About the configuration

What the Setup Wizard provides

The Setup Wizard provides an easy to use Web-based method of configuring the basic settings for a new filer.

The configuration method using the setup command:

Uses command-line installation and configuration commands to install and configure the new filer
Provides limited on-line help

The Setup Wizard uses the network and a Web browser to perform the initial basic setup for filers, eliminating the need for the command-line setup. The Setup Wizard contains context-sensitive help for each field on each page.

After you finish the basic configuration, you can use the Web-based FilerView^TM tool to complete other types of configurations you might need on this filer. FilerView also uses the network and a Web browser to perform general management tasks.

Prerequisites to using the Setup Wizard

The Setup Wizard needs an IP address to begin the configuration process, which you can obtain using either of the following methods:

An existing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server on your network during initial boot of the new filer. To use DHCP IP services, the filer must be an F700 series filer.
If the filer can't find or obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, the normal setup script, using a console connected to the filer, prompts you for several pieces of information, including an IP address, and then asks whether you want to use the Setup Wizard. This method works with any filer; however, you must have a console connected to the filer for the initial few pieces of setup information.

Restrictions on using Setup Wizard

The following restrictions apply to the Setup Wizard:

If you want to configure filers in a clustered environment, follow the normal setup command configuration that is discussed in First-Time Configuration Using the Setup Command.
If you don't want to switch from the console to the Web-based wizard to do the configuration (when you are not using a DHCP server), you should probably use the normal setup command configuration that is discussed in First-Time Configuration Using the Setup Command.

About basic setup configuration

The Setup Wizard uses multiple Web pages with a limited number of questions per page to set up the filer. On-line context-sensitive help is available for each field that you need to respond to. The Setup Wizard covers protocol licensing, based on what you purchased; administration setup; DNS, NIS, and NT setup; and routing and email gateway setup.

When you finish the setup procedure, the filer is configured and ready for use.

About further configuration

After you finish with the basic setup using the Setup Wizard, the wizard takes you to a page where you can use FilerView to configure more options on the filer, if needed.

Some configuration options, however, are only available from the command line or on a client workstation. Each chapter explains what tool (FilerView, command line, client workstation) is necessary to complete that part of the configuration.

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