Basic Deployment of HyperScale X Appliance

HyperScale X Appliance nodes can be deployed with a basic data protection and storage pool interfaces.

Before You Begin

Verify the requirements needed for setting up the Basic Topology in your environment.

Tip

Keep the network names and IP addresses listed in the Network Requirements section of Basic Topology handy before you start the configuration. This will help you to accurately add the details during the deployment.
Obtain the Server Gateway name, which is needed to setup the HyperScale X Appliance nodes.

Procedure

Log on to one of the nodes using the system console as described in Setting up a Static IP For IPMI. (Do not use PuTTy / SSH to setup the nodes.)
Launch the network configuration interface using the following command:
```
# hsxsetup
```
The Network Configuration page appears.
Configure the data protection interface as follows:
1. Click Configure interface.
  
  The Configure interface dialog box appears.
2. From the Interfaces list, select one of the data protection interfaces. (For example, enpsf3 or enpsf5.)
  
  Tip
  
  Hover the cursor over the interfaces to display the speed and MAC address of the physical interface.
3. Click CREATE.
  
  The selected interface appears in the Network Configuration page.
4. From the Network Type list, select CommServe Registration
  
  Note
  
  This network will perform the same role as the data protection network and will also be used to register the node to the CommServe server.
5. Add the IP Address and Netmask in the respective boxes.
  
  Once completed your screen should be similar to the one shown in the following image:
Configure the storage pool interface as follows:
1. Click Configure interface.
  
  The Configure interface dialog box appears.
2. From the Interfaces list, select one of the storage pool interfaces. (For example, enpsf4 or enpsf6.)
  
  Tip
  
  Hover the cursor over the interfaces to display the speed and MAC address of the physical interface.
3. Click CREATE.
  
  The selected interface appears in the Node and Network Configuration page.
4. From the Network Type list, select Storage Pool. This interface will be be used exclusively for communication and replication between the HyperScale nodes.
5. Add the IP Address and Netmask in the respective boxes.
  
  Once completed your screen should be similar to the one shown in the following image:
Configure the DNS server(s) as follows:
1. In the Default Gateway box, add the IP address associated with the default gateway.
2. In the DNS Servers box, add the IP address associated with the DNS Server.
  
  Click the ADD button to add additional DNS servers. A maximum of 3 DNS servers can be added.
  
  Note
  
  Multiple DNS servers are recommended.
  
  Once completed your screen should be similar to the one shown in the following image: (The number of DNS servers may vary depending on the number of servers available in your environment.)
Click CONFIGURE

The software validates the network and will take a few minutes to complete.

The Network Configuration Summary dialog box appears.
Verify the network configuration and then click CONTINUE.

Verify the following information.
- IP address and netmask for the data protection interface accurate.
- IP address and netmask for the storage pool interface is accurate.
- Hostname and serial number associated with the node is accurate.
  
  Note
  
  If you need to change the Hostname do so now. To change the hostname modify and correct the DNS records, (forward and reverse records) as discussed in Setting Up the DNS.
- Default gateway and DNS servers are accurately configured.
  
  Note
  
  If an error is found, or if the hostname was changed, click CHANGE CONFIGURATION to go back and correct the values.
The Node configuration dialog box appears.
Click one of the following:
- Click NO, EXIT to configure another node in the storage pool.
  
  Repeat the steps (steps 1 through 10) from another node.
- Click YES, CONTINUE if this is the last node in the storage pool.
  
  The Setup Type page appears.
Click New storage pool setup and then click NEXT.

The Select Nodes page appears.
Select the nodes as follows:
1. Click the down arrow at the top right area of the page to view a list of available nodes.
2. Click and select the nodes that must be included in the storage pool.
  
  Note
  
  You can select up to 12 nodes at a time for the initial deployment. Nodes are listed by serial number. If one or more nodes are missing from the list, there is likely a cabling or network configuration issue. To troubleshoot, see Troubleshooting Network Configuration Errors.
3. Click NEXT.
  
  The selected nodes will be listed in the Select Nodes page.
  
  Once completed your screen should be similar to the one shown in the following image: (The number of nodes will vary depending on the number of nodes you select.)
4. Click NEXT.
  
  The Network Configuration Summary page appears.
Verify the summary for each node by clicking the tab associated with each node. Ensure that the nodes are accurately configured and then click NEXT.

Important

Verify that all nodes have identical information for the default gateway and DNS servers.

If an error is found, click Exit, login to the node in which the error is found and repeat all the steps to correct the error.

The Storage Pool Details page appears.
Add the following information:
1. In the Root password and Confirm password boxes, type a secure password for the nodes.
  
  Tip
  
  Hover the cursor over the Root password box to view the password requirements.
2. In the Storage pool name box, type a name for the storage pool associated with the cluster.
  
  The storage pool name can include numbers and alphabets. Special characters cannot be used in the storage pool name.
  
  Tip
  
  Note down the storage pool name. This will be helpful to identify the storage pool in the Metallic console.
3. From the Time zone list, select the time zone in which the nodes are located.
4. In the Password for Restricted shell user - cvbackupadmin and Confirm cvbckupadmin password boxes, type a secure password for the cvbackupadmin user.
5. Click NEXT.
  
  Note
  
  The setup process configures the network for the nodes. This will take some time to complete.
Check the status to ensure that all the nodes have a green status to indicate that the network settings is validated and accurate. Click NEXT.

Note

If an error is found, hover your cursor over the status icon to view more information on the error. If a node is missing, exit the installer and confirm that all the nodes can ping each other on the storage pool network.

The Deployment Information page appears
Click Connect to Metallic and then click NEXT.

The Metallic Credentials page appears.
Add the credentials, depending on the method used for authentication:

If your environment uses Metallic Credentials, enter the following information:
1. In the Metallic proxy hostname (FQDN) box, enter the fully qualified host name of the existing Server Gateway that you are connecting to.
  
  Note
  
  TCP Ports 8400 and 443 must be open from the nodes to the Server Gateway for the registration to work.
2. In the Username and Password box, enter the credentials that must be used to access the Server Gateway.
3. Click NEXT.
If your environment uses an authcode, enter the following information:
1. Click the AUTH-CODE tab.
2. In the Metallic proxy hostname (FQDN) box, enter the fully qualified host name of the existing Server Gateway that you are connecting to.
  
  Note
  
  TCP Ports 8400 and 443 must be open from the nodes to the Server Gateway for the registration to work.
3. In the Auth-code box, enter the authorization code.
4. Click NEXT.
The software will start the installation process.

The Commvault Cloud Backup Gateway software will be installed in the nodes . This process may take some time (approximately 45 minutes) to complete.

You can monitor the progress using the progress bar.

Caution

Do not reboot or stop the installation during this process.

The completion message will be displayed once the installation is completed.
Click CLOSE.

Note

After the deployment is complete, the password based root access is disabled and ransomware protection is enabled on the node.

What to Do Next

Complete the additional steps needed to configure the nodes as described in Completing the Setup.