StoneFly VSO Appliance Setup Guide
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................6
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................7
1.1.1 Other Resources ..................................................................................................................................7
Conventions .................................................................................................................................................8
1.2.1 Icons ....................................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2 Overview.....................................................................................................................................................9
Product Overview.......................................................................................................................................10
2.1.1 VSO Features and Benefits ...............................................................................................................11
Theory of Operation ...................................................................................................................................13
2.2.1 iSCSI Overview.................................................................................................................................13
2.2.2 IP SAN Configuration Overview ......................................................................................................13
2.2.3 Network Attached Storage (NAS) .....................................................................................................13
2.2.4 iSCSI Host Initiators..........................................................................................................................13
2.2.5 Back-End Storage..............................................................................................................................14
Installation..................................................................................................................................................14
2.3.1 Requirements.....................................................................................................................................14
2.3.2 Setting Up a Simple IP SAN Using an VSO .....................................................................................14
Safety Information .....................................................................................................................................16
2.4.1 Environmental ...................................................................................................................................16
2.4.2 Compliance........................................................................................................................................16
Product Registration...................................................................................................................................16
Contacting StoneFly for Help.....................................................................................................................17
Chapter 3 Initial Installation ....................................................................................................................................18
Setting Up the VSO....................................................................................................................................19
3.1.1 Unpacking .........................................................................................................................................19
3.1.2 Mounting Equipment.........................................................................................................................19
3.1.3 Cabling the Storage System...............................................................................................................26
3.1.4 Configuring the Network Settings for the IPMI KVM......................................................................26
3.1.5 Configuring the Network Settings for the VSO Management Port ...................................................31
3.1.6 Initial Configuration of the StoneFly VSO Appliance ......................................................................33
3.1.7 Setting up Routing.............................................................................................................................39
