Welcome to Lyve Mobile Link
Specifications
Connection Types
Overview of Lyve Mobile Link Setup
- Lyve Mobile Array volume formatting
Pre-Setup: Lyve Hardware and Software
- Lyve software / hardware solutions
Lyve Token Files
Connect Devices
Get Started with the Link Web App
- Open the Link web app
- Sign in with a Lyve Token file
View Device Info
- Device info
- Ethernet port info
Manage Devices
Manage Ports
Manage Network Shares
- Configure SMB shares
- Configure NFS shares
Manage Settings
Volume Formats and Network Shares
Appliance Management and IP Addressing
- Fixed IP addressing
- Cannot access the Link web app
Authorize Lyve Mobile Arrays Connected to Other Hosts
- Lyve Token file delivery
Regulatory Compliance
- FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMANCE
- CLASS A

Connection Types

Lyve Mobile Link requires the following connection types:

PCIe or SAS—Data path between Link and Lyve Mobile Array
Ethernet—Management path between Link and Lyve Mobile Array
LAN 10GbE and/or 100GbE—Data and management path between Link and the local network

Link does not support Fibre Channel, iSCSI, Thunderbolt, and USB connections to Lyve Mobile Array.

Data connection to Link

Data to/from Lyve Mobile Array passes through PCIe or SAS connections.

Path	PCIe Adapter/Rackmount Receiver	Link	Connector Type
Data	PCIe/SAS	STORAGE CONNECTIONS A-D	SFF-8644

Note—Confirm with your project administrator if your Lyve Mobile Arrays and Lyve Mobile Link use PCIe or SAS data paths before following the instructions included in this manual.

Management connection to Link

Link controls Lyve Mobile Array via a direct Ethernet connection. Ethernet cables are not included with Link.

Note—Only direct management connections are supported. Do not use an Ethernet switch when connecting the Ethernet management cables between Lyve Mobile Link and PCIe Adapther / Rackmount Receiver.

Path	PCIe Adapter/Rackmount Receiver	Link	Connector Type
Management	Ethernet management	STORAGE MGMT A or B	RJ45

Data/management connections to network

Link's LAN ports send and receive both data and management information to the local network.

Path	Lyve Mobile Link	Network Switch	Connector Type
Data/Management	LAN 1 10GbE	RJ45	RJ45 supporting 10GbE performance
	LAN 2 100GbE	QSFP56	QSFP56
	LAN 3 100GbE	QSFP56	QSFP56

Note—All LAN ports can be connected at the same time. However, Link does not support port aggregation.

Appliance management connection

You can connect a PC directly to Link's Appliance Management port for management purposes only. Potential reasons for connecting to the Appliance Management port:

Your network uses fixed IP addresses.
You are unable to access the Link web app on the local network.

See Appliance Management and IP Addressing.