Administrator Guide

Adding a NAS appliance is a seamless operation that does not interrupt current FluidFS cluster operations. After the NAS appliance is
successfully added, new client connections are automatically distributed to all NAS controllers, ensuring that there is ecient load balancing
between all NAS controllers.
NOTE: Due to the complexity and precise timing required, schedule a maintenance window to add the NAS appliance(s).
Steps
1 (Directly cabled internal network only) If the FluidFS cluster contains a single NAS appliance, with a direct connection on the internal
network, re-cable the internal network as follows.
a Cable the new NAS appliance(s) to the internal switch.
b Remove just one of the internal cables from the original NAS appliance.
c Connect a cable from each NAS controller port vacated in Step b to the internal switch.
d Remove the second internal cable from the original NAS appliance.
e Connect a cable from each NAS controller port vacated in Step d to the internal switch.
2 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
3 Click the Hardware tab.
4 In the Hardware tab navigation pane, select Appliances.
5 In the right pane, click Add Appliances. The Add Appliances wizard appears and displays the Select Appliances to Add page.
6 Select the NAS appliance to add to the FluidFS cluster.
a In the top pane, select the NAS appliance.
b Click Add Appliance. The selected NAS appliance is moved to the bottom pane.
c ClickNext.
7 (iSCSI only) Complete the Congure IP Addresses for NAS Controller iSCSI HBAs page to congure the IP addresses for SAN /
eth30.
a Select a NAS controller and click Edit Settings. The Edit Controller IP Address dialog box appears.
b In the IP Address eld, type an IP address for the NAS controller.
c Click OK. Repeat the preceding steps for each NAS controller.
d To specify a VLAN tag, type a VLAN tag in the VLAN Tag eld. When a VLAN spans multiple switches, the VLAN tag is used to
specify to which ports and interfaces to send broadcast packets.
e Click Next.
8 (iSCSI only) Complete the Congure IP Addresses for NAS Controller iSCSI HBAs page to congure the IP addresses for SANb /
eth31.
a Select a NAS controller and click Edit Settings. The Edit Controller IP Address dialog box appears.
b In the IP Address eld, type an IP address for the NAS controller.
c Click OK. Repeat the preceding steps for each NAS controller.
d To specify a VLAN tag, type a VLAN tag in the VLAN Tag eld. When a VLAN spans multiple switches, the VLAN tag is used to
specify to which ports and interfaces to send broadcast packets.
e Click Next. The Congure Client Network page displays.
9 If needed, add additional client VIPs through which the clients will access SMB shares and NFS exports.
a In the Virtual IP Addresses area, click Add. The Add Client IP Address dialog box appears.
b In the IP Address eld, type a client VIP IP address.
c Click OK.
10 Add an IP address for each new NAS controller. Repeat the following steps for each NAS controller.
a Select a NAS controller and click Edit Settings. The Edit Controller IP Address dialog box appears.
b In the IP Address eld, type an IP address for the NAS controller.
c Click OK.
11 (Optional) Congure the remaining client network attributes as needed.
• To change the netmask of the client network, type a new netmask in the Netmask eld.
• To specify a VLAN tag, type a VLAN tag in the VLAN Tag eld.
12 Click Next. After you are nished conguring each client network, the Connectivity Report page displays.
NOTE
: Adding the appliance to the cluster can take approximately 15 minutes.
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