Creating an S Series storage component
To create an S Series storage component, you need to add an S Series Node to the HCP system.
Before you begin
Procedure
On the Add Node.
page, clickThe Add Node wizard is displayed.
In the Username field, type a user name for an S Series Node user account with the administrator and security roles.
In the Password field, type the password for the use rname that you specified in step 2.
In the Domain Name field, type the fully qualified domain or virtual IP address of the S Series Node.
If you receive an invalid connection information error message and you are connecting to the S Series Node through an IP address, disable HTTPS in step 7.
Optional: If Virtual network management is enabled and the Storage Network field is displayed, select the network that you want HCP to use to communicate with the S Series Node.
If Virtual network management is not enabled, the field does not exist.
Optional: To use HTTP with SSL security for S Series Node management requests, select Use HTTPS for Management.
Optional: To display additional configuration options, click Advanced.
To use HTTP with SSL security for data access requests, select Use HTTPS.
In the HTTPS Port field, type the port you want to use to connect to the end point. Default value: 443.
In the HTTP Port field, type the port you want to use to connect to the S Series Node. Default value: 80.
Optional: To connect to the endpoint, select Use proxy .
In the Proxy Host field, type the hostname or IP address of the proxy server.
In the Proxy Port number field, type the number of the proxy server. Default value: 0.
In the Proxy Username field, type the user name of the proxy server.
In the Proxy Password field, type the password of the proxy server.
In the Proxy Domain field, type the AD domain of the proxy server.
Click Next.
In the Name field, type a name for the S Series Node.
Optional: In the Description field, type a description for the S Series Node.
Click Next.
If the storage represented by the storage component is compliant with the terms and conditions of your service plan, select Compliant.
Take one of the next actions.
To create a new storage pool and attach the S Series Node to it:
- Select Add to new storage pool.
- In the Add to new storage pool field, type a name for the new storage pool.
- Optional: If you want to compress data in the new S Series storage pool, select Compress Data at Rest.
- Optional: If you want to encrypt data on the new S Series storage pool, select Encrypt Data at Rest.
- Optional: If you want the Content Verification service to run on the new S Series storage pool, select Content Verification.
To add the S Series Node to an existing storage pool:
- Select Add to existing storage pool.
- From the Name field, select the existing storage pool.
- Optional: To enable the S Series Balancing service when there are multiple S Series components in a pool, select Enable balancing for this pool.
Click Next.
On the Review page, ensure that the S Series Node is configured to your specifications.
Click Finish.
If HCP cannot add the S Series Node to the system, the Console displays an error message.
If the operation failed because the S Series Node user account does not have the administrator or security role, the following message is displayed:
Unable to create S Series Node. An unexpected error occurred. Please contact your HCP system administrator.