Installation Guide

Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance

DP4400
Version 2.2

302-004-957
REV. 03
June 2019

l Installation overview............................................................................................... 2
l Prepare the site and unpack the system................................................................. 3
l Install Network Validation Tool............................................................................... 5
l Install the rails.........................................................................................................5
l Secure the rails to the cabinet................................................................................ 7
l Install the system in the cabinet..............................................................................7
l Install the bezel.......................................................................................................9
l Connect the system to the network...................................................................... 10
l Connect the power cables and power on............................................................... 11
l Configure iDRAC................................................................................................... 12
l Installing the DataProtection-ACM pre-installation patch..................................... 12
l Launch the Appliance Configuration Manager....................................................... 16
l Additional resources.............................................................................................. 17
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Installation overview
This guide is designed for personnel who install, configure, and maintain the Integrated
Data Protection Appliance DP4400. To use this hardware publication, you should be
familiar with digital storage equipment and cabling.
Before you begin
Gather the required materials and configure your network environment as specified in
Prepare the site and unpack the system on page 3.
Use the following sequence of actions as a guide to install the system.
Procedure
1. Install and secure the rails.
2. Install the system in the cabinet and attach the bezel.
3. Connect the system to the network.
4. Connect the power cables and power on.
Results
The system is ready for initial configuration. To continue setup, refer to the Integrated
Data Protection Appliance DP4400 Getting Started Guide. For additional help and
resources, review the information in Additional resources on page 17.

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Prepare the site and unpack the system
Before you begin
Verify that you have the following components:
l 2U DP4400 system
l Rail kit, including:
n Two sliding rails
n Two velcro straps
n Four screws
n Four washers
l Two power cables
l Bezel
l Phillips-head screwdriver with magnetic tip (not provided)
l Two Cat 5e or Cat 6 copper Ethernet cables
l Four qualified 10 Gb Ethernet cables:
n Fibre cables with a 10 Gb optical SFP
n Direct-attached copper cables
l Anti-static wrist strap and conductive foam pad
l A VGA monitor with a keyboard or a computer with a serial port/usb-serial adapter
and an appropriate cable for setting up iDRAC.
You must have a computer at the install location with:
l A power adapter, C13 to NEMA 5–15 (if based in North America or country
specific cord in other geographical locations), or a power cord for your laptop
power adapter with a C13 plug, to power your laptop from a rack PDU
l An Ethernet port
l Latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox

Note

The DP4400 supports only one network. Separate management, backup, or replication
network configurations (such as VLAN tagging) are not supported.

The following steps must be completed before starting initial configuration with the
Appliance Configuration Manager:
Procedure
1. Identify 14 unassigned IP addresses for the IDPA components. To simplify
configuration, you must select 14 contiguous addresses.
Note that all components must run on a single VLAN or subnet with the
exception of the iDRAC interface, which can be on a separate subnet or VLAN.
For further information about IP addresses, see Table 1 on page 4.
2. Register the 14 IP addresses in DNS with forward and reverse lookup entries for
each address. Ensure that the router for the 14 IP addresses can be pinged.
See IP address breakdown on page 4 for more information.

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3. Download the license files for Data Domain Virtual Edition (DDVE), Avamar
Virtual Edition (AVE), and Data Protection Advisor (DP Advisor) from the Dell
EMC Software Licensing Central.
The contact person mentioned on your sales order should have received the
License Authorization Code (LAC) letter through an email during the order
fulfillment process. The LAC letter includes the license authorization code
associated with your order, instructions for downloading software binaries, and
instructions for activating the entitlements online through Dell EMC Software
Licensing Central.
Follow the steps mentioned in the LAC letter to activate the software and
download the license keys. For additional information, see the Standard
Activation Process section in the License Activation Guide.

Note

The LAC letter has the link https://licensing.emc.com/deeplink/

<LAC> which directs you to Dell EMC Software Licensing Central. <LAC> is a
unique alphanumeric value that is mentioned in your LAC letter.

After the activation is complete, download the license keys that are generated
for Data Domain Virtual Edition (DDVE), Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE), and Data
Protection Advisor (DP Advisor). Use these license keys during the IDPA
configuration.

IP address breakdown
When a range of IP addresses is used during the IDPA configuration, the IP addresses
are assigned in a standard order. Use the following table to determine which IP
address is allocated to a component.
The first column in each table, IP Range Allocation, is the value to add to the first IP
address in the range. The Sample Hostname column is only a suggested naming
convention.

Table 1 IP address range assignments

IP Range Component Description Sample Hostname

Allocation
+0 vCenter VMware vCenter Server idpa-vc.domain.local
VM

+1 Data Domain Data IP 1 idpa-dd1.domain.local

+2 Data Domain Data IP 2 idpa-dd2.domain.local

+3 Data Domain Data IP 3 idpa-dd3.domain.local

+4 Avamar Server IP idpa-av.domain.local

+5 Avamar Avamar Proxy VM idpa-

avproxy.domain.local

+6 IDPA System Manager IDPA System Manager idpa-sysmgr.domain.local

VM

+7 Data Protection Advisor Application Server Host idpa-dpa1.domain.local

VM

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IP Range Component Description Sample Hostname

Allocation
+8 Data Protection Advisor Datastore Server Host idpa-dpa2.domain.local
VM

+9 Data Protection Search Index Master Node Host idpa-search.domain.local

VM

+10 DD Cloud DR CDRA Data Domain Cloud idpa-cdra.domain.local

(optional) Disaster Recovery (DD
Cloud DR) Cloud DR
Add-on (CDRA) virtual
appliance

The following three IP addresses are required for additional connectivity, but are not
configured as a part of the range.
Table 2 Additional IP addresses

Component Description Sample Hostname

ESXi VMware ESXi idpa-esxi.domain.local

Appliance Configuration ACM VM idpa-acm.domain.local

Manager (ACM)

iDRAC (optional) Integrated Dell Remote idpa-idrac.domain.local

Access Controller

Install Network Validation Tool

The Network Validation Tool (NVT) runs multiple tests to validate the network
configuration. You need to run the NVT from a system on the management network.
Before you install IDPA, it is recommended that you run the Network Validation Tool
to validate the network settings for a successful deployment of IDPA in the
datacenter. You must review the network configuration before starting the IDPA
installation. To download the NVT and for more information about the tool, see
https://help.psapps.emc.com/display/HELP/Network+Validation+Tool+for+IDPA.

Install the rails

The rails are labeled left and right, and cannot be interchanged. The front side of each
rail is labeled Left Front or Right Front when the rail faces the cabinet front.
Procedure
1. Determine where to mount the system, and mark the location at the front and
back of the cabinet.

Note

Install the left rail assembly first.

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2. Fully extend the rear sliding bracket of the rail.

3. Position the rail end piece labeled Left Front facing inward and orient the rear
end piece to align with the holes on the rear cabinet flanges.
4. Push the rail straight toward the rear of the rack until the latch locks in place.
Figure 1 Installing the rear end of the rail

5. For the front end piece, rotate the latch outward and pull the rail forward until
the pins slide into the flange, and release the latch to secure the rail in place.
Figure 2 Installing the front end of the rail

6. Repeat the preceding steps to install the right rail assembly.

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Secure the rails to the cabinet
The supplied screws and washers are used to secure the rail assemblies to the front
and rear of the cabinet.

Note

For square hole cabinets, install the supplied conical washer before installing the
screw. For unthreaded round hole cabinets, install only the screw without the conical
washer.

Procedure
1. Align the screws with the designated U spaces on the front and rear rack
flanges.
Ensure that the screw holes on the tab of the system retention bracket are
seated on the designated U spaces.
2. Insert and tighten the two screws using the Phillips #2 screwdriver.
Figure 3 Installing screws

Install the system in the cabinet

WARNING

The system is heavy and should be installed in a cabinet by two people. To avoid
personal injury and/or damage to the equipment, do not attempt to install the
system in a cabinet without a mechanical lift and/or help from another person.

Procedure
1. At front of the cabinet, pull the inner slide rails out of the cabinet until they lock
into place.

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Figure 4 Pull the inner rails out of the cabinet

2. Locate the rear rail standoff on each side of the system. Position the system
above the rails and lower the rear rail standoffs into the rear J-slots on the slide
assemblies.
3. Rotate the system downward until all the rail standoffs are seated in the J-slots.
Figure 5 Install the system in the rails

4. Push the system inward until the lock levers click into place.
5. Pull the blue slide release lock tabs forward on both rails and slide the system
into the cabinet. The slam latches will engage to secure the system in the
cabinet.

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 Note

Ensure that the inner rail slides completely into the middle rail. The middle rail
locks if the inner rail is not fully engaged.

Figure 6 Slide the system into the cabinet

Install the bezel

Procedure
1. Align and insert the right end of the bezel onto the system.
2. Press the release button and fit the left end of the bezel onto the system.
3. Lock the bezel by using the key.

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Figure 7 Installing the front bezel

Connect the system to the network

The following figure shows the location of the DP4400 network ports and iDRAC port.
Figure 8 DP4400 network and iDRAC connections

Procedure
1. Use a Cat 5e or Cat 6 copper Ethernet cable to connect a 1 GbE port (10) to the
service computer.
2. Use Fibre cables with a 10 Gb optical SFP, 1GBaseT RJ-45, or direct-attached
copper cables to connect the four required 10 GbE ports (2, 3, 8, 9) to access
ports on the switch in your network.
3. Use a Cat 5e or Cat 6 copper Ethernet cable to connect the iDRAC port (1) in
the lower left of the system chassis to the network.

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DP4400 ports
The following table provides the port type for the DP4400 ports.

Table 3 DP4400 port types

Callout number Port type

1 iDRAC

2 10 GbE (required)

3 10 GbE (required)

4 10 GbE (unused)

5 10 GbE (unused)

6 10 GbE (unused)

7 10 GbE (unused)

8 10 GbE (required)

9 10 GbE (required)

10 1 GbE

11 1 GbE (unused)

Note

Ports 2 and 9 are a vSwitch0 network team. Ports 3 and 8 are a vSwitch1 network
team and are used during appliance configuration.

Note

Uplink ports are not trunking ports.

Note

Ensure that the four required 10 GbE ports (2, 3, 8, and 9) are connected to the
access ports on the switch in your network.

Connect the power cables and power on

Procedure
1. Connect the power supply units to the rack.

Note

For dual PSU systems, connect each PSU to a redundant AC power source.
Redundant power sources allow one AC source to fail or be serviced without
impacting system operation. Connect PSU 0 to one AC source, and PSU 1 to
the other AC source.

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The system may not power on automatically after plugging in the AC power
cords. The system identification button located on the rear of the chassis, on
the lower left-hand side illuminates blue when power is on.
2. If the system does not power on automatically after connecting the power
cables, press the power button on the right control panel at the front of the
chassis to power on the system .

Configure iDRAC
The IDPA systems require that the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
is configured for system upgrade and maintenance operations. Additionally, the
systems support the use of iDRAC to change security settings and enables to remotely
power the system on and off.
Before you begin
Connect to the unit using a VGA monitor with a keyboard or a serial port, power on the
appliance, and perform the following steps:

Note

Do not use iDRAC to change the storage configuration, system settings, or BIOS
settings, as making changes to these will impact the system functionality. Contact
Support if changes are required in any of these areas.

Procedure
1. During the system boot process, press F2 to access the BIOS menu.
2. In the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings.
The iDRAC Settings page is displayed.
3. Click Network.
The Network page is displayed.
4. Under IPv4 Settings, specify static IP address details.
5. Press Esc to return to the previous menu.
6. Select User Configuration.
a. Enable the root user.
b. Change the root user password.
Note that the default password is Idpa_1234.

Installing the DataProtection-ACM pre-installation patch

Before you configure the DataProtection-ACM virtual machine, install the latest IDPA
pre-installation patch if it is available.
For example:

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 Idpa_pre_update_N.N.N-nnnnnn.tar.gz
Where N.N.N is the latest pre-installation patch version and nnnnnn is the build
number.
You can install the pre-installation patch when the DataProtection-ACM is not
registered with Secure Remote Services gateway by using SSH.

Install the IDPA pre-installation patch on the DataProtection-ACM

Before you begin
Before you configure the DataProtection-ACM virtual machine, install the latest IDPA
pre-installation patch if it is available.
For example:
Idpa_pre_update_N.N.N.nnnnnn.tar.gz
Where:
l N.N.N is the latest pre-installation patch version.
l nnnnnn is the build number.
You can install the pre-installation patch when the DataProtection-ACM is not
registered with ESRS gateway by using SSH.
Procedure
1. Check https://support.emc.com/downloads/41849_Integrated-Data-
Protection-Appliance to see if a pre-installation patch is available for your
version of IDPA. If a pre-installation patch is available, download it to a folder on
your laptop.
For example:
Idpa_pre_update_N.N.N.nnnnnn.tar.gz
Where:
l N.N.N is the latest pre-installation patch version.
l nnnnnn is the build number.

2. Open the WinSCP or SCP application on the service laptop, and then connect
to the DataProtection-ACM by performing the following actions:
a. In the File protocol field, select SFTP.
b. In the Hostname field, enter 192.168.100.100 as the IP address of the
DataProtection-ACM.
c. In the Port number field, specify the default port number 22.
d. In the User name field, enter root.
e. In the Password field, enter Idpa_1234.
f. Click Login.
The following figure shows a sample WinSCP session configuration window.

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Figure 9 WinSCP session configuration window

3. Create a temporary folder /tmp/patch.

4. Copy the Idpa_pre_update_N.N.N.nnnnnn.tar.gz file to the /tmp/
patch directory.
5. Connect to the DataProtection-ACM by using Putty from the service laptop.
The following figure shows the Putty configuration screen.

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 Figure 10 Putty Configuration screen for DataProtection-ACM

6. At the login as prompt, type root.

7. At the Password prompt, type the password for the root user.
The default password for the root user is Idpa_1234.
8. Determine the DataProtection-ACM version by typing the following command:
rpm -qa | grep dataprotection
Ensure that the DataProtection-ACM version is earlier than
dataprotection-2.0.0-571095.x86_64.

9. Change to the directory that contains the pre-installation patch file by typing
the following command:
cd /tmp/patch

10. Extract the contents of the .tar.gz file by typing the following command:
tar -xvf Idpa_pre_update_N.N.N.nnnnnn.tar.gz

The contents are extracted to a subdirectory named

Idpa_pre_update_N.N.N.nnnnnn.
11. Change directory to Idpa_pre_update_N.N.N.nnnnnn.tar.gz directory
by typing the following command:
cd /tmp/patch/Idpa_pre_update_N.N.N.nnnnnn/

12. Change permission of install.sh file by typing the following command:

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chmod +x install.sh

13. Run the installation script file by typing the following command:
./install.sh

Messages be displayed on the screen during the installation process. The

following message might be displayed, which you can ignore:
“warning: file /usr/local/dataprotection/var/configmgr/
server_data/config/InfrastructureComponents_Template.xml:
remove failed: No such file or directory”
“warning: file /usr/local/dataprotection/customscripts/
Config.properties: remove failed: No such file or
directory”
14. Verify that the pre-installation patch installation completed successfully by
typing the following command:
rpm -qa | grep dataprotection
Ensure that the DataProtection-ACM version is dataprotection-2.0.0-
571095.x86_64 or later.

15. Delete the Idpa_pre_update_N.N.N.nnnnnn.tar.gz file, and then delete

the /tmp/patch/Idpa_pre_update_N.N.N.nnnnnn directory.
16. Edit the /usr/local/dataprotection/server/version/
applianceVersion.xml file and modify value in the <build> tag to the latest
build for the ACM and IDPA nodes.
The following example highlights the changes that you must make to the
<build> tag. In this example, the build number is 571095.

<applianceVersion>
<id>IDPA</id>
<version>
<major>2</major>
<subMajor>0</subMajor>
<minor>0</minor>
<build>571095</build>
</version>
<components>
<component>
<id>ACM</id>
<version>
<major>1</major>
<subMajor>0</subMajor>
<minor>0</minor>
<build>571095</build>
</version>
</component>

Launch the Appliance Configuration Manager

The Appliance Configuration Manager (ACM) walks you through the steps to
configure network settings, license the IDPA software, and configure the IDPA.
For more information about configuring the IDPA with the ACM, refer to the
Integrated Data Protection Appliance DP4400 Getting Started Guide. This document

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 explains common user tasks such as how to create backup policies and restore from
backup.

Additional resources
Document references for the IDPA
The IDPA documentation set includes the following publications:
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance DP4400 Installation Guide
Instruction for installing the IDPA DP4400 hardware.
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance DP4400 Getting Started Guide
Explains how to perform initial IDPA configuration tasks and how to get started
with basic functionality like backup and restore.
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance Product Guide
Provides the overview and administration information about the IDPA system.
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance Release Notes
Product information about the current IDPA release.
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance DP4400 Service Procedure Guide
Procedures for replacing or upgrading hardware components of the IDPA.
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance Security Configuration Guide
Information about the security features that are used to control user and network
access, monitor system access and use, and support the transmission of storage
data.
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance Software Compatibility Guide
Information about software components and versions used in the IDPA product.

IDPA training resources

Video walkthroughs, demonstrations, and explanations of product features are
available online.
You can obtain additional IDPA training and information at https://
education.emc.com, such as:
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.2 DP4400 Overview
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.2 DP4400 Getting Started
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.2 DP4400 CRU Maintenance
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.2 System Manager Overview
l Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.2 Alert Monitoring

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