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c. Click OK.
11. (Optional) Configure the remaining client network attributes as needed.
● To change the netmask of the client network, type a new netmask in the Netmask field.
● To specify a VLAN tag, type a VLAN tag in the VLAN Tag field.
12. Click Next. After you are finished configuring each client network, the Connectivity Report page displays.
NOTE: Adding the appliance to the cluster can take approximately 15 minutes.
13. Use the Connectivity Report page to verify connectivity between the FluidFS cluster and the Storage Center. The NAS
controller ports must show the status Up before you can complete the wizard. If you click Finish and the NAS controller
ports do not have the status Up, an error will be displayed.
● For iSCSI NAS appliances, when the Connectivity Report initially appears, iSCSI logins might still be occurring in the
background, causing some or all of the FluidFS cluster iSCSI initiators to show the status Not Found/Disconnected.
If this happens, wait 30 seconds, then click Refresh to update the Connectivity Report. When the iSCSI logins are
complete and the Connectivity Report has been refreshed, the status for each FluidFS cluster iSCSI initiator shows Up.
● For Fibre Channel NAS appliances, when the Connectivity Report initially appears, the FluidFS cluster HBAs show
the status Not Found/Disconnected. You must record the WWNs and manually update fabric zoning on the Fibre
Channel switch. Then, click Refresh to update the Connectivity Report. When the zoning is configured correctly and the
Connectivity Report has been refreshed, the status for each FluidFS cluster HBA shows Up.
14. Click Finish.
Delete a NAS Appliance From the FluidFS Cluster
If an attempt to add a NAS appliance to a FluidFS cluster fails, the entry for the NAS appliance must be deleted from the
FluidFS cluster before you can reattempt to add the NAS appliance or add a different NAS appliance.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. In the Hardware view, expand Appliances and select the appliance ID.
4. Click Delete.
The Delete dialog box opens.
5. Click OK.
Detaching, Attaching, and Replacing a NAS Controller
Use these procedures to replace a failed NAS controller.
Detach a NAS Controller
Detach a NAS controller only if the NAS controller needs to be replaced with a new NAS controller. After you detach a NAS
controller, it resets to its factory defaults and powers off, if possible. Otherwise, you must reinstall the FluidFS software to reset
the NAS controller to its factory defaults.
About this task
Only one NAS controller can be detached from a NAS appliance at a time. Detaching a NAS controller disconnects client
connections while clients are being transferred to other NAS controllers. Clients will then automatically reconnect to the FluidFS
cluster. While a NAS controller is detached from the FluidFS cluster, SMB shares and NFS exports remain available (although
performance might decrease because data is no longer cached); however, most FluidFS cluster configuration changes are not
allowed.
CAUTION: Detach a NAS controller only under the direction of technical support.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
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