Texas Memory Systems RamSan-500 Getting Started, Turning on the System, System Initialization

Chapter 4 – Getting Started

This chapter will guide you through setting up your RamSan-500. It is important to accomplish the following tasks to make your system usable:

￿Use the front panel display to set up the network (Section 4.5)

￿Get the Web monitor operational (Section 4.7)

￿Use the Web monitor to set the date and time (Section 4.8)

￿Use the Web monitor to configure advanced network settings (Section 4.9)

￿Use the Web monitor to configure security (Section 4.10)

Other sections explore the configuration tools and should be read to familiarize you with the system.

4.1 Turning on the System

Separate power cables should be connected to each of the two RamSan- 500 power modules. The 3-prong AC inlet lies at the bottom of each power module. To power on the system, both power modules should be switched on. Though the RamSan-500 will operate when only one power supply is switched on, this is not recommended. After a user-initiated shutdown, switch both power modules off, then switch both modules on again to bring the system back on-line.

4.2 System Initialization

The front panel display shows the boot process’ current state. Once the power is connected, the system turns on automatically and the front panel display begins the power-on sequence. The following happens automatically:

Once AC power is connected, the RamSan will power-up and the front panel displays “System Status: GOOD” and shows the performance bars for each Fibre Channel port. The numbers represent the Fibre Channel Controllers. If a controller is not installed, the number and corresponding performance will not display. The top bars represent port A and the bottom bars represent port B.

System Status: GOOD

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The system is now ready for normal operation.

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