Pivot3 X5-6500 - Section 1 Install Acuity-Based Pivot3 Nodes; Install Pivot3 Nodes

X-Series Hyperconverged Nodes Powered by Acuity
Setup & User Guide, v1.0
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DOC-246-GDE-Pivot3 Acuity 2.3 Setup & User Guide-v1.0.docx
ACUITY SOFTWARE PLATFORM: NODE ICONS EXPLAINED ........................................................................................................... 49
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OOLBOX: OVERVIEW & REPORTING ............................................................................................................................................ 50
VCENTER ALARMS & NOTIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 56
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ASKS............................................................................................................................................................................................. 56
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EB PLUGIN ALARMS AND LOGS .................................................................................................................................................. 57
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HANGING VMWARE VCENTER CREDENTIALS .............................................................................................................................. 58
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LUGIN TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................................................ 58
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ECTION 8 CONFIGURE NIC PORTS FOR PIVOT3 FEATURES ...................................................................................................... 60
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ONFIGURE MANAGEMENT NIC IN PIVOT3 VCENTER PLUGIN .................................................................................................... 60
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ECTION 9 CREATE A PIVOT3 VPG ............................................................................................................................................... 61
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ISCOVER NODES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 61
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REATE AN ACUITY VPG ................................................................................................................................................................ 62
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DD AN N5 STORAGE NODE.......................................................................................................................................................... 63
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SSIGN IP ADDRESSES FOR ISCSI CONNECTIVITY ...................................................................................................................... 64
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ECTION 10 HOST ACCESS GROUPS .......................................................................................................................................... 66
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OST ACCESS GROUP BASICS ...................................................................................................................................................... 66
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REATE A HOST ACCESS GROUP .................................................................................................................................................. 67
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ECTION 11 CREATE VOLUMES & ASSOCIATED DATASTORES .................................................................................................. 69
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REATING AN ACUITY VOLUME ..................................................................................................................................................... 70
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REATING A VSTAC VOLUME ........................................................................................................................................................ 71
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REATE AN N5 STORAGE VOLUME ............................................................................................................................................... 73
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ERFORMANCE POLICIES .............................................................................................................................................................. 75
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ERVICE LEVELS – BEST PRACTICES & BEHAVIOR ....................................................................................................................... 76
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CUITY ESXI HOSTS AND MAINTENANCE MODE .......................................................................................................................... 78
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DDING ESXI HOSTS & DATASTORES .......................................................................................................................................... 78
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ECTION 12 SNAPSHOT MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 81
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NAPSHOTS OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................................. 81
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ROTECTED HOSTS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 82
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CHEDULES ON A VOLUME OR AN APPLICATION GROUP ............................................................................................................. 87
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ROTECTION POLICIES EXPLAINED .............................................................................................................................................. 88
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ORKING WITH PROTECTION POLICIES ....................................................................................................................................... 88
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ECOVERING A SNAPSHOT ............................................................................................................................................................ 92