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Chapter 15. Preparation and installation
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򐂰 Sufficient people to safely install the equipment into a rack:
– Two or three people are required, depending on the hardware model
– See the specific hardware installation guide for your equipment
15.2 Configuration worksheet
Before you power on your storage system for the first time, use the configuration worksheet
(see Table 15-1) to gather information for the software setup process.
Table 15-1 Configuration worksheet
Type of information Your values
Storage system Host name
Password
Time zone
Storage system location
Language that is used for
multiprotocol storage systems
Administration host Host name
IP address
Interface groups Name of the interface group
(such as ig0)
Mode type (single, multi, or
LACP)
Load balancing type (IP-based,
MAC address based, or
round-robin based)
Number of links (number of
physical interfaces to include in
the interface group)
Link names (physical interface
names such as e0, e0a, e5a, or
e9b)
IP address for the interface
group
Subnet mask (IPv4) or subnet
prefix length (IPv6) for interface
group
Partner interface group name
Media type for interface group