Option 2: Completing system setup and configuration if network discovery is not enabled
If network discovery is not enabled on your laptop, you must complete the configuration
and setup using this task.
1. Cable and configure your laptop or console:
a. Set the console port on the laptop or console to 115,200 baud with N-8-1.
See your laptop or console’s online help for how to configure the console port.
b. Connect the console cable to the laptop or console using the console cable that came with your
system, and then connect the laptop to the management switch on the management subnet .
c. Assign a TCP/IP address to the laptop or console, using one that is on the management subnet.
2. Use the following animation to power on and set shelf IDs for one or more drive shelves:
For NS224 drive shelves, shelf IDs are pre-set to 00 and 01. If you want to change the shelf IDs, use the
straightened end of a paperclip, or narrow tipped ball point pen to access the shelf ID button behind the
faceplate.
Animation - Set drive shelf IDs
3. Plug the power cords into the controller power supplies, and then connect them to power sources on
different circuits.
Initial booting may take up to eight minutes.
4. 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.
5. 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
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