1 Installing X9300 and X9320 systems
The system is configured at the factory as follows:
•
X9000 File Serving Software 6.1 is installed on the servers but is not configured
•
For X9320 systems, LUNs are created and preformatted on the MSA storage system
You will need the following information when you perform the installation:
•
One IP address per server to assign to the network bond
•
One IP address per server to assign to the iLO interface
•
One virtual IP address (VIF) to assign to the entire cluster for management use
•
The IP addresses of your DNS servers
•
The IP addresses of your NTP servers
If you are performing the installation on an existing cluster, ensure that the same version of the
X9000 software is installed on all nodes.
Network information
In previous releases, X9300/X9320 systems were set up with two networks:
•
1GbE models used the LOMs for the cluster and management networks and used the PCI card
as the user network.
•
10GbE models placed the cluster and user networks on the 10GbE cards and used the LOMs
as a management network.
By default, the 6.1 release uses a unified network that incorporates cluster and user operations.
There is only one IP address per server by default, and the IP address exists on the public network.
The unified network creates
bond0
on specific interfaces. For 10GigE systems,
bond0
uses the
eth4
/
eth5
interfaces. For Quad GigE systems,
bond0
uses interfaces
eth4
–
eth7
.
If necessary, you can create separate user and cluster networks, with
bond0
as the cluster network
and
bond1
as the user network. The initial installation configures
bond0
on the default interfaces.
Later, you can customize
bond0
, selecting the correct interfaces for your network, and can then
define
bond1
. This procedure is described in detail later in this chapter.
See the HP IBRIX X9000 Network Storage System Network Best Practices Guide for a detailed
description of the unified network on X9300/X9320 systems, including the physical layout of the
network.
Installation checklist
More information
Task
Step
The array documentation is on
under
storage
>
Disk Storage Systems
For X9320 systems, set up the HP storage array
1.
The server documentation is on
under
servers
>
ProLiant ml/dl and tc series servers
Set up iLO on the ProLiant servers
2.
See the documentation for the multipath solution
For X9300 systems, ensure that the correct multipath solution
for the storage arrays connected to the gateways has been
configured and is running on each file serving node
3.
“Installing the latest IBRIX X9000 software release”
(page 7)
Install the latest IBRIX X9000 software release on each server
4.
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Installing X9300 and X9320 systems
