STONEFLY DR365V-2404, Setup Manual

Page 1: ...Setup Guide DR365V Backup Disaster Recovery Appliance www stonefly com www iscsi com DR365V 2404 24 bay 4U Model ...

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Page 4: ...2 2 Power Up Initial Access 13 2 3 Configuring IPMI KVM 14 2 4 VMware Management Network Configuration 18 2 5 Steps to Configure SCVM Management Port 25 2 6 Configuring the SCVM 29 2 7 Configuring the Veeam Management VM 36 2 7 1 Assigning a Static IP Address to the Veeam Management VM 36 1 1 2 Enabling RDP on the Veeam Management VM 40 1 1 3 Accessing Windows Server hosting Veeam 43 ...

Page 5: ...StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Introduction V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc 2019 All rights reserved Page 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 6: ...om resources The StoneFly SCVM Webpage https stonefly com hyper converged scvm virtual storage appliance Veeam Backup Replication User Guide for VMware https helpcenter veeam com docs backup vsphere overview html ver 95u4 Each StoneFly DR365V comes preconfigured with VMware vSphere a StoneFly SCVM Virtual Storage Controller and an Enterprise Backup Engine running on a second VM Additional Virtual ...

Page 7: ... 2404 Getting Started Guide Introduction V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc 2019 All rights reserved Page 6 1 1 1 Icons Icon Type Description Note Special instructions or information Warning Risk of system damage or a loss of data ...

Page 8: ...V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc 2019 All rights reserved Page 7 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Chapter 2 Initial Installation ...

Page 9: ...differ slightly You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using NOTE This rail will fit a rack cabinet between 26 5 and 36 4 deep Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails The DR365V appliance package includes one pair of rack rail assemblies in the rack mounting kit Each assembly consists of an inner rail that secures the appliance with the chass...

Page 10: ...chassis is pulled out for servicing Releasing the Inner Rail Each inner rail has a locking latch This latch prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when the chassis is pulled out for servicing To mount the rail onto the chassis first release the inner rail from the outer rails Releasing the Inner Rail from the Outer Rails 1 Pull the inner rail out of the outer rail until it is f...

Page 11: ...e the inner rail firmly against the side of the chassis aligning the hooks on the sideof the chassis with the holes in the inner rail 3 Slide the inner rail forward toward the front of the chassis until the quick releasebracket snaps into place securing the rail to the chassis 4 Optionally you can further secure the inner rail to the chassis with a screw 5 Repeat for the other inner rail Installin...

Page 12: ...rails to the rack 4 Pull out the rear of the outer rail adjusting the length until it just fits within the posts of the rack 5 Hang the hooks of the rear section of the outer rail onto the square holes on the rear of the rack Take care that the proper holes are used so the rails are level If desired use screws to secure the rear of the outer rail to the rear of the rack Extending and Mounting the ...

Page 13: ...ustrated above 2 Align the inner rails of the chassis with the outer rails on the rack 3 Slide the inner rails into the outer rails keeping the pressure even on both sides When the chassis has been pushed completely into the rack it should click into the locked position 4 Optional screws may be used to hold the front of the chassis to the rack Installing the Chassis into a Rack Note The figure abo...

Page 14: ...appliance with additional network ports then please connect those as well 4 Connect a monitor to the VGA port 5 Connect a keyboard and a mouse to the USB ports 6 Power up any Expansion Units then power up the DR365V appliance NOTE Serial port is not used by the DR365V appliance SAS Expansion port is only used when connecting StoneFly Expansion Units to the DR365V Appliance for additional storage c...

Page 15: ...ent and Power Control of the StoneFly DR365V system This configuration is optional to perform but recommended To configure the IPMI module connect a Keyboard and Monitor to the System Power on the system and press the Del key to enter the BIOS setup On the BIOS screen navigate to the Advanced tab and select IPMI Configuration The IPMI configuration screen will be displayed Select LAN Configuration...

Page 16: ...e Static 2 IP Address Must be on the same subnet as DR365V s Management port 3 IP Subnet Mask Same as DR365V s Management port 4 Default Gateway Same as DR365V s Management port 5 Update LAN Settings Yes Press the ESC key to exit Navigate to the Exit tab and select Save Changes and Exit Note The system will require power to be removed before IPMI IP Address will take effect ...

Page 17: ... StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Start a browser and navigate to the configured IP address Enter the following information in the login screen Username ADMIN Password ADMIN Select Remote Control tab to access system console ...

Page 18: ... 0 3x StoneFly Inc 2019 All rights reserved Page 17 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select Launch Console to open system console The system user console screen will appear ...

Page 19: ...bes configuration of the ESXi Management Network IP Addresses and Hostnames used in this section are for example only Connect to System console Attach a keyboard and monitor or use system IPMI KVM Press the F2 key to customize system Then enter Login Name and Password and hit the Enter key to continue The default Login information is as follows Log in Name root Password stonefly1 ...

Page 20: ...Page 19 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select Network Adapters and press the Enter key Select the vmnic to use for the management network for ESXi and press the Enter key Press the Esc key when changes are complete ...

Page 21: ...ed Page 20 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select IPv4 Configuration then hit the Enter key Select Set static IPV4 address and network configuration Enter the IP Addresses as needed then hit the Esc key to return ...

Page 22: ...9 All rights reserved Page 21 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select IPv6 Configuration then hit the Enter key On the following screen select Disable IPv6 restart required then press the Esc key ...

Page 23: ...All rights reserved Page 22 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select DNS Configuration then press the Enter key Enter information for DNS server and Hostname as needed then hit the ESC key to return ...

Page 24: ...Inc 2019 All rights reserved Page 23 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select Custom DNS Suffixes then hit the ESC key to return Enter DNS Suffixes as needed then hit the ESC key to return ...

Page 25: ... StoneFly Inc 2019 All rights reserved Page 24 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Select Restart Management Network to complete configuration of settings Hit the ESC key to log out ...

Page 26: ...on http DR365V_IP_ADDRESS and press the Enter key You will see a screen like the one shown below 2 Click on the Download vSphere Client link This will guide you to download and install the vSphere Client which will allow you to access your StoneFly DR365V via its VMware ESXi hypervisor 3 After the VMware vSphere Client is installed it will create an icon on your desktop Double click on the vSphere...

Page 27: ...e shows one SCVM and a Windows VM for Veeam is already installed If you want to access the user interface for a particular SCVM click on Virtual Machine in the left menu select the SCVM and then click Console to launch SCVM remote console Click on Launch remote console from the dropdown menu You will see a screen like the one shown below ...

Page 28: ...This must be changed to a valid address for your LAN network Login to the SC Service console using the VMware Virtual Console for the SCVM by doing the following a Press Enter to display the login prompt b At the User ID prompt type console and hit Enter c At the password prompt type coni100o and hit Enter Note that the User ID and password are case sensitive 2 Using the SC Service menu configure ...

Page 29: ...tings as needed then save the changes Adjusted settings are shown below Enter q at the command prompt to exit back to the service menu Enter q again to exit out of the user console service Note the browser access to the SCVM Management GUI is blocked while the SC Service menu is active Also note that there can be a short delay before the SCVM GUI becomes available ...

Page 30: ...llation 2 6 Configuring the SCVM Launch a browser then navigate to https configured IP address SCVM Login Screen 1 In the User ID field type admin 2 In the Password field type M n4g1ng 3 Click Submit The Home Page screen will appear 4 Click System 5 Click Admin 6 Click Auto Save The Auto Save screen will appear ...

Page 31: ...ark Enable Auto Save to Local Device and select USB Flash Disk from the dropdown menu Click Submit For Auto Save to Remote FTP Server create a directory for each Storage Concentrator Fill in the IP Address User Name Password and directory Select Passive or Non Passive and click Submit Both methods can be used but at least one should be configured to ensure recovery if needed 8 Navigate to Admin Ge...

Page 32: ...ort 15 Click Submit 16 Click OK to continue when the confirmation dialog box appears The DR365V automatically configures the Network and Broadcast settings based on the IP address and Netmask settings Click on the Advanced Network Broadcast link to view or modify the Network and Broadcast settings For more information see Chapter 2 Administrative Interface in the Storage Concentrator User s Guide ...

Page 33: ... Management port 21 Enter the NetMask setting for the Management port It is not necessary to select a Management Port as on the Local iSCSI Port screen There is only one port assigned for this purpose The DR365V automatically configures the Network and Broadcast settings based on the IP address and Netmask settings Click on the Advanced Network Broadcast link to view or modify the Network and Broa...

Page 34: ...our browser connection you may not see this screen Your changes will still take effect however you will need to manually set your browser s URL to point to the new IP address System Management LAN Port Change Screen 23 Click on OK on each popup screen to continue 24 Click on the new IP address to confirm the change to the Management Port setting ...

Page 35: ...een For example if the DR365V network setting is 26 34 128 50 and the host network setting is 106 39 212 6 a route to the host must be configured To configure the routing information use the steps that follow 1 Navigate to System Network Routing The Routing screen will appear SCVM System Management Network Routing Screen 2 In the Add New Route fields enter the Network Netmask and Gateway settings ...

Page 36: ...alert regarding the security certificate for the site This occurs because the IP address for the DR365V was changed from the factory default to one appropriate for your network 2 Follow the screen prompts to accept the certificate The number of screens will vary depending on which browser you are using When the security certificate is accepted the DR365V administrative interface login screen will ...

Page 37: ...management software on the DR365V HA appliance Your StoneFly engineer will walk you through the process during initial setup Once the Windows VM is created you must perform the following three step process Setting a static IP address on the Veeam Management VM Enabling RDP Remote Desktop Protocol on the Veeam Management VM Accessing the Veeam Management VM using RDP 2 7 1 Assigning a Static IP Add...

Page 38: ...erved Page 37 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation In the Control Panel click on View Network Status and tasks under the Network and Internet applet Find and click on Change Adapter Settings in the menu on the left ...

Page 39: ...365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation In the window that appears right click on your network connection and click on Properties This should open the Ethernet Properties window Remove the checkmark for Internet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 to disable it ...

Page 40: ...etting Started Guide Initial Installation Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 by left clicking it once and then click on Properties Select Use the following IP address and assign a custom IP address to this server the Network Mask Default Gateway and the DNS IP address ...

Page 41: ...ment VM Open the Server Manager on the Windows VM By default the Server Manager should open when you log in to the GUI You can also select it from the taskbar In the Server Manager window click Local Server in the left pane This may take several minutes to open the desired window Once the window opens you should see that the Remote Desktop RDP is disabled ...

Page 42: ... reserved Page 41 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Click on Disabled this should open the System Properties window Left click on the Remote tab and check the Allow remote connections to this computer option ...

Page 43: ...llow remote connections to this computer option a warning message should appear as shown in the image below Select OK to proceed You can now create specific user groups with permissions to connect to the server via Remote Desktop To do so click on Select Users and type in the relevant credentials of the users After you ve enabled Remote Desktop the Server Manager might still display Disabled Refre...

Page 44: ...click on Remote Desktop Connection This should open a window like this In the Computer text field type in the IP address you specified in Section 2 8 1 for the IP address of Veeam Management VM and click Connect The system should prompt you for a username and password Type in the credentials you created in the last section and click OK to start the RDP session Once the RDP connection is establishe...

Page 45: ...e from the included documents CD For additional information regarding the configuration and use of the Veeam Backup Replication software please consult the Backup Replication and Data Recovery User Guide from the included documents CD or follow the link below https helpcenter veeam com docs backup vsphere overview html ver 95u4 For additional information regarding the configuration and use of the ...

Page 46: ...V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc 2019 All rights reserved Page 45 StoneFly DR365V 2404 Getting Started Guide Initial Installation Chapter 3 Troubleshooting ...

Page 47: ...er is not on the network Ensure that the computer is running a supported browser and is on the same network or subnet as the DR365V An incorrect IP address was typed in the address line of the browser Try the following Verify and retype the IP address in the browser Make sure the IP address begins with https The IP address does not begin with http Incorrect network settings were entered during ins...

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