Controllers In The Storagegrid Webscale Appliance - NetApp StorageGRID Webscale SG5700 Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

The SG5760 includes two controllers, two fan canisters, and two power canisters.
1 E2800 controller (storage controller)
2 E5700SG controller (compute controller)
3 Fan canister (1 of 2)
4 Power canister (1 of 2)
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Controllers in the StorageGRID Webscale appliance

Both the SG5712 and SG5760 models of the StorageGRID Webscale appliance include an E5700SG
controller and an E2800 controller. You should review the diagrams to learn the differences between
the controllers.
E5700SG controller
• Operates as the compute server for the appliance.
• Includes the StorageGRID Webscale Appliance Installer.
StorageGRID Webscale software is not preinstalled on the appliance. This software is
Note:
accessed from the Admin Node when you deploy the appliance.
• Can connect to all three StorageGRID Webscale networks, including the Grid Network, the
Admin Network, and the Client Network.
• Connects to the E2800 controller and operates as the initiator.
The E5700SG controller is highly customized for use in a StorageGRID Webscale system.
Note:
Do not use E-Series procedures for this controller unless instructed otherwise. For more
information, see "Maintaining your StorageGRID Webscale appliance" in this guide.
This figure shows the connectors on the back of the E5700SG controller.
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