Registering BMC information of storage nodes

Virtual Storage Platform One SDS Block Bare Metal Storage Cluster Configuration Restore
Version
1.18.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-24VSP1SDS026-01

Procedures in this section only apply to the case in which you prepare spare nodes to a storage cluster for which restoring configuration completes.

This section describes how to register BMC information about storage nodes.

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.

Perform steps 1 and 2 for the storage nodes in the fault domain to which spare nodes belong.

  1. Specify the BMC information and storage node ID to be registered from the controller node, and then run the following command.

    CLI: storage_node_bmc_access_setting_set

    If you receive no response after waiting approximately 1 minute, stop the CLI command forcibly with Ctrl+C, and then retry the operation. If the problem persists, contact the Hitachi design team.

    The required parameters are as follows:

    • --ignore_certificate_errors

    • --user <user-with-Service-role>

    • --host <IP-address-obtained-in-step-1-in-Restoring>

    • --id <ID-of-storage-nodes-whose-BMC-information-is-to-be-registered>

    • --bmc_name <BMC-connection-destination-IP-address-of-storage-nodes-whose-BMC-information-is-to-be-registered (IPv4 address or FQDN)>

    • --bmc_user <username-of-BMC-account-prepared-in-Preparing-BMC-accounts-for-using-spare-nodes>

    Ask a system administrator to enter the password of the user having the Service role and the password of the BMC account after running the command.

    Verify the job ID displayed after running the command.

  2. Verify the state of the job.

    Run the following command with the job ID specified.

    CLI: job_show

    If you receive no response after waiting approximately 1 minute, stop the CLI command forcibly with Ctrl+C, and then retry the operation. If the problem persists, contact the Hitachi design team.

    The required parameters are as follows:

    • --ignore_certificate_errors

    • --user <user-with-Security-or-Storage-or-Monitor-or-Service-role>

    • --host <IP-address-obtained-in-step-1-in-Restoring>

    • --job_id <job-ID-confirmed-in-step-1>

    You will be prompted to enter the password after running the command. Ask the system administrator to enter the password.

    If the job state is "Succeeded", the job is completed.

  3. Import the server certificate to the BMC of the storage node.

    Perform this step if you performed procedures of Importing root certificates for BMC connection verification to a storage cluster (Bare metal) in the VSP One SDS Block and SDS Cloud System Administration for the storage cluster at the time of configuration backup.

    Create a server certificate whose subject alternative name (SAN) includes the IP addresses or FQDNs corresponding to the IP addresses of the BMC. Then, import the certificate to the BMC of the storage node. For details about how to create server certificates for the BMC and import the certificates to the BMC, see the server vendor documentation.