To deploy the PowerStore T appliance, perform the following steps. The Management Network that is specified in the initial deployment of the PowerStore T uses the 1GbE management connection on back of the PowerStore appliance. The 10GbE connections to the Fabric are configured after initial deployment for the Storage network.
The table below lists out all the values that were used for the PowerStore T deployment.
Table 22. Parameters and values for PowerStore T deployment
Parameter
Value
Cluster Name
Cluster-01
Drive Failure Tolerance
Single Drive Failure
Management VLAN ID
Management Netmask/Prefix Length
24
Management Gateway
100.67.108.254
Management Cluster IP
100.67.108.100
Management Network IPs
100.67.108.101-103
DNS Server
100.67.10.1
NTP Server
100.67.10.20
SupportAssist
Skip
Storage VLAN ID
1820
Storage Netmask/Prefix Length
24
Storage Gateway
172.18.20.254
Storage Network Ips
172.18.20.200-206
In this example, the service port of PowerStore T is connected to the Jumpbox. Assign an IP in the address range 128.221.1.0/24. To access the web UI for PowerStore deployment, type https://128.221.1.250 in the web browser.
Log in by using the default credentials - admin/Password123#.
Click ACCEPT for the End User License Agreement.
Provide a name for the cluster in the Cluster Name field, and then click NEXT.
Change the admin user's Factory Default Password.
Click Update, and then click Next.
The
Admin password updated successful message displays.
Set the required Drive Failure Tolerance.
Note: In this example, the default
Single Drive Failure option is used.
Click Next.
Using the Parameter and Value information in the table above, enter the Management network details, and then click Next.
Using the Parameter and Value information in the table above, enter the DNS server and NTP server details, and then click Next.
Optionally, you can enter the vCenter login information.
Select Validate.
Note: Both management ports for SPA and SPB on the PowerStore 1000T appliance are connected to the same ToR. If only one management switch is available, the warning can be safely ignored.
Select Configure.
Click the link to open the PowerStore Manager in a web browser.
Log in to the PowerStore Manager to complete the initial configuration.
Once the NAS installation is complete, click Next.
You can proceed with the configuration of SupportAssist, or you can Skip this step.
This completes the initial configuration of the PowerStore 1000T appliance.
Click the Go to PowerStore Manager button to configure the storage settings on the PowerStore appliance.
Proceed with the following steps to configure the 10 GbE network for storage traffic.
From the PowerStore Manager screen, click the Settings icon.
From the Networking section in the left navigation pane, select Network IPs.
Click the Storage tab.
Click +CREATE.
Enter the Storage Network details in the fields provided, and then click Next.
Select the 10 GbE interfaces for each storage processor, and then click Finish.