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Software User Guide

3.1 Software Installation

This section describes how to install software for your DSE4XM product. The DSE4XM storage device is the Fusion-IO ioDrive. The software will reference ioDrive.

3.1.1 New ioDrive Installation

To install the ioDrive software on a new system:

1.Make sure you have completed the DSE4XM hardware installation steps in Chapter 2.

2.If you want to use SNMP with your ioDrive, review Section 3.6 for details on that part of the installation.

3.Login in as Administrator or have Administrator rights.

4.Download the ioDrive Windows Setup Program from http://www.dolphinics.com/ support to your desktop or a convenient directory.

5.Run the Setup program.

6.Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the install. (If Setup requests you to ver- ify the driver install, click Yes to continue.)

The Setup program will:

Create a Program Files/Fusion-io folder for the ioDrive software components.

Create shortcuts to the utilities and documentation in this folder.

Install and load the ioDrive Windows driver.

Install the ioManager administrator console.

Create an ioManager desktop icon.

It will also create shortcuts in the All Programs/Fusion-io folder for:

User documentation

ioManager and ioManager Remote

SNMP License Readme file

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DSE4XM1, DSE4XM2 specifications

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