Controllers In The Storagegrid Appliance - NetApp StorageGRID 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 appliance

Both the SG5712 and SG5760 models of the StorageGRID 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 Appliance Installer.
StorageGRID software is not preinstalled on the appliance. This software is accessed
Note:
from the Admin Node when you deploy the appliance.
• Can connect to all three StorageGRID networks, including the Grid Network, the Admin
Network, and the Client Network.
• Connects to the E2800 controller and operates as the initiator.
This figure shows the connectors on the back of the E5700SG controller.
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