New FabricPool configuration wizard in StorageGRID 11.7

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A big up to this YouTube video:


New FabricPool configuration wizard in StorageGRID 11.7 - YouTube

It takes you through all the steps to configure a standard best practice FabricPool setup with StorageGRID:

Before starting you might like to do (consideration for 11.6 too) if this is a new deployment:
  • StorageGRID Hotfix / upgrade
  • Create a Storage Pool for your site
  • (11.6) Configuration > Grid Options > Stored Object Encryption (if desired)
  • (11.7) Configuration > Security settings > Network and objects >  Stored Object Encryption (if desired)
  • Support > AutoSupport
    • Also do for any E-Series storage arrays in SANtricity System Manager.
  • (11.6) Create Tenant. Create Bucket (with Read-after-new-write (default) consistency). Create Access Key.
The Wizard Walkthrough

  1. HA group - Create HA group (or choose existing)
    1. HA group name (?)
    2. Add interfaces to the HA group
    3. Determine the priority order
    4. Virtual IP address
  2. Load balancer - Create endpoint (or choose existing)
    1. Endpoint details - name (?) - port (10443) - Client (S3) - Protocol (HTTPS)
    2. Binding mode - Virtual IPs of HA groups
    3. Tenant access - All tenants / Select Tenants / Block Tenants
    4. Attach certificate - Upload certificate / Generate Certificate (see below)
  3. Tenant and bucket
    1. Tenant name (?)
    2. Tenant root user password (?)
    3. Bucket name (?) (start and end with lowercase letter or number)
    4. Region (us-east-1)
  4. Download data
  5. ILM storage pool
    1. Choose Storage Pool for the site.
  6. ILM rule
    1. 2+1 erasure coding at your site.
  7. ILM policy
    1. Activate rule in policy
  8. Traffic classification
  9. Summary
APPENDIX: Generate Certificate:
  • Domain name (e.g. lb.example.com)
  • IP
  • Subject (optional)
  • Days valid
  • YES - Add key usage extensions
  • Click Generate
APPENDIX: ONTAP System Manager (9.13.1) add cloud tier:
  • Storage > Tiers + Add Cloud Tier - StorageGRID
    • Name (?)
    • Path-Style URL
    • Server Name FQDN
    • SSL - YES
    • Object store certificate - YES
    • Paste your certificate
    • Port (10443)
    • Access Key (?)
    • Secret Key (?)
    • Bucket Name (System Manager can create a new bucket)
    • Add as Primary to aggregates...
      • Update volume cloud tier properties lets you set the tiering policy on volumes in the aggregate(s) to be FabricPool enabled.
    • Network for Cloud Tier (verify)

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