Pre-Setup: Lyve Hardware and Software

Documentation for Lyve Mobile devices and services used with Lyve Mobile Link is available online. You can access manuals at the links below for details on how to procure and manage Lyve Mobile storage devices.

Online Manual	Information	URLs
Lyve Management Portal	Account, billing, project, and subscription management	www.seagate.com/manuals/lyve-management-portal/
Lyve Mobile Array	Lyve Mobile Array usage	www.seagate.com/lyve-mobile-array
Lyve Mobile Mount and PCIe Adapter	Mobile Mount and PCIe Adapter installation	www.seagate.com/pcie-adapter-front-loader www.seagate.com/pcie-adapter
Lyve Mobile Rackmount Receiver	Rack assembly	www.seagate.com/rackmount-receiver
Lyve Mobile Security	Lyve Token files and security management	www.seagate.com/lyve-security

Lyve software / hardware solutions

How you authorize and manage Lyve Mobile Array depends upon your use case and the hardware associated with your project.

Lyve Mobile Link has a dedicated web app for sharing Lyve Mobile Arrays on the network. Use a computer on the same network as Link to run the web app in your preferred browser.

Lyve Client and Lyve Mobile Array CLI are used for Lyve Mobile Arrays directly connected to a macOS, Windows, or Linux host. These apps have dedicated installers specific to the host. You cannot use either app to access shares on the network provided by Link.

If you are moving Lyve Mobile Arrays between Link and other hosts, you may need more than one app. For example, the Link web app for the Link connection and Lyve Client on a Windows or Mac host.

The table below provides a simple summary of Lyve software and hardware solutions based upon general use cases.

Lyve Mobile Array Connection	Lyve Security: Software or Hardware	Supported Lyve Mobile Array Data Ports	Notes
Single host computer with Lyve software	Software: Lyve Client app for macOS and Windows Lyve Mobile Array CLI for Linux and Windows	Thunderbolt USB PCIe Adapter + Ethernet Fibre Channel via Lyve Mobile Rackmount Receiver SAS via Lyve Mobile Rackmount Receiver iSCSI via Lyve Mobile Rackmount Receiver	A host can be a Linux PC, a Mac, or a Windows PC Host allowed to install software
Single host computer without Lyve software	Hardware: Lyve Mobile Padlock	PCIe Adapter + Ethernet Fibre Channel via Lyve Mobile Rackmount Receiver + Ethernet SAS via Lyve Mobile Rackmount Receiver + Ethernet	A host can be a Linux PC or a Windows PC Host not allowed to install software Lyve Mobile Padlock unlocks Lyve Mobile Arrays via a local network Configuring Lyve Mobile Array (RAID, Crypto-Erase, Format) requires a connection to a host with a Lyve app
Network sharing (up to two Lyve Mobile Arrays) No software required on host computers	Hardware: Lyve Mobile Link	PCIe Adapter + Ethernet SAS via Lyve Mobile Rackmount Receiver + Ethernet	Lyve Mobile Link creates network shares from connected Lyve Mobile Array storage PC/Mac hosts are connected to the same local network as Link via Ethernet to access shares Management for Link and connected Lyve Mobile Arrays is performed by Link web app. Run Link web app from a browser on a PC connected to the same network as Link