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X-Series Hyperconverged Nodes Powered by Acuity 2.3 Setup & User Guide Document Version 1.0 January 15, 2018 X-Series Hyperconverged Nodes Powered by Acuity Setup & User Guide, v1.0 Purpose This edition applies to Pivot3’s X-Series Hyperconverged Nodes powered by the Acuity software platform (Version 2.3.1 and above) and to any subsequent releases until otherwise indicated in new editions. Specific documentation on other Pivot3 offerings are available in the Pivot3 documentation repository. This document contains information proprietary to Pivot3, Inc. and shall not be reproduced or transferred to other documents or used for any purpose other than that for which it was obtained without the express written consent of Pivot3, Inc. How to Contact Pivot3 Pivot3, Inc. General Information: [email protected] 221 West 6th St., Suite 750 Sales: [email protected] Austin, TX 78701 Tech Support: [email protected] Tel: +1 512-807-2666 Website: www.pivot3.com Fax: +1 512-807-2669 Online Support: support.pivot3.com About This Guide This document provides procedures for: • Connecting X-Series Hyperconverged Nodes powered by Acuity to the VMware and ESXi management networks • Combining nodes to create an Acuity vPG This guide is written for Service Engineers and System Administrators configuring a Pivot3 X-Series Solution. The Pivot3 nodes should be set up as described in the appropriate hardware setup guide, and the procedures in this document require an understanding of the following: • The operating systems installed on the application servers connected to the Acuity vPG • Communication protocols installed on local application servers • vSphere Client for access to VMware ESXi hosts or vCenter © Copyright 2018 Pivot3, Inc. All rights reserved. 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Pivot3 reserves the right to make changes or corrections to this document as needed without notification. | 2 DOC-246-GDE-Pivot3 Acuity 2.3 Setup & User Guide-v1.0.docx X-Series Hyperconverged Nodes Powered by Acuity Setup & User Guide, v1.0 Table of Contents SECTION 1 INSTALL ACUITY-BASED PIVOT3 NODES ....................................................................................................................... 7 INSTALL PIVOT3 NODES................................................................................................................................................................... 7 SECTION 2 ACUITY NODES: DISKS & NETWORK PORTS ................................................................................................................. 8 X5-6500 (D1) FLASH ACCELERATOR NODE ................................................................................................................................... 8 X5-6500 (L1) FLASH ACCELERATOR NODE ................................................................................................................................... 8 X5-6000 (D1) FLASH STANDARD NODE ......................................................................................................................................... 9 X5-6000 (L1) FLASH STANDARD NODE ......................................................................................................................................... 9 X5-2500 (D1) HYBRID ACCELERATOR NODE .............................................................................................................................. 10 X5-2500 (L1) HYBRID ACCELERATOR NODE .............................................................................................................................. 10 X5-2000 (D1) HYBRID STANDARD NODE .................................................................................................................................... 11 X5-2000 (L1) HYBRID STANDARD NODE .................................................................................................................................... 11 NVME PCIE FLASH LED STATUS DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................... 12 SECTION 3 CONFIGURE ESXI FOR VMWARE ACCESS ................................................................................................................... 13 CONFIGURE THE IP ADDRESSES FOR THE VMWARE MANAGEMENT NETWORK .......................................................................... 13 CONFIGURE SSH ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17 SECTION 4 INSTALL PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS ................................................................................................................................ 18 DOWNLOAD AND OPEN PLUGIN EXECUTABLE .............................................................................................................................. 18 FOLLOW INSTALLATION WIZARD .................................................................................................................................................. 18 SECTION 5 INSTALL PLUGIN FOR LINUX ....................................................................................................................................... 26 BEFORE YOU START ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 DOWNLOAD AND OPEN PLUGIN PACKAGE ................................................................................................................................... 26 PREPARE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................................................................... 26 SECTION 6 NETWORK FINE TUNING ............................................................................................................................................. 32 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 32 SECTION 7 NAVIGATING THE PLUGIN ............................................................................................................................................ 38 LOG IN TO VSPHERE WEB CLIENT ................................................................................................................................................. 38 DASHBOARD OVERVIEW - HOME ................................................................................................................................................... 38 DASHBOARD OVERVIEW – VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE GROUP ....................................................................................................... 41 PROVISIONING OVERVIEW: STORAGE PROVISIONING .................................................................................................................. 43 CONFIGURE TAB: OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................................... 47 3 | DOC-246-GDE-Pivot3 Acuity 2.3 Setup & User Guide-v1.0.docx X-Series Hyperconverged Nodes Powered by Acuity Setup & User Guide, v1.0 ACUITY SOFTWARE PLATFORM: NODE ICONS EXPLAINED ........................................................................................................... 49 TOOLBOX: OVERVIEW & REPORTING ............................................................................................................................................ 50 VCENTER ALARMS & NOTIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 56 TASKS............................................................................................................................................................................................. 56 WEB PLUGIN ALARMS AND LOGS .................................................................................................................................................. 57 CHANGING VMWARE VCENTER CREDENTIALS .............................................................................................................................. 58 PLUGIN TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................................................ 58 SECTION 8 CONFIGURE NIC PORTS FOR PIVOT3 FEATURES ...................................................................................................... 60 CONFIGURE MANAGEMENT NIC IN PIVOT3 VCENTER PLUGIN .................................................................................................... 60 SECTION 9 CREATE A PIVOT3 VPG ............................................................................................................................................... 61 DISCOVER NODES .........................................................................................................................................................................