Chapter 4 - Configuring Your Appliance; Set Up Network Addressing; Logging On - Overland Storage REO 4600 User Manual

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The main steps involved in configuring your REO 4600 management environment are:
1. Entering default gateway and Management Port addresses.
2. Entering the Data Port information.
3. Entering Fibre Channel and system information.
4. Configuring logon information.
5. Configuring alerts.
6. Setting the applicable time information.
7. Connecting the appliance to the backup media servers, either via iSCSI or Fibre
Channel.
The images shown in the following sections were captured on a Windows system. The
screens might appear slightly different if you are using a UNIX-based system.

Set Up Network Addressing

Before using your REO 4600, you must configure the network communication addresses.
The Management Port connects the REO 4600to the Management LAN. A workstation or
computer connected to the LAN can then be used to manage the REO 4600.
IMPORTANT: The Management Port and both Data Ports must be on a separate subnets.

Logging On

When setting up your REO 4600, you must initially connect to Data Port 1 and configure
the network settings.
1. Directly connect a laptop or other computer to Data Port 1.
2. Configure the NIC in the laptop to be on the 10.0.0.0 network except
for 10.0.0.1.
3. Launch a Web browser on the connected laptop.
4. In your Web browser, connect to the default IP address of 10.0.0.1.
The Login screen is displayed
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