Quantum F2000 Getting Started Manual

F2000 GETTING STARTED GUIDE
The F2000 is an ultra-fast, highly available storage array for editing, rendering, and processing of video content and other
large unstructured data sets in a StorNext shared storage environment.
This guide provides an introduction to the F2000 hardware and provides a high-level overview of the F2000 installation
and configuration process. For complete documentation, refer to the F2000 Documentation Center at
www.quantum.com/F2000docs. In the F2000 Documentation Center, go to Resources > F2000 Documentation Center
Downloads if you need to download a local offline version of the documentation center.
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F2000 Hardware Overview
Drive bay includes 24 x Non-Volatile Memory
Express (NVMe) Solid State Drives (SSDs)
Drive Slot Numbering
F2000 Installation and Configuration
The F2000 installation process consists of installing the hardware and configuring the system. An overview of the steps
starts below and continues on page 2. Use this overview as a checklist as you complete the installation. For detailed,
step-by-step installation instructions, refer to the Install menu on the F2000 Documentation Center or go directly to
www.quantum.com/F2000Install.
Before starting the installation, review the important safety information in the Install > – Install the F2000
Hardware > Safety, prerequisites and requirements
1 – Install the F2000 Hardware
 Safety, prerequisites and requirements
 Step 1: Choose an installation location
 Step 2: Unpack the F2000
 Step 3: Install the F2000 into a rack
 Step 4: Cable the F2000
 Connect Ethernet cables to the customer-
provided network switch
 Connect FC or Ethernet model cables
 Connect the power cables
Port 4: 10 GbE Controller-to-Controller
Connection (Pre-installed)
To Primary AC
Power Source
Controller B
Pull-out Tab with
System Serial Number
FC Model: A dual-port 32 Gb FC card is installed in PCIe Slot 1 and PCIe Slot
3 in both controllers. Connect up to eight FC cables to the cards. At a
minimum, one FC cable must be connected to Controller A and one FC
cable must be connected to Controller B for the system to function
properly. Then connect the other end of the cables to a 32 Gb FC switch.
Ethernet Model: A dual-port 100 GbE card is installed in PCIe Slot 1 in both
controllers. For a single-subnet configuration, connect one cable to
Controller A and one cable to Controller B. For a dual-subnet configuration,
connect two cables to Controller A and two cables to Controller B. Then
connect the other end of the cables to a 100 GbE network switch.
PCIe Slot 1
PCIe Slot 2
PCIe Slot 3
Port 1: to 1 GbE/10 GbE
Network Switch
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(Example below shows controllers A and B with dual-port 32 GB FC
cards in PCIe slots 1 and 3. Dual-port 100 GbE cards are also available.)
Controller A
2000 W
IPMI/BMC Port
PSU A
section of the F2000 Documentation Center.
Port 1: to 1 GbE/10 GbE
Network Switch
PCIe Slot 2
PCIe Slot 1
Port 4: 10 GbE Controller-to-Controller
Page 1
IPMI/BMC Port
Controller B
Controller A
PCIe Slot 3
Connection (Pre-installed)
2000 W
PSU B
To Secondary
AC Power Source