Using the Setup Wizard on an F700 series filer with a DHCP server

Description

This procedure configures an F700 series filer using the Setup Wizard. After you complete this procedure, the filer is running the protocols for which you purchased licenses, and is configured and ready for use.

Prerequisites

You need the following requirements completed before you being the procedure:

A static IP address on your DHCP server set up before you begin the filer configuration
The new filer attached to the network
A client browser on the same network as the filer's e0 network
Filled out worksheet from Appendix A

Restrictions

If your new filer will be using virtual interfaces or ATM networking cards, use the procedure documented in "Using the Setup Wizard on a new filer without a DHCP server."

Steps

To begin the configuration, complete the following steps.


Step	Action
1	Turn on the filer's power switch to begin the configuration process. The first time the filer boots, it contacts the DHCP server and requests an IP address. The DHCP server supplies the static IP address you configured it with.
2	From a client on the same network, point a web browser to http://filer-name/api or http://filer-ip-address/api Replace filer-name or filer-ip-address with either the name of the filer or the filer's IP address that you set up in the DHCP server. The Setup Wizard loads.
3	Enter the information from the filled out Setup Wizard Configuration Worksheet, from Appendix A, for each of the pages of prompts in the Setup Wizard.

Results

After you finish configuring the filer, it is on-line. The following directories exist on the filer:

/vol/vol0
/vol/vol0/home

Note: /vol is not a directory--it is a special virtual root path under which the filer mounts its volumes. You cannot mount /vol to view all the volumes on the filer; you must mount each filer volume separately.

If you purchased a license for the NFS protocol, /vol/vol0 is exported to the administration host for root access; /vol0/home is exported to the administration host for root access and to all clients for general access. Paths such as /etc/passwd are referenced as /vol/vol0/etc/passwd.

If you purchased a license for the CIFS protocol, /vol/vol0 is shared as C$; only the system administrator with the root password has read and write access to the C$ share. The /vol/vol0/home directory is shared as HOME without access granted to anyone.

Where to go from here

Verify the network connections of your new filer using the procedure in "Verifying network connections."

Part No. 210-02323
File: setupba1.htm
Last updated: 02/22/99 13:48:29