing a TPM............................................................................................................................................................169
7.17 Installing a TPM .............................................................................................................................................................171
7.18 Removing a USB Flash Drive from the Chassis...........................................................................................................173
7.19 Installing a USB Flash Drive in the Chassis.................................................................................................................174
7.20 Removing a System Battery...........................................................................................................................................176
7.21 Installing a System Battery ............................................................................................................................................177
7.22 Removing the RAID Controller Card............................................................................................................................179
7.23 Installing a RAID Controller Card ................................................................................................................................181
7.24 Removing a Supercapacitor ...........................................................................................................................................184
7.25 Installing a Supercapacitor.............................................................................................................................................186
7.26 Removing a CPU............................................................................................................................................................188
7.27 Installing a CPU..............................................................................................................................................................193
7.28 Removing a DIMM ........................................................................................................................................................197
7.29 Installing a DIMM..........................................................................................................................................................198
7.30 Removing the Mainboard...............................................................................................................................................202
7.31 Installing the Mainboard ................................................................................................................................................206

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7.32 Removing a NIC .............................................................................................................................................................209
7.33 Installing a NIC...............................................................................................................................................................211
7.34 Removing a SATA DOM................................................................................................................................................212
7.35 Installing a SATA DOM .................................................................................................................................................214
7.36 Removing an SD Card....................................................................................................................................................216
7.37 Installing an SD Card .....................................................................................................................................................217
7.38 Removing the Front Hard Disk Backplane ...................................................................................................................219
7.39 Installing the Front Hard Disk Backplane.....................................................................................................................221
7.40 Removing the Rear Hard Disk Backplane ....................................................................................................................223
7.41 Installing a Rear Hard Disk Backplane.........................................................................................................................228
7.42 Removing the PSU Backplane.......................................................................................................................................230
7.43 Installing a PSU Backplane............................................................................................................................................232
7.44 Removing a Front Mounting Ear Plate..........................................................................................................................233
7.45 Installing a Front Mounting Ear Plate ...........................................................................................................................236
8 Troubleshooting Guide .................................................................................................... 239
8.1 Troubleshooting Process Overview.................................................................................................................................239
8.2 Troubleshooting Preparations ..........................................................................................................................................240
8.3 Collecting Fault Information............................................................................................................................................241
8.4 Clearing an Alarm.............................................................................................................................................................243
8.5 Identifying a Fault.............................................................................................................................................................243
8.6 Alarm Information ............................................................................................................................................................245
8.6.1 Alarm Syntax..................................................................................................................................................................246
9 Common Operations ......................................................................................................... 247
9.1 Querying and Setting the IPAddress of the Management Network Port......................................................................247
9.2 Logging In to the iBMC WebUI ......................................................................................................................................250
9.3Accessing the CLI of the iBMC Management Software................................................................................................251
9.4 Logging In to the Remote Virtual Console .....................................................................................................................252
9.5 Disabling RAID Boot Options.........................................................................................................................................254
10 Upgrading Firmware ....................................................................................................... 262
10.1 Upgrading Firmware.......................................................................................................................................................262
11 Regulatory Compliance Standards ................................................................................ 263
11.1 FCC..................................................................................................................................................................................263
11.2 CE ....................................................................................................................................................................................264
11.3 UL ....................................................................................................................................................................................264
11.4 RoHS................................................................................................................................................................................264
11.5 WEEE ..............................................................................................................................................................................264
11.6 VCCI................................................................................................................................................................................265
11.7 C-Tick..............................................................................................................................................................................265
11.8 CCC .................................................................................................................................................................................265
12 The Statement about the third-party applications........................................................ 266

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A How to Obtain Help......................................................................................................... 267
A.1 Preparations For Contacting Huawei..............................................................................................................................267
A.1.1 Collecting Troubleshooting Information.....................................................................................................................267
A.1.2 Making Debugging Preparations .................................................................................................................................268
A.2 How to Use the Document..............................................................................................................................................268
A.3 How to Obtain Help from Website .................................................................................................................................268
A.4 Ways to Contact Huawei .................................................................................................................................................268
B Glossary ............................................................................................................................. 269

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This topic describes the N2000H V3 features.
1.1 Overview
This topic describes the functions and configurations of the N2000H V3.
1.2 Appearance
This topic describes the N2000H V3 panels.
1.3 Ports
This topic describes the ports on the N2000H V3.
1.4 Indicators and Buttons
This topic describes the indicators and buttons on the N2000H V3.
1.5 Physical Structure
This topic describes the N2000H V3 components.
1.6 Mainboard Layout
This topic describes the ports on the N2000H V3 mainboard.
1.7 Internal Cabling
This topic describes the internal cabling rules for your reference.
1.8 Logical Structure
This topic describes the logical structure of the N2000H V3.
1.9 RAS Features
This topic describes the reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features supported by
the N2000H V3.
1.10 Software and Hardware Compatibility
This topic describes the software and hardware compatibility supported by the N2000H V3.
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This topic describes the technical specifications for the N2000H V3.
1.12 Technical Specifications
This topic describes the technical specifications for the N2000H V3.
1.1 Overview
This topic describes the functions and configurations of the N2000H V3.
The N2000H V3 Appliance (N2000H V3 for short) is the Huawei new-generation 4 U
dual-socket or single-socket rack Appliance that adopts effective design to ensure excellent
computing performance and large-capacity local storage with elastic scalability. The
Appliance is designed for cold data storage, video surveillance, cloud storage, and Big Data,
and can be widely used in a variety of industries, such as media and entertainment, finance,
and public security.
Table 1-1 lists five configurations supported by the N2000H V3.
Table 1-1 N2000H V3 configurations
Configura
tion
Number of Hard Disks
Supported
RAID Controller
Card Configuration
CPU
Configurati
on
Configurati
on 1
24 front 3.5-inch SAS HDDs,
SATA HDDs, or SSDs
12 rear 3.5-inch SAS HDDs,
SATA HDDs, or SSDs
Four built-in 3.5-inch SAS
HDDs, SATA HDDs, or SSDs
One SAS adapter or
SAS RAID controller
card
Single
CPU
Dual
CPUs
Configurati
on 5
24 front 3.5-inch SAS HDDs,
SATA HDDs, or SSDs
12 rear 3.5-inch SAS HDDs,
SATA HDDs, or SSDs
Four built-in 3.5-inch SAS
HDDs, SATA HDDs, or SSDs
Dual SAS adapters or
SAS RAID controller
cards
The 24 front hard
disks and four
built-in hard disks
are controlled by
one SAS adapter or
SAS RAID
controller card.
The 12 rear hard
disks are controlled
by one standard
PCIe SAS adapter or
SAS RAID
controller card.
Single
CPU
Dual
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Figure 1-1 N2000H V3
1.2 Appearance
This topic describes the N2000H V3 panels.
Front Panel
Figure 1-2 shows the N2000H V3 front panel.

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Figure 1-2 N2000H V3 front panel
1
Ethernet port indicator
2
USB 2.0 port
3
Hard disk fault indicator
4
Hard disk active indicator
5
Hard disks (numbered 0 to 23 from
top down and from left to right)
6
Fault diagnosis LED
7
Health indicator
8
UID button/indicator
9
Power button/indicator
10
Label (including ESN label)
Rear Panel
Figure 1-3 shows the N2000H V3 rear panel.
Figure 1-3 N2000H V3 rear panel
1
Rear hard disk
2
Hard disk fault indicator
3
Hard disk active indicator
4
Rear hard disk

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PSU port
6
PSU indicator
7
PSU
8
Serial port
9
VGA port
10
Management network port (Mgmt)
11
USB 3.0 port
12
UID indicator
13
PCIe slot
14
Connectivity status indicator
15
Data transmission status
indicator
16
Service network port
17
Rear hard disk
You can configure two rear 3.5-inch hard disks in position 1 shown in Figure 1-3. The
hard disks are numbered A0 and B0 from top down.
You can configure two rear two rear 3.5-inch hard disks on in position 4 shown in Figure
1-3. The hard disks are numbered A1 and B1 from top down.
I/O module 2 supports only one riser card if the Appliance in dual-CPU configuration is
not equipped with rear hard disks. One riser card provides two or three PCIe slots.
You can configure a GE NIC in position 16 in Figure 1-3.
The rear hard disks in position 17 shown in Figure 1-3 are numbered as follows:
−Numbered 24 to 35 from top down and from left to right when the N2000H V3 is
equipped with one RAID controller card
−Numbered 0 to 11 from top down and from left to right when the N2000H V3 is
equipped with two RAID controller cards
ESNs
An Equipment Serial Number (ESN) is a string that uniquely identifies a Appliance. An ESN
is required when you apply for technical support to Huawei.
Figure 1-4 shows the ESN format by using the example 2102310QPD10F3001263.
Figure 1-4 ESN example
No.
Description
1
Indicates the ESN ID (two digits).
2
Indicates the material identification code (8
characters).

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No.
Description
3
Indicates the vendor code (two characters).
4
Indicates the year and month (two
characters).
5
Indicates the serial number (six digits).
1.3 Ports
This topic describes the ports on the N2000H V3.
Table 1-2 and Table 1-3 describe the external ports on the N2000H V3.
Table 1-2 Ports on the front panel
Port
Type
Quantity
Description
USB port
USB2.0
2
The USB port is connected
to a USB device.
NOTICE
Before connecting to an
external USB device, check
that the USB device operates
properly. AAppliance may fail
if it is connected to an
abnormal USB device.
Table 1-3 Ports on the rear panel
Port
Type
Quantity
Description
VGA port
DB-15
1
The port is connected to a
terminal, such as a monitor
or KVM.
USB port
USB3.0
2
The USB port is connected
to a USB device.
NOTICE
Before connecting to an
external USB device, check
that the USB device operates
properly. AAppliance may fail
if it is connected to an
abnormal USB device.
The USB 3.0 is disabled by
default. You can enable it in
the BIOS. When you use the
VMware OS, do not enable the
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Type
Quantity
Description
unavailable.
Mgmt management
network port
Ethernet port
1
The 1000 Mbit/s Ethernet
port is used to manage the
Appliance.
Serial port
DB9
1
The port is used as the
system serial port by
default. You can set it to the
iBMC serial port by using
the iBMC command. The
port is used for debugging.
Network port
-
-
The port types and quantity
vary according to the
configured NIC.
1.4 Indicators and Buttons
This topic describes the indicators and buttons on the N2000H V3.
You can observe the indicators to determine the status of the N2000H V3.
Table 1-4 describes the indicators and buttons on the N2000H V3 front panel.
Table 1-4 Indicators and buttons on the front panel
Silk Screen
Meaning
Color
State Description
Fault diagnosis
digital tube
-
---: The Appliance is
operating properly.
Error Code: A fault
occurs in Appliance
hardware.
For details about error
code, see HUAWEI Rack
Appliance Alarm Handling
(iBMC).
Power
button/indicator
Yellow and
green
Off: The Appliance is not
powered on.
Blinking yellow: The
iBMC is being started.
Steady yellow: The system
is in the standby state.
Steady green: The system
is properly powered on.
NOTE
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Silk Screen
Meaning
Color
State Description
button for 6 seconds to power off
the Appliance.
UID
button/indicator
Blue
The UID button/indicator
helps identify and locate a
Appliance in a rack. You can
turn on or off the UID
indicator by manually
pressing the UID button or
remotely running a command
on the iBMC CLI.
Steady on: The Appliance
is located.
Off: The Appliance is not
located.
You can hold down the
UID button for 4 to 6
seconds to reset iBMC.
Health indicator
Red and
green
Steady green: The
Appliance is operating
properly.
Blinking red at 1 Hz: A
major alarm is generated.
Blinking red at 5 Hz: A
critical alarm is generated.
-
Hard disk active
indicator
Green
Off: The hard disk is not
detected or is faulty.
Blinking green: Data is
being read from, written to
the hard disk, or
synchronized between hard
disks.
Steady green: The hard
disk is inactive.
-
Hard disk fault
indicator
Yellow
Off: The hard disk is
operating properly or hard
disks cannot be detected in
the RAID group.
Blinking yellow: The hard
disk is being located, or
the RAID is being
reconstructed.
Steady yellow: The hard
disk is not detected or is
faulty.

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Silk Screen
Meaning
Color
State Description
Network port link
status indicators
Green
The indicators shows the
status of each Ethernet port on
the NIC.
Steady green: The port is
properly connected.
Off: The port is not in use
or faulty.
NOTE
If the NIC provides two network
ports, they correspond to
network port indicators 1 and 2
on the front panel.
Table 1-5 describes the indicators on the N2000H V3 rear panel.
Table 1-5 Indicators on the rear panel
Indicator
Color
State
Data transmission status
indicator
Orange
Off: No data is being
transmitted.
Blinking: Data is being
transmitted.
Connection status indicator
Green
Steady green: The port is
properly connected.
Off: The port is not in
use.
UID indicator
Blue
Steady on: The
Appliance is being
located.
Off: The Appliance is
not being located.
PSU indicator
Green
Steady green: Both the
active output and the
standby output are
normal.
Off: There is no AC
power input; the input
overvoltage or
undervoltage occurs and
the PSU is not detected;
the PSU is abnormal.
Hard disk active indicator
Green
Off: The hard disk is not
detected or is faulty.
Blinking green: Data is
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Indicator
Color
State
to the hard disk, or
synchronized between
hard disks.
Steady green: The hard
disk is inactive.
Hard disk fault indicator
Yellow
Off: The hard disk is
operating properly or
hard disks cannot be
detected in the RAID
group.
Blinking yellow: The
hard disk is being
located, or the RAID is
being reconstructed.
Steady yellow: The hard
disk is not detected or is
faulty.
1.5 Physical Structure
This topic describes the N2000H V3 components.
Figure 1-5 shows the N2000H V3 components.

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Figure 1-5 N2000H V3 components
1
Rear hard disk module
2
I/O module 2 (corresponding to
CPU 2)
3
PSU
4
LOM
5
PCIe card
6
RAID controller card
7
TPM
8
DIMM
9
Heat sink
10
CPU
11
Mainboard
12
PSU backplane
13
Hard disk
14
Rear hard disk backplane for 12
disks
15
Chassis
16
Air duct
17
Fan module
18
Front hard disk backplane
Table 1-6 describes the N2000H V3 components.
Table 1-6 Components
No
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Compone
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Description