Installing the storage software (for physical servers other than Hitachi Advanced Server HA800 series , HA800 G2 series, HA800 G3 series, and HA800 G6 series)

Install the storage software on a physical server by using the storage software installer. Storage software installation is automated. Therefore, the installation automatically starts from the storage software installer. Use the BMC web interface window and BMC remote console to perform this procedure. For Hitachi Advanced Server HA800 series, HA800 G2 series, HA800 G3 series, and HA800 G6 series, see Installing the storage software (for Hitachi Advanced Server HA800 series, HA800 G2 series, HA800 G3 series, and HA800 G6 series).

CAUTION:

Server models other than those described in the VSP One SDS Block Bare Metal Hardware Compatibility Reference do not support the spare node function, and therefore might not allow for spare node switchover. For details about server models that support spare node switchover, see the VSP One SDS Block Bare Metal Hardware Compatibility Reference.

Note:

Procedures in this section are performed in specific cases. The following show those cases and physical servers to be installed.

Initial installation: Perform this operation for the storage nodes to be initially installed.
Storage node addition or storage node replacement: Perform this operation for the storage nodes to be added or replaced.
Spare node preparation: Perform this operation for spare nodes. For details about specific BMC setting procedures, see the respective server vendor documentation.

Installation and wiring of the physical servers to be used as storage nodes or spare nodes must be complete.
Network settings must be complete to allow the controller node to connect to the BMC of the physical servers used as storage nodes or spare nodes.
The software installer (hsds-installer-vssb-<version>-<number>.iso) must be saved in the controller node.

Notes on the procedure

Perform this procedure for each physical server.
For steps 1 to 7, you can perform storage software installation on multiple physical servers in parallel by opening other tabs or windows on the web browser and logging in to multiple BMC web interface windows.

When you install the storage software in other physical servers, you can perform installation operations for multiple physical servers in parallel.

To do so, open other tabs or windows on the web browser, log in to the BMC web interface windows, and then perform the procedure from step 1.
For details about how to operate BMC (such as how to display and operate the BMC web interface window and how to operate the BMC remote console), see the BMC User Guide provided by the vendor of the physical server.

Log in to the BMC web interface window from the controller node. If the server is turned on, turn it off.

CAUTION:

Before you perform step 2 and later, verify that the server is turned off. If you perform the steps without turning off the server, the setting operation might fail (for example, virtual media is disconnected or the boot order cannot be set).
Before you install storage software, perform the BMC reset once to clear the settings that are unnecessary for this procedure.
Configure the storage software installer (hsds-installer-vssb-<version>-<number>.iso) obtained in the controller node as virtual media from the BMC remote console, and then connect to the physical server.
Configure the following settings for starting BMC.
- One time password: enabled
- Firmware to be used when starting a physical server: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface(UEFI)
- Starting device: CD/DVD Drive
CAUTION:

If you do not set the one-time boot option or set an option other than CD/DVD Drive as the one-time boot option and go to the next step while a bootable device other than the virtual media is connected to the physical server, the virtual media might not be selected as the boot device and installation of the storage software might not start. If that is the case, reperform the procedure from step 1.
Turn on the physical server.

Installation of the storage software automatically starts. Approximately 10 minutes after the installation starts, the system drive selection window appears.
Select a drive to be used as a system drive.
Click "▼" to show a list of selectable drives on the physical server.

The following drive information is shown in the list of drives.
- Device name
- Drive name
- Serial number
Select the drive to be used as the system drive, and then select Next.

For example, when the system drive is in RAID1 configuration and you are using a MegaRAID controller as a system drive disk controller, the product name of the MegaRAID controller (for example, HPE MR216i-p Gen11) is displayed for the drive name.

When the system drive is in non-RAID configuration, the drive model is displayed for the drive name.

CAUTION:
- The serial number is also shown in a drive that uses a Smart array controller and MegaRAID controller, but you do not need to verify this display.
- If you have inadvertently selected Next with the user data drive selected, power off the physical server. If the selected user data drive has partitions, delete the partitions, and then reperform the procedures from step 1.
Tip:
If both of the following conditions are met, the drive model name alone may not be sufficient to identify the drive used as the system drive:
- The drive used as the system drive is in a non-RAID configuration
- A drive with the same model name as the drive used as the system drive is installed in the server as a user data drive
In such a case, verify the serial number to select a drive.
When installation of storage software is complete, the console interface screen is displayed in the BMC remote console screen. After selecting the system drive, installation takes approximately 50 minutes.
When installation is complete, disconnect the virtual media.
Perform steps 1 to 7 for all the storage nodes or spare nodes.

When you finish the steps for all the storage nodes or spare nodes, storage software installation is complete.