Setting Up And Booting The System - IBM N6000 Series Installation And Setup Instructions

Setting up and booting the system

Use these instructions to set up and boot the N6000 series filer.
1. Make sure the Configuration worksheet from the Data ONTAP Software Setup Guide for your version of
Data ONTAP is completed and available for use.
Note: IBM recommends that you print a copy of this worksheet from the Data ONTAP Software Setup
Guide for your version of Data ONTAP.
2. Check that your system is properly set up. Make sure that the storage expansion unit IDs and speed
switches are properly set, and that the cabling is correct for your configuration.
3. Start a console session for each controller node. Turn on the power to only the storage expansion
units, making sure you turn them on within 5 minutes of each other. After you have powered on the
storage expansion units, turn on the N6000 series filer.
Note: It takes the LEDs on the system power supplies a few seconds to illuminate.
The system begins to boot, and then it stops at the first installation question, which is displayed on
the console window.
Please enter the new hostname [ ]:
To verify that you have a connection, make sure that all network and RLM LEDs are lit.
4. Use the console interface to answer the setup questions for each controller module in your system.
Use the data you collected with the Configuration worksheet.
If you configured the RLM during setup, the setup script pauses for a short time while the RLM
reboots and sets its configuration information.
Note: You will be asked to continue setup through the web interface. If you select No, you will
continue setup through the command line interface. If you select Yes, you can log in to the N6000
series filer using the IP address specified earlier in the setup or you can continue through the
command line interface. Refer to the Data ONTAP Software Setup Guide for your version of Data
ONTAP for more information about choosing a setup method.
5. Check the licenses on the N6000 series controller node(s) by entering the following command:
license
Add any missing licenses by entering the following command for each missing license:
license add <license_code>
where <license_code> is the license code for the product.
Note: Clustering must be licensed on both nodes in a high availability (active/active) N6000 series
filer.
6. Reboot the node(s) by entering the following command:
reboot
Initial setup is now complete for a single-node N6000 series filer.
Refer to the IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP Software Setup Guide for your version of Data
ONTAP to verify that the system is set up correctly and ready to operate.
To complete the initial setup of a high availability (active/active) N6000 series filer, continue to the
next step.
7. Enable clustering by entering the following command on one node's console:
cf enable
8. Check each node's status by entering the following command:
cf status
Initial setup is now complete for a high availability (active/active) N6000 series filer.
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