The following table lists and briefly describes the documentation you might need to reference when preparing a new cluster, or converting two stand-alone systems into a clustered system.
Manual name
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Description
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42U System Cabinet Guide
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This guide describes how to install NetApp® equipment into a system cabinet.
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Site Requirements Guide
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This guide describes the physical requirements your site must meet in order to install NetApp equipment.
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The appropriate disk shelf guide
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These guides describe how to cable a disk shelf to NetApp appliances.
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F800 Series Hardware Guide
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This guide describes how to install an F800 series filer, connect it to a network, and bring it up for the first time.
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FAS900 Series Hardware and Service Guide
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This guide describes how to install a FAS900 series appliance, connect it to a network, and bring it up for the first time.
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NetApp Diagnostics Guide
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This guide describes the diagnostics tests that you can run on the appliance.
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Upgrade Guide
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This guide describes how to upgrade appliance and disk firmware, and how to upgrade appliance software.
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Data Protection Guide
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This guide describes, among other topics, what a synchronous mirror is, how to enable it, and how to maintain it.
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System Administration Guides
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These guides describe how to maintain your appliance and disk drive software.
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Software Setup Guide
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This guide describes how to configure the software of a new appliance for the first time.
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The appropriate Brocade® manuals
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These guides describe how to configure and maintain Brocade switches.
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When you receive your cluster, you should receive the equipment listed in the following table. See the System Configuration guide at http://now.netapp.com to confirm your appliance type, storage capacity, etc.
Required equipment
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Standard or mirrored cluster
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Nonswitched MetroCluster
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Fabric Attached MetroCluster
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Appliance type
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Two of the same type of FAS900 series appliance or two of the same type of F800 series filer.
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Storage
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See the System Configuration Guide.
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Cluster interconnect adapter
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IB cluster adapter (The NVRAM5 functions as the cluster interconnect adapter on the FAS980).
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VI-MC cluster adapter
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FC-AL or FC HBA (FC HBA for Disk) adapters
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Minimum of two FC-AL adapters
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Two Fibre Channel HBA adapters.
Note
The ports on the Fibre Channel HBA adapters are labeled 1 and 2. However, the software refers to them as a and b. You see these labeling conventions in the user interface and system messages displayed on the console.
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Fibre Channel switches
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N/A
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N/A
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Two pairs of Brocade 3800 or 3200 switches, the same type per node.
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SFP (Small Form Pluggable) modules
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N/A
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N/A
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Two per ISL (Inter Switch Link)--4 total, long distance.
One per switch port used, short distance.
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NVRAM5 cluster adapter media converter
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Only if using fiber cabling
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Only if using fiber cabling
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N/A
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Cables (provided with shipment unless otherwise noted)
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- Four SC/LC FC-AL to disk shelf cables
- Two SC/LC IB cluster adapter cables
- Four SC/LC or LC/LC cables
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- LC/LC node-to-switch cables
- SC/LC (for DS14) or LC/LC (for DS14mk2 FC) disk shelf-to-switch cables
- Two LC/LC ISL cables, not provided in shipment
- HSSDC2-to-HSSDC2 or DB-9 to DB-9 shelf-to-shelf cables for DS14 disk shelves with ESH modules
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