Required Reading; Understanding Hardware Scenarios - VERITAS NetBackup 5330 Appliance Hardware Installation Manual

16 Hardware overview

Required reading

Required reading

Understanding hardware scenarios

Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) modules for FC and 10GbE ports.
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SFPs are factory-installed in the cards in the PCIe risers.
Two SFPs are provided for use with the 10GbE ports on the rear panel of the
compute node.
You may need to obtain the following types of cables depending on the I/O
configuration of your compute node:
Ethernet cables between the 1Gb Ethernet and the 10Gb Ethernet ports on the
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compute node rear panel and your network.
Ethernet cable between the Intelligent Program Management Interface (IPMI)
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port on the compute node rear panel and your network for remote access.
Additional FC cables between the 8Gb FC HBA ports on the compute node rear
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panel and your network for connection to tape or other devices.
Read the following sections before proceeding. Information in these sections helps
you determine the hardware you have already installed and any additional hardware
that you need to install.
See "Understanding hardware scenarios" on page 16.
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See "Performing a soft shutdown before adding a new Expansion Shelf"
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on page 54.
See "NetBackup 5330 cables and connectors" on page 15.
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The NetBackup 5330 Appliance Release 2.7.1 introduced the use of 6TB disk drives
in the storage shelves. Previous releases provided storage disk drives at 3TB.
However, you cannot mix 3TB and 6TB drives in a single storage shelf.
This following list describes the instructions that are available in this guide.
Installing and connecting a compute node and a Primary Shelf.
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Installing and connecting an Expansion Shelf to a Primary Shelf and a compute
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node.
Installing a second Expansion Shelf and connecting it to an existing Expansion
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Shelf, Primary Shelf, and compute node.