NetApp HCI User Manual

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After you add the storage cluster, the cluster inventory can take up to 15 minutes to
refresh and display the new addition. You might need to refresh the page in your browser
to see the changes.
7. If you are adding Element eSDS clusters, enter or upload your SSH private key and SSH user account.
Confirm storage cluster status
You can monitor the connection status of storage clusters assets using the NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control UI.
Steps
1. Log in to NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control by providing the authoritative storage cluster administrator
credentials.
2. From the Dashboard, select the options menu on the top right and select Configure.
3. Review the status of storage clusters in the inventory.
4. From the Storage Clusters pane, select Storage Cluster Details for additional detail.
Edit storage cluster credentials
You can edit the storage cluster’s administrator user name and password using the NetApp Hybrid Cloud
Control UI.
Steps
1. Log in to NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control by providing the authoritative storage cluster administrator
credentials.
2. From the Dashboard, select the options menu on the top right and select Configure.
3. In the Storage Clusters pane, select Storage Cluster Details.
4. Select the Actions menu for the cluster and select Edit Cluster Credentials.
5. Update the storage cluster user name and password.
6. Select Save.
Remove a storage cluster
Removing a storage cluster from NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control removes the cluster from the management
node inventory. After you remove a storage cluster, the cluster can no longer be managed by HCC and you can
access it only by navigating directly to its management IP address.
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You cannot remove the authoritative cluster from the inventory. To determine the
authoritative cluster, go to User Management > Users. The authoritative cluster is listed
next to the heading Users.
Steps
1. Log in to NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control by providing the authoritative storage cluster administrator
credentials.
2. From the Dashboard, select the options menu on the top right and select Configure.
3. In the Storage Clusters pane, select Storage Cluster Details.
4. Select the Actions menu for the cluster and select Remove Storage Cluster.

NetApp HCI Specifications

General

Product Type	Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)
Data Services	Data protection, encryption
Connectivity	10 GbE, 25 GbE, 40 GbE, 100 GbE
Hypervisor Support	VMware vSphere
Management Node	Included in the solution
Storage Media	SSD and HDD
Node Types	Compute nodes, storage nodes
Storage Protocols	iSCSI
Data Reduction	Deduplication, compression, thin provisioning
High Availability	Built-in redundancy