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5.3 Installing Standalone OpenFlex-api for In-Band
Management
Before you begin: The target OpenFlex Data24 3200 must be either directly connected or visible on the
network.
The OCAPI standalone distribution runs on an initiator or host, to which an NVMe device like OpenFlex
Data24 3200 is connected. The standalone OCAPI uses IOCTLs to send in-band commands to the in-band
management interface on the NVME devices in the OpenFlex Data24 3200 , and returns the data to the
caller. This procedure provides instructions on how to install the OCAPI on a Linux initiator or host. Between
the openflex-api server and the target the HTTP response data is compressed for less network traffic.
Step 1 :
Download the latest firmware bundle available at
will contain a compressed archive called
OpenFlex Data24 3200 .
Step 2 :
Untar the
directory.
Step 3 :
If
systemctl
the binary:
sudo tar -xzf OpenFlex_Data24_3200_api_0.9.0.tgz -C /
If
Step 4 :
systemctl
sudo tar -xzf OpenFlex_Data24_3200_api_0.9.0.tgz
Step 5 :
Run the binary using the desired system service and parameters.
Step 6 :
Make the first discovery and connection to the OpenFlex Data24 3200 by issuing the NVMe-CLI
discover
sudo nvme discover -t rdma -a <Data24_IpAddress>
sudo nvme connect -t rdma -a <Data24_3200_IpAddress> -i 1 -n
nqn.1992-05.com.wdc.openflex-data24-3200-<Data24_Name>:MI.AC
Step 7 :
Make the second discovery and connection to the OpenFlex Data24 3200 by issuing the NVMe-
CLI
discover
sudo nvme discover -t rdma -a <Data24_IpAddress>
sudo nvme connect -t rdma -a <Data24_3200_IpAddress> -i 1 -n
nqn.1992-05.com.wdc.openflex-data24-3200-<Data24_Name>:MI.BC
Step 8 :
Use
id-ctrl
sudo nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvm#
5.3 Installing Standalone OpenFlex-api for In-Band Management
file to the desired directory on the Linux host, and into that
openflex-api.tgz
will be used to manage the OCAPI service, use the following command to extract
will not be used, remove the
and
.
connect
Note:
The first discovery and connection is to IOM A in Slot C.
and
.
connect
The first discovery and connection is to IOM B in Slot C.
Note:
to verify the connection.
https://portal.wdc.com/Support/s/
OpenFlex_Data24_3200_api_0.9.0.tgz
command modifier.
-C /
5. Configuration
. The bundle
from the
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