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1. Unpack the FalconStor appliance.

2. Verify the box contents. The box should contain the correct appliance,

required power cords, product keycode certicates, and the FalconStor

Software QuickStart Guide.

The FalconStor ID and service tag are located on the back panel. The

Software QuickStart Guide describes how to use the Web Setup wizard to

set up network conguration 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 r epresentative.

Use an Ethernet cable to connect your network switch to the eth0 LAN port.

Use another Ethernet cable to connect your network switch to the Remote

Access Controller (RAC) connector. RAC (equivalent to IPMI) provides

remote, web-based management access to the appliance.

Connect a monitor and USB keyboard to the appliance. The connectors onthe 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

KVM device is permitted. A serial port is also available.

If your unit includes Fibre Channel, 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 one power cord to connect your appliance to a power source. Secure

the cord in the nearby clip.

A green power supply LED is lit during normal operation.

This guide supportsthe following models:

FS7VTLRA101R*

FS7FDSRA101R*

FS7CDPSA102B*

1 Unpack and veriy shipped materials

2 Connect hardware components

This QuickStart Guide describes how to complete initial setup andconguration of your FalconStorStorage Appliance.

Your system includes:

h Storage appliance with 2-4 internal hard drives

h Optional PCIe cards (Fibre Channel or NIC)

Because of these variations, this guide may refer to components and

conguration steps that do not apply to your system.

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To continue system conguration, open a browser from a comp

the same network as your appliance and go to the Web Setup a

http://10.0.0.2 or the IP address you set for eth0).

The FalconStor Web Setup wizard guides you through the proce

entering license keys, changing the administrator password, set

network conguration for your appliance, and other steps that ap

installed FalconStor solution. Depending on the solution, you withe RAID conguration for your system.

Use the FalconStor Software QuickStart Guide to help you com

wizard, download/install client software and management conso

download user guides and other documentation.

While in Web Setup, launch or install the FalconStor Manageme

then use the console to enable and congure additional Etherne

necessary) and congure advanced features for your software s

3 Perorm initial appliance confguration 4 FalconStor Web Setup

Make sure all connections are secure.

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 connectionsteps, and then power-on again. If the error repeats, contact Technical

Support.

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.

Congure network (recommended for all products). The Network

Conguration dialog is displayed on the monitor connected to the

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 RAC/IPMI, the default IP address is 192.168.168.1xx, where xxrepeats the last two digits of the FalconStor appliance ID (FSxxxxx). 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 or to 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 For RAC/IPMI, enter the RAC/IPMI IP address in your browser to connect

to the Remote Access Controller console, where you can change network/

login information and display information about appliance activity.

1 Power-on button/indicator

2 NMI button - Use only if directed by Technical

Support.3 Auxiliary USB connectors4 System ID button - Toggles system ID mode on

and off. When on, LCD panel ashes blue until

the button is pushed again.

5 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 - Blue during normal operation;

if amber and displaying an error code,

contact Technical Support.

7 Hard drives (2-4)8 Hard drive activity indicator - Green shows

data activity.

9 Hard drive status indicator - Green = normal

status; if amber, contact Technical Support.

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