IBM 201 manual Initial network setup “ . Getting started” on page

vWindows 2000 for NAS, a Web-based GUI for those not familiar with the Windows desktop

vIBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility (IAACU) for setup and configuring multiple devices or other appliances on a single network

Having determined how you will manage the NAS 200, you can begin setup and configuration of the device.

Step 1 - Initial network setup (“Chapter 3. Getting started” on page 19)

Configure the NAS 200 to enable access over the network.

First, use DHCP or static addressing to set up one network connection. If you are running with a keyboard, display, and mouse, set up a network connection to access the device. If you are running in a headless environment, you can use one of the following methods:

vIf DHCP is installed and the IP address requested can be determined, you can use this method for initial setup, but you should change this address to static later in the configuration.

vIf you have multiple appliances or cannot determine the DHCP address, you can install the IAACU utility to identify appliances and define IP addresses. The tool will also allow you to set static addresses.

Next, complete the steps in “Initial setup and configuration” on page 20.

Step 2 - Define storage (“Chapter 4. Storage configuration” on page 23)

The NAS 200 comes with preconfigured storage spanning the internal hard disk drives:

vA RAID-level 1E array, for the System partition (drive letter will be C:)

vA RAID-level 1E array, for the Maintenance partition (drive letter will be D:)

vA RAID-level 5 array, comprised of the remaining storage. This array consists of a single logical unit number (LUN), for the Data drive (drive letter will be E). The size of this (LUN) depends on the number and size of hard disk drives that came with your NAS 200.

You can use the preconfigured Data drive, or delete it and configure new storage.

Step 3 - Completing setup (“Chapter 5. Completing setup” on page 27)

At this point you can define users and file shares to the NAS 200, to allow the storage to be accessed by clients and servers on the network.

Step 4 - Additional functions (“Chapter 6. Additional administrative functions” on page 35)

Additional functions are available for such tasks as backup and creating persistent images. It is recommended that once you complete the setup and configuration procedures, you use the Persistent Storage Manager Disaster Recovery option (“Disaster Recovery” on page 39) or other method to back up the system configuration in the event of a failure.

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