Preface

About this guide

This guide describes how to set up and configure Network Appliance^TM filers that run Data ONTAP^TM 6.5 software. It covers all NetApp® filer models.

Audience

This guide is for system administrators who are familiar with operating systems, such as UNIX® and Windows®, that run on the filer's clients. It assumes that you are familiar with how to set up and configure the filer and how the NFS, CIFS, DAFS, VLD, HTTP, FCP for SCSI, and iSCSI protocols are used for file and block sharing or transfers. This guide doesn't cover basic system or network administration topics, such as IP addressing, routing, and network topology; it emphasizes the characteristics of the NetApp filer.

Is this guide right for you?

If you are installing new filers, this is the correct guide for you. If you are unsure, use the following table to decide which guide to read.

If you are...	Read...
Configuring a new NetApp filer	This guide
Upgrading an existing filer to the Data ONTAP 6.5 software	The Data ONTAP 6.5 Upgrade Guide
Converting existing NetApp filers to a cluster	The Cluster Guide for the specific filer series hardware

For a complete listing of Data ONTAP documentation, see the NetApp on the Web site at http://now.netapp.com, or the Storage Management Guide.

Terminology

When the term "filer" is used, the information applies to all NetApp filer models including the FAS900 and the NearStore^TM series of storage appliances.

This guide uses the term "type" to mean pressing one or more keys on the keyboard. It uses the term "enter" to mean pressing one or more keys and then pressing the Enter key.

Command conventions

You can enter filer commands on the system console or from any client computer that can access the filer through a Telnet session.

In examples that illustrate commands executed on a UNIX workstation, the command syntax and output might differ, depending on your version of UNIX.

Keyboard conventions

When describing key combinations, this guide uses the hyphen (-) to separate individual keys. For example, "Ctrl-D" means pressing the "Control" and "D" keys simultaneously. Also, this guide uses the term "Enter" to refer to the key that generates a carriage return, although the key is named "Return" on some keyboards.

Typographic conventions

The following table describes typographic conventions used in this guide.

Convention	Type of information
Italic font	Words or characters that require special attention. 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. 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 monospaced` font	Words or characters you type. What you type is always shown in lowercase letters, unless you must type it in uppercase letters.

Convention

Type of information

Italic font

Words or characters that require special attention.

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.

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 monospaced font

Words or characters you type. What you type is always shown in lowercase letters, unless you must type it in uppercase letters.

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.