Configuring the Appliances
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Configuring the Appliances
Starting the Appliance
Connect the appliance to a power source and turn on the appliance. When the appliance is ready,
you can do the First Time Configuration Wizard to configure it.
To start the appliance:
Connect the power cable(s) to the power supply unit(s) in the rear panel.
The appliance turns on.
In appliances with two power supply units installed:
Note - When a power supply unit is not connected to the outlet or is taken out of the appliance,
an alarm sounds continuously. It will continue to beep until power is restored (cord or power
supply unit is replaced) or the alarm is turned off.
To turn off the alarm, press the red Alarm off button on the rear panel of the appliance. In 6200
and 6400 appliances, press the Locator/Alarm off button on the front panel.
Available Software Images
The 6000 and 7000 appliances come with different software images. See the 6000 and 7000
Appliances home page.
Reverting to a software image takes a few minutes. To follow progress and see when the
appliance is ready, connect to the appliance using a serial console.
Synchronizing RAID on 6800, 6900, and 7000
Appliances
6800, 6900, and 7000 appliances support two storage devices.
For appliances with two storage devices, the appliance uses RAID1 mirroring across both storage
devices. This lets the appliance continue to work if there is a storage device failure.
The mirror rebuild is automatic. Both storage devices must be the same type.
First Boot Up on a 6800, 6900, or 7000 Appliance with Two Storage Devices
At first boot up, wait a few hours to let the storage devices fully synchronize. If you reboot the
appliance before the storage devices are synchronized, the synchronization starts again from
scratch at the next boot.
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