NetApp SolidFire C-Series Manual

SolidFire C-Series

Storage Node

Installation and Setup Instructions

Prepare for installation |1

• Register online: https://mysupport.netapp.com

• End User License Agreement:

http://www.netapp.com/us/media/netapp-solidfire-eula.pdf?Not3mp

• Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server Installation and Service Guide:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220M4/install/C220M4/install.html#20741

• SolidFire Element Setup Guide:

http://www.netapp.com/us/media/SolidFire-Element-OS-9-Setup-Guide.pdf

• Hardware Universe (HWU): https://hwu.netapp.com/

Rack space

1U per node

Access online

You provide

In the box Power cables (2)

210-06735+A0

1GbE network cable for the

dedicated management port

(at least 3)

Part number X6562-R6 (5m).

10GbE network cables (2)

Part number

X-SFP-H10GB-CU5M-R6

SolidFire C-Series Slide Rail Kit

Two UCSC-RAILB-M4 Ball Bearing Rails

Cisco part UCSC-RAILB-M4

Prepare for installation Install hardware Conﬁgure the node

1 2 3

Windows clientMonitor with a VGA connection

and keyboard with a

standard USB connection

PORT

LINKACT LIN KACT

M 1 2

MLOM

PCIe 1

PCIe 2

RMS-200

770W AC 770W AC

PORT

LINKACT LINKACT

M 1 2

MLOM

PCIe 1

PCIe 2

RMS-200

770W AC 770W AC

2Cable the node

1Conﬁgure the node using

Terminal User Interface (TUI)

• Attach keyboard to the USB port and

monitor to the VGA port on the node.

Note: The node should be powered on.

• Refer to the SolidFire Element Setup Guide

for instructions on Conﬁguring Nodes

Using the TUI.

2Create a new cluster or add

a node to an existing cluster

using the Element OS WebUI

• From a Windows client on the same network

as the newly conﬁgured node, access the

Element OS by entering the node's IP address.

• Refer to the SolidFire Element Setup Guide

for instructions on Creating a New Cluster.

1Install hardware

Install hardware |2

Conﬁgure the node |3

Connect 10GbE cables to

the storage network switch.

Connect 1GbE cables to

1GbE management switch.

Connect 1GbE cable to

out-of-band management

(DHCP) switch.

Connect both power cords to the node.

Plug the power cords to a suitable power outlet.

Power on the node.

To storage

network switch To 1 GbE

management switch

To out-of-band

management

(DHCP) switch

BACK VIEW

1 2

FRONT VIEW

10 GbE cables

(PN 112-00299 or 112-00300 or 112-00301)

Ethernet cables

(PN 112-00196)

Power cables

Install the rails and the node following the

instructions for Installing a node in a rack

in the Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server Installation

and Service Guide.

LIFTING HAZARD

CAUTION

38 lb. (17 Kg)

Keyboard

connection

PORT

LINKACT LINKACT

M 1 2

MLOM

PCIe 1

PCIe 2

RMS-200

770W

PORT

LINKACT LINKACT

M 1 2

MLOM

PCIe 1

PCIe 2

RMS-200

770W AC

Monitor

connection

http://www.netapp.com/us/media/SolidFire-Element-OS-9-Setup-Guide.pdf

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