Choosing a setup method

Setup method options

You can set up your filer using either of the following methods:

The setup script, from a console attached to the filer's serial port or from a Telnet client, if you have DHCP enabled
The Setup Wizard from a Web browser

How to decide which method to use

Use the following table to decide which setup method to use.

If...	Use...
Your network does NOT support configuration through DHCP OR Your filer uses vifs, ATM LANE, or ATM SPANS interfaces OR You need to begin setup prior to using the wizard or running `cifs setup` OR You prefer to use the command line to set up your filer	The `setup` script
Your network supports configuration through DHCP AND your filer does NOT use vifs, ATM LANE, or ATM SPANS interfaces AND you want to set up the filer through a Web browser AND you use the default Active Directory container for a Windows setup	The Setup Wizard
You finished using the `setup` script, the Setup Wizard, or a combination of the two to enter some basic filer configuration information, and now want to configure your filer for CIFS.	The `cifs setup` script

If...

Use...

Your network does NOT support configuration through DHCP

Your filer uses vifs, ATM LANE, or ATM SPANS interfaces

You need to begin setup prior to using the wizard or running cifs setup

You prefer to use the command line to set up your filer

The setup script

Your network supports configuration through DHCP

AND your filer does NOT use vifs, ATM LANE, or ATM SPANS interfaces

AND you want to set up the filer through a Web browser

AND you use the default Active Directory container for a Windows setup

The Setup Wizard

You finished using the setup script, the Setup Wizard, or a combination of the two to enter some basic filer configuration information, and now want to configure your filer for CIFS.

The cifs setup script

Setting up CIFS after running the setup script

Following the setup process, you may use cifs setup to configure your filer exclusively for CIFS client access or for multiple protocols.

If you have a valid CIFS license, cifs setup is automatically invoked upon completion of setup operations using the setup command or the Setup Wizard. However, you may terminate cifs setup at any point and run it later by entering cifs setup from the command line of a Telnet client or a serial port console.

If you plan to join the filer to an Active Directory domain, you may want to consider the setup option described in Precreating a Filer Domain Account in Active Directory (Optional).