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EonStor CS Installation Guide
This guide provides the procedure of setting up EonStor CS. Hardware
and software installation will be step-by-step introduced.
Version: 1.00
Updated: February 2020

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  • Page 1 EonStor CS Installation Guide This guide provides the procedure of setting up EonStor CS. Hardware and software installation will be step-by-step introduced. Version: 1.00 Updated: February 2020...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    EonStor CS Installation Guide Contents Contents ..............................2 Summary ..............................4 Audience ..............................5 Prologue ............................... 6 Node Installation ..........................7 1-1. Check in Box ..........................8 1-2. Rackmount Installation ........................ 10 1-3. Install Drive on Trays ........................13 For CS 3016/3024/4016/4024......................13 For CS 4025B ............................
  • Page 3 EonStor CS Installation Guide 5-2. Create the Local Folder ........................57 Create local folders ..........................57 File Manager ............................61 Manage Files and Folders ........................62 5-3. Create a Share Folder ........................65 5-4. Create Users and User Group ......................67 Create a Local User ..........................

  • Page 4: Summary

    EonStor CS Installation Guide Summary For those who are going to deploying EonStor CS, this guide can help you build up the system with step-by- step tutorial. In this guide, we separate into several chapters: prepare for the installation, install hardware, cluster cabling, and software related setup.

  • Page 5: Audience

    EonStor CS Installation Guide Audience This guide is intended for the Infortrend partners, customers, and employees who are going to building up EonStor CS. page 5 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 6: Prologue

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 0. Prologue Use this Help Guide if you have any questions on how to Install EonStor CS cluster. 1. Node Installation Outline the process for Installing and boot up the first node of EonStor CS properly, and repeat the step until all the other nodes are successfully boot up.

  • Page 7: Node Installation

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 1. Node Installation In This Section Outline the process for Installing and boot up the first node of EonStor CS properly, and repeat the step until all the other nodes are successfully boot up. Contents 1.1. Check in Box Check the components list in the package before your start cluster installation 1.2.

  • Page 8: Check In Box

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 1-1. Check in Box You should have the items below:  Enclosure chassis (If host board is purchased, it is default installed on enclosure.)  Tray  Rackmount kit (Slide rail kit)  Power cord & Accessory & Cable box ...
  • Page 9 EonStor CS Installation Guide  Switches: For connecting management/internal/front-end network. We strongly recommend that use dedicated switch for each network to prevent system performance downgrade. page 9 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 10: Rackmount Installation

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 1-2. Rackmount Installation Please do the hardware installation device by device, checking single device (node) first. You can proceed to install another node only if setting up previous one without any problem. Install rackmount kit (Slide rail kit) on rack and enclosure. ...
  • Page 11 EonStor CS Installation Guide the front and rear rack posts using the M5 9.0mm screws (C). Tighten the four screws on the slide rail to fix the length. Attach the inner glides to both sides of the enclosure using the no. 6-32 flathead screws. With the assistance of another person, lift and insert the enclosure onto the slide rails.
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  • Page 13: Install Drive On Trays

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 1-3. Install Drive on Trays For CS 3016/3024/4016/4024  Press the release button to open the spring handle.  Orient the hard drive to the tray with the interface connectors facing the open side of the tray and the label is facing up (A).
  • Page 14 EonStor CS Installation Guide  Close the spring handle when the drive is fully inserted to the bay. IMPORTANT! The system should be full of drives. page 14 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 15: For Cs 4025B

    EonStor CS Installation Guide For CS 4025B  Press the release button to open the spring handle.  Place the hard drive on the tray (A), then secure the clips to both sides of the tray (B).  Insert the assembled hard drive and tray to the enclosure with the spring handle open. page 15 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 16 EonStor CS Installation Guide  Close the spring handle when the drive is fully inserted to the bay. IMPORTANT! Hard drives are installed in all drive slots of the systems. page 16 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 17: Jbod Connections (Optional)

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 1-4. JBOD connections (Optional)  Setup the JBOD Expansions  Locate the rotary ID switch on the JBOD’s front panel.  Use a small flat blade screwdriver to set a unique ID on the JBOD expansion system. IMPORTANT! When setting an ID on the JBOD system, you must start from 1.
  • Page 18 EonStor CS Installation Guide  Install the drives on the new expansion enclosure page 18 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 19: Node Status Checking

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 1-5. Node Status Checking  Connect the bundled power cords to the power sockets of the system (A).  Turn on the networking devices and the expansion systems.  Press the start button to turn on CS system (B). You can observe the LEDs located at the front panel/power supplies at the rear of the enclosure/on drive tray.
  • Page 20 EonStor CS Installation Guide Number LED Name Service Power Cooling Module status Temperature status System fault The following table shows the status of CS Power supply LED, The power supply works normally with green LED light. CS front panel LED ...
  • Page 21 EonStor CS Installation Guide different abnormal LED status and troubleshoot instructions. Abnormal LED status: 1 Troubleshooting Flow Chart page 21 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 22 EonStor CS Installation Guide Abnormal LED status: 2 Troubleshooting Flow Chart page 22 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 23 EonStor CS Installation Guide Abnormal LED status: 3 Troubleshooting Flow Chart page 23 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 24 EonStor CS Installation Guide Abnormal LED status: 4 Troubleshooting Flow Chart page 24 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 25 EonStor CS Installation Guide Abnormal LED status: 5 Troubleshooting Flow Chart page 25 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 26: Check Led Status Of Drive Tray

    EonStor CS Installation Guide Abnormal LED status: 6 Troubleshooting Flow Chart Check LED status of drive tray. There are two LEDs on the tray that indicate the status of your drives. When you get notified by a drive failure message, you must check the drive tray LEDs to find the correct location of the failed drive. page 26 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 27 EonStor CS Installation Guide Drive Tray LED Number LED Name Color/Status Description Data is being written or read from the drive. The drive is busy. Data is being written or read from the drive. The Drive Busy drive is extremely busy. The hard drive is plugged in but there is no activity going on.

  • Page 28: Cluster Cabling

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 2. Cluster Cabling In This Section Introduces what’s the CS cluster network architecture/topology, and how to connect with three different network to establish the CS cluster. Contents 2.1. Cluster Network Overview Introduces what’s the CS cluster network architecture/topology, and the network combination based on the host board installed on each CS node’s controller.

  • Page 29: Cluster Network Overview

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 2-1. Cluster Network Overview When all nodes are normally running without hardware issues, begin to construct cluster cabling. There are three types of network ports as below.  Management ports: Administrator manages the cluster via these ports ...
  • Page 30 EonStor CS Installation Guide Combination 2: 4 x 10GbE (Front-end) + 2 x 25GbE (Internal) Combination 3: 4 x 10GbE (Front-end) + 2 x 40GbE (Internal) Combination 4: 2 x 25GbE (Front-end) + 2 x 25GbE (Internal) page 30 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 31 EonStor CS Installation Guide Combination 5: 2 x 40GbE (Front-end) + 2 x 40GbE (Internal) page 31 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 32: Cluster Cabling

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 2-2. Cluster Cabling 1. Connect management ports of each node to a switch. Please check if the ports work normally after connecting to the switch. If not, please check cabling or switch setting. 2. Connect internal ports to another switch. Please check if the ports work normally after connecting to another switch.

  • Page 33: Check Port Status

    EonStor CS Installation Guide switch setting. Note! Front-end connection is not necessary when deploying a cluster. You can configure it afterwards. Check Port Status The following tables shows the different host interfaces network status including 1Gb/s management port, on-board 10Gb/s SFP+ interface port. Host board with 25Gb/s and 40Gb/s interfaces. 1GbE Management Port (RJ-45) LEDs Number LED Name...
  • Page 34 EonStor CS Installation Guide 1Gb connection is established. Speed 10/100Mb connection is established. A connection is established. Link/Active Data I/O is ongoing. No connection is established. 10GbE Ports (SFP+) LEDs Link Speed Link Speed Link Speed Link Speed Number LED Name Color/Status Description 10Gb/s connection is establish...
  • Page 35 EonStor CS Installation Guide LED Name Color/Status Description 10Gb/s connection is establish Link No connection is established. Data I/O is ongoing. Active No Data I/O. Host Board 40GbE Ports (QSFP+) LEDs LED Name Color/Status Description 10Gb/s connection is establish Link No connection is established.

  • Page 36: Cluster Deployment

    3.1. Assign the Master Node Before deploy the CS cluster, one of the CS must be assigned as master node. 3.2. Cluster Deployer Outline the process for deploying CS cluster with Infortrend Cluster Deployer. page 36 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 37: Assign The Master Node

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 3-1. Assign the Master Node Choose any node as the master. And following the below instruction for assigning the node as master node Note! Only one node can be designated as the master in a cluster system. When more than one node are set as the masters, it may cause the deployment to fail or the cluster system to operate abnormally.

  • Page 38: Cluster Deployer

    Before deploying a cluster, disable the firewall, or enable the UDP ports on the firewall: 8814 (EonOne management), 8097/8098 (cluster deployment). 1. Open a browser and enter IP http://10.10.0.1:8098. You will enter Infortrend Cluster Deployer to start the deployment process of the cluster.
  • Page 39 EonStor CS Installation Guide Select the nodes that you want to form your cluster, and then click Next. If you are unable to see the node, please click “Can’t find your node?”. page 39 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 40 EonStor CS Installation Guide 5. You can see the internal network status in this page. Make sure that the status shows “Normal” and click Next. If the status shows “Error”, check the cabling of failed channel. Enter a cluster name. Enable advanced features on your cluster. Set the date and time, and then click Next.
  • Page 41 EonStor CS Installation Guide [Option] At the Advanced settings part, you can modify the stripe size for CS cluster  General purpose: If the cluster is used for general application like file sharing, backup or other generic environment, this option is recommended. ...
  • Page 42 EonStor CS Installation Guide Select the drive protection type for your cluster, and then click Next. Configure the network as needed, and then click Next. page 42 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 43 EonStor CS Installation Guide Confirm the configuration you set, and then click Create. page 43 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 44 EonStor CS Installation Guide Wait for the system to apply your cluster configuration. page 44 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 45 EonStor CS Installation Guide Review the details after the cluster is successfully created, then click Exit. page 45 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 46 EonStor CS Installation Guide [Check Item] All parameters are well defined and the cluster deployer can successfully proceed without problem. After clicking Exit, you will jump to EonOne management interface. page 46 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 47: Cluster Initialization

    Outline the process for initialize CS cluster with EonOne Setup Wizard. Contents After running the Infortrend Cluster Deployer, the webpage will automatically jump to EonOne for CS. Enter admin/admin for Username/Password and Initial setup wizard will pop out. Click Next to configure system.
  • Page 48 EonStor CS Installation Guide You can set up email or SNMP notification in Notification page. You can use "Send test mail" to try the functionality. After setting, click Next. 2. Reset the login password to ensure login security, then Click Next. page 48 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 49 EonStor CS Installation Guide 3. Create disk pool within cluster. Fill in name, description, data protection policy, pool size. For data protection policy, please check the description in Initial setup wizard. After setting, click Next. 4. Enable the protocols for cross-platform file sharing and management, then Click Next.
  • Page 50 EonStor CS Installation Guide 5. You can join the system to an AD or LDAP domain to allow access from domain users. After setting, click Next. 6. Confirm the configuration you set, then click Create. page 50 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 51 EonStor CS Installation Guide Wait for the system to apply your configuration. 8. Click Exit to finish Initial Setup Wizard and dashboard will be shown. page 51 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 52 EonStor CS Installation Guide 9. Quick start guide will pop out to guide you to create disk pool and shared folders. [Check Item] Initial setup wizard can be successfully processed without issue. page 52 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 53: Connect With Client Site

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 5. Connect with Client Site In This Section At this step the CS cluster is established, the process for connect with client workstations, servers will be introduced in here. Including creating pools, share folder and local / domain user for file sharing, and how to access the CS from Windows, MacOS client.

  • Page 54: Create Disk Pools

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 5-1 . Create Disk Pools In the initialization setup wizard step we created the first storage pool, you can also create additional disk pools from management webpage with different scale-out mode to separately hold and manage folders and files of different uses.
  • Page 55 EonStor CS Installation Guide 3. Scroll down to fill in the Pool size. 4. Click OK and it might take few minutes to finish the creation. page 55 / 86 Installation Guide...
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  • Page 57: Create The Local Folder

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 5-2. Create the Local Folder Before you share the folder to the client site, the local folder must be created first from EonOne File Manager and then the share folder can be created in the CS local folder for management purpose. Create local folders Create your folders in the disk pool to store files, and share them with other users for easy file exchange.
  • Page 58 EonStor CS Installation Guide 2. Click on the "New folder" icon to create a new folder. 3. Select a folder to share. Right click on it and then click on "Share" to configure the share settings. page 58 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 59 EonStor CS Installation Guide 4. In here you can enable the file sharing protocol, name, share name and advanced setting with this folder. After setting up, click Save button. page 59 / 86 Installation Guide...
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  • Page 61: File Manager

    EonStor CS Installation Guide File Manager File Manager is the native application for managing files and folders hosted in the cluster. With a browser, you can access File Manager for convenient data management. 1. Go to Settings > File system > File Manager 2.

  • Page 62: Manage Files And Folders

    EonStor CS Installation Guide Manage Files and Folders In File Manager, you can perform various operations on a folder/file, like sharing a local folder, archiving a folder, or uploading/downloading files, etc. 1. Go to Settings > File system > File Manager 2.
  • Page 63 EonStor CS Installation Guide Copy the selected file/folder. Copy Hot key: Ctrl+C Cut the selected file/folder. Hot key: Ctrl+X Paste the copied or cut file/folder. Paste Hot key: Ctrl+V Delete the selected file/folder. Delete Duplicate the selected file in the displayed location. Duplicate Edit the name, quota setting, and access permission of the selected Edit...
  • Page 64 EonStor CS Installation Guide 1. While enabling tiered data migration, Go to Settings > Storage > Disk pool > Advanced and enable Enable quota management. 2. While disabling tiered data migration, Go to Settings > Storage > Disk pool > Edit and enable Enable quota management.

  • Page 65: Create A Share Folder

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 5-3. Create a Share Folder After creating the local folders on CS, you can create the share folder for file sharing purpose with different protocol (CIFS/SMB, NFS, FTP, AFP and Rsync) You can share local folders with remote users via the CIFS/SMB and NFS protocols. Note! You must create a local folder to share in File Manager first.
  • Page 66 EonStor CS Installation Guide Name Description Name Specify a name for the shared folder. This name is displayed in the shared folder list. Specify the location of the folder for sharing, or click Browse to Folder path choose one. Set the shared folder’s accessing protocol: CIFS/SMB, NFS and Protocol FTP.

  • Page 67: Create Users And User Group

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 5-4. Create Users and User Group After setting the disk pool, folder and shared folder, you can start to crate the user to set up the permission. There are two ways to create users for CS to manage Create a Local User After setting the disk pool, folder and shared folder, you can start to crate the user to set up the permission.

  • Page 68: Join An Ad/Ldap Domain

    EonStor CS Installation Guide Join an AD/LDAP Domain The cluster can join a Windows Active Directory (AD) domain and a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) domain. After joining a domain, the cluster retrieves information of domain users for management. Note! To add/delete/edit domain users or user groups, go to the domain server to do proper management. 1.
  • Page 69 EonStor CS Installation Guide Authentication Set the authentication strength from 2 (lowest security) to 5 level (highest security). To know which authentication level to choose, consult the documentation of Windows AD server Click Fetch to get the domain controller information. Domain controller DC Address...
  • Page 70 EonStor CS Installation Guide Examples: cn=admin,dc=aadomain,dc=aa.local Password Specify the root username and password of the LDAP server. 4. Click Save to save the information. 5. The system automatically retrieves the domain-specific user information (in Settings > File system > Users) and user group information (in Settings > File system > Groups). 6.

  • Page 71: How To Create Groups

    EonStor CS Installation Guide How to create Groups 1. Go to Settings > File system > Groups to add new groups. 2. The group name is necessary to fill in. page 71 / 86 Installation Guide...
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  • Page 73: Setup The Folder Permission

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 5-5. Setup the folder permission Check below about how to set up the folder permission. Go to the EonOne > File Manager, here have two way to set up the folder permission 1. Create the folder, switch the tab to permission, to complete the setting 2.
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  • Page 75: Access The Share Folder

    EonStor CS Installation Guide 5-6. Access the share folder There are two ways for client site to access the share folder Access the CS shared folder with Windows or Mac 1. Before you start, make sure the server and Eonstor CS are in the same subnet. 2.
  • Page 76 EonStor CS Installation Guide 6. Go to Setting > Cluster > Protocol viewer to check the protocol service status page 76 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 77: Mount The Shared Folder As Local Disk

    EonStor CS Installation Guide Mount the shared folder as local disk 1. Download the EonView utility on Infortrend support page 2. Choose your OS type and install on your local side 3. Open the EonView, the system will auto execution the CS.
  • Page 78 EonStor CS Installation Guide 4. Or you can enter the specific IP to access the CS 5. Click next and enter the account and password to access the CS system 6. Switch the tab to the shared folders 7. Click the “Add a shared folder” and select the folder you want to mount in the local side. page 78 / 86 Installation Guide...
  • Page 79 EonStor CS Installation Guide 8. After that, you can start to share your file via this share folder. page 79 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 80: Legal Disclaimer And Information

    Standard Warranty Policy available on the Infortrend website: https://www.infortrend.com/global/Support/terms-conditions Infortrend may from time to time modify, update or upgrade the software, firmware or any accompanying user documentation without any prior notice. Infortrend will provide access to these new software, firmware, or documentation releases from certain download sections of our website or through our service partners.
  • Page 81 (1) products, software, or options not certified and supported by Infortrend are used; (2) configurations not certified and supported by Infortrend are used; (3) parts intended for one system are installed in another system of different make or model.

  • Page 82: Trademarks

    Infortrend, SANWatch, EonOne, EonStor and EonServ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Infortrend Technology, Inc. Other names prefixed with “IFT”, “DS”, “GS”, “GSa”, “GSc”, “GSi”, “GSe”, “GSe Pro”, “CS” are trademarks of Infortrend Technology, Inc. All other names, brands, products or services are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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  • Page 84: Contact Information

    EonStor CS Installation Guide Contact Information page 84 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 85: Website

    EonStor CS Installation Guide Website For more information of Infortrend’s products and services, visit: https://www.infortrend.com/global/Home page 85 / 86 Installation Guide...

  • Page 86: Customer Support

    EonStor CS Installation Guide Customer Support Contact your system vendor or visit the following support site. http://www.infortrend.com/global/Support/Support page 86 / 86 Installation Guide...

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