Appassure Appliance Configuration Wizard - Dell DL1000 Deployment Manual

AppAssure Appliance Configuration Wizard

CAUTION: Make sure you complete all the steps of AppAssure Appliance Configuration Wizard
before performing any other task or change any settings on the Appliance. Do not make any
changes through the Control Panel, use Microsoft Windows Update, update AppAssure software
or install licenses, until the wizard is complete. The Windows update service is disabled
temporarily during the configuration process. Exiting the AppAssure Appliance Configuration
Wizard before it is complete may cause errors in system operation.
The AppAssure Appliance Configuration wizard guides you through the following steps to configure the
software on the appliance:
• Configuring the network Interface
• Configuring host name and domain settings
• Configuring SNMP settings
• Provisioning storage
On completing the installation using the wizard, the Core Console launches automatically.
Configuring the network interface
To configure the available network interfaces:
1. On the AppAssure Appliance Configuration Wizard Welcome screen, click Next.
The network interfaces page displays the available connected network interfaces.
2. Select the network interfaces that you want to configure.
NOTE: The AppAssure Appliance Configuration wizard configures network interfaces as
individual ports (non-teamed). To improve ingest performance, you can create a larger ingest
channel by teaming NICs. However, this must be done after the initial configuration of the
appliance.
3. If required, connect additional network interfaces and click Refresh.
The additional connected network interfaces are displayed.
4. Click Next.
The Configure selected network interface page is displayed.
5. Select the appropriate internet protocol for the selected interface.
You can choose IPv4 or IPv6.
The network details are displayed depending on the internet protocol you select.
6. To assign the internet protocol details, do one of the following:
• To assign the selected internet protocol details automatically, select Obtain an IPV4 address
automatically.
• To assign the network connection manually, select Use the following IPv4 address and enter the
following details:
– IPv4 Address or IPv6 Address
– Subnet mask for IPv4 and Subnet prefix length for IPv6
– Default Gateway
7. To assign the DNS server details, do one of the following:
• To assign the DNS server address automatically, select Obtain DNS server address automatically.
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