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Gateway Appliances
www.falconstor.com
This guide supports
the following models:
FS7FDSGA840F*
FS7SIRCA840F*
FS7SIRCA850F*
FS7VTLCA850F*
1. Unpack the FalconStor appliance.
2. Verify the box contents. The box should contain the correct
appliance,
required power cords, rail kit, cable management arm kit,
rack-mounting
instructions, and product keycode certicates, as well as the
FalconStor
Software QuickStart Guide.
The FalconStor ID and service tag are located on the Express
Service
Tag [EST] pullout on the appliance front panel; the service tag
is also
on the back panel. The Software QuickStart Guide describes
how
to use the Web Setup wizard to set up network confguration
and
passwords and enter license keys, as well as install/download
client
software, management consoles, and guides.Notes:
h FalconStor product keycode certicates may be shipped
separately.
h A monitor, keyboard, and mouse are not provided.
Contacting FalconStor Customer Support:
h Support policy documents (pdfs) for your system are available
at http://
www.falconstor.com/supportand on the FalconStor Customer
Support
portal (FSCS). The Technical Support Handbook describes the
services
available on FSCS.
h Create an account on FSCS in order to open support tickets and
access
all services provided by your purchased support plan.
h Open a support ticket to report damaged or missing items, as
well as
any problems you encounter during setup and conguration.
h Do not remove/replace hard drives or open components except
under
guidance from a FalconStor Technical Support representative.
1 Unpack and veriy shipped materials
2 Install components in a rackThe FalconStor gateway appliance
will occupy 4 rack-mount units (4U).
Install the rails and their respective components in the rack
according to
the rack-mounting instructions.
Connect Fibre Channel cables between your switch and the FC
ports on the
rear of the appliance.If you are using a Fibre Channel switch,
the switch name server indicates
whether or not the switch port is online.
Use four power cords to connect your appliance to a power
source; secure
each cord in the nearby clip.
Use another Ethernet cable to connect your network switch to
the
Remote Access Controller (DRAC) connector. The DRAC console
(equivalent to IPMI) provides remote, web-based management
access to the
appliance.
Use an Ethernet cable to connect your network switch to the eth0
LAN
port.
Connect a monitor and USB keyboard to the appliance.
The connectors on the back of the appliance have icons to
indicate the
corresponding cable. Be sure to tighten all screws on cable
connectors.
A mouse is not needed; a serial port is also available.
Connect hardware components3
This QuickStart Guide describes how to complete initial setup
and
conguration of your FalconStorGateway Appliance.
Your system includes:
h Gateway appliance with 2 internal hard drives
h Four 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports, four 1 Gbps Ethernet
ports
Because of these variations, this guide may refer to components
and
conguration steps that do not apply to your system.
Optional: Connect the status indicator extension cable between
the system
status indicator connector and the cable management arm.
To identify an appliance in the rack, press the system ID button
(7 on the fro
panel or on the back panel). The LCD panel (front) and system
status
indicator LED on the back panel ash blue until the ID button is
pressed
USB connectors
Videoconnector
Serialconnector
Ethernet
connectors
Dual-portFibre Channel
HBA cards
Fibre Channel LEDs
Power supply
status indicators
Power supplies
and cord clips
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4 Perorm initial appliance confguration
To continue system conguration, open a browser from a computer
tha
the same network as your appliance and go to the Web Setup
address
http://10.0.0.2 or the IP address you set for eth0).
The FalconStor Web Setup wizard guides you through the process
of e
license keys, changing the administrator password, setting the
network
for your appliance, and other steps that apply to the installed
FalconSt
Depending on the solution, you will also conrm the RAID
conguratio
system or choose the RAID conguration and LUN size that are
appro
needs.Use the FalconStor Software QuickStart Guide to help you
complete th
download/install client software and management consoles, and
down
guides and other documentation.
While in Web Setup, launch or install the FalconStor Management
Con
use the console to enable and congure additional Ethernet ports
(if ne
congure advanced features for your software solution.
5 FalconStor Web Setup
Congure network (recommended for all products). The Network
Congurationdialog is displayed on the monitor connected to t he
appliance. You can change
the default IP address, netmask, and gateway for eth0 and
RAC/IPMI to match
your existing subnets. If you do nothing, the defaults will not
change. Before you
continue, obtain two IP addresses from your network
administrator.
For eth0, the default IP address is 10.0.0.2, with the user ID
root and the
password IPStor101 (both are case-sensitive).
For IPMI/DRAC, the default IP address is 192.168.168.1xx, where
xx repeats
the last two digits of the FalconStor appliance ID (FSxxxxx),
located on the
EST pullout on the front panel. The default user ID is admin and
the default
password is falcon101 (both are case-sensitive).
When you are done, make a note of the nal IP addresses.
Two command buttons are available: Reset clears any settings you
may have
changed, allowing you to start over. Exit displays the login
prompt; use default
user ID root and default password IPStor101 to log into the
appliance and
manually congure advanced network settings and/or network
connectivity orto perform troubleshooting using standard Linux
network tools.
Network Conguration Changes (after initial start-up)
h For eth0 and other ethernet ports, change network/login
information using Web
Setup or the FalconStor Management Console.
h To use the Remote Access Controller console to change
network/login
information and display information about appliance activity,
enter the IPMI/
DRAC IP address in your browser.
Power-on your system. A scan will run automatically. If any
error is found, the
scan will terminate and a message describing the error will be
displayed. Shut
down the appliance, review and repeat all connection steps, and
then power-on
again. If t he error repeats, contact Technical Support.
Make sure all connections are secure.
Check connection indicators. If you are using Fibre Channel, the
FC LEDs for
your link speed (solid orange, green, or yellow) should be lit.
If otherwise,
contact Technical Support.
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1 Power-on button/indicator
2 NMI button (use only if directed by Technical Support)
3 Auxiliary USB connectors
4 Auxiliary video connector5 LCD menu buttons
< Left - Moves cursor back.
Selects highlighted menu item.
> Right - Moves cursor forward. To scroll messages:
- Press once to increase scroll speed.- Press again to stop.
- Press again to return to default scroll speed.
6 LCD panel
7 System ID - Turns system ID mode on and off.
8 Express Service Tag (EST) pull-out9 Hard drive LEDs
Upper - green = normal status; if amber, call Technical
Support.
Lower - blinking green = data activity.
10 Hard drives (2)
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