Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 2)

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Initial Configuration
Dell™ PowerVault™ 725N NAS Systems Administrator's Guide
Configuring Your NAS System for the First Time
Other Documents You May Need
This section provides information necessary to perform the initial configuration of the system.
The NAS system is a "headless" system that is managed through the network; it can be operated without a keyboard, monitor, or mouse. The NAS system is
configured and managed using the Web-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 a keyboard, monitor, and mouse.
Configuring Your NAS System for the First Time
You can configure your system in several ways, depending on whether Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is installed on your network:
l If DHCP is installed 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) ."
l If DHCP is not installed on your network, you can configure your system using the Dell OpenManage™ Kick -Start utility. See " Configuring Your System
Using the Kick-Start Utility ."
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 ."
Configuring Your NAS System Automatically on a Network (With DHCP)
1. Connect one end of the power cable to the NAS system and the other end to an electrical outlet, and verify that the power LED is green. See Figure 1 -
1 .
2. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable into one of the two NIC connectors on the back of your NAS system.
For more information about the location of system connectors, see the User's Guide.
3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a functioning Ethernet jack, and verify that the link LED on the NIC connector is illuminated.
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. Power-Supply Indicator
4. Push the power button to turn on the NAS system.
The NAS system retrieves the information it needs (the IP address, gateway subnet mask, and DNS server address) from a DHCP server on the network.
5. From a client system on the same network, launch Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (or for Red Hat Linux only, launch Netscape Navigator 6.2.2
or later), type the default system name in the Web address field, and press <Enter>.
The default system name is DELLxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxx is the system's service tag number, which is located on the top of the system. For example, if
your service tag number is 1234567, type http://DELL1234567.
NOTE: It may take several minutes for the NAS system to boot.
NOTE: If you cannot connect to the system through a Web browser, you must use another method to configure the IP address, gateway subnet
mask, and DNS server. See " Configuring Your NAS System for the First Time ."