Configuring The Appliance For The First Time - Oracle ZFS Installation Manual

Configuring the Appliance for the First Time

This section contains first-time configuration procedures for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance.
Follow these steps to complete first-time configuration:
1. Ensure you have completed cabling, including the serial or network cabling for Oracle
ILOM connectivity, as described in
2. Configure the system through Oracle ILOM. See
After system configuration, a network device and its associated datalink and
Note -
interface are automatically created with administrative access. You can add interfaces,
and add or change administrative access to other interfaces during and after initial
configuration.
3. For a standalone controller, complete initial configuration using the browser user interface
(BUI) or the command line interface (CLI). For a clustered controller, it is strongly
recommended to use the BUI.
"Performing Initial Configuration (BUI)" on page 241
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"Performing Initial Configuration (CLI)" on page 256
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For an overview of network interface configuration, see
ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release
4. If you did not set a management interface during initial configuration, set it now using
the tasks in "Configuring Management Interfaces" in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
Administration Guide, Release
5. For clustered controllers, lock the management interfaces:
"Locking a Cluster Management Interface (BUI)" in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
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Administration Guide, Release OS8.8.x
"Locking a Cluster Management Interface (CLI)" in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
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Administration Guide, Release OS8.8.x
6. Upgrade your controller software to the latest release using the procedures in
the Software" in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service
"Cabling the Appliance" on page
"Configuring the System" on page
OS8.8.x.
OS8.8.x.
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"Network Configuration" in Oracle
"Upgrading
Manual.
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