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HAPTER
7
Initial Configuration
Pre-Configuration Checklist
To configure your system, you will need to have at hand certain information, such
as IP addresses.
You may want to print this list and check off each item after you complete it.
Table 25 Global system parameters
Done
Information
❑
Check the
Customer Release Notes
and the Support portal to see if any
software updates are available. For instructions on installing software
updates, refer to the
Release Notes
and to the
Pillar
Axiom Administrator’s Guide
.
GUI access
❑
Get the management network IP address of the Pilot (the default is
10.0.0.2) and the user ID and password from the
Site Preparation
Survey
or from the Pillar World Wide Customer Support Center.
❑
Get access to the Pillar Axiom Storage Services Manager, the
command line interface (CLI), and the Pillar Axiom Path Manager.
Global system parameters
❑
Get the IP address of your primary NTP server for synchronizing system
time.
❑
Get the operating mode of the management Ethernet: auto-negotiation,
or manual speed and duplex.
❑
Get three IP addresses that you can assign to the public interface of the
Pilot.
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Pre-Configuration Checklist
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