Quantum StorNext M330 Installation instructions

Hardware Guide
StorNext M330
Metadata Appliance
6-67638-01 Rev C

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Quantum StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide 6-67638-01 Rev C, July 2014.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
About the StorNext M330 Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About the StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hardware Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Network Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Base System and Expansion Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
StorNext M330 Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Purpose of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How This Guide is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Product Safety Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2 Hardware Overview 9
StorNext M330 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
StorNext M330 MDC Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
StorNext M330 Metadata Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
StorNext M330 Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
StorNext M330 Power Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
StorNext M330 SAS Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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StorNext M330 LAN Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
StorNext M330 SAN Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Relocating the StorNext M330 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 3 Basic System Operations 31
Powering On All StorNext M330 System Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Shutting Down All StorNext M330 System Components . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Powering On a Single MDC Node of the StorNext M330. . . . . . . . . . . 35
Shutting Down a Single MDC Node of the StorNext M330 . . . . . . . . . 35
System Serial Numbers and Service Tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locating the System Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Serial Number Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Locating the Service
Tag Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Before Upgrading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
TSM Indexing Delay for Large Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Running the Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Upgrading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Upgrade Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Obtain the Firmware Upgrade Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Upgrade Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Deleting Uploaded Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Converting to HA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
HA Conversion Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Additional Common Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Changing the MDC VIP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
StorNext Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chapter 4 Contacting Quantum 53
Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Chapter 1
Introduction
About the StorNext M330 Hardware
About the StorNext
M330 Metadata
Appliance
The StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance offers the powerful file-sharing
capabilities of StorNext in an optimized appliance package. The
StorNext M330 comes with a pair of metadata controller (MDCs) nodes
in a High Availability (HA) configuration and a high-performance
metadata array..
.MDCs coordinate SAN file access across clients. Additionally, the
standby node can be used as a distributed data mover (DDM) host using
the included license.
During installation, the StorNext M330 is configured for use in StorNext
environments operating as a StorNext Metadata Controller (MDC) High
Availability (HA) pair with access to both disk and tape libraries.

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About this document This document describes how to maintain the StorNext M330 after
initial installation and configuration .
Hardware Specification Each StorNext M330 MDC node contains the following:
• Two redundant, hot-swappable system hard drives in a RAID 1
configuration
• Redundant cooling fans and power
Network Connectivity Here are the quantity and type of network ports available on the
different system models:
• The StorNext M330 features one 2-port 8 Gb FC card for SAN
network connectivity.
• The StorNext M330 features three configurable 1 GbE Ethernet
ports per node.
MDCs coordinate SAN file access across SAN clients. Additionally, the
standby node can be used as a distributed data mover (DDM) host.
Base System and
Expansion Description
The StorNext M330 comes configured as a Base System with two
Metadata Controller (MDC) nodes which share a common file system
located on a single metadata array for storage.
StorNext M330
Documents
A complete list of documentation for the StorNext M330 Metadata
Appliance is located on the following web page:
http://www.quantum.com/snmdcdocs

Chapter 1: Introduction
Purpose of This Guide
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Purpose of This Guide
This guide describes how to identify and operate the key features of the
hardware components of the StorNext M330.
How This Guide is
Organized
This guide contains the following chapters:
•Chapter 1, Introduction provides an overview of this StorNext M330
Hardware Guide, and also includes document conventions, product
safety statements, a list of related documents, and supported
Internet browsers.
•Chapter 2, Hardware Overview provides an overview of the StorNext
M330 system.
•Chapter 3, Basic System Operations provides basic operating
instructions for the StorNext M330 system.
•Chapter 4, Contacting Quantum- provides information on
contacting Quantum support.
Notes, Cautions, and
Warnings
The following describes important information about Notes, Cautions,
and Warnings used throughout this guide.
Note
Note: Emphasizes important information related to the main topic.
Consequences if not followed:
There are no hazardous or damaging consequences.
Caution
Caution: Indicates potential hazards to equipment or data.

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Consequences if not followed:
Failure to take or avoid this action could result in loss of data or
harm to equipment.
Warning
WARNING: Indicates potential hazards to personal safety.
Consequences if not followed:
Failure to take or avoid this action could result in physical harm to
the user or hardware.
Document Conventions This guide uses the following document conventions to help you
recognize different types of information.
When a step includes substantial supporting information, the following
document conventions are used to differentiate the supporting
information from the procedural content:
Hardware Conventions
Conventions
Right side of the system — Refers to the right side as you face the
component being described.
Left side of the system — Refers to the left side as you face the
component being described.

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Software Conventions
Conventions Examples
For all UNIX-based
commands, the #prompt is
implied, although it is not
shown.
TSM_control stop
is the same as
# TSM_control stop
For all UNIX-based
commands, words in
italic
are variables and should be
replaced with user-defined
values.
cvaffinity filename
where filename is a variable
and should be replaced with
a user-defined value.
User input is shown in bold
font.
./install.stornext
Computer output and
command line examples are
shown in monospace font.
./install.stornext
User input variables are
enclosed in angle brackets.
http://<ip_address>/cgi-
bin/stats
For UNIX and Linux
commands, the command
prompt is implied.
TSM_control stop
is the same as
# TSM_control stop
File and directory names,
menu commands, button
names, and window names
are shown in bold font.
/data/upload
Menu names separated by
arrows indicate a sequence
of menus to be navigated.
Utilities > Firmware

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Product Safety Statements
Quantum will not be held liable for damage arising from unauthorized
use of the product. The user assumes all risk in this aspect.
This unit is engineered and manufactured to meet all safety and
regulatory requirements. Be aware that improper use may result in
bodily injury, damage to the equipment, or interference with other
equipment.
WARNING: Before operating this product, read all instructions and
warnings in this document and in the system, safety, and
regulatory guide.