5.6.x HP X9000 Series Network Storage System Installation Guide (TA768-96056, December 2011)

Contents
1 Configuring the management console and file serving nodes on X9300/X9320
systems........................................................................................................6
Installation checklist..................................................................................................................6
Getting started.........................................................................................................................6
Configuring the management console.........................................................................................7
Creating a template for configuring file serving nodes.................................................................15
Using the template to configure file serving nodes.......................................................................21
Completing the installation..................................................................................................24
Configuring file serving nodes manually....................................................................................24
Completing the installation..................................................................................................32
2 Installing and configuring X9720 systems....................................................33
Installation checklist................................................................................................................33
Setting up an X9720 system.....................................................................................................34
Redeem X9000 File Serving Software licenses.......................................................................34
Power on the X9720 system.................................................................................................34
Boot server blades.............................................................................................................35
Verify the system................................................................................................................35
Configure vendor storage....................................................................................................35
Configure network parameters.............................................................................................35
Create a bonded network interface.................................................................................36
View the configuration...................................................................................................38
Configure system parameters...............................................................................................38
Change passwords........................................................................................................38
Configure DNS settings..................................................................................................38
Set the time zone..........................................................................................................39
Configure NTP servers........................................................................................................39
Configure the default gateway for all servers.........................................................................39
Ensure that the cluster network is on bond1...........................................................................39
Completing the installation.......................................................................................................40
Optional configuration............................................................................................................41
Changing IP addressing for the private network.....................................................................41
Configuring the agile management console ..........................................................................42
3 Configuring virtual interfaces for client access..............................................43
Network and VIF guidelines.....................................................................................................43
Creating a bonded VIF............................................................................................................43
Configuring standby backup nodes...........................................................................................43
Configuring NIC failover.........................................................................................................44
Configuring automated failover................................................................................................44
Example configuration.............................................................................................................44
Specifying VIFs in the client configuration...................................................................................44
Configuring link state monitoring for iSCSI network interfaces.......................................................45
Support for link state monitoring...............................................................................................45
4 Post-installation tasks.................................................................................46
Setting up the Support Ticket feature..........................................................................................46
Using the X9000 Management Server GUI................................................................................46
Changing the GUI user password........................................................................................46
X9000 Software manpages.....................................................................................................46
Configuring HP Insight Remote Support.....................................................................................46
Creating file systems...............................................................................................................47
Configuring NFS exports (optional)...........................................................................................47
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