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OceanStor 18000F V5 Series
V500R007
Quick Installation Guide
Issue: 09
Date: 2019-12-30
Introduction to OceanStor 18000F V5 Series
As Huawei's next-generation storage systems dedicated to large- and medium-scale data centers in the big data
era, the OceanStor 18500F V5/18800F V5 storage system fully meets the most demanding requirements for mass
data storage, data access, data availability, storage utilization, energy conservation, and ease of use.
The product models applicable to this document:
OceanStor 18000F V5 series: OceanStor 18500F V5/18800F V5
Before You Start
Overview
a
This guide describes how to quickly install OceanStor 18500F V5/18800F V5. For details, see the OceanStor
18000 and 18000F V5 Series V500R007 Installation Guide.
How to obtain help
b
You can obtain the product documentation from https://enterprise.huawei.com. You can also register for a
Huawei support account at this website to browse and download valuable information and sign up for product
updates.
Feedback
c
Your feedback is important to us. If you have any comments about this document, go to
https://support.huawei.com/enterprise
feedback and suggestions.
(Huawei enterprise technical support website) to submit your
Copyright ©Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2019
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  • Page 1 18000 and 18000F V5 Series V500R007 Installation Guide. How to obtain help You can obtain the product documentation from https://enterprise.huawei.com. You can also register for a Huawei support account at this website to browse and download valuable information and sign up for product updates. Feedback Your feedback is important to us.

  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Safety Information  Do not operate devices or handle cables on a stormy day.  To avoid eye injuries, do not look into the optical outlets without eye protection.  To avoid electric shock, do not wear an ESD wrist strap during the power-on process. CAUTION Before you handle devices, wear ESD clothes, wear a pair of ESD gloves or an ESD wrist strap, and remove conductive objects such as ornaments and watches.

  • Page 3: Preparing For The Installation

    1 Preparing for the Installation Checking installation tools Ensure that the following installation tools are ready:  Phillips screwdrivers (M3 to M6)  Diagonal pliers  Adjustable wrenches Checking devices and components  The delivered components vary depending on the disk configuration and number of system bays you have purchased.
  • Page 4 2 Installing Bays Planning positions of bays Standard bay layout To facilitate cabling, you are advised to use the following standard layouts. Scenario 1 Standard layout of 4 controllers Scenario 2 Standard layout of 8 controllers Scenario 3 Standard layout of 16 controllers...
  • Page 5 Non-standard bay layout If system and disk bays cannot be placed in a row and the cables are long enough, you can place the system and disk bays in two rows. Scenario 1 Non-standard layout of 4 controllers Scenario 2 Non-standard layout of 8 controllers...
  • Page 6 If the cables are long enough, you can use the following non-standard layout for 16-controller bays. Scenario 3 Non-standard layout of 16 controllers Planning positions of holes (for underfloor cabling only) Blue = Bottom of a system bay White = Hole created in the equipment room floor for cabling 1 inch = 25.4 mm...
  • Page 7 2 Installing Bays (Optional) Removing side panels This is a required step when the storage system contains both a system bay and a disk bay. Remove adjacent side panels from the two bays to allow for a direct SAS cable connection between them. To remove a side panel, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 8 2 Installing Bays Securing bays Move the bay to the desired location. Use an adjustable wrench to extend the leveling feet until the casters no longer touch the ground and the bay is level. Cabinet base dimensions NOTICE Install the bays in the same row side by side.
  • Page 9 2 Installing Bays (Optional) Connecting bays  Connecting plates are delivered with the bays. Obtain the connecting plates at the bottom of the bay near the rear door.  Connect two adjacent bays using two connecting plates (on the top of the bays). Connect the two ends of a connecting plate to two neighboring bays using screws.

  • Page 10: Connecting Cables

    3 Connecting Cables Routing cables between bays Route SAS cables (if both system and disk bays exist), network cables, optical fibers, and AOCs between bays from sides or on the top of the bays. You can also route the cables underfloor if there are cabling holes in the floor. Scenario 1 Routing cables from cable holes on the two sides of the bay Scenario 2 Routing cables on the top of the bays...

  • Page 11: Controller Enclosure

    3 Connecting Cables Connecting cables on the SVP and a controller enclosure Connects to the management network port of the controller enclosure. Connects to the management network. Connects to Connects to a KVM. an SMS modem. Connects to an application server. Connects to the Connects to a management network.
  • Page 12  The following describes how to connect cables in the scenario where a storage system has two controller enclosures. In other scenarios, obtain help information from Enterprise Huawei Storage Product Networking Assistant that is available at https://support.huawei.com/enterprise.
  • Page 13 If the storage device is not configured with an SVP, the management network port of controller enclosure 0 must connect to the management network.
  • Page 14 3 Connecting Cables Connecting data switches to controller enclosures using AOCs (for multiple system bays)  If your storage system has only one system bay, skip this step. If your storage system has two or more system bays, you must connect the controller enclosures in all system bays to the data switches in system bay 1 using PCIe ports.
  • Page 15 3 Connecting Cables Connecting SAS cables (for a storage system with both system bays and disk bays) If the disk bay is not in maximum configuration, comply with the following rules:  When connecting cables between two disk enclosures, connect the P0 port on one disk enclosure to the P1 port on the other disk enclosure.
  • Page 16  If the controller enclosure has two 12 Gbit/s SAS shared expansion modules, connect the ports on the expansion modules to each disk enclosure in sequence, as shown in the following figure.  If the controller enclosure has four 12 Gbit/s SAS shared expansion modules, refer to the OceanStor 18000 and 18000F V5 Series V500R007 Installation Guide.
  • Page 17 3 Connecting Cables Connecting controller enclosures to application servers A controller enclosure can be connected to application servers using front-end ports (8 Gbit/s, 16 Gbit/s, or 32 Gbit/s Fibre Channel, 10GE, 10 Gbit/s FCoE, GE electrical, 10GE electrical, 56 Gbit/s InfiniBand, 25GE, 40GE, or 100GE).
  • Page 18 Scenario 2 Connecting front-end ports to the application server through switches In the preceding network example, four redundant links connect to two controllers of a controller enclosure. The networking of connections to four controllers is similar (that is, each controller connects to each switch). Network cable Application server connection...
  • Page 19 3 Connecting Cables (Optional) Connecting the SVP to a maintenance terminal Maintenance terminal SMS modem  The last two system management network ports on the SVP are bonded by default. The two ports have the same IP address and the bonding cannot be removed. You are advised to connect both system management network ports to the management network for link redundancy, thereby improving management network reliability.

  • Page 20: Connecting Ground Cables

    3 Connecting Cables Connecting ground cables All devices in bays arrive pre-connected to ground terminals in the bays, use a ground cable to connect the bay to a ground bar in the equipment room. (1) Peel off a section of the insulation layer C from the ground cable to expose a section of ground cable conductor D.
  • Page 21 (3) Use the ground cable crimping tool to clamp the tail of the OT terminal and the contact part of the conductor. (4) Push the heat shrink tube A towards the OT terminal, and cover the crimping area of the OT terminal and the conductor.
  • Page 22 3 Connecting Cables Assembling PDU connectors  Power distribution unit (PDU) connectors are shipped with the storage system. Assemble the PDU connectors, as shown in the following figures. After the external PDU power cable of a bay is connected, bind the slack of the cable to the top or bottom of the bay. Skip this step if the pre-assembled PDU connectors are already available.

  • Page 23: Powering On The Storage System

    5 Powering On the Storage System Follow these basic rules to power on the storage system: • For a storage system with both disk bays and system bays, first power on the disk bays and then the system bays. • Power on the system bays in an ascending order from system bay 0 to system bay n. •...
  • Page 24 5 Powering On the Storage System Pressing the power button on the controller enclosure Press the power button on the controller enclosure to power on the storage system. The disk enclosures will automatically power on after the controller enclosure is powered on. The power-on of the storage system takes 15 to 30 minutes.
  • Page 25 5 Powering On the Storage System Front door Back of the front door 6 Initializing the Storage System NOTICE The SVP runs the management software and maintenance software that are delivered with the storage system. They are critical storage system components. To prevent compatibility issues and function failures, do not install any third-party software (such as antivirus software and packet capturing tools) or uninstall the built-in software of the SVP.

  • Page 26: Contacting Huawei Technical Support

    Guide. Obtain the documentation related to the software from the Huawei technical support website. Contacting Huawei Technical Support If this document cannot help you resolve problems, contact Huawei technical support using one of the following methods: Huawei customer service center...
  • Page 27 Appendix 1 Information about common user names of initializing the storage system is shown as follows: Account User Level Usage Default Default Password Changing Category User Password Method Name Built-in Administrator Default user svp_user Aguser@ Run passwd username to SVP user for logging 12#$ change the password.
  • Page 28 Appendix 2 Information about the default IP addresses of the storage system is shown as follows: Storage Management Default IP Utility of the IP Address IP Address Device Network Port Address Setting Method Management 192.168.2.100 The management network port used to For details about network port manage the SVP is connected to a...

  • Page 29: Product Statement

    Product Statement Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) Unique Identifier: trade name: HUAWEI; product name: Storage System; model number: OceanStor 18000F V5 Responsible Party- U.S. Contact Information Huawei Technologies USA Inc. 5700 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 500 Plano, Texas 75024 Main: 214-919-6000 / TAC Hotline: 877-448-2934 FCC Compliance Statement (for products subject to Part 15) This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.

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