Dell PowerVault 745N - Manual (Page 20)

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Initial Configuration
Dell™ PowerVault™ 745N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide
Configuring Your NAS System for the First Time
Configuring Your NAS System Automatically on a Network (With DHCP/DNS)
Configuring Your System Using a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse
Other Documents You May Need
This section provides information necessary to perform the initial configuration of the system.
The NAS system is configured and managed using the Web browser-based Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Manager, which can be accessed from a client system on
the same network. See "
NAS Manager " for more information. For certain configuration tasks and for troubleshooting, you can connect directly to the NAS
system using a keyboard, monitor, and mouse.
Configuring Your NAS System for the First Time
You can set the NAS system's basic configuration from another system on the network that has a keyboard, monitor, and mouse. This system is referred to as
the client system. After you set the basic configuration, you can use the NAS Manager from any system on the network to set passwords, local users, shares,
and so on. See "
NAS Manager ."
You can configure your system for the first time in several ways, depending on whether Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System
(DNS) are installed on your network:
l If DHCP and DNS are implemented on your network, your system automatically configures the network settings. If you are unsure whether your
network uses DHCP, contact your network administrator. See " Configuring Your NAS System Automatically on a Network (With DHCP/DNS) ."
l You can use a keyboard, monitor, and mouse connected directly to the NAS system. See " Configuring Your System Using a Keyboard, Monitor, and
Mouse ."
After you set the basic network configuration on the system, you can use the NAS Manager from any system on the network to set passwords, local users,
shares, and so on. See "
NAS Manager " for more information.
Configuring Your NAS System Automatically on a Network (With DHCP/DNS)
1. Connect one end of the power cable to the NAS system and the other end to a power source.
2. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable into one of the 10/100/1000 RJ-45 NIC connectors (see Figure 1 -1 ) on the back of your NAS system.
For more information on the location of system connectors, see the User's Guide.
3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a functioning Ethernet jack.
4. Push the power button to turn on the NAS system.
The NAS system retrieves the required information to set up network parameters (the IP address, gateway subnet mask, and DNS server address) from
a DHCP server on the network.
5. Verify that the link portion of the NIC 1 LED on the NIC connector is illuminated. See Figure 1 -1 .
If the LED is not illuminated, check to make sure that each end of the Ethernet cable is seated properly in the NIC connector and the Ethernet jack.
Figure 1-1. NIC Connector
NOTE: It may take several minutes for the NAS system to boot, depending on your configuration and the amount of storage attached to the
system.