The necessary operation differs depending on the maximum number of NS Appliances that are allowed to operate on a dedicated server for NS Appliance and the FC path configuration.
When allowing up to 10 instances of NS Appliance to operate on a dedicated server for an NS Appliance
When using FC single-path configuration
Perform the following operation:
When using FC multi-path configuration
Perform the following operation:
When allowing up to 20 instances of NS Appliance to operate on a dedicated server for an NS Appliance
When using FC single-path configuration
Perform the following operation:
When using FC multi-path configuration
Perform the following operation:
When creating a dedicated server for NS Appliances using SAN storage, create it using one of following methods:
From the GUI:
Create using the ROR console.
Right-click the target resource folder in the orchestration tree.
Select [Create]-[L-Server] from the displayed menu.
The [Create an L-Server] dialog is displayed.
Configure each item using the relevant tabs.
Click [OK].
The L-Server is created.
The values to specify when creating the physical L-Server for NS Appliance are explained below:
For the items not explained here, specify arbitrary values.
Item | Specified Value |
|---|---|
Template | Specify "None". |
Server type | Specify "Physical". |
Image | Specify "Cloning image for NS Option". |
Resource allocation | Uncheck the checkbox. |
Network (NIC) | Select only the admin LAN. |
Item | Specified Value |
|---|---|
Server Specification Methods | Select "Model" and specify server models supported by NS Option. |
Resource release | Uncheck the checkbox. |
FC path | Specify "Single path mode". |
Boot Mode | Specify "Default". |
Item | Specified Value |
|---|---|
Disk type | Specify "SAN". |
Disk |
|
Item | Specified Value |
|---|---|
NIC/Network | Select only the admin LAN. Configure admin LAN NICs in a redundant configuration as explained in "2.1.2 Designing the Network Environment". |
IP address (Optional) | Specify the IP address for the admin LAN. |
For details on specified items and how to create physical L-Servers, refer to "16.2 Creation of Physical L-Servers Using Parameters" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
From the Command-line:
Create a physical L-Server for NS Appliance using the rcxnetworkservice lserver command.
L-Servers can be created using commands when the following conditions are satisfied.
If these conditions are not satisfied, create them using the GUI.
When creating a dedicated server for NS Appliances using SAN storage
When using an admin LAN in which NIC1 and NIC2 are in a redundant configuration
For details on this command, refer to "A.1 rcxnetworkservice".
A physical L-Server for NS Appliance is created using the configuration that allows up to 10 NS Appliances to operate.
To allow up to 20 NS Appliances to operate, it is necessary to change the configuration of the physical L-Server for NS Appliance using the rcxnetworkservice appext command.
For details on this command, refer to "A.1 rcxnetworkservice".
A physical L-Server for NS Appliance is created using an FC single path configuration.
To perform an FC multi-path configuration of a physical L-Server for NS Appliance, use the following procedure:
Stop the physical L-Server for NS Appliance.
For details on how to stop physical L-Servers, refer to "17.1.2 Stopping an L-Server" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
Right-click the target physical L-Server in the orchestration tree.
In the displayed menu, select [Modify]-[Modify Specification].
In the displayed menu, select [Indicates the settings for when the server starts]-[FC path] and uncheck the single path mode checkbox.
Click the [OK] button.
Start a physical L-Server for NS Appliance.
For details on how to start physical L-Servers, refer to "17.1.1 Starting an L-Server" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
Execute the rcxnetworkservice fcctl command.
Executing this command restarts the physical L-Server for NS Appliance.
For details on this command, refer to "A.1 rcxnetworkservice".
