Administrator Guide

• Netmask: ______________________
An example of the required information is a device with an IP address of 172.18.1.2, whose network
address is 172.18.1.0, and netmask is 255.255.255.0.
1 Change to the following directory:/opt/dell/fluidcache/bin/
2 Start the Host Cache Node (HCN) Setup tool by running the following command:
./hcn_setup.py
HCN Setup sets up a server for use as a Fluid Cache cluster node, and starts an agent on the server that
allows it to be discovered by Enterprise Manager.
3 Press <Enter> to begin the setup process.
A dialog box appears for a network address (for example, 172.18.1.0) and netmask (for example,
255.255.255.0) for the interface used by Enterprise Manager to manage the SAN—the “management
interface.”
4 Enter the network address and press <Enter>.
5 Enter the netmask and press <Enter>.
6 When prompted to confirm your entries, press <Enter>.
7 If you are using more than one management network, enter the address and subnet mask for the
auxiliary network. Otherwise, press <Enter>.
8 On the Cache Network page, enter the network address and press <Enter>.
9 Enter the netmask and press <Enter>.
10 When prompted to confirm your entries, press <Enter>.
A message is displayed indicating that configuration was successful and prompting you to start Fluid
Cache.
11 Press <y> to start the Fluid Cache software.
A message is displayed indicating that the server is configured for Fluid Cache.
12 Repeat this process for the other servers in the Fluid Cache cluster.
You must set up Fluid Cache on at least three servers before creating a Fluid Cache cluster.
NOTE: If configuration is unsuccessful because of an incorrect value for a network address or
netmask, restart HCN Setup and enter the correct values.
After setting up the Fluid Cache servers, create and configure Fluid Cache clusters in Enterprise Manager.
NOTE: HCN Setup also supports a CLI unattended installation. The commands used are:
hcn_setup.py -i <management interface IP address>:<subnet mask>
-I <cache network IP address>:<subnet mask>
-u [for unattended installations]
-r [to run agent]
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