Microsoft Azure StorSimple 8100 Manual

Microsoft Azure StorSimple Appliance 8100
Hardware Installation Guide

Contents
Unpack your device ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Steps to unpack your device..................................................................................................................................... 3
Rack-mount your device................................................................................................................................................4
Site preparation............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Rack-mounting rail kit................................................................................................................................................. 5
Install the device on the rails .................................................................................................................................... 5
Mounting the device in the rack ............................................................................................................................. 6
Cable your device............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Power cabling ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Network cabling............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Serial port cabling .......................................................................................................................................................11

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Unpack your device
This guide provides clear, detailed instructions about how to unpack your Microsoft Azure
StorSimple 8100 storage device. This device is shipped in a single box.
Prerequisites
Before you unpack your device, perform the following steps.
WARNING!
1. Before you begin, ensure that you have two people available to handle the weight in case you
arehandlingitmanually.Afullycongureddevicecanweighupto32kg(70lbs).
2. Laytheboxonaat,levelsurface.
Steps to unpack your device
Perform the following steps to unpack your device.
1. Inspect the box and the packaging foam for crushes, cuts, water damage or any other obvious
damage. If the box or packaging is severely damaged, do not open the box. Please contact
technical support to help you assess whether the device is in good working order.
2. Unpackthebox.Seethefollowinggureshowingtheunpackedviewofyourstoragedevice.
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Figure 1 Unpacked view of your storage device

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Label Description
1 Packing box
2Bottom foam
3 Device
4 Top foam
5 Accessory box
3. After unpacking the box, ensure you have:
a. 1 single enclosure device.
b. 2powercords.
c. 1 crossover Ethernet cable.
d. 2serialconsolecables.
e. 1rack-mountkit(2siderailswithmountinghardware).
f. 1 tamper-proof T10 screwdriver.
g. 1 serial-USB converter for serial access.
h. 2singleQSFP-to-SFPadapters.
i. Getting Started Documentation.
If you did not receive any of the items listed above, contact technical support. The next step is to
rack-mount your device. See the Rack-mount your device section for details.
Rack-mount your device
This section includes the steps required to install your Microsoft Azure StorSimple 8100 storage
device in a standard 19-inch rack with front and rear posts. This device has a single primary
enclosure.
The installation consists of multiple steps, each of which is discussed in the following procedures.
Site preparation
The device must be installed in a standard 19-inch rack that has both front and rear posts. To
prepare for rack installation, ensure that:
• Thedeviceisrestingsafelyonaat,stable,andlevelworksurface(orsimilar).
• ThesitewhereyouintendtosetuphasstandardACpowerfromanindependentsourceora
rackpowerdistributionunit(PDU)withanuninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS).
• Youhavetwopeopleavailabletohandletheweightincaseyouarehandlingthedevice
manually.Afullyconguredenclosurecanweighupto32kg.
• One2Uslotisavailableintherackwhereyouintendtomountthedevice.

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Prerequisites
The enclosure is designed for installation into a standard 19-inch rack cabinet with:
• Minimumdepthof27.84inchesfromrackposttopost.
• Maximumweightof32kgforthedevice.
• Maximumbackpressureof5Pascal(0.5mmwatergauge).
Rack-mounting rail kit
A set of mounting rails will be provided to use with the 19-inch rack cabinet. The rails have been
tested to handle the maximum enclosure weight. These rails will also allow installation of multiple
enclosures without the loss of space within the rack.
Install the device on the rails
Followthesestepstosafelyinstallthedeviceontherails.
1. Withtheenclosureontheworksurface,removetheleftandrightfrontangecapsbypulling
thecapsfree.Theangecapssimplysnapontotheanges.
2. Theserailsareinstalledatthefactory.Ifthesearenot,theninstalltheleft-railandright-rail
slides to the sides of the enclosure chassis. They attach using six metric screws on each side. To
helpwithorientation,therailslidesaremarked“LH-Front”and“RH–Front,”andtheendthat
isafxedtowardstherearoftheenclosurehasataperedend.
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Figure 2 Attaching rail slides to the sides of the enclosure

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Label Description
1 M 3X4 button-head screws
2Chassis slides
3. Attach the left-rail and right-rail assemblies to the rack cabinet vertical members. The brackets
aremarked“LH”,“RH”and“Thissideup”toguideyouthroughthecorrectorientation.
a. Locatetherailpinsatthefrontandrearoftherailassembly.Extendtherailtotbetween
the rack posts and insert the pins into the front and rear-rack post vertical member holes.
Be sure the rail assembly is level.
b. Secure the rail assembly to the rack vertical members using two of the metric screws
provided. Use one screw on the front and one on the rear.
c. Repeat these steps for the other rail assembly.
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Figure 3 Attaching rail assemblies to the rack
Label Description
1 Clamping screw
2Square-hole front rack post screw
3Leftfront-raillocationpins
4 Clamping screw
5 Right front-rail location pins
Mounting the device in the rack
Perform the following steps to mount the device in the rack using the rack rails that were just installed.
1. Using an assistant, lift the enclosure and align it with the rack rails.

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2. Carefullyinsertthedeviceintotherailsandpushthedevicecompletelyintotherackcabinet.
Figure 4 Mounting the device in the rack
3. Secure the enclosure in the rack by installing one provided Phillips-head screw through each
ange,leftandright.
4. Installtheangecapsbypressingthemintopositionandsnappingthemintoplace.
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Figure 5 Installing the fl ange caps
Label Description
1 Enclosure-fastening screw
The next step is to cable your device for power, network, and serial access. See Cable your device
for detailed steps.

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Cable your device
HereyouwillndinstructionstocableyourMicrosoftAzureStorSimple8100deviceforpower,
network, and serial connection.
Prerequisites
Before you begin the cabling of your device, you will need:
• Yourstoragedevice,completelyunpacked.
• 2powercablesthatcamewithyourdevice.
• Accessto2PowerDistributionUnits(recommended).
• Networkcables.
• Providedserialcables.
• Serial-USBconverterwiththeappropriatedriverinstalledonyourPC(ifneeded).
• ProvidedsingleQSFP-to-SFPadapters.
• SFPcables.
Power cabling
YourdeviceincludesredundantPowerandCoolingModules(PCMs).BoththePCMsmustbe
installed and connected to different power sources to ensure high availability.
Perform the following steps to cable your device for power.
1. EnsurethatthepowerswitchesoneachofthePCMsareintheOFFposition.
2. ConnectthepowercordstoboththePCMsintheprimaryenclosure.
3. Attachthepowercordstotherackpowerdistributionunits(PDUs)asshowninthefollowing
illustration. Ensure the two PCMs use separate power sources.
4. TurnonthesystembyippingthepowerswitchesonboththePCMstotheONposition.
NOTICE
To ensure high availability of your system, you are advised to strictly adhere to the power
cabling scheme shown in the following diagram.
Figure 6 Power cabling for your device

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Label Description
1 PCM 0
2Controller 1
3 Controller 0
4 PCM 1
5 PDUs
Network cabling
Yourdeviceisanactive-standbyconguration:atanygiventime,onecontrollermoduleisactive
and processing all disk and network operations while the other controller module is standby. In the
event of a controller failure, the standby controller immediately activates and continues all the disk
and networking operations.
To support this redundant controller failover, you need to cable your device network as shown in
the following steps.
1. Yourdevicehassixnetworkinterfacesoneachcontroller,four1Gbps,andtwo10Gbps
Ethernet ports. Identify the various data ports in the backplane of your device.
Figure 7 Back plane of your device showing the data ports
Label Description
0,1,4,5 1 GigE network interfaces
2,3 10 GigE network interfaces
6 Serial ports
2. Forhighavailability(HA),thedevicerequiresaminimumoftwoconnectionsforeachcontroller.
a. TheDATA0portisautomaticallyenabledandconguredviatheserialconsoleofthe
device.ApartfromDATA0,anotherdataportalsoneedstobeconguredthroughthe
Management Portal.
b. Identifyidenticalnetworkinterfacesoneachcontroller.Forinstance,ifyouchoose
to connect DATA 0 and DATA 3 for one of the controllers, you need to connect the
corresponding DATA 0 and DATA 3 on the other controller.
3. ForHA,ensurethatyouconnect:
a. Identical interfaces on each controller to the relevant network to ensure availability

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through a controller failure.
b. Interfaces from each controller to at least two different switches to ensure availability
through a switch failure.
c. DATA0porttotheprimaryLAN(networkwithinternetaccess).Theotherdataports
canbeconnectedtoSAN/iSCSILAN(VLAN)segmentofthenetwork,dependingonthe
intended role.
Ataminimum,congureonenetworkinterfaceforcloudaccessandoneforiSCSI.ForHAand
performance,conguretwopairsofnetworkinterfacesoneachcontroller.Seethefollowing
diagramfornetworkcabling.(Theminimumnetworkcongurationisshownbysolidbluelines.
ForHAandperformance,additionalcongurationrequiredisshownbydottedlines.)
Figure 8 Network cabling for your device

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Label Description
ALANwithinternetaccess
B Controller 0
C PCM 0
D Controller 1
E PCM 1
F,G Hosts(forexample,leservers)
0-5 Network interfaces
Serial port cabling
Perform the following steps to cable your serial port.
1. Yourdevicehasaserialportoneachcontrolleridentiedbyawrenchicon.Locatetheserial
portsinthebackplaneofyourdeviceusingFigure7.
2. Identifytheactivecontrollerinyourdevicebackplane.AblinkingblueLEDindicatesthe
controller is active.
3. Usetheprovidedserialcables(ifneeded,theUSB-serialconverterforyourlaptop),and
connectyourconsoleorcomputer(withterminalemulationtothedevice)totheserialportof
the active controller.
4. Install the serial-USB drivers shipped with this device on your computer.
5. Set up the serial connection as follows: 115,200 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, noparity,andow
control set to None.
6. VerifytheconnectionisworkingbypressingEnter in the console. A serial console menu
should be presented.
NOTICE
Lights-Out Management: When the device is installed in a remote data center or in a
computer room with limited access, ensure that the serial connections to both controllers are
always connected to a serial console switch or similar equipment. This allows out-of-band
remote control and support operations in case of network disruption or unexpected failures.
Youhavecompletedcablingyourdeviceforpower,networkaccess,andserialconnection.

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