NetWitness Series 5 Storage Setup - DAC/PowerVault Mixed Mode

Issue

The current version of the NW Array Configuration script released for 10.6.6 and 11.1.x is unable to configure DACs and PowerVaults on the same Series 5 appliance which is called Mixed Mode.

Resolution

To address this issue of configuring the two different types of storage (DACs & PowerVault) RSA has released the attached two rpm packages. One of these packages will need to be downloaded and installed on any Series 5 appliance that has DACs and Powervault attached. Once the rpm is installed the NW Array Configuration script will be able to correctly configure the storage. 

Note: There are two RPMs attached to this article. One (rsa-sa-tools-10.6.6.1.rpm) is for 10.6.6 only as it is compiled for CentOS 6. The second rpm (rsa-sa-tools-11.2.0.0.el7.noarch.rpm) is for 11.x only as it is complied for CentOS 7.

Note: This is only for Series 5 Mixed Mode storage setup.

To install perform the following steps:
1. Download the correct rpm for your version from this article.

2. Copy the rpm to the series 5 appliance that has Powervault and DAC attached.

3. Install the RPM
4. Run the NWarrayconfig script as you would normally.
 

If any issues are encountered please stop and contact RSA Netwitness Support before proceeding further.

Product Details

RSA Product Set: NetWitness
RSA Version/Condition: 10.6.6, 11.1.x
Platform: CentOS 6 / 7

Summary

To correctly configure PowerVault and DACs on the same Series 5 appliance (Mixed Mode) a new version of the NW Array Configuration script needs to be installed.

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