6.0 HP X9000 File Serving Software Installation (TA768-96041, October 2011)

2 Installing and configuring X9720 systems
IMPORTANT: The Create a X9720 cluster option on the System Deployment Menu is for factory
use only. To install and configure X9720 systems at a customer site, use the instructions in this
chapter.
Installation checklist
More informationTaskStep
“Redeem X9000 File Serving
Software licenses” (page 33)
Redeem X9000 File Serving Software Licenses.1.
“Power on the X9720 system”
(page 33)
Power on the X9720 Network Storage System:2.
• Connect power cables to the proper power sources.
• Power on all of the X9700c enclosures. Wait until the seven-segment display
on the back of all of the X9700c enclosures shows on.
• Ensure that the system is completely disconnected from the site network.
• Power on the blade enclosure.
“Boot server blades”
(page 34)
Boot all server blades:3.
• If the server blades were powered on when previous step completed (that is,
one or more capacity blocks powered on after the server blades), cycle the
power on all server blades again.
• Connect a laptop to one of the ProCurve switches.
• Perform the following steps on each server blade in turn:
◦ Connect an ssh session to the server blade and log in. Use the username
root and password hpinvent.
◦ Run the storage diagnostic utility exds_stdiag.
“Verify the system” (page 34)Verify the system:4.
• Run the ibrix_health -l command on the management console.
• Run the exds_stdiag command on each file serving blade to validate that
the storage is seen by every server.
“Configure network
parameters.” (page 34)
Configure network parameters:5.
• Create a bonded network interface, using bonding mode 1 for all bonds.
• Verify the configuration.
“Configure system parameters
and install the agile
Configure system parameters and instal the agile management console:6.
• Change passwords.
management console”
(page 37)
• Configure DNS settings.
• Run the timeconfig command.
• Install the agile management console
• Configure NTP servers.
• Configure the Default Gateway for all servers.
“Ensure that the cluster
network is on bond1”
(page 38)
Verify the cluster network.7.
“Configuring virtual interfaces
for client access” (page 41)
Set up virtual IP addresses for client access and configure standby servers for
file serving nodes.
8.
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