DataDirect Networks EF2800, User Manual

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DataDirect Networks EF2800 FC RAID Storage System User Guide (V 1.0)
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3.1.1.2 Disable your Pop-Up Window Control Software
SAM uses pop-up windows for several functions. You should disable
any software you have installed that disables pop-up windows in your
browser.
3.1.1.3 Set Monitor’s Color Display
You should set your monitor’s color display to the highest setting
possible. The following steps describe how to do this for Windows 98,
NT, or 2000.
To set your color display:
1. Right-click your Windows desktop.
2. Select
Properties
from the pop-up menu.
3. Go to Settings tab.
4.
Select the highest Colors setting from the drop-down list.
5. Click
OK
.
3.2 Configuring the EF2800 for TCP/IP
Before you can access SAM, you must set either a temporary or
permanent IP address and subnet mask for at least one SM. The factory
default IP address is 10.0.0.1 and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. You
can do this one of three ways:
• Setting up your computer with an IP address that is compatible
with the SM’s default IP address and subnet mask—You must
connect one Ethernet port of the SM either directly to your
computer using a crossover cable or to a hub on a network that is
compatible with the default subnet and IP address. You can then
access the EF2800 with SAM using the default IP address and set
the permanent IP address for each SM. Using this method lets you
set the permanent IP addresses of the EF2800 before you connect
it to your LAN. See Section
3.3, ”Accessing SAM”, on page 48 and
Section 3.4, ”Configuring the IP Settings Using SAM”, on page 52 .
• Using the serial connection to the EF2800 to set the permanent IP
addresses—See 3.2.1, ”Accessing EF2800 via Serial Port & Disk
Array Administrator”, on page 46 .