Setting Up The Dr4000 System; Interacting With The Dr4000 System; Networking Preparations For The Dr4000 System - Dell DR4000 Administrator's Manual

Setting Up the DR4000 System

Interacting with the DR4000 System

You interact with the system using the web-based DR4000 system GUI using
a browser-based connection. The system provides a single, comprehensive
data management interface that lets you create new data containers, modify
or delete already existing containers, and perform a number of data-related
operations using its features and settings.
Any container you can manage is a defined space where you can store your
backup and deduplication data. A data container is a shared file system that is
imported using a client, and is accessible via NFS or CIFS filesystem
protocols.
The system provides real-time summary tables, detail tables, and graphs that
let you monitor the status of the data capacity, storage savings, and the
throughput of the containers you are managing using its features.

Networking Preparations for the DR4000 System

Before you can start using the system, ensure that:
• An active network is available using Ethernet cables and connections.
NOTE:
If your DR4000 system is equipped with a 10-GbE NIC, you must use
CAT6 copper cabling.
NOTE:
If your DR4000 system is equipped with a 10-GbE enhanced small form-
factor pluggable (SFP+) NIC, you must use Dell-supported SFP+ LC fiber-optic
transceivers or twin-axial cabling.
• IP addresses are assigned to the DR4000 system. The system ships with a
default IP address and subnet mask address, which should only be used
for an initial system configuration.
To perform an initial configuration, you need:
NOTE:
Have an IP address available to replace the default IP address if you
choose the static mode of IP addressing, or select to use the DHCP mode of IP
addressing.
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