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DiMeda 10G

Getting Started

Step 1. Unpack Appliance

Unpack DiMeda. Move it to the place of operation. 

Warning: 

DiMeda is 

heavy; use care in lifting it. Save packaging materials. To transport 
DiMeda, use the original packaging.

Step 2. Insert drives

The system was configured with the drives in a set order. Each drive is 
labeled. It is important that you insert the 24 drives into the front of the 
array in the following order:

Step 3. Cable DiMeda 

a. Attach electrical cables, as shown in Figure 1. For greater 

redundancy, attach electrical cables to at least two separate power 

sources.

b. Attach an Ethernet cable from Port 0 to a node on the net-work. 

c. Power up DiMeda by pressing the small round On/Standby button on 

the front left of the machine, as shown in Figure 2.

Step 3. Open DiMeda Software on Workstation

a. From any network machine, recognize DiMeda by adding an IP 

address within the subnet range of 172.31.0.0.

b. Open DiMeda software in a Web browser (such as Netscape, 

Internet Explorer, or Mozilla) by entering the following in the browser 
address bar:

https://172.31.31.30:9890

Notice the 

s

 in the 

https: 

address. Make sure the advanced Internet 

options include cookies and JavaScript (or JIT).

c. Read and agree to the license agreement.

d. Enter the password, which is the appliance serial number which 

appears along the top of the frame, as shown in Figure 3. 

The appliance software opens and defaults to the setup window. Click on 

Setup. The Configure Network Ports window appears.

Step 4. Configure Network Ports

Configure network ports to work in your environment. Do not enable 
jumbo frames unless you are certain your software supports them. The 
public IP address for Port 0 (external) is the DiMeda address on the 
network. After setting port values, click on Next.

Step 5. Set Up a Name and IP Address

a. Review the local domain name. The default is Default.Domain. 

b. Review the gateway address and netmask. The default gateway 

address is 0.0.0.0 (no gateway). 

c. Enter the node name for DiMeda. Click on Next.

Step 6. Change the Password

Change the DiMeda password for security. (Remember to write it down.) 
Click on Next.

Step 7. Set Date and Time

Select the correct time zone, date, and time. Click on Next.

Step 8. Configure SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) notifies an SNMP 
manager via traps when an event occurs in the DiMeda system. To 
disable SNMP, leave the window blank. Click on Next. To enable SNMP, 
do the following:

a. Enter a community name.

b. If you have an SNMP manager running on a host, enter the IP 

address of the SNMP server for Host 1 or 2 for either SNMP Version 
1 or 2. Both versions of SNMP report error conditions. SNMP2 is an 
updated version that has better security, automatic continuous 
feedback, and potentially provides more error information. DiMeda 
will send event notices to that host. 

c. Choose the severity level that will trigger an event notification. Click 

on Next. 

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Ethernet cable

Electrical Cables

Figure 1. Cables

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On/Off switch

Figure 2. On/Standby Button

Note: 

At any time during Setup, click on the Back icon to review or 

change prior windows. Configuration is not complete until Step 10. 

Note: 

For detailed information about DiMeda configuration options, 

click on the Help icon (?) in the upper right corner of each window.

Appliance Serial Number

Figure 3. Appliance Serial Number

21022079 A

For detailed instructions, refer to online help or the 
Software User Guide (Part No. 21022081). Ciprico 
manuals are available at: www.ciprico.com> 
Customer Support> Tech Pub Library.

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