Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

To perform the host network configuration on the new node

1. Verify the version compatibility between the new node and the node that you want to add it to. The nodes must be running the same upgrade version of Flex Appliance, but they can have different update versions.

   If the existing node is at a lower version that does not meet these requirements, upgrade that node before you add the new one. If the new node is at a lower version that does not meet these requirements, it must be reimaged to the later version. Contact Veritas Technical Support for assistance and ask your representative to reference article 100044669.

   Veritas also recommends that you install any missing updates after you add the node so that both nodes are running the same version.

2. Gather the following details for the new node that you want to add to the appliance:

   • IP address

   • Hostname

   Gather the following details from the appliance that you want to add the node to:

   • Default gateway

   • Netmask

   • (Optional) DNS server IP address

   • DNS domain

   • (Optional) Search domain

3. If the node that you want to add has existing Fibre Channel connections, disable all Fibre Channel ports that are connected to the storage array.
4. Use the following steps to access the Flex Appliance Shell from the Veritas Remote Management Interface:

   • Open a supported web browser on a system that has a network connection to the appliance. Flex Appliance supports the following browsers:

     • Google Chrome version 57 or higher

     • Mozilla Firefox version 52 or higher

   • Enter the IP address that is assigned to the remote management port of the new node.

   • Log in to the Veritas Remote Management Interface with the following default credentials:

     • Username: sysadmin

     • Password: P@ssw0rd

   • Change the sysadmin password from the known default password as follows:

     • Navigate to Configuration > Users and select the sysadmin user.

     • Click Modify User.

     • Select the Change Password check box and enter a new password.

   • Navigate to Remote Control > Console Redirection and click Launch Console to launch the Flex Appliance Shell.

5. Log in to the Flex Appliance Shell with the following default credentials:

   • Username: hostadmin

   • Password: P@ssw0rd

   A welcome message appears in the Flex Appliance Shell with the available commands setup and system.

6. Enter the following command to change the password for the hostadmin user:

   set user password

7. Enter the following command to configure the host network:

   setup configure-network

   Follow the prompts to enter the host network information. You can enter multiple DNS server IP addresses or search domains using a comma-separated list.

8. If you did not fill in the optional DNS parameters or want to bypass DNS for the new node, you must add the hostname resolution information for the new node to the appliance Hosts file. If you did not already add this information when you configured the first node, enter the following command:

   system add-host

   Follow the prompts to enter the required information for the new node.

To add the new node to the appliance

1. Log in to Flex Appliance Shell from the other, preexisting node that was previously configured for the appliance.
2. From the preexisting node, enter the following command to add the new node to the appliance:

   setup add-node

   Follow the prompts to add the node. When you are prompted for the new node's password, enter the hostadmin password that you set in the previous procedure.

   Note:

   Do not perform any other tasks on the appliance until the add-node operation is complete.

3. When the add-node operation is complete, exit the Flex Appliance Shell from the new node that you just added to the appliance. Then launch a new session from the Veritas Remote Management Interface or open an SSH session to the node. The shell should now display additional command options.
4. If the node that you added has existing Fibre Channel connections, enable them and then run the following command:

   system sync-settings

   Alternatively, you can first clean and then rescan the ports from the Flex Appliance Console. See Viewing the devices that are connected to the Fibre Channel ports.

5. If you added this node as part of the appliance initial configuration, return to the initial configuration procedure and refer to the next steps at the end of the procedure to get started using the appliance.

   See Performing the initial configuration.