Adding additional dx storage nodes, Installing the system in a rack, Cabling the appliance – Dell DX6000 User Manual

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Setting Up the DX Object Storage Platform

Adding Additional DX Storage Nodes

Before setting up the DX Storage Node, locate the Getting Started Guide

shipped with your Dell DX6axyS system. Unpack and set up the DX platform

hardware.
To set up the DX Storage Node hardware:

1 Rack and cable the DX6axyS system.
2 Turn on the DX6axyS system.
3 Enable capacity in the DX Cluster Services console.

NOTE:

The DX Storage Node is preconfigured to network boot from the DX Cluster

Services Node. The network ports must be connected to the private network before

the system is turned on.

Installing the System in a Rack

If the DX6axyS system includes a rail kit, locate the Rack Installation

Instructions supplied with the rail kit. Follow the instructions to install the

rails in the rack unit and to install the DX6axyS system in the rack.

Cabling the Appliance

Locate the Dell DX6axyS Getting Started Guide that shipped with your

system and follow the instructions to attach the power and network cables to

the DX6axyS system. Connect the network ports to the cluster's private

network on the same IP subnet as the other storage nodes. The DX Storage

Node is preconfigured to network boot from the DX Cluster Services Node

and the NIC ports are preconfigured in balanced-alb modes.

Turning On the DX Storage Node

After cabling the storage node, turn it on, and verify that the network boot is

successful.

NOTE:

If the network boot is not successful, verify that the cables are correctly

connected to the private network.

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