1. Plug the power cords into the controller power supplies, and then connect them to power sources on
different circuits.
FAS8300 and FAS8700 shown.
Power on the controllers
Initial booting may take up to eight minutes.
2. Assign an initial node management IP address to one of the nodes.
If the management network has
DHCP…
Then…
Configured Record the IP address assigned to the new controllers.
Not configured a. Open a console session using PuTTY, a terminal server, or the
equivalent for your environment.
Check your laptop or console’s online help if you do
not know how to configure PuTTY.
b. Enter the management IP address when prompted by the script.
3. Using System Manager on your laptop or console, configure your cluster:
a. Point your browser to the node management IP address.
The format for the address is https://x.x.x.x.
b. Configure the system using the data you collected in the NetApp ONTAP Configuration guide.
ONTAP Configuration Guide
4. Set up your account and download Active IQ Config Advisor:
a. Log in to your existing account or create an account.
NetApp Support Registration
b. Register your system.
NetApp Product Registration
c. Download Active IQ Config Advisor.
NetApp Downloads: Config Advisor
5. Verify the health of your system by running Config Advisor.
6. After you have completed the initial configuration, go to the
ONTAP & ONTAP System Manager
Documentation Resources page for information about configuring additional features in ONTAP.
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