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Page 1 Setup Guide DR365V - Backup & Disaster Recovery Appliance DR365V-1205L 12-bay / 2U Model www.stonefly.com www.iscsi.com...
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Page 3 All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced without the prior written consent of StoneFly. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. StoneFly shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
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Assigning a Static IP Address to the Veeam Management VM ......54 2.11.2 Enabling RDP on the Veeam Management VM ............. 57 2.11.3 Accessing Windows Server hosting Veeam ............59 Page 3 V8.0.3x ©StoneFly Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved...
Page 6: Introduction
1.1 Introduction This document is aimed for system administrators who would like to know how to get started with StoneFly DR365V Appliance. It describes initial steps for launching the appliance. The StoneFly DR365V is the ideal purpose-built hyperconverged infrastructure solution for backup and disaster recovery which also allows you to consolidate all of your server and backup systems into one easy to manage appliance.
Page 7: Icons
Introduction StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide 1.1.1 Icons Icon Type Description Note Special instructions or information Warning Risk of system damage or a loss of data V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 6...
Page 9: Rack Installation Instructions
2.1. Rack Installation Instructions This section provides information on installing the StoneFly DR365V appliance into a rack or cabinet with the rails provided. There are a variety of rack/cabinet units on the market, which may mean that the assembly procedure will differ slightly. You should also refer to the installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using.
Page 10 Press the locking tab down to release the inner rail. Pull the inner rail all the way out. Repeat for the other outer rail. Extending and Releasing the Inner Rail V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 9...
Page 11 Optionally, you can further secure the inner rail to the chassis with a screw. Repeat for the other inner rail. Installing the Inner Rails Inner Rails Installed on the Chassis V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 10...
Page 13 Note: The figure above is for illustrative purposes only. Always install servers to the bottom of the rack first. Caution: Do not pick up the server with the front handles. They are designed to pull the system from a rack only. Page 12 V8.0.3x ©StoneFly Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved...
Page 14: Power Up & Initial Access
2.2. Power Up & Initial Access These are the steps a user needs to follow in order to start using the StoneFly DR365V Hyperconverged Appliance: 1- Connect both power supply modules to a power outlet using the included power cords.
Page 15: Configuring Ipmi Kvm
Configuring IPMI KVM The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) KVM configuration allows for Remote Management and Power Control of the StoneFly DR365V system. This configuration is optional to perform, but recommended. To configure the IPMI module, connect a keyboard and monitor to the system. Power on the system and press the Del key to enter the BIOS setup.
Page 16 Initial Installation StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide In the BMC Network Configuration tab, select Update IPMI LAN Configuration and press Enter: When prompted, select Yes and press Enter. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 15...
Page 17 Initial Installation StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide From the additional list of options, select Configuration Address Source and press Enter: From the prompt, select Static and press Enter: V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 16...
Page 18 Press the “ESC” key to exit. Navigate to the Exit tab and select Save Changes and Exit. Note: The system will require power to be removed before IPMI IP Address will take effect. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 17...
Page 19: Accessing The Ipmi Interface
StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Accessing the IPMI Interface Start a browser and navigate to the configured IP address. Enter the following information in the login screen: • Username: stonefly • Password: Stonefly1 V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 18...
Page 20 Initial Installation StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Navigate to Remote Control tab and select iKVM/HTML5: Click on iKVM/HTML5 to launch remote console: V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 19...
Page 22: Vmware Management Network Configuration
Hostnames used in this section are for example only. Refer to Section 2.6 for Hyper-V Management Network Configuration. Connect to System console. Attach a keyboard and monitor or use system IPMI KVM. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 21...
Page 23 Press the F2 key to customize system. Then enter Login Name and Password and hit the Enter key to continue. The default Login information is as follows: • Login: root • Password: Stonefly1! V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 22...
Page 24 Select Network Adapters and press the Enter key. Select the vmnic to use for the management network for ESXi and press the Enter key. Press the Esc key when changes are complete. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 23...
Page 25 StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Select IPv4 Configuration, then hit the Enter key. Select Set static IPV4 address and network configuration. Enter the IP Addresses as needed, then hit the Esc key to return. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 24...
Page 26 Initial Installation StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Select IPv6 Configuration, then hit the Enter key. On the following screen, select Disable IPv6 (restart required), then press the Esc key. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 25...
Page 27 Initial Installation StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Select DNS Configuration, then press the Enter key. Enter information for DNS server and hostname as needed then hit the ESC key to return. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 26...
Page 28 Initial Installation StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Select Custom DNS Suffixes, then hit the Enter key. Enter DNS Suffixes as needed, then hit the ESC key to return. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 27...
Page 29 Initial Installation StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Select Restart Management Network to complete configuration of settings. Hit the ESC key to log out. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 28...
Page 30: Steps To Configure Scvm Management Port (Vmware)
Password, then click on the Log in button. The default login information is as follows: Username: root Password: Stonefly1! 1. You will see a screen like the one shown below: Page 29 V8.0.3x ©StoneFly Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved...
Page 31 At the User ID prompt type console and hit Enter. c. At the password prompt type coni100o and hit Enter. Note that the User ID and password are case sensitive. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 30...
Page 32 2. Using the SC Service menu, configure the management network by selecting option 2, for 2 – Network. The default settings are shown below. Adjust settings as needed then save the changes. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 31...
Page 33: Hyper-V Management Network Configuration
Hostnames used in this section are for example only. Refer to Section 2.4 for VMware Management Network Configuration. Connect to System console. Attach a keyboard and monitor or use system IPMI KVM. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 32...
Page 34 Launch the console, press CTRL + ALT + DELETE and enter the following credentials: Username: administrator Password: Stonefly1 Go to the Control Panel and select Network and Internet and then Network and Sharing Center. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 33...
Page 35 StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Click on Change adapter settings from the left menu. Right click on the appropriate management port and select properties. This will open the Management Network Properties window: V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 34...
Page 36 StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Left click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click Properties: Assign static IP and DNS server addresses. Once you’ve assigned the values, click on OK. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 35...
Page 37 Make sure to disable Internet Protocol Version 6 from the Management Network Properties window by unchecking the box next to it. After disabling IPv6, click OK. This completes the network configuration process. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 36...
Page 38: Steps To Configure Scvm Management Port (Hyper-V)
Hyper-V, click on the Windows Tab and then click on Server Manager, as shown below: In the Server Manager dashboard, click on Tools and select Hyper-V Manager. This will open the Hyper-V Manager with SCVM on it. Page 37 V8.0.3x ©StoneFly Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved...
Page 39 Initial Installation StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Right click on SCVM, and select Connect to access the user interface of the Virtual Machine. This will show a window like this: V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 38...
Page 40 2. Using the SC Service menu, configure the management network by selecting option 2, for 2 – Network. The default settings are shown below. Adjust settings as needed then save the changes. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 39...
Page 41 Note: the browser access to the SCVM Management GUI is blocked while the SC Service menu is active. Also note that there can be a short delay before the SCVM GUI becomes available. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 40...
Page 42: Kvm Management Network Configuration
Connect to the system console and attach a keyboard and monitor or use system IPMI KVM (if supported). To access the settings, enter the following credentials: Login: root Password: Stonefly1! Page 41 V8.0.3x ©StoneFly Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved...
Page 43 Enter. From the list of Ethernet connections, select the respective management NIC port from the list, then select Edit from the right hand pane and press Enter. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 42...
Page 44 In the Edit Connection window, go to the Addressess option, select Add and press Enter to type in the pre-configured IP address. After adding the IP address, select Ok and press Enter to close the Edit connection window. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 43...
Page 45: Steps To Configure Scvm Management Port (Kvm)
2.9 Steps to Configure SCVM Management Port (KVM) To configure the SCVM management port, use the Open Virtualization Manager (oVirt) access the SCVM console by clicking on SCVM from the list. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 44...
Page 46 Click on the Console button in the top right corner; this will open a Save As window. Type in a filename and download the SCVM SC Service Menu utility. Note: this process repeats each time you need to access the SCVM SC Service Menu. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 45...
Page 47 2. Using the SC Service menu, configure the management network by selecting option 2, for 2 – Network. The default settings are shown below. Adjust settings as needed then save the changes. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 46...
Page 48: Configuring The Scvm
2. In the Password field type: M@n4g1ng 3. Click Submit. The Home Page screen will appear. 4. Click System. 5. Click Admin. 6. Click Auto Save. The Auto Save screen will appear. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 47...
Page 50 Select a port by clicking on the box in the Bond column. Changes are not enforced until the next reboot. At first power up a default V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 49...
Page 51 Changing the IP address of the Management port will cause your browser to lose its connection to the DR365V. To access the DR365V, set your browser’s URL to point to the new IP address. 22. Click Submit. The following popups will appear. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 50...
Page 52 System Management LAN Port Change Screen 23. Click on OK on each popup screen to continue. 24. Click on the new IP address to confirm the change to the Management Port setting. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 51...
Page 53 4. Click Submit. 5. Navigate to Admin > General. The System Admin screen will appear. The DR365V must be rebooted for the new routing settings to be recognized. 6. Click Reboot. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 52...
Page 54: Configuring The Veeam Management Vm
2.11 Configuring the Veeam Management VM The Windows VM that will be used for Veeam Management cannot exist until the initial cluster is configured and a datastore provided. Your StoneFly engineer will walk you through the process. Once you’ve configured the IPMI, SCVM, VMware, and cluster, you can create the Windows server VM that will run the Veeam Backup &...
Page 55: Assigning A Static Ip Address To The Veeam Management Vm
In the Control Panel, click on View Network Status and tasks under the Network and Internet applet. Find and click on Change Adapter Settings in the menu on the left. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 54...
Page 56 In the window that appears, right-click on your network connection and click on Properties. This should open the Ethernet Properties window. Remove the checkmark for Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) to disable it. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 55...
Page 57 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) by left-clicking it once and then click on Properties. Select Use the following IP address and assign a custom IP address to this server, the Network Mask, Default Gateway, and the DNS IP address. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 56...
Page 58: Enabling Rdp On The Veeam Management Vm
In the Server Manager window, click Local Server in the left pane. This may take several minutes to open the desired window. Once the window opens, you should see that the Remote Desktop (RDP) is disabled. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 57...
Page 59 Remote Desktop. To do so, click on Select Users and type in the relevant credentials of the users. After you’ve enabled Remote Desktop, the Server Manager might still display Disabled. Refresh the window and wait a few minutes, it should change to Enabled. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 58...
Page 60: Accessing Windows Server Hosting Veeam
Veeam Management VM and click Connect. The system should prompt you for a username and password. Type in the credentials you created in the last section and click OK to start the RDP session. V8.0.3x ©StoneFly, Inc. 2020 | All rights reserved Page 59...
Page 61 Veeam Backup & Replication icon. Additional Configuration and System Management For additional information regarding the configuration and use of the StoneFly Storage Concentrator Virtual Machine, please consult the StoneFly Storage Concentrator User Guide from the included documents CD.
Page 63 StoneFly DR365V-1204 Getting Started Guide Refer to the following table for helpful hints on solving some of the most common problems. If you cannot find a resolution to your problem here, contact StoneFly. Call (510) 265 1616 and select support from the menu.
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