Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux® Workstations

This can be done with version 1.5 of the Autodesk XR Configuration Utility
/usr/discreet/DKU/current/Utils/Storage/XR/XR_config.pl, available in versions 4.5.1 and newer of the
DKU. For help, run /usr/discreet/DKU/current/Utils/Storage/XR/XR_config.pl --help.
Manually configure media storage (page 29) is also possible.
The workstation must be running the custom Autodesk distribution of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and the
correct DKU.
If you are configuring an XR storage array with two sets of enclosures, connect only one set of enclosures,
and then perform the filesystem creation procedures in the next section. Then disconnect the storage, and
repeat the entire process for the second set of enclosures.
Workflow
1 Set up any Storage Area Network (SAN), before setting up a DAS.
2 When configuring a storage array, you can disconnect other storage devices (DAS or SAN) from the
workstation so that you do not unintentionally format the wrong device.
3 If configuring arrays with two XR enclosures, ensure only one set of enclosures is connected to the
workstation.
4 Create LUNs. If you have more than one XR enclosure, create all of the LUNs individually, then create
the XFS file system on them all at once.
5 Create the XFS filesystem
Configure Dot Hill storage
1 Ensure the storage enclosures are connected to the workstation as documented. Connect an Ethernet
cable to the Ethernet port of the top storage controller (controller A) and to an available network port
on the workstation.
2 Configure your workstation's eth port to the same subnet as the storage controller. The default IP
address of storage controller A is 10.0.0.2.
3 In a terminal, as root, run /usr/discreet/DKU/current/Utils/Storage/current_DH/DH_config.sh.
4 Enter the IP or hostname of the top controller of the storage enclosure.
WARNING If your storage is connected to the network switch rather than directly to the workstation, make
sure you are entering the correct IP address or hostname at this step. Entering the information of another
storage enclosure will lead to loss of data on that storage.
5 The main menu is displayed. Select option 2 to partition the storage, create the XFS filesystem and
mount it. Confirm whether you want to delete event logs from the storage.
6 Select the number of loops to configure: 2 or 4.
7 If the script detects a previous configuration on the storage, it will ask you whether you want to keep
it. Answer No if you want to start with a fresh configuration.
8 The script partitions the storage, creates the XFS filesystem and the mount point and then mounts the
storage. When the operation completes you are returned to the main menu. Type 6 to exit the
configuration utility.
After configuration, the storage spends a few hours initializing. During this time, performance is not optimal.
You can monitor the status of the drives by logging into the RAIDar Storage Management utility.
1 In a web browser enter the IP address of the top storage controller, for example: http://10.0.0.2.
2 Log in. The default username is "manage" and the default password is "!manage"
3 Click on each of the Vdisks. The Current Job row in the table indicates the progress of the initialization
operation.
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