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Chapter 3. Getting started
This chapter provides information that you use to set up initial communication and
install the software necessary for the initial configuration of the NAS Gateway 500.
After you have completed the hardware setup for the NAS Gateway 500, as
described in the IBM TotalStorage NAS Gateway 500 Hardware Installation Guide,
GA27-4336, you must complete the software initial configuration. Once the initial
configuration process is complete, your NAS Gateway 500 is ready to serve files
across the network.
Important: This must be accomplished using a Web browser and the wizards
Overview
This overview outlines the process of initial configuration. The process is:
1. Power on the NAS Gateway 500. If this is a clustered configuration, power on
2. Use a Web browser to accept the license agreement.
3. Use a Web browser to download a client program that is used for both initial
4. Installation of the client program.
5. If you want to use Remote Mirroring, you must execute the Initial Configuration
6. Execute the Initial Configuration Wizard on the local site.
Once these phases are complete, the NAS Gateway 500 is ready to serve files.
Powering on the NAS Gateway 500 for the first time
The NAS Gateway 500 operates in a "headless" mode. A headless machine is a
machine that does not have a monitor, keyboard, or mouse directly attached. Initial
configuration is accomplished using a separate graphics-capable administrative
machine running AIX, Linux or Windows that is connected to the NAS Gateway 500
using a network connection. The administrative machine must have the Web-based
System Manager (WebSM) Remote Client installed. See "Installing the Web-based
System Manager Remote Client" on page 15 for installation of the WebSM Remote
Client.
The first time you power on the NAS Gateway 500, the system attempts to contact
a DHCP server to get an IP address. If it does not find one, it assigns a static IP
address. In either case, the IP address is displayed on the operator panel of the
NAS Gateway 500. Use this IP address to perform the initial setup and
configuration of the NAS Gateway 500. You should record this IP address for later
use.
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described in this section.
all the NAS Gateway 500s.
configuration and day-to-day management.
Wizard at the remote site first to establish communication between the sites.
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