Setting Up HyperScale Storage Nodes in Non-DHCP Environments

In non-DHCP environments, each HyperScale node must be setup individually.

Before You Begin

• Verify that the hardware meets the specifications provided in HyperScale Reference Architecture - Architectural Overview.

• The node has the Solid State Drives (SSD). For more information about the SSD specifications see, Hardware Specifications for Deduplication Mode.

• Use the data collected in the HyperScale Reference Architecture - Preinstallation Checklist to setup the nodes.

• For creating or scaling out the HyperScale Storage Pool, we recommend to use the same size disk.

• It is recommended that special characters are not used in HyperScale Storage Pool names.

• To achieve disk level redundancy and for better performance, we recommend to have Non-RAID on spindle disks for storage. However, if there is already a hardware RAID card in the node, you must bypass the RAID card and configure them as independent physical disks.

• Ensure that 10 GigE network ports are used for HyperScale Storage Pool communications. (Separate 10 GigE network ports for Data Protection network and StoragePool network.)

• Each node must have two network ports.

  • One network port is used for Commvault communication and the IP address associated with the network port must resolve to the host name used for Commvault communication.

  • The other network port is used for storage pool communication and the IP address associated with the network port must resolve to the host name used for Commvault communication with sds suffix.

  • For example: If the IP address associated with network port used for Commvault communication resolves to hostname scaleout1, the IP address associated with network port used for storage pool communication will resolve to scaleout1sds.

• Ensure that you have separate subnets for the Data Protection network and for the StoragePool network.

• Ensure that PortFast is enabled on all Hyperscale/ScaleOut node ports to ensure that bonded interface come up straight after configuration. Failure to do so would result in initial setup to fail when pinging a gateway because switch first detects physical NIC and then Bond interface(MAC might vary) and assumes that there is a loop on the network, thus placing port in standby mode for a period that exceeds the setup ping test timeout.

Procedure

1. Download the latest ISO (HyperScale 1.5) as follows:

   1. Open a Web browser, and then go to Commvault Store.

   2. Download the latest ISO.

2. Boot the node with the downloaded installation DVD.

3. On the Node Configuration page, select the following options, and then proceed to the next page.

   1. Choose the Control node option.

      Note

      Leave Multi Node Installation option unselected. For simultaneous installation on multiple nodes, see Setting Up HyperScale Storage Nodes in Environments with DHCP.

   2. Click Next.

4. On the System Drives page, select the operating system drive, and then proceed to the next page.

   Typically the operating system drive would be the SATA SSD drive.

5. On the Metadata Drives page, select the metadata drive for storing the Deduplication Database (DDB) and the Index Cache, and then proceed to the next page.

   Typically the metadata drive would be the Flash/NVMe/SSD drive.

6. On the Data Drives page, select the drives for configuring the storage pool, and then proceed to the next page.

7. On the Configuration Summary page, verify the information, and then proceed to the next page.

   The program installs the software and displays the progress in the Installation Status page.

   This process will take some time to complete.

8. In the Installation Status page, click Finish to complete the installation.

9. Reboot the node.

10. After the reboot, login using the following credentials:

    Username: root

    Password: cvadmin

    This completes the setup on the node.

    Important

    Verify and ensure that all nodes have the same time and timezone settings.

11. Repeat the above steps on the other HyperScale nodes in the block.

What To Do Next

• Setup a static IP to configure the network and register with the CommServe host. For more information, see Setting Up HyperScale Storage Nodes With Static IP.

• Verify that all the MediaAgents, which will become a part of the StoragePool, are able to resolve the IP address associated with data protection network and the StoragePool network.

• After all the nodes are setup and registered with the CommServe, create a HyperScale Storage Pool in the CommServe using the nodes. For more information see, Creating a HyperScale Storage Pool.

• If a PXE server was used to install and setup the HyperScale Storage Nodes, make sure to disconnect the PXE network from the nodes.