Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 3)

Administrator User Name and Password
To log on to the NAS Manager, you must enter the administrator user name and password. The default administrator user
name is administrator and the default password is powervault. To change the user name and password, click Set
Administrator Password in the Welcome window.
Basic Configuration
This section includes information to enable you to get your system up and running. You must set the basic configuration
from another system that has a keyboard, monitor, and mouse. After you set the basic configuration, you can use the
NAS Manager to set passwords, local users, shares, and so on.
NOTICE: If you do not use the Dell OpenManage™ Kick-Start utility to configure your system, you must disable the
Kick-Start utility immediately. If the Kick-Start utility is enabled, the system logs in automatically as administrator,
which creates a security risk. The Kick-Start utility also takes up system resources by constantly checking for
configuration information. For more information, see " Disabling the Kick-Start Utility ."
You can configure your system in several ways, depending on whether you use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP):
If DHCP is installed on your network, your system automatically configures the network settings.
If DHCP is not installed on your network, you can configure your system using a serial connection or the Dell
OpenManage Kick-Start utility.
Configuring Your System With DHCP
NOTICE: If you do not use the Kick-Start utility to configure your system, you must disable the Kick-Start utility
immediately. If the Kick-Start utility is enabled, the system logs in automatically as administrator, which creates a
security risk. The Kick-Start utility also takes up system resources by constantly checking for configuration
information. For more information, see " Disabling the Kick-Start Utility ."
When the system is turned on for the first time, it invokes the DHCP client to get parameters (the Internet protocol (IP)
address, gateway subnet mask, and domain naming system (DNS) server address) from a DHCP system. The default
system name ("Dellxxxxxxx," where xxxxxxx is the system's service tag number) is entered as the DNS server name.
Connect to the system using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later (or for Red Hat Linux only, using Netscape Navigator
6.1 or later) by entering the system name in the Web browser.
NOTE: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 may be used only with Windows NT® 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later.
If DHCP fails, you must set the IP address, gateway subnet mask, and DNS server using either a serial connection or the
Kick-Start utility with DHCP on a remote system.
You can configure the system using the NAS Manager. The NAS Manager is served on port 1279 and is accessed by the
URL, https://<systemname | system_ipaddress>:1279, where systemname is the DELL<service_tag>. Port 1279 uses
secured socket layers (SSL) to encrypt data going to and coming from the NAS appliance to provide data security.
NOTICE: Although port 1278 can be used, it uses plain text authentication, which can be a significant security risk.
Therefore, using port 1278 is not recommended.
In a system without a DNS server, you can use Internet Explorer (or for Linux only, use Netscape 6.1 or later) to search
for the default hostname of the system ("Dellxxxxxxx," where xxxxxxx is the system's service tag number).
NOTE: The NAS Manager default administrator user name is administrator and the default password is
powervault
.
Configuring Your System Using a Serial Connection
NOTICE: If you do not use the Kick-Start utility to configure your system, you must disable the Kick-Start utility
immediately. If the Kick-Start utility is enabled, the system logs in automatically as administrator, which creates a
security risk. The Kick-Start utility also takes up system resources by constantly checking for configuration
information. For more information, see " Disabling the Kick-Start Utility ."