NetApp HCI User Manual

Steps
1. Open a web browser and browse to the IP address of the management node. For example:
https://<ManagementNodeIP>
2. Log in to NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control by providing the NetApp HCI storage cluster administrator
credentials.
The NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control interface appears.
Find more information
• NetApp HCI Resources page
• NetApp HCI Installation and Setup Instructions
• TR-4820: NetApp HCI Networking Quick Planning Guide
• NetApp Element Plug-in for vCenter Server Guide
• NetApp Configuration Advisor 5.8.1 or later network validation tool
• NetApp SolidFire Active IQ Documentation
Install H-series hardware
Before you get started with using NetApp HCI, you should install the storage and
compute nodes correctly.
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See the poster for a visual representation of the instructions.
• Workflow diagrams
• Prepare for installation
• Install the rails
• Install the node/chassis
• Install the switches
• Cable the nodes
• Power on the nodes
• Configure NetApp HCI
• Perform post-configuration tasks
Workflow diagrams
The workflow diagrams here provide a high-level overview of the installation steps. The steps vary slightly
depending on the H-series model.
• H410C and H410S
• H610C and H615C
• [H610S]

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