Acer Altos EasyStore - Starting the Console

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Chapter
2 Getting Started
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Starting the Console
Once you have installed the Console (as described in “Ins t alling t he Console”), you
can use the following procedure to start it.
Note: If the storage system is not directly connected to your compu t er and your
network
does not have a DHCP server , you must change the IP address of your
compu t er to use the same subnet as the storage system. (You can change it back
after
you have configured the storage system.)
To do this, access your local area network properties . (For example , you might
right-click
My Network Pl aces and click Properties , and then right-click your
network
connection and click Properties .) In t he list, select Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)
and click Properties . The IP address can be any address beginning
with
192.168.0 except 192.168.0.101, since that’s the IP address used by the
storage
system. The subne t mask must be 192.168.0.1. Then click OK to close
each open dialog box.
When you con f igure the storage system (as described in “Configuring your
storage system”), you can specify whatever IP address you would like the storage
system to use . If the IP address of the storage system is in a dif f eren t subnet than
your computer , you must also specify the gateway to use (as
described in “Changing t he network settings”). This ensures that you can manage
the storage system from any computer using a Web browser (as described in
“Accessing the Manager using a Web browser”). Then
you can change your computer’s IP address back to it s original setting.
To start the Console:
1. Click Start --> Programs --> Storage System Console .
As soon as you start the Console, it automatically scans the network for storage
systems.
This might t ake a few minutes. As soon as the scan is complete , the
le ft pane displays a tree view o f all the storage systems it found.