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HiveRadar Portable Edge Data Center

Complete deployment and operations guide for the HiveRadar P-EDC

Welcome​

This documentation covers the complete deployment workflow for the HiveRadar Portable Edge Data Center (P-EDC) - from unboxing through daily operations.

Quick Navigation​

📖 Getting Started​

Start here! Product overview, edition identification, and safety information.

📦 Part 1: Box Contents​

Verify your shipment inventory and prepare for deployment.

🔧 Part 2: Physical Deployment​

Deploy the hardcase, lids, legs, and gateway pole.

🖥️ Part 3: Hardware Installation​

Install compute nodes (NUC edition only - HR-01 ships pre-installed).

⚙️ Part 4: Software Configuration​

Configure power, networking, HCI software, and monitoring systems.

🔄 Part 5: Operations​

Daily operations, maintenance procedures, and reference materials.

About the EDC Editions​

📦 NUC Edition (HR-EDC-4U-NUC)

  • 3× Intel NUC Pro nodes
  • Flexible hypervisor options (Proxmox, VMware)
  • Customer or partner installs NUC nodes

🔶 HR01-2 Edition (HR-EDC-4U-HR01-2)

  • 2× HR-01 Edge Server nodes
  • Pre-installed with HCI software
  • Ready for immediate deployment

🔷 HR01-4 Edition (HR-EDC-4U-HR01-4) - Coming Soon

  • 4× HR-01 nodes for high-availability deployments
  • Enhanced performance and redundancy

Documentation Structure​

This guide follows a workflow-based approach that mirrors real-world deployment:

  1. Getting Started - Read first, before opening the box
  2. Part 1 - Inventory verification immediately after receiving shipment
  3. Part 2 - Physical deployment of hardcase and components
  4. Part 3 - Hardware installation (NUC edition only)
  5. Part 4 - Software configuration and network setup (all editions)
  6. Part 5 - Ongoing operations and reference materials

Support​

HiveRadar Support:

Component Support:

Ready to Begin?​

👉 Start with Getting Started to understand your EDC edition and safety requirements before proceeding.