The mappings are saved. The Topology pane and the Defined Mappings pane in the Mappings tab are updated to reflect the mappings.

Running the PowerVault NASCU

The PowerVault NAS Configuration Utility (NASCU) walks you through the steps necessary to set up the network configuration and pair the PowerVault NX3500 controllers together. It also starts the process of pairing the system to the PowerVault MD3xx0i storage appliance. It is recommended that you determine your network configuration and IP address allocation for your NAS controllers before executing this utility. See “Completing the NAS System Setup Worksheet” on page 42.

Before running the PowerVault NASCU, ensure that:

The PowerVault NASCU is installed and executed from a management station that has IPv6 enabled. The utility connects to and configures your controllers through the local link Ipv6 address. Ipv6 can be disabled, but only after the installation and configuration is complete.

The management station is connected to the same switch as the client connections on your NAS controllers (see Table 2-1).

NOTE: Use the PowerVault NASCU only for initial configuration. After the PowerVault NX3500 is configured use the NAS Manager to make changes to the configuration.

Installing the PowerVault NASCU

NOTE: Do not attempt to use the PowerVault NASCU to reconfigure an already clustered PowerVault NX3500 solution.

For Windows-based management stations:

1Insert the PowerVault NX3500 Resource Media into the optical drive.

If autorun is enabled on your system, the installer automatically launches after a few moments.

2If autorun is enabled, proceed to step 5.

3If autorun is disabled, or if autorun does not automatically launch the installer, open an explorer window and navigate to the optical drive where the PowerVault NX3500 Resource Media is located.

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NX3500 specifications

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