Freedom9 4020 - Manual (Page 19)

freeStor 4020 User’s Manual
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1. Connect the freeStor 4020 to your network. If your network has a DHCP server, the freeStor
4020 will automatically get an IP address from the DHCP server. Otherwise, the freeStor
4020 will default to an IP address of 192.168.0.101.
2. Plug in and power on the freeStor 4020.
3. The web interface of the freeStor 4020 can be accessed by using the Storage System
Console (see Section 2.2) or by using a web browser. For access using a web browser,
open up a web browser (Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher or Mozilla Firefox 1.06 or higher) and
enter “https://” followed by the IP address of the unit in the address bar (e.g.
https://192.168.0.101). Note that the freeStor 4020 only supports https access to the web
GUI, and not HTTP. If you are accessing the device through a router or firewall, ensure that
port 443 is forwarded to the freeStor 4020.
4. For both connection methods, the web browser will be connected to the freeStor 4020 and
the System Initialization screen will be displayed (Figure 2-11).
Figure 2-11: System Initialization Screen
5. The System Initialization screen will list the model, serial number, and size of the hard drives
installed in the unit. If a hard drive is added or removed after loading this page, click “Scan”
to refresh the list of hard drives.
Note: If you have four disks that are not the same size, it is recommended that
you put disks close in size in slots 1 and 2. For example, if one disk is 100 GB,
one disk is 200 GB, one disk is 300 GB, and one disk is 400 GB, it is
recommended that you put the 100-GB disk in slot 1 and the 200-GB disk in slot
2 (rather than putting the 100-GB disk in slot 1 and the 300- or 400-GB disk in
slot 2). This ensures that, if you choose a RAID 10 configuration when you
subsequently configure the storage system, the amount of disk space available
for data is maximized.
6. Click “Browse” and navigate to the firmware file on the CD-ROM. The firmware has a file
extension of “.pkg”. Select the file and click “Open”.
7. Click “Upload” to upload the firmware to the hard disks in the unit. Once the firmware has
finished uploading, the unit will automatically restart.