High-Level Procedure; Netwitness Platform 11.3 And Later; Netwitness Platform 11.2 And Earlier - Dell PowerVault MD1400 Setup Manual

High-Level Procedure

This table summarizes the two PowerVaults and two 15-Drive DAC external storage
deployment scenario.

NetWitness Platform 11.3 and Later

Deployment Scenario Tasks
Archiver, Decoder, and
Log Decoder (two Power-
Vaults and two 15-Drive
DACs)

NetWitness Platform 11.2 and Earlier

Deployment Scen-
ario
Archiver, Decoder, and
Log Decoder (two
PowerVaults and two
15-Drive DACs)
43 Install PowerVaults and 15-Drive DACs on a Series 5 or Series 6 Host (Mixed
PowerVault (Dell MD1400) Setup Guide
1. Connect the PowerVaults and 15-Drive DACs to the host
before powering on the host as described in
External Storage Devices to an Archiver, Decoder, or Log
Decoder Host.
2. Follow the instructions in the Storage Guide for RSA
NetWitness Platform Version 11.3 and Later to allocate
storage for your hardware.
Tasks
1. Connect the PowerVaults and 15-Drive DACs to the host before
powering on the host as described in
Devices to an Archiver, Decoder, or Log Decoder
2. Run the NwArrayConfig.py script as described in
External Storage Installation Scripts on the Decoder, Log
Decoder, or Archiver.
3. Restart the service as described in
4. License the host's services (if not already licensed). Refer to the
Licensing Guide available through the application Help option
and RSA Link at https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-40370
instructions on licensing RSA hosts.
Connect
Connect External Storage
Host.
Run the
Restart the Service.
for
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