Storagegrid Appliance Overview - NetApp StorageGRID SG5700 Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

StorageGRID appliance overview

The SG5700 StorageGRID appliance is an integrated storage and computing platform that operates
as a Storage Node in a StorageGRID grid. The appliance can be used in a hybrid grid environment
that combines appliance Storage Nodes and virtual (software-based) Storage Nodes.
The StorageGRID SG5700 appliance provides the following features:
• Integrates the storage and computing elements for a StorageGRID Storage Node.
• Includes the StorageGRID Appliance Installer to simplify Storage Node deployment and
configuration.
• Includes E-Series SANtricity System Manager for hardware management and monitoring.
• Supports up to four 10-GbE or 25-GbE connections to the StorageGRID Grid Network and Client
Network.
• Supports Full Disk Encryption (FDE) drives or Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
drives. When these drives are used with the Drive Security feature in SANtricity System
Manager, unauthorized access to data is prevented.
The SG5700 appliance is available in two models: the SG5712 and the SG5760. Both models include
the following components:
Component
Compute controller
Storage controller
Chassis
Drives
Redundant power
supplies and fans
The maximum raw storage available in the StorageGRID appliance is fixed, based on the number of
drives in each enclosure. You cannot expand the available storage by adding a shelf with additional
drives.
Model SG5712
This figure shows the front and back of the SG5712 model, a 2U enclosure that holds 12 drives.
The SG5712 includes two controllers and two power-fan canisters.
SG5712
E5700SG controller
E-Series E2800 controller
E-Series DE212C enclosure, a two
rack-unit (2U) enclosure
12 NL-SAS drives (3.5-inch)
Two power-fan canisters
SG5760
E5700SG controller
E-Series E2800 controller
E-Series DE460C enclosure, a four
rack-unit (4U) enclosure
60 NL-SAS drives (3.5-inch)
Two power canisters and two fan
canisters
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