Setup task overview

Planning your gFiler configuration

You decide the gFiler configuration in which you connect your gFiler to your storage subsystem.

1. Determine the type of configuration between your gFiler and your storage subsystem, as discussed in Chapter 2, Planning Your Configuration of this guide.
2. Review the configuration rules for your gFiler before you allocate space on your storage subsystem for your gFiler, as discussed in Chapter 2, Planning Your Configuration of this guide.
3. Verify all site prerequisite information by reviewing Chapter 1, "Preparing Your Site for Your Gateway," in the gFiler Hardware Installation Guide.

Installing the gFiler and connecting it to the storage subsystem

You install the gFiler in a rack and connect the gFiler to the storage subsystem.

1. Install the gFiler into a rack, as described in Chapter 2, "Installing your gateway into a rack," in the gFiler Hardware Installation Guide.
2. You connect your gFiler to your storage subsystem, as described in Chapter 3, "Connecting to your Storage Subsystem," in the gFiler Hardware Installation Guide.
3. You connect your gFiler to an ASCII terminal and power it on in Maintenance mode to obtain WWNs for the ports on your HBAs, as described in Chapter 4, "Preparing Your Gateway for LUN Configuration" in the gFiler Hardware Installation Guide.

   Note
   If you are planning a configuration with no LUN security, you do not need to obtain the WWNs on your gFiler.

Setting up the storage subsystem to work with the gFiler gateways

You must create LUNs on the storage subsystem and export (map) them to a storage subsystem port so that the LUNs are available for the gFiler gateways connected to the port.

See your storage subsystem documentation per model for information about configuring LUNs on the storage subsystem.

Connecting your gFiler to a network and any third-party tape backup devices, and then powering on and booting in regular mode

You connect your gFiler to a network and to any third-party tape backup devices, as described in Chapter 5, "Connecting Your Gateway," in the gFiler Hardware Installation Guide.

Basic initial software setup and installation

Your initial setup and configuration of gFiler gateways involves

• Designating which gFiler can access a specific LUN on a storage subsystem.
• Providing system information, such as IP address and media type
• Installing the Data ONTAP software

See the gFiler Software Setup, Installation, and Management Guide for details.

Note
If you are upgrading the Data ONTAP software on a gFiler, specific steps must be followed to ensure that a gFiler can access LUNs on the storage subsystem under the new scheme introduced in Data ONTAP 6.5. See the gFiler Data ONTAP 6.5 Upgrade Guide for more information.

Configuring Data ONTAP features that you want to use with your gFiler

You might want to use some Data ONTAP features to manage your gFiler gateways. Use the Data ONTAP documentation set in conjunction with the gFiler Software Setup, Installation, and Management Guide to learn about the Data ONTAP features that are available and how to set them up.

Features that are specific to the gFiler (that is, not applicable to the filer) are described in the gFiler Software Setup, Installation, and Management Guide. Additionally, the gFiler Software Setup, Installation, and Management Guide discusses any special considerations in using standard Data ONTAP features with gFiler gateways.