Preface

About this guide

This guide introduces you to the gFiler, provides an overview of the tasks required to set up a gFiler, and provides configuration guidelines and sample configurations.

Audience

This guide is for users who are familiar with operating systems, such as UNIX®, Windows® 95, Windows NT®, and Windows 2000, and who will be installing gFiler gateways. This guide does not discuss basic system or network administration topics, such as IP addressing, routing, and network topology; it emphasizes the characteristics of the NetApp® gateway.

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.