Understanding The Netbackup 5330 Hardware Installation Sequence - VERITAS NetBackup 5330 Appliance Hardware Installation Manual

Understanding the NetBackup 5330 hardware
installation sequence

Understanding the NetBackup 5330 hardware installation sequence

Caution: When you add a second Expansion Shelf to an operational appliance
system, best practices recommend that you turn off the compute node, the Primary
Shelf, and the existing Expansion Shelf.
Note: Before you add a second Expansion Shelf to your system, you must upgrade
to NetBackup Appliance Release 2.7.1, or later. Refer to the NetBackup Appliance
Upgrade Guide for Release 2.7.x - RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Operating
System, which is located at the following web site.
https://veritas.com/support/en_US/article.DOC2792.html
For easier installation and cabling between units, the installation of the compute
node and the storage shelves must be performed in a specific sequence.
The recommended installation sequence is as follows:
Storage shelves
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Expansion Storage Shelves - install in the lowest available 4RU rack spaces.
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Primary Storage Shelf - install in the next available 4RU rack space above
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the Expansion Storage Shelves.
The storage shelves are the heaviest units. They are physically similar and
both use the same rail type for mounting. For easier installation, do not install
the disk drives until after the units are installed into the rack.
The estimated time to install one storage shelf is about 2.5 hours.
NetBackup 5330 compute node - install in the next available 2RU rack space
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above the Primary Storage Shelf.
The estimated time to install one compute node is about 1.25 hours.
Table 1-3 describes the installation steps and includes a link to the specific procedure
for that step.
Storage shelf and compute node hardware installation sequence
Table 1-3
Step Description
1 Unpack the storage shelves.
See "Unpacking a Primary Shelf or an Expansion Shelf" on page 25.
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