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Setting Up the Physical DR Series System
You can interact with the physical DR Series system using one of two supported methods: a web-based graphical user
interface (GUI) accessed using a web browser or a command line interface (CLI) using a terminal emulator application
(for example, PuTTY). Before you can interact with your system, you must first, however, ensure that the DR Series
system is properly set up.
NOTE: The topics in this section apply to physical DR Series systems. For information about setting up the virtual
DR Series system, DR2000v, see the
Dell DR2000v Deployment Guide for your specific VM platform and the Dell DR
Series System Interoperability Guide . For more information on the DR Series system CLI commands, see the Dell
DR Series System Command Line Reference Guide .
Refer to the following topics for information about setting up the DR Series system hardware.
Related Links
Interacting with the DR Series System
Connections for Initializing a DR Series System
Initializing the DR Series System
Accessing iDRAC6/iDRAC7 Using RACADM
Logging in Using a Web Interface
Interacting With the DR Series System
You interact with the DR Series system using its web-based graphical user interface (GUI) through a browser-based
connection. The DR Series system GUI provides a single, comprehensive data management interface that lets you
create new data containers, modify or delete existing containers, and perform a number of data-related operations
using its features and settings.
NOTE: A second method for interacting with the DR Series system is by using its command-line interface (CLI) via
a terminal emulator application (for example, PuTTY).
You can create and manage containers that are the repositories where you store your backup and deduplicated data. A
data container is a shared file system that is imported using a client, and is accessible via file system protocols. For
details, see
Supported File System Protocols .
The DR Series system provides real-time summary tables, detail tables, and graphs that let you monitor the status of the
data capacity, storage savings, and the throughput of the containers you are managing using its set of GUI features.
Networking Preparations for the DR Series System
Before you can start using the DR Series system, ensure that you have satisfied the following networking prerequisites:
• Network: An active network is available using Ethernet cables and connections.
NOTE: If your DR Series system is equipped with a 1-GbE NIC, Dell recommends using CAT6 (or CAT6a) copper
cabling. If your DR Series system is equipped with a 10-GbE NIC, Dell recommends using CAT6a copper
cabling.
NOTE: If your DR Series system is equipped with a 10-GbE enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) NIC,
you must use Dell-supported SFP+ LC fiber-optic transceivers or twin-axial cabling.
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