Dell PowerVault 750N Getting Started page 3

This document provides guidelines for installing and configuring your Dell™ PowerVault™
NAS appliance the first time you use it.
The PowerVault 750N is a NAS appliance that is either a tower or rackmount platform, and
the PowerVault 755N is a NAS appliance that is a rackmount platform.
The systems are "headless" systems that are managed through the onboard Ethernet
connection; they operate without a keyboard, monitor, or mouse. (While you can connect
these peripherals to an appliance, you generally do not need them unless you are
troubleshooting the appliance.) The systems are normally managed and monitored through
a Web-based user interface, the PowerVault NAS Manager, that runs from a browser on
another system on the network.
To complete your NAS appliance installation and configuration, you need to follow and
complete the instructions for each of the following three phases:
• Phase one: Setting up your hardware
• Phase two: Configuring the initial network settings
• Phase three: Using the NAS appliance
Phase One: Setting Up Your Hardware
Remove the NAS appliance from the shipping box.
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If your NAS appliance is a rackmount platform, install it in your rack following the
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instructions in the Rack Installation Guide that came with your NAS appliance or rack.
If your NAS appliance is a tower platform, place it in or near its final location.
Cable any external devices to the back of the system using the cables that came with
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or are attached to those external devices.
(Normally, you do not need to connect a keyboard, mouse, or monitor to the
appliance.) For more cabling information, see the User's Guide that came with the
appliance.
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