Installing an HCP Anywhere System

78 Pages·2015·2.9 MB·English

by  Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere
InstallinganHCPAnywhereSystem –FinalOn-siteSetup
MK-HCPAW005-06
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Contents
Preface vii
Intended audience vii
Productversion vii
What'snew vii
Related documents ix
Getting help ix
Comments x
Chapter1:HCPAnywheresystem overview 1
AboutHCP Anywhere 2
ManagementConsole 2
Nodes 2
Physical systemtypes 3
Systemarchitectureand networking 4
Final on-sitesetup activities 5
Chapter2:Sitepreparation 7
Environmental requirements 8
Domain namesystemrequirements 9
User authentication requirements 9
Timesourcerequirements 10
Network connection information 10
Componentsthatyou supply 19
Chapter3:Assemblingracklesscomponents 21
Beforeassembling racklesscomponents 22
Componentsthatcomewith aracklesssystem 22
Servers 23
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Server mounting hardware 24
Ethernetswitches 25
Power cords 27
Perforated blanking plates 27
Componentsthatyou supply for aracklesssystem 27
Server and switch placement 28
Toolsand accessoriesyou need 29
Whatyou do 29
Step 1: Preparetherack 30
Step 2: Install thePDUs 30
Step 3: Mounttheback-end Ethernetswitches 30
Whatyou need 31
Whatyou do 31
Step 4: Install theserver railsin therack 33
Whatyou need 33
Whatyou do 33
Step 5: Mounttheservers 38
Step 6: Connecttheserversto thePDUs 41
Whatyou need 41
Whatyou do 41
Step 7: Connecttheswitchesto thePDUs 42
Whatyou need 42
Whatyou do 42
Step 8: Install theperforated blanking plates 43
Whatyou need 43
Whatyou do 43
Step 9: Connecttheback-end Ethernetcablesto theback-end switches 44
Step 10: Connecttheback-end Ethernetcablesto theservers 44
Whatyou need 45
Whatyou do 45
Step 11: Reassembletherack 45
Chapter4:ConnectingandconfiguringHCPAnywhereatyoursite 47
Connecting to thepower sources 48
Reconfiguring theHCP Anywheresystemfor your site 48
Whatyou need to know 49
Preparing to reconfigurethesystem 50
Step 1: Connectto theHCP Anywheredefaultback-end network 51
Step 2: Log in with theinitial user account 51
Step 3: Check thehealth oftheHCP Anywheresystem 52
Reconfiguring thesystem 53
Connecting to your corporatenetwork 54
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Verifying theserial number 56
Installing licensefiles 56
Performing additional configuration activities 58
Chapter5:ConfiguringmonitoringwithHi-TrackMonitor 59
Enabling SNMP in HCP Anywhere 60
Configuring Hi-Track Monitor 61
Index 63
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Preface
Thisbookisthefinal on-sitesetup guidefor physical Hitachi Content
Platform Anywhere(HCPAnywhere)systems.It providesall theinformation
you need todeployan assembled and configured HCPAnywheresystem at
your site.It alsocontainsinstructionsfor assembling thecomponentsof an
HCPAnywheresystem that wasordered without arack.Additionally,it
explainshowtoconfigureHi-TrackMonitor tomonitor thenodesin theHCP
Anywheresystem.
Note: This book does notcontaininformationaboutdeployingHCPAnywhere
invirtual machines. For informationondoingthat, see DeployinganHCP
Anywhere VMSystem.
Intended audience
Thisbookisintended for thepeopleat acustomer sitewhoareresponsible
for theon-sitesetup of an HCPAnywheresystem.It assumesyou have
experiencewith computer networking,installing computer hardware,and a
basicunderstanding of HCPAnywheresystems.
Product version
Thisbookappliestorelease2.0 of HCPAnywhere.
What's new
Thissection describesthenewfeatures,product enhancements,and other
changesfor thisversion of thedocument.
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What'snew
Support foraccessing networksharesfromHCPAnywhere
Administratorscan nowuseHCPAnywheretogrant usersaccesstonetwork
shareson CIFS serversin their organization'snetwork.Userscan workwith
thecontentsof thesesharesfrom theUser Portal and from their mobile
devices.
AdministratorsusetheManagement ConsoletomakeCIFS serversand
sharesknown tothe HCP Anywheresystem.For information on doing this,
seetheHCP Anywhere AdministratorHelp.
For information on thenetworkconnectionsnecessarytosupport this
feature,see"Network connectioninformation" on page 10.
Support forSAML,ActiveDirectoryFederation Services,and multi-forest
authentication
In release2.0,HCPAnywheresupportsusing version 2.0 of theSAML
protocol toauthenticateusers from oneor moreSAML identityproviders.
HCPAnywherenowsupportsActiveDirectoryFederation Services (AD FS)
asaSAML identityprovider.ThisenablesHCPAnywheretogrant file
synchronization and sharing accesstousersfrom multipleActiveDirectory
forests.Previously,HCPAnywhereallowed usersfrom onlyoneActive
Directoryforest.
For information on configuring SAML authentication,seetheHCP
Anywhere AdministratorHelp.
Increased usersupport
HCPAnywhereStandard Pod systemsshipped after release2.0 support up
to50,000 filesynchronization and sharing users.
Support fornewHDI devicetypes
In release2.0,HCPAnywherecan nowconfigureand monitor HDI Single
Nodeand virtual machinedevices. Administratorscan alsousethe
Management Consoletoadd support for newdevicetypes,asnecessary.
For information on managing HDI devices,seetheHCP Anywhere
AdministratorHelp.
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Relateddocuments
Related documents
Thesedocumentscontain additional information about HCPAnywhere:
• HCP Anywhere AdministratorHelp—Thisset of help topicscontains
theinstructionsyou need tousetheHCPAnywhereManagement
Consoletoconfigureand monitor an HCPAnywheresystem and its
hardware.Thisset of help topicsalsoincludesinstructionson
administering thefilesynchronization and sharing and HDI device
management features.
Thisset of help topicsisaccessiblefrom theHCP AnywhereManagement
Console.
• HCP Anywhere UserHelp—Thisset of help topicsexplainshowtouse
HCPAnywherefor filestorageand synchronization.Thesetopicsdiscuss
thefilesynchronization interfacesthat HCPAnywhereprovides,which
includedesktop and mobileapplicationsand aweb application called the
User Portal.
Thisset of help topicsisaccessiblefrom theHCPAnywhereUser Portal.
• DeployinganHCP Anywhere VMSystem—Thisbookprovidesthe
information you need toinstall HCPAnywherein virtual machines.It
explainswhat you need toknowtosuccessfullyconfigureyour VM
environment and containsstep-by-step instructionsfor theinstallation
procedure.
• Third-party Copyrights andLicenses —Thisbookcontainscopyright
and licenseinformation for third-partysoftwaredistributed with or
embedded in theHCPAnywhereoperating system,coresoftware,and
filesynchronization and sharing applications.
Getting help
TheHitachi DataSystemscustomer support staff isavailable24 hoursa
day,seven daysaweek.If you need technical support,log on totheHitachi
DataSystemsPortal for contact information:https://portal.hds.com.
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