Chapter 3 - Initial Configuration; Using The Windows Snapsan Manager; Installing An Iscsi Initiator; Installing Snapsan Manager Suite Software - Overland Storage SnapSAN S2000 User Manual

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After installing a new SnapSAN S2000 appliance, there are two ways to handle the
initial configuration of an appliance:
• A Windows program (Windows SnapSAN Manager) is installed as part of the
• The web interface (Web Management Interface) can be accessed by a browser to

Using the Windows SnapSAN Manager

Before you can use the Windows SnapSAN Manager, you must make sure an iSCSI
initiator is installed on each Windows host and the SnapSAN Manager Suite software
has been installed.

Installing an iSCSI Initiator

An iSCSI initiator must be installed on each Windows host to access the storage
managed by the Windows SnapSAN Manager.
Windows Server 2003 and XP operating systems do not include an iSCSI initiator as
standard, but the Microsoft iSCSI initiator is available as a free download. To find the
initiator, go to
installation instructions that come with the initiator.
If you plan to use a different initiator, follow the instructions provided with it.

Installing SnapSAN Manager Suite Software

NOTE: The SnapSAN Manager Suite software can only be installed by the Administrator or a
The SnapSAN S2000 SnapSAN Manager Suite files along with electronic copies of all
the important documents are available from download from the Overland SnapSAN
website:
http://docs.overlandstorage.com/snapsan
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SnapSAN Manager Suite on a network computer and can be used to configure
any SnapSAN S2000 appliance on the network
Manager"). This is the recommended procedure.
configure and operate that specific appliance
Interface" on page 3-10). This can be used by any OS such as Linux or Mac.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads
user with Administrator privileges.
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Initial Configuration
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and search for iSCSI. Follow the
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