NetApp AFF A800 User manual

AFF A800 systems
ONTAP Systems
NetApp
November 23, 2021
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AFF A800 System Documentation
Install and setup
Start here: Choose your installation and setup experience
For most configurations (including ASA configurations), you can choose from different
content formats.
•Quick steps
A printable PDF of step-by-step instructions with live links to additional content.
•Video steps
Video step-by-step instructions.
•Detailed steps
Online step-by-step instructions with live links to additional content.
If your system is in a MetroCluster IP configuration, see the Install MetroCluster IP Configuration instructions.
Quick guide - AFF A800
This guide gives graphic instructions for a typical installation of your system from racking
and cabling, through initial system bring-up. Use this guide if you are familiar with
installing NetApp systems.
Access the Installation and Setup Instructions PDF poster:
AFF A800 Systems Installation and Setup Instructions
Videos - AFF A800
There are two videos; one showing how to rack and cable your system and one showing
an example of using the System Manager Guided Setup to perform initial system
configuration.
Video one of two: Hardware installation and cabling
The following video shows how to install and cable your new system.
Installation and Setup of an AFF A800
Video two of two: Perform end-to-end software configuration
The following video shows end-to-end software configuration for systems running ONTAP 9.2 and later.
NetApp video: Software configuration for vSphere NAS datastores for FAS/AFF systems running ONTAP 9.2
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Detailed guide - AFF A800
This guide gives detailed step-by-step instructions for installing an AFF A800 system.
Step 1: Prepare for installation
To install your AFF A800 system, you need to create an account and register the system.
You also need to inventory the appropriate number and type of cables for your system
and collect specific network information.
You need to have access to the Hardware Universe for information about site requirements as well as
additional information on your configured system. You might also want to have access to the Release Notes for
your version of ONTAP for more information about this system.
NetApp Hardware Universe
Find the Release Notes for your version of ONTAP 9
You need to provide the following at your site:
•Rack space for the storage system
•Phillips #2 screwdriver
•Additional networking cables to connect your system to your network switch and laptop or console with a
Web browser
1. Unpack the contents of all boxes.
2. Record the system serial number from the controllers.
3. Set up your account:
a. Log in to your existing account or create an account.
b. Register your system.
NetApp Product Registration
4. Inventory and make a note of the number and types of cables you received.
The following table identifies the types of cables you might receive. If you receive a cable not listed in
the table, see the Hardware Universe to locate the cable and identify its use.
NetApp Hardware Universe
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Connector
type
Part number and length Type of
cable…
For…
100 GbE cable X66211A-05 (112-00595), 0.5m HA interconnect
X66211A-05 (112-00595), 0.5m;
X66211-1 (112-00573), 1m
Cluster interconnect network
X66211-2 (112-00574), 2m;
X66211-5 (112-00576), 5m
Storage, Data
10 GbE cable X6566B-3-R6 (112-00300), 3m;
X6566B-5-R6 (112-00301), 5m
Data
25 GbE cable X66240A-2 (112-00598), 2m;
X66240A-5 (112-00600), 5m
Data
RJ-45 (order
dependent)
Not applicable Management
Fibre Channel X66250-2 (112-00342) 2m;
X66250-5 (112-00344) 5m;
X66250-15 (112-00346) 15m;
X66250-30 (112-00347) 30m
Micro-USB
console cable
Not applicable Console connection during
software setup
Power cables Not applicable Powering up the system
5. Download and complete the Cluster configuration worksheet.
Cluster Configuration Worksheet
Step 2: Install the hardware
You need to install your system in a 4-post rack or NetApp system cabinet, as applicable.
1. Install the rail kits, as needed.
Installing SuperRail into a four-post rack
2. Install and secure your system using the instructions included with the rail kit.
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You need to be aware of the safety concerns associated with the weight of the system.
3. Attach cable management devices (as shown).
4. Place the bezel on the front of the system.
Step 3: Cable controllers
There is required cabling for your platform’s cluster using the two-node switchless cluster
method or the cluster interconnect network method. There is optional cabling to the Fibre
Channel or iSCSI host networks or direct-attached storage. This cabling is not exclusive;
you can have cable to a host network and storage.
Required cabling: Cable controllers to a cluster
Cable the controllers to a cluster by using the two-node switchless cluster method or by
using the cluster interconnect network.
Option 1: Cable a two-node switchless cluster
Management network ports on the controllers are connected to switches. The HA
interconnect and cluster interconnect ports are cabled on both controllers.
Contact your network administrator for information about connecting the system to the switches.
Be sure to check the illustration arrow for the proper cable connector pull-tab orientation.
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As you insert the connector, you should feel it click into place; if you do not feel it click, remove
it, turn it around and try again.
1. Use the animation or the step-by step instructions to complete the cabling between the controllers and to
the switches:
Cabling a two-node switchless cluster
Step Perform on each controller module
Cable the HA interconnect ports:
•e0b to e0b
•e1b to e1b
Cable the cluster interconnect ports:
•e0a to e0a
•e1a to e1a
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Step Perform on each controller module
Cable the management ports to the management network switches
DO NOT plug in the power cords at this point.
2. To perform optional cabling, see:
◦[Option 1: Connect to a Fibre Channel host]
◦[Option 2: Connect to a 10GbE host]
◦[Option 3: Connect to a single direct-attached NS224 drive shelf]
◦[Option 4: Connect to two direct-attached NS224 drive shelves]
3. To complete setting up your system, see Step4: Completing system setup and configuration.
Option 2: Cable a switched cluster
Cluster interconnect and management network ports on the controllers are connected to
switches while the HA interconnect ports are cabled on both controllers.
Contact your network administrator for information about connecting the system to the switches.
Be sure to check the illustration arrow for the proper cable connector pull-tab orientation.
As you insert the connector, you should feel it click into place; if you do not feel it click, remove
it, turn it around and try again.
1. Use the animation or the step-by step instructions to complete the cabling between the controllers and to
the switches:
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Cabling a switched cluster
Step Perform on each controller module
Cable the HA interconnect ports:
•e0b to e0b
•e1b to e1b
Cable the cluster interconnect ports to the 100 GbE cluster
interconnect switches.
e0a
e1a
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Step Perform on each controller module
Cable the management ports to the management network switches
DO NOT plug in the power cords at this point.
2. To perform optional cabling, see:
◦[Option 1: Connect to a Fibre Channel host]
◦[Option 2: Connect to a 10GbE host]
◦[Option 3: Connect to a single direct-attached NS224 drive shelf]
◦[Option 4: Connect to two direct-attached NS224 drive shelves]
3. To complete setting up your system, see Step4: Completing system setup and configuration.
Optional cabling: Cable configuration-dependent options
You have configuration-dependent optional cabling to the Fibre Channel or iSCSI host
networks or direct-attached storage. This cabling is not exclusive; you can have cabling
to a host network and storage.
Option 1: Cable to a Fibre Channel host network
Fibre Channel ports on the controllers are connected to Fibre Channel host network
switches.
Contact your network administrator for information about connecting the system to the switches.
Be sure to check the illustration arrow for the proper cable connector pull-tab orientation.
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As you insert the connector, you should feel it click into place; if you do not feel it click, remove
it, turn it around and try again.
Step Perform on each controller module
1 Cable ports 2a through 2d to the FC host
switches.
2 To perform other optional cabling, choose from:
•[Option 3: Connect to a single direct-attached NS224 drive shelf]
•[Option 4: Connect to two direct-attached NS224 drive shelves]
3 To complete setting up your system, see Step4: Completing system
setup and configuration.
Option 2: Cable to a 10GbE host network
10GbE ports on the controllers are connected to 10GbE host network switches.
Contact your network administrator for information about connecting the system to the switches.
Be sure to check the illustration arrow for the proper cable connector pull-tab orientation.
As you insert the connector, you should feel it click into place; if you do not feel it click, remove
it, turn it around and try again.
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Step Perform on each controller module
1 Cable ports e4a through e4d to the 10GbE host network
switches.
2 To perform other optional cabling, choose from:
•[Option 3: Connect to a single direct-attached NS224 drive shelf]
•[Option 4: Connect to two direct-attached NS224 drive shelves]
3 To complete setting up your system, see Step4: Completing system
setup and configuration.
Option 3: Cable the controllers to a single drive shelf
You must cable each controller to the NSM modules on the NS224 drive shelf.
Be sure to check the illustration arrow for the proper cable connector pull-tab orientation.
As you insert the connector, you should feel it click into place; if you do not feel it click, remove
it, turn it around and try again.
1. Use the animation or the step-by-step instructions to cable your controller modules to a single shelf.
Cabling the controllers to a single drive shelf
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Step Perform on each controller module
Cable controller A to the shelf
Cable controller B to the shelf:
2. To complete setting up your system, see Step4: Completing system setup and configuration.
Option 4: Cable the controllers to two drive shelves
You must cable each controller to the NSM modules on both NS224 drive shelves.
Be sure to check the illustration arrow for the proper cable connector pull-tab orientation.
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As you insert the connector, you should feel it click into place; if you do not feel it click, remove
it, turn it around and try again.
1. Use the following animation or the written steps to cable your controllers to two drive shelves.
Cabling the controllers to two drive shelves
Step Perform on each controller module
Cable controller A to the shelves:
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Step Perform on each controller module
Cable controller B to the shelves:
2. To complete setting up your system, see Step4: Completing system setup and configuration.
Step 4: Complete system setup and configuration
Complete the system setup and configuration using cluster discovery with only a
connection to the switch and laptop, or by connecting directly to a controller in the system
and then connecting to the management switch.
Option 1: Complete system setup and configuration if network discovery is enabled
If you have network discovery enabled on your laptop, you can complete system setup
and configuration using automatic cluster discovery.
1. Plug the power cords into the controller power supplies, and then connect them to power sources on
different circuits.
The system begins to boot. Initial booting may take up to eight minutes
2. Make sure that your laptop has network discovery enabled.
See your laptop’s online help for more information.
3. Use the following animation to connect your laptop to the Management switch.
Connecting your laptop to the Management switch
4. Select an ONTAP icon listed to discover:
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a. Open File Explorer.
b. Click network in the left pane.
c. Right click and select refresh.
d. Double-click either ONTAP icon and accept any certificates displayed on your screen.
XXXXX is the system serial number for the target node.
System Manager opens.
5. Use System Manager guided setup to configure your system using the data you collected in the NetApp
ONTAP Configuration Guide.
ONTAP Configuration Guide
6. Verify the health of your system by running Config Advisor.
7. After you have completed the initial configuration, go to the ONTAP & ONTAP System Manager
Documentation Resources page for information about configuring additional features in ONTAP.
Option 2: Complete system setup and configuration if network discovery is not enabled
If network discovery is not enabled on your laptop, you must complete the configuration
and setup using this task.
1. Cable and configure your laptop or console:
a. Set the console port on the laptop or console to 115,200 baud with N-8-1.
See your laptop or console’s online help for how to configure the console port.
b. Connect the console cable to the laptop or console, and connect the console port on the controller
using the console cable that came with your system.
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c. Connect the laptop or console to the switch on the management subnet.
d. Assign a TCP/IP address to the laptop or console, using one that is on the management subnet.
2. Plug the power cords into the controller power supplies, and then connect them to power sources on
different circuits.
The system begins to boot. Initial booting may take up to eight minutes
3. Assign an initial node management IP address to one of the nodes.
If the management network has
DHCP…
Then…
Configured Record the IP address assigned to the new controllers.
Not configured a. Open a console session using PuTTY, a terminal server, or the
equivalent for your environment.
Check your laptop or console’s online help if you do
not know how to configure PuTTY.
b. Enter the management IP address when prompted by the script.
4. Using System Manager on your laptop or console, configure your cluster:
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a. Point your browser to the node management IP address.
The format for the address is https://x.x.x.x.
b. Configure the system using the data you collected in the NetApp ONTAP Configuration guide.
ONTAP Configuration Guide
5. Verify the health of your system by running Config Advisor.
6. After you have completed the initial configuration, go to the ONTAP & ONTAP System Manager
Documentation Resources page for information about configuring additional features in ONTAP.
Maintain
Boot media
Replace the boot media - AFF A800
•You must replace the failed component with a replacement FRU component you received from your
provider.
•It is important that you apply the commands in these steps on the correct node:
◦The impaired node is the node on which you are performing maintenance.
◦The healthy node is the HA partner of the impaired node.
Check onboard encryption keys as needed - AFF A800
Prior to shutting down the impaired node and checking the status of the onboard
encryption keys, you must check the status of the impaired node, disable automatic
giveback, and check what version of ONTAP the system is running.
If you have a cluster with more than two nodes, it must be in quorum. If the cluster is not in quorum or a healthy
node shows false for eligibility and health, you must correct the issue before shutting down the impaired node;
see the
NetApp Encryption overview with the CLI.
Steps
1. Check the status of the impaired node:
◦If the impaired node is at the login prompt, log in as admin.
◦If the impaired node is at the LOADER prompt and is part of HA configuration, log in as admin on the
healthy node.
◦If the impaired node is in a standalone configuration and at LOADER prompt, contact NetApp Support.
mysupport.netapp.com
2. If AutoSupport is enabled, suppress automatic case creation by invoking an AutoSupport message:
system node autosupport invoke -node * -type all -message
MAINT=number_of_hours_downh
The following AutoSupport message suppresses automatic case creation for two hours: cluster1:*>
system node autosupport invoke -node * -type all -message MAINT=2h
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3. Check the version of ONTAP the system is running on the impaired node if up, or on the partner node if the
impaired node is down, using the version -v command:
◦If <lno-DARE> is displayed in the command output, the system does not support NVE, proceed to shut
down the controller.
◦If <lno-DARE> is not displayed in the command output, and the system is running ONTAP 9.5, go to
[Checking NVE or NSE on systems running ONTAP 9.5 and later].
◦If <lno-DARE> is not displayed in the command output, and the system is running ONTAP 9.6 or later,
go to [Checking NVE or NSE on systems running ONTAP 9.6 and later].
4. If the impaired node is part of an HA configuration, disable automatic giveback from the healthy node:
storage failover modify -node local -auto-giveback false or storage failover
modify -node local -auto-giveback-after-panic false
Option 1: Check NVE or NSE on systems running ONTAP 9.5 and earlier
Before shutting down the impaired node, you need to check whether the system has
either NetApp Volume Encryption (NVE) or NetApp Storage Encryption (NSE) enabled. If
so, you need to verify the configuration.
Steps
1. Connect the console cable to the impaired node.
2. Check whether NVE is configured for any volumes in the cluster: volume show -is-encrypted true
If any volumes are listed in the output, NVE is configured and you need to verify the NVE configuration. If
no volumes are listed, check whether NSE is configured.
3. Check whether NSE is configured: storage encryption disk show
◦If the command output list the drive details with Mode & Key ID information, NSE is configured and you
need to verify the NSE configuration.
◦If NVE and NSE are not configured, it’s safe to shut down the impaired node.
Verifying NVE configuration
Steps
1. Display the key IDs of the authentication keys that are stored on the key management servers: security
key-manager query
◦If the Restored column displays yes and all key managers display available, it’s safe to shut down
the impaired node.
◦If the Restored column displays anything other than yes, or if any key manager displays
unavailable, you need to complete some additional steps.
◦If you see the message This command is not supported when onboard key management is enabled,
you need to complete some other additional steps.
2. If the Restored column displayed anything other than yes, or if any key manager displayed
unavailable:
a. Retrieve and restore all authentication keys and associated key IDs: security key-manager
restore -address *
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If the command fails, contact NetApp Support.
mysupport.netapp.com
b. Verify that the Restored column displays yes for all authentication keys and that all key managers
display available: security key-manager query
c. Shut down the impaired node.
3. If you saw the message This command is not supported when onboard key management is enabled,
display the keys stored in the onboard key manager: security key-manager key show -detail
a. If the Restored column displays yes manually backup the onboard key management information:
▪Go to advanced privilege mode and enter ywhen prompted to continue: set -priv advanced
▪Enter the command to display the OKM backup information: security key-manager backup
show
▪Copy the contents of the backup information to a separate file or your log file. You’ll need it in
disaster scenarios where you might need to manually recover OKM.
▪Return to admin mode: set -priv admin
▪Shut down the impaired node.
b. If the Restored column displays anything other than yes:
▪Run the key-manager setup wizard: security key-manager setup -node
target/impaired node name
Enter the customer’s onboard key management passphrase at the prompt. If the
passphrase cannot be provided, contact mysupport.netapp.com
▪Verify that the Restored column displays yes for all authentication key: security key-
manager key show -detail
▪Go to advanced privilege mode and enter ywhen prompted to continue: set -priv advanced
▪Enter the command to display the OKM backup information:security key-manager backup
show
▪Copy the contents of the backup information to a separate file or your log file. You’ll need it in
disaster scenarios where you might need to manually recover OKM.
▪Return to admin mode: set -priv admin
▪You can safely shutdown the node.
Verifying NSE configuration
Steps
1. Display the key IDs of the authentication keys that are stored on the key management servers: security
key-manager query
◦If the Restored column displays yes and all key managers display available, it’s safe to shut down
the impaired node.
◦If the Restored column displays anything other than yes, or if any key manager displays
unavailable, you need to complete some additional steps.
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