Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Series Appliances Installation and Setup Guide Regulatory Model Series E02T
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Table of Contents Preface 1 Before You Begin Introduction to the EqualLogic FS7600 Steps for Getting Started Preinstallation Tasks Safety Recommendations Hardware Protection Using an Electrostatic Wrist Strap Environmental Requirements Technical Specifications Shipping Box Contents Required Hardware That Is Not Supplied Rack Requirements Switch Requirements Required Tools 2 Hardware Rack Mounting Appliance Front and Back Panels Guidelines for Installing Mounting Rails in a Rack Steps for Installing an Appl
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Preface Dell™ EqualLogic® FS Series appliances, coupled with PS Series arrays, offer a high-performance, highavailability, scalable NAS solution. This manual describes how to maintain and troubleshoot the customerreplaceable components of the EqualLogic FS7600 appliance. Audience The information in this guide is intended for hardware administrators responsible for maintaining EqualLogic FS7600 hardware.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide Preface Note, Caution, and Warning Symbols A NOTE symbol indicates important information that helps you make better use of your hardware or software. A CAUTION symbol indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. A WARNING symbol indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
1 Before You Begin Proper planning and adherence to requirements help ensure a successful installation. Before you begin the installation, review the steps for getting started and perform all the preliminary tasks. Introduction to the EqualLogic FS7600 The Dell™ EqualLogic® FS Series NAS appliances add Network Attached Storage (NAS) capability to the EqualLogic product line to provide a high-performance, scalable unified storage platform.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide Figure 1: NAS Hardware Configuration Table 1: NAS Cluster Components 2 Callout Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Clients Client connections to the client network Client network NAS controller connections to the client network NAS controller connections to SAN/internal network SAN network SAN (PS Series group) 8 Remote KVM 1 Before You Begin
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 1 Before You Begin Steps for Getting Started To install the EqualLogic FS7600 hardware and create a NAS cluster, follow these steps: 1. Make sure you meet the safety, environmental, and other requirements and have all the necessary hardware. See Preinstallation Tasks on page 3. 2. Install the NAS appliance in the rack. See Hardware Rack Mounting on page 9. 3. Connect the appliance to power. See Network Cable Connections on page 17. 4.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 1 Before You Begin • Place the components in a protected area that has adequate airflow and is free of excessive humidity, flammable gas, and corrosive substances. • You need at least two people to install the hardware. Use proper lifting and carrying techniques when unpacking and moving the components. • Make sure each FS7600 NAS appliance is fully grounded at all times to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 1 Before You Begin • In North America, connect the appliance to a source of power with overcurrent protection provided by a 20 A or less device (UL 489 circuit breakers). In Europe, the overcurrent protection must be provided by a 20 A or less device (IEC circuit breakers). • Make sure enough space is available for airflow in front of and behind the appliance. • Make sure the location is properly vented.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide Storage relative humidity Maximum operational vibration Maximum storage vibration Maximum operational shock Maximum storage shock Operating altitude Storage altitude Airborne Contaminant Level Class 1 Before You Begin 5% to 95% with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour at a maximum wet bulb temperature of 38°C (100°F) 0.26 Grms (5 Hz – 350 Hz @ 0.0002G2/Hz) in operational orientation for 5 minutes 1.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 1 Before You Begin Required Hardware That Is Not Supplied You must provide additional hardware that is specific to your environment and not included in the shipping box. See Table 4. Table 4: Required Hardware – Not Supplied Component Description Provides easy access to hardware in your computing environment. See Rack Requirements on page 7. Connects FS7600 network ports to a network switch. Use Category 5E or Category 6 cables with RJ45 connectors.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 1 Before You Begin Ideally, you want a network switch configuration in which a switch failure does not disrupt the availability of the NAS cluster. That is, no single switch should have all the client or SAN/internal network connections. See Network Connection Requirements and Recommendations on page 18. Required Tools If you are installing the appliance in a rack, you will need a #2 Phillips screwdriver (not supplied).
2 Hardware Rack Mounting For proper operation, you must install the EqualLogic appliance in a rack, as shown in Figure 5. Appliance Front and Back Panels Figure 3 and Table 5 describe the front panel of the appliance. Figure 4 and Table 6 describe the back panel of the appliance. Figure 3: Front Panel (Bezel Off, Fan Cover Closed) Table 5: Front-Panel Components Number Component 1 2 3 4 5 System health indicator, power, and system identification LEDs.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 2 Hardware Rack Mounting Table 6: Back-Panel Components Number Component Service tag Displays the appliance service tag information (identical to the service tag information on the front panel).
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 2 Hardware Rack Mounting 6. Attach the bezel to the appliance. See Attaching the Bezel on page 12. These steps are described in detail in the following sections. Attaching the Rails to the Rack See Figure 5 and follow these steps for attaching each controller rail. For general rack mounting information, see Guidelines for Installing Mounting Rails in a Rack on page 10. 1. Verify where to place the rails in the rack. 2.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 2 Hardware Rack Mounting Figure 5: Attaching the Rails to a Rack Securing the Appliance to the Rack To more securely attach the appliance to the rack, follow these steps: 1. Place the appliance on the inner edges of the rails and slide the appliance all the way into place. 2. When fully inserted, the thumbscrews on the front of the appliance will seat into the threaded inserts in the rack.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 2 Hardware Rack Mounting Figure 6: Attaching the Bezel 13
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3 Power Connections After installing the appliance in a rack, connect it to power and make sure it is operational. Connecting an Appliance to Power 1. Remove the power cables from the shipping box. 2. Plug the power cables into the appliance power supplies. Wrap the hook-and-loop strain relief around the power cable, as shown in Figure 7. 3. Connect the appliance to a power source.
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4 Network Cable Connections Before you connect each appliance to the network hardware, you must set up the required network infrastructure and connect each appliance to the networks used in the NAS cluster. Network Configuration Overview The Dell EqualLogic FS7600 requires the following networks: • Client network—Used for client access to the NFS exports and CIFS shares hosted by the NAS cluster. The recommended configuration is four client network connections to each controller.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 4 Network Cable Connections Figure 8: FS7600 Network Interface Ports Table 7: Network Interface Port Functions Ethernet Port Numbers Function Comments Left port pairs in all NICs Client network Allows access to the client network (workstations, PCs, shares). The internal network connections allow communication between the two controllers.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 4 Network Cable Connections • Client network—Enables the system to connect to your user clients for file data access. • SAN/internal network—Enables internal communication between the controllers required for failover and heartbeat, and communication between the controllers and the EqualLogic PS Series SAN for storing user data. The SAN/internal network is connected to the same set of Ethernet switches.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 4 Network Cable Connections Steps for Connecting Network Cables 1. Obtain the correct number of network cables. For each controller, you need nine network cables, for a total of 18 cables. 2. Connect the cables for the SAN/internal network connections. 3. Connect the cables for the client network connections. See Connecting the Client Network Cables on page 21. Figure 9 shows the recommended EqualLogic FS7600 network configuration.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 4 Network Cable Connections Connecting the Client Network Cables For each controller, refer to the luggage tag attached to the appliance to identify the network ports for the different switches: client, SAN, and internal. See Figure 9 for guidance on how to distribute the client connections to support failover and to eliminate a single point of failure.
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5 NAS Cluster Configuration After completing the EqualLogic FS7600 hardware installation, you can configure a NAS cluster. Steps for Configuring a NAS Cluster 1. See Gathering the NAS Cluster Configuration Information on page 23. 2. Complete Table 9. 3. Use the Group Manager GUI to discover each FS7600 NAS appliance that you want to include in the NAS cluster and then start the Configure NAS Cluster wizard. See Discovering Controllers and Configuring a NAS Cluster on page 26.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 5 NAS Cluster Configuration See NAS Cluster Network Requirements and Recommendations on page 24 and complete Table 9 before you begin the NAS cluster configuration. NAS Cluster Network Requirements and Recommendations A NAS cluster includes three networks: client, SAN, and internal. Network requirements and recommendations are as follows: • Obtain IP addresses from your network administrator.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 5 NAS Cluster Configuration In addition, each controller also has an actual, unique IP address. These addresses must be configured manually; you cannot use DHCP. SAN Network SAN access requirements include: • NAS cluster management IP address—IP address for PS Series group access to the NAS cluster. Must be on the same subnet as the group IP address.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 5 NAS Cluster Configuration Do not use duplicate IP addresses for the client, SAN, or internal network. The installation will fail if duplicate IP addresses are present. Do not use the same subnet for the internal network and the client network. However, you can optionally use the same switch and VLANs as the SAN network; you do not need to create separate VLANs.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 5 NAS Cluster Configuration 4. When you click Finish in the final summary dialog box, the NAS Cluster Configuration – Progress window is displayed; you can track the progress of the cluster configuration. The PS Series group remains fully operational during the NAS cluster configuration. When the NAS cluster configuration completes, expand Group Configuration in the left panel and click NAS Cluster cluster_name.
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6 NAS Storage Allocation After creating a NAS cluster, you can create multiple containers, each with its own size, access controls, and snapshot settings. Steps for Allocating NAS Storage A NAS cluster can contain multiple NAS containers. On each container, you can create multiple CIFS shares and NFS exports, as needed by your environment. To allocate NAS storage for client use: 1. Gather the information for the NAS storage allocation. See Gathering the NAS Container Information on page 29. 2.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide • 6 NAS Storage Allocation In-use warning limit—Percentage of the container size that, when consumed by user data or snapshots, results in an event message. Unless you specify a different value, the container will use the clusterwide default value for the in-use warning limit (80%). • Security mode and permissions—By default, a container supports NTFS. You can modify the container to change the security mode and permissions.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 6 NAS Storage Allocation Microsoft Active Directory and UNIX/Linux POSIX permissions are different, and cannot be accurately related to each other. Determine whether your environment is predominantly Microsoft or Linux, then decide on a share type that allows the best access control with the least management effort. For example, if your environment chiefly has Microsoft clients, define the shares as NTFS.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide 6 NAS Storage Allocation For complete information about accessing CIFS shares, and setting ACLs or SLPs on a CIFS share, see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Manual and the online help available from the Group Manager GUI interface. Accessing an NFS Export If you plan to use NFS over TCP, set up the firewall first: 1. Adjust the firewall to allow the FS7600 controllers to be the source IP. 2. Open the firewall to allow for port ranges.
7 What to Do Next You can customize the NAS cluster and create additional containers, CIFS shares, and NFS exports. You can also use snapshots to protect NAS container data. NAS Cluster Documentation The Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Manual provides detailed NAS cluster information. The Group Manager online help describes how to use the Group Manager graphical user interface (GUI) to manage a NAS cluster.
Dell EqualLogic FS7600 Installation and Setup Guide • 7 What to Do Next Create a container—You can create multiple containers in a NAS cluster. NAS Container Operations You can optionally perform any of the following operations on a NAS container: • Display container information—You can display information about the containers in the NAS cluster, including the status, space utilization, CIFS shares, NFS exports, snapshots, schedules, and quotas.
Glossary NAS cluster Understanding terminology related to a NAS cluster will help you successfully deploy, manage, and maintain your unified storage environment. Provides highly available and scalable NAS storage by using a PS Series group and at least one EqualLogic NAS appliance, configured and managed through Group Manager. Dell FluidFS High-performance, scalable file system that is configured on storage space. group See PS Series group.
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A gathering information 29 modifying default settings 33 controllers Active Directory 33 allocating NAS storage 29 appliance configuring as a NAS member 26 dimensions 5 front and back panels 9 service tag 23 specifications 5 weight 5 client network connections 17 discovery 26 internal network connections 17 Create NAS Container wizard 30 creating quotas 34 D discover devices 26 discovering controllers 26 B backup power supply (BPS) 15 bezel attaching 12 key lock on controller 12 E electrostatic discha
Index: internal network – rack mount required configuration 9 safety precautions 3 internal network options 25 private network 17, 24 recommended configuration 17 requirements 25 security 17 iSCSI 1 displaying information 34 gathering information 29 snapshot reserve 29 NAS reserve estimating space 23 initial size 23 NAS storage allocating 29 network L LDAP 33 M configuration 20 connecting cables 20 hardware connections 17 number of cables required 20 overview 17 requirements and recommendations 18
Index: racks – using ESD strap racks round-hole 10 square-hole 10 rail kit 6 rails 10 rediscovering devices 26 reference table, NAS configuration 25 required hardware (not supplied) 7 S safety recommendations 3 security 1 for files 34 network configuration 17 service tag 23, 26 locations 23 shares transferring ownership 31 shipping box unpacking 6 snapshot reserve on NAS containers 29 snapshots 33-34 scheduling 34 specifications controller 5 switch 1GE 7 configuration recommended 19 requirements 7
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