Preface

About this guide

This guide describes how to install an F85 filer, connect it to the network, and start up the system.

Audience

This guide is for qualified system administrators and service personnel who are familiar with Network Appliance^TM filers and how the Network File System (NFS), Common Internet File System (CIFS), and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) protocols are used to share and transfer files.

Terminology

This guide uses the following terms:

Filer refers to the F85 filer.
F85 system refers to an F85 filer and a connected SCSI SDS12 disk shelf.
Disk shelf refers to any SCSI SDS12 disk shelf.

Formatting conventions

The following table lists the kinds of formatting this guide uses to identify special information.

Formatting convention	Type of information
Italic type	Words or characters that require special attention. File names and path names. Placeholders for information you must supply. For example, if the guide says to enter the `arp` `-d` hostname command, you enter the characters "arp -d" followed by the actual name of the host. Man page names. Book titles in cross-references.
`Monospaced` font	Command and daemon names. Information displayed on the system console or other computer monitors. The contents of files.
`Bold` `monospace` font	Words or characters you type. What you type is always shown in lowercase letters, unless you must type it in uppercase letters for it to work properly.

Special messages

This guide contains special messages that are described as follows:

Note
A note contains important information that helps you install or operate the system efficiently.

Caution
A caution contains instructions that you must follow to avoid damage to the equipment, a system crash, or loss of data.

WARNING
A warning contains instructions that you must follow to avoid personal injury.