Netbackup 5330 Storage Shelves And Disk Drives - VERITAS NetBackup 5330 Appliance Hardware Installation Manual

NetBackup 5330 storage shelves and disk drives

The NetBackup 5330 compute node supports two types of external disk drive storage
as follows:
Primary Storage Shelf
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Expansion Storage Shelf
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Note: A 220VAC power supply is required for the Primary Storage Shelf and the
Expansion Storage Shelf.
Each NetBackup 5330 compute node requires one Primary Storage Shelf. One
6TB disk drive Expansion Shelf can be added to a 3TB drive Expansion Shelf and
a 3TB drive Primary Shelf to provide additional storage capacity.
Due to weight considerations, the storage shelves should be installed at or as close
to the bottom of the rack as is possible. When the storage shelves and the compute
node have been installed, the Fibre Channel (FC), SAS, and power cables are
connected between the units. The FC cables connect the compute node to the
Primary Storage Shelf. The SAS cables connect a Primary Storage Shelf to an
Expansion Storage Shelf. When all connections are completed, turn on the storage
shelves and the compute node to initialize and synchronize the units.
Note: If more than one Expansion Storage Shelf is used, turn on the shelf furthest
from the Primary Shelf first. Then turn on the Expansion shelf that is connected to
the Primary Shelf. Next, turn on the Primary Shelf. Finally, turn on the compute
node.
To help reduce the weight of the units during installation, the disk drives are not
factory-installed into the storage shelves. The disks are shipped in separate
packages, with ten disks in each package. Six packages are required to fully
populate each storage shelf. Each individual disk is wrapped in an anti-static bag.
Disks must be installed into the storage shelves by opening the storage shelf drawers
and inserting each disk into a slot. Best practices recommend that you start at the
bottom drawer and move up. Insert the disks into one drawer at a time.
The drawers for each shelf are numbered from 1 to 5 starting at the top of the shelf.
NetBackup 5330 storage shelves and disk drives
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