Nexsan NST2000 Quick Start Manual

UNIFIED HYBRID STORAGE
NEXSAN NST2000 Capacity Optimized
Quick Start Guide
This document provides installation steps for racking and cabling the UNITY2000 Capacity Optimized head
unit and the UNITY2000 expansion unit. This document also provides steps to discover and set up the
UNITY2000.
Taking Delivery
Your UNITY shipment includes the UNITY2000 and
optionally one Nexsan UNITY2000 expansion unit.
Check to ensure no damage has been sustained to
the packaging in transit. If any of the UNITY storage
components appear damaged, please contact your
reseller immediately.
Open box #1 first as mentioned in the Getting
NOTE:
Started sheet (affixed to the top of box #1).
UNITY2000 Rear View Components
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Power supply units
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Fan assemblies
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On-board GigE LAN ports (2 per node):
Right port: Primary data network interface (nx0)
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Left port: Management Interface (nx99) and
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IPMI interface
Prepare for Installation
Carefully read safety notices on
A
Ensure ahead of time that you have a suitable
B
rack; see
Rack and Enclosure Specifications
on
page 8.
Ensure that you have a Phillips screwdriver.
C
Have someone assist you during installation.
D
Acclimate new disk drives to
CAUTION:
room temperature for two hours before you
install them.
Unpack the UNITY2000
Remove all the components from packaging.
A
Position hands under the chassis to pull it free
from the foam insert.
Do NOT lift out the UNITY2000 chassis from its
packaging using the controller handles or
attached rails.
Place the components on an anti-static surface
B
until you are ready to use them.
Firmware Version: UNITY 1.0
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UNITY2000 Capacity Optimized Package
Contents
page 8.
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1
KVM connections
Storage connectivity: Dual-port SAS PCIe to Serial
Attached SCSI (HD Mini-SAS) host bus adapter
Connectivity to Fibre Channel hosts: Dual-port 8Gb
Fibre Channel to Express Host Bus Adapter
If you did not purchase a Fibre Channel
NOTE:
card, you can use this slot for an additional
network card, which can be any of the supported
NICs mentioned below.
Network connectivity:
10GbE dual-port network PCIe card with RJ-45
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interfaces
10GbE dual-port network PCIe card with SFP+
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SR interfaces
GbE dual-port network PCIe card with RJ-45
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interfaces
Nexsan UNITY Setup Guide
One UNITY2000 enclosure (with front bezel)
Rack-mounting hardware:
2 outer-rack rail assemblies (inner-chassis rails
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are already installed)
4 mounting screws with 4 washers to attach
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outer-rack rails to the rack
(1 on the front and 1 on the back for both the
left and right rail assemblies)
Disk drives:
16 drive configuration: 14 data drives, 1
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FASTier write cache SSD, and 1 FASTier read
cache SSD
9 drive configuration: 7 data drives, 1 FASTier
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write cache SSD, and 1 FASTier read cache
SSD
Two power cables
Two KVM leads
1 electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap
CD containing the Discovery Wizard and
documentation