Setting up each storage node

For the storage nodes on which the installation of the storage software is complete, set them up one by one. Use the BMC remote console to perform operations of this procedure.

Notes on the procedure

Perform this procedure for the storage nodes one by one.
Perform the following procedure for the settings of each storage node (on each line) specified in the [Nodes] section in the VSSB configuration file.
You can perform the procedure for multiple storage nodes in parallel by logging in to multiple BMC web interface windows from multiple tabs or windows opened in the web browser.
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.

About the console interface screen

For the display items and contents of the console interface screen, see the VSP One SDS Block Bare Metal Setup and Configuration.

CAUTION:

If an event that should be notified to the user occurs, a message and message ID are shown in the console interface.

For details about action to be taken when this message appears, see [Solution] of the corresponding message description in the VSP One SDS Block and SDS Cloud Message Reference.

For Hitachi Advanced Server HA800 series, HA800 G2 series, and HA800 G3 series, log in to the iLO web interface window from the controller node, and then select HTML5 Console in the menu displayed by clicking the thumbnail of the iLO remote console.

The Keyboard layout configuration screen appears.

Note:
If the server is powered off, turn it on.

Specifically, click the power switch icon, and then, from the menu that opens, select Momentary Press.

After the server is started, when the Keyboard layout configuration screen appears on the iLO remote console (HTML5 Console), go to step 2.

For physical servers other than Hitachi Advanced Server HA800 series, HA800 G2 series, and HA800 G3 series, log in to the BMC web interface window from the controller node, and then start the BMC remote console. For details about specific procedures, see the respective server vendor documentation.
If necessary, change the keyboard layout settings of the console interface.

The keyboard layout that is currently set is displayed at Current keyboard layout.

The keyboard layout that is initially set when storage software has just been installed is "English (US)." If you do not want to change the keyboard layout, use up arrow (↑) and down arrow (↓) keys to position the cursor at Login, press the Enter key, and then go to step 3.

If you want to change the keyboard layout, perform the following procedure:
1. In the Keyboard layout configuration screen, select Select keyboard layout.
  
  The Select keyboard layout screen, which lists the supported keyboard layouts, appears.
2. In the Select keyboard layout screen, select the keyboard layout that is appropriate for the keyboard you are using.
  
  The Select keyboard layout (Keyboard test) screen appears.
  
  Tip:
  If [...] is displayed on the last line of the displayed keyboard layout list, there are other list items on the next page. You can view them by selecting [...].
  
  If [...] is displayed on the first line of the displayed keyboard layout list, there are other list items on the previous page. You can view them by selecting [...].
  
  Note:
  When you select a keyboard layout and press the Enter key, the screen color changes to blue for a moment. However, this phenomenon is not a problem.
  
  If you do not want to change the keyboard layout, you can go back to the Keyboard layout configuration screen by selecting Cancel.
3. In Keyboard test, you can verify whether the selected keyboard layout works as expected.
  
  After verification is complete, select OK.
  
  The Keyboard layout configuration screen appears.
  
  Note:
  If you want to reselect the keyboard layout in the Select keyboard layout screen, select Select keyboard layout.
4. Confirm that the selected keyboard layout is displayed at Current keyboard layout.
  
  After confirmation is complete, select Login.
When you log in, authenticate you as the user to be used when you perform initial installation of VSP One SDS Block (hereinafter referred to as "setup user").

When you log in for the first time or after initializing the setup user password, you must set a new setup user password.

When the setup user login screen of the console interface appears, perform the following procedure:
1. In the login screen, after Password, enter the default setup user password, and then press the Enter key.
  Then, after Current password, reenter the default setup user password, and then press the Enter key.
  - Default setup user password: hsds-setup
2. After New password, enter a new setup user password, and then press the Enter key.
  Then, after Retype new password, reenter the same password that you entered after New password, and then press the Enter key.
  
  The setup user password must meet the following requirements:
  - Length: 8 to 256 characters
  - Types of characters that can be used: Numbers (0-9), uppercase letters (A-Z), lowercase letters (a-z), and the following symbols: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~
  - The password includes at least one number (0-9).
  - The password includes at least one lowercase letter (a-z).
  - A string consisting of five or more different characters
  - Difference from the old password: At least five characters
  - The username is not included.
  - Words in a dictionary are not used.
  - Not being a palindrome (such as "passwordrowssap")
  - Not being an obvious string (such as "12345678" or "abcdefgh")
  You need to perform this procedure for every storage node. Specify the same password for all the storage nodes in the storage cluster.
  
  When login is successful, the Top menu screen appears.
  
  Note:
  If you fail to log in to the setup user login screen four consecutive times, the Keyboard layout configuration screen returns.
In the Top menu screen, select Set setting.

The Set node name screen appears.

In the Set node name screen, set the storage node name.

Enter the value specified in the VSSB configuration file as it is for the item shown in the following table. See the value of the item described in the [Nodes] category (VSSB configuration file format). When you finish the input, select OK.

Item name in the Set node name screen	Item name or information in the corresponding VSSB configuration file	Input rule
Storage node name	HostName	The character string must be no longer than 63 characters, consisting of alphanumerics and "-". The first character must be alphabetical.

The Set control port setting screen appears.

Note:

If the value you entered does not meet the input rules, an error message appears at the bottom of the screen. If the error message appears, verify the contents, and then enter the correct value.
If any of the items on the screen does not meet the input rules, selecting OK will not show the next screen.
To return to the Top menu screen, select Back to top, and then select OK. In this case, the settings entered in the Set node name screen will not be saved.

Tip:

Items that have an asterisk (*) are mandatory. Verify that you configure the settings for those items.

To configure network port settings, select Custom. If you do not configure network port settings, select Default.
Note:
- Select Custom in the following cases.
  - When a configuration described in the VSP One SDS Block Bare Metal Hardware Compatibility Reference is applied and FC is used for compute ports.
  - When a configuration other than those described in the VSP One SDS Block Bare Metal Hardware Compatibility Reference is applied.
- Default is available only when a configuration described in the VSP One SDS Block Bare Metal Hardware Compatibility Reference is applied and iSCSI or NVMe/TCP is used for compute ports.
  
  Selecting Default sets network ports automatically.
If you selected Custom, the Network port configuration screen appears. Go to step 7.

If you selected Default, the Set control port setting screen appears. Go to step 8.
Note:
- To return to the Top menu screen, select Back to top, and then select OK. In this case, the settings entered in the Set node name screen will not be saved.
- To return to the Set node name screen, select Previous. In this case, the settings entered in the Set control port setting screen will not be saved.

Configure settings of ports to be allocated to a control port, internode port, and compute port.

To configure network port settings, perform the following procedures.

Select the network port for which you want to configure settings in the Network port configuration screen, and then select OK.

Item name in the Network port configuration		Description
Control port	port#0	Settings of control ports Setting port#1 is optional. If you set port#1, teaming configuration is applied in port#0 and port#1 If teaming configuration is applied, port#0 becomes a primary port and port#1 becomes a secondary port.^*
Control port	port#1
Internode port	port#0	Settings of internode ports Teaming configuration is applied in port#0 and port#1 Port#0 becomes a primary port and port#1 becomes a secondary port.^*
Internode port	port#1
Compute1 port	port#0	Settings of compute ports For iSCSI or NVMe/TCP connection, set a MAC address and PCI address. For FC connection, set a WWN (WWPN) and PCI address.
Compute2 port	port#0	Settings of compute ports For iSCSI or NVMe/TCP connection, set a MAC address and PCI address. For FC connection, set a WWN (WWPN) and PCI address.
* Each port in teaming configuration is active or standby, and only one port is used for communication at any given time. A port used as the active port when no failure has occurred is the primary port, and a port used as the active port by failover when failure has occurred is the secondary port.

CAUTION:

It is possible to mount only one FCHBA in a storage node. If you mount multiple FCHBAs in a storage node and attempt port setting for each FCHBA, set up of VSP One SDS Block becomes unsuccessful.

The Select port screen appears.

Select a port to be used as a network port in the Select port screen.
Ports are displayed in either of the following formats: "MAC address / PCI address" or "WWN (WWPN) / PCI address."

Select port screen except for a compute port

Select port screen for a compute port (for iSCSI or NVMe/TCP)

Select port screen for a compute port (for FC)
Note:
- A title of the Select port screen differs depending on the port you selected in the Network port configuration screen.
  
  Example: Title displayed when you select port#0 of Control port in the Network port configuration screen
- The port that is displayed as (current setting) on the right of the list is the currently set network port. If you do not change a network port, select (current setting) or Cancel.
  
  To clear the current network port settings, select (current setting).
Tip:
- If [...] is displayed on the last line of the displayed port list, there are other list items on the next page. You can view them by selecting [...].
- If [...] is displayed on the first line of the displayed port list, there are other list items on the previous page. You can view them by selecting [...].
- If (FC) or (iSCSI, NVMe/TCP) is displayed after [...], this (FC) or (iSCSI, NVMe/TCP) indicates the protocol of the port that is displayed by selecting [...].
Tip:
You can confirm the MAC address, WWN (WWPN), and PCI address of the port in the BMC web interface window.

The following shows confirmation procedures for Hitachi Advanced Server HA800 series, HA800 G2 series, and HA800 G3 series. For confirmation procedures for other physical servers, see the respective server vendor documentation.
- How to confirm the MAC address or WWN (WWPN)
  
  In the navigation tree of the iLO web interface window, you can confirm the MAC address or WWN (WWPN) by selecting System Information and then selecting the Network tab.
- How to confirm the PCI address
  
  In the navigation tree of the iLO web interface window, select System Information, and then select the Device Inventory tab. By selecting the Product Name for which you want to confirm a PCI address, you can confirm the PCI address in the Slot Details screen.
Verify that the port you set in step 7-b is displayed in the Network port configuration screen.
When an iSCSI or NVMe/TCP port is set for a compute port

When an FC port is set for a compute port
Note:
- To return to the Top menu screen, select Back to top, and then select OK. In this case, the settings entered in the Set node name screen, Select network port configuration mode screen, Select port screen, and Network port configuration screen will not be saved.
- Selecting Previous changes the screen back to the Set node name screen (the screen does not change back to the Select network port configuration mode screen.) In this case, the settings entered in the Select network port configuration mode screen, Select port screen, and Network port configuration screen will not be saved.
Perform steps 7-a to 7-c for all the network ports for which you need to make settings.

After the network port setting is completed, select OK in the Network port configuration screen.

Note:
If any setting item is omitted or the selected ports are duplicated, an error message is output at the bottom of the screen. If an error message is output, confirm the contents to correct the problem.

In the Set control port setting screen, specify the network settings of the control port.

See the VSSB configuration file and enter the values of the items according to the following table. Specifically, see the values of the items in Category: [Nodes] in VSSB configuration file format. When you finish the input, select OK.

Note:

Before you perform this step, run the ping command from the controller node to the IP address to be entered in IP address to confirm that the IP address is not used for another machine.
Even if the teaming configuration of the control port (for the storage node for which restore is performed) differs before and after restore, there is no problem.

Item name in the Set control port setting screen	Item name or information in the corresponding VSSB configuration file	Input rule
IP address	ControlNWIPv4	Must be in the IP address (IPv4) format.
Subnet mask	ControlNWIPv4Subnet	Must be in the subnet mask (IPv4) format. However, neither 255.255.255.255 nor 0.0.0.0 can be specified.
MTU	ControlNWMTUSize	Must be a value in the range from 1500 to 9000 (bytes).
Teaming¹	Setting to enable or disable teaming of control ports.	Enable or Disable²
Routing table	When a set of routing settings consists of ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteDestination`X`, ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteGateway`X`, and ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteInterface`X`, the number of sets in which the ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteInterface`X` value is "control"	Must be a value in the range from 0 to 16.
1. If you made network port settings in step 7, Teaming is not displayed. 2. Teaming is set to Disable by default. Selecting Teaming switches Enable and Disable.

If you set Routing table to a value of 1 or greater, the Set routing table screen will appear after you select OK. Go to step 9.

If you set Routing table to 0, the Check setting screen will appear after you select OK.

Go to step 10.

Note:

If the value you entered does not meet the input rules, an error message appears at the bottom of the screen. If you see the error message, verify the contents and then enter the correct value.
If any of the items on the screen does not meet the input rules, selecting OK will not show the next screen.
To return to the Top menu screen, select Back to top, and then select OK. In this case, the settings entered in the Set node name screen, Select network port configuration mode screen, Select port screen, Network port configuration screen, and Set control port setting screen will not be saved.
If you have performed step 7, selecting Previous changes the screen back to the Network port configuration screen. In this case, the settings entered in the Set control port setting screens will not be saved.

If you have not performed step 7, selecting Previous changes the screen back to the Set node name screen (the screen does not change back to the Select network port configuration mode screen.) In this case, the settings entered in the Select network port configuration mode and Set control port setting screens will not be saved.

In the Set routing table screen, specify the RoutingTable of the control port.

Enter the values specified in the VSSB configuration file as they are for the items shown in the following table.

See the values of the items described in the [Nodes] category (VSSB configuration file format).

Item name in the Set routing table screen	Item name in the corresponding VSSB configuration file	Input rule
Destination	ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteDestinationX¹	One of the following must be specified: Network address (CIDR notation) format IP address (IPv4) format² "default"
Gateway	ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteGatewayX¹	The IP address (IPv4) format must be specified.
1. Assuming that one set consists of ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteDestination`X`, ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteGateway`X`, and ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteInterface`X` (`X` is the same number), enter all sets in which the ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteInterface`X` value is "control." 2. When you specify Destination in the IP address (IPv4) format, the prefix length is treated as 32 bits.

Item name in the Set routing table screen

Item name in the corresponding VSSB configuration file

Input rule

Destination

ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteDestinationX¹

One of the following must be specified:

Network address (CIDR notation) format
IP address (IPv4) format²
"default"

Gateway

ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteGatewayX¹

The IP address (IPv4) format must be specified.

1. Assuming that one set consists of ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteDestinationX, ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteGatewayX, and ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteInterfaceX (X is the same number), enter all sets in which the ControlInterNodeNWIPv4RouteInterfaceX value is "control."

2. When you specify Destination in the IP address (IPv4) format, the prefix length is treated as 32 bits.

The Set routing table screen shows setting items for up to 4 RoutingTable per page.

When you configure 5 or more RoutingTable, the Set routing table can span across multiple pages (up to four pages).

If Next is displayed in the lower right corner of the Set routing table screen, you can select it to proceed to the next page.

If any of pages 2 to 4 of the Set routing table screen is displayed, you can select Previous to return to the previous page.

After you entered all the RoutingTable settings, select OK on the last page of the Set routing table screen.

The Check setting screen appears.

Note:

To obtain the number of pages for the Set routing table screen, divide by 4 the value specified for Routing table in the Set control port setting screen and round it up to the nearest integer.

Example:
- If Routing table is set to 5, the number of pages for the Set routing table screen is 2.
- If Routing table is set to 16, the number of pages for the Set routing table screen is 4.
If the value you entered does not meet the input rules, an error message appears at the bottom of the screen. If you see the error message, verify the contents and then enter the correct value.
If any of the items on the screen does not meet the input rules, selecting Next or OK will not show the next screen.
To return to the Top menu screen, select Back to top, and then select OK. In this case, the settings entered in the Set node name screen, Set control port setting screen, and Set routing table screen will not be saved.
To return to the Set control port setting screen, select Previous on the first page of the Set routing table screen. In this case, the settings entered in the Set routing table screen will not be saved.

In the Check setting screen, verify the settings you have currently entered.

If you configured network ports or routing tables, the Check setting screen spans across multiple pages (up to 6 pages).

If Next is displayed in the lower right corner of the Check setting screen, you can select Next to proceed to the next page.

If any of pages 2 to 6 of the Check setting screen is displayed, you can select Previous to return to the previous page.
1. After you verified that the settings displayed on the Check setting screen are the same as those in the VSSB configuration file, select Submit on the last page of the Check setting screen.
  
  A confirmation message appears.
2. If there is no problem, select OK.
  The setup processing for each storage node is performed, and then the entered settings are applied to the storage node.
  
  This process might take approximately 15 seconds. After the process is completed, the storage node is automatically restarted.
  Note:
  - When a storage node is restarted, even if the console interface screen is not displayed normally, you do not need to take action.
  - To return to the Top menu screen, select Back to top, and then select OK. In this case, the settings entered in the Set node name screen, Select network port configuration mode screen, Network port configuration screen, Set control port setting screen, and Set routing table screen will not be saved.
  - To modify the setting items, select Previous on the first page of the Check setting screen to return to the Set control port setting screen or the Set routing table screen.
After the restart, the Keyboard layout configuration screen will appear on the BMC remote console. Perform the following.

After selecting OK in step 10, it takes about 10 minutes for the Keyboard layout configuration screen to appear after the restart.
1. Select Login in the Keyboard layout configuration screen.
  
  The login screen for the setup user is displayed.
2. Enter the password of the setup user set in step 3, and then press the Enter key.
  
  If login is successful, the Top menu screen is displayed.
On the Top menu screen, perform the following steps:
1. Verify that "NodeSettingcompleted" is displayed for Storage node status, and then select Show setting.
  
  The Show setting screen appears.
2. Verify that the settings you entered for the control port are reflected in the Show setting screen.
  
  If the entered settings are correctly applied, the setup for the storage node is complete.
  
  After this operation is complete, select Back to top to go back to the Top menu screen. Then, select Logout to log out.
  
  Note:
  When this procedure completes, control ports of the storage nodes or spare nodes are enabled, enabling communication confirmation by Ping from the controller node to control ports of the storage nodes or spare nodes.
Perform steps 1 to 12 for all storage nodes.

This completes the procedure. You can proceed to the next step for configuring a storage cluster.