Preface

About this guide

This guide describes how to set up and configure storage systems that run Data ONTAP® 7.1 software. It covers all supported storage system models.

Audience

This guide is for system administrators who are familiar with operating systems, such as the UNIX®, Windows NT®, Windows 2000®, Windows Server 2003 Software®, or Windows XP® operating systems, that run on the storage system's clients. It also assumes that you are familiar with how to configure the storage system and how Network File System (NFS), Common Internet File System (CIFS), and Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) are used for file sharing or transfers. This guide doesn't cover basic system or network administration topics, such as IP addressing, routing, and network topology.

Is this guide right for you?

If you are installing new storage systems, 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 storage system	This guide If you are configuring a new storage system in an FCP or iSCSI environment, see also your Block Access Management Guide.
Upgrading an existing storage system to the Data ONTAP 7.1 software	The Upgrade Guide
Converting existing storage systems to a cluster	The Cluster Installation and Administration Guide

If you are...

Read...

Configuring a new storage system

This guide

If you are configuring a new storage system in an FCP or iSCSI environment, see also your Block Access Management Guide.

Upgrading an existing storage system to the Data ONTAP 7.1 software

The Upgrade Guide

Converting existing storage systems to a cluster

The Cluster Installation and Administration Guide

For a complete listing of Data ONTAP documentation, see the Access & Order Product Documentation page on the NOW^TM site at http://now.netapp.com/, or the Data ONTAP 7.1 Documentation Roadmap.

Accessing Data ONTAP man pages

Data ONTAP manual (man) pages are available for the following types of information. They are grouped into sections according to standard UNIX naming conventions.

Types of information	Man page section
Commands	1
Special files	4
File formats and conventions	5
System management and services	8

Man pages can be viewed in the following ways:

At the storage system command line, by entering
```
man command_or_file_name
```
From the FilerView® main navigational page
In Commands: Manual Page Reference, Volumes 1 and 2

Terminology

Storage systems that run Data ONTAP are sometimes referred to as filers, storage appliances, appliances, or systems. The name of the graphical user interface for Data ONTAP, FilerView, reflects one of these common usages.

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

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, or clicking in a field in a graphical interface and typing information into it.

Where you enter commands

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

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 two types of special messages:

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

Attention
An Attention notice contains instructions that you must follow to avoid a system crash, loss of data, or damage to the equipment.