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This User Guide is designed to help you get your Nexsan High-Density Storage system up and running in a
short amount of time. It provides basic setup instructions and complete system configuration details. It does
not cover the physical features or rack installation instructions for the system. For that information, see the
Nexsan High-Density Storage system’s
Installation Guide .
All Nexsan BEAST™and E-Series storage systems have a common operating system and nearly identical
graphical user interface (GUI). Therefore, this User Guide is appropriate for both Nexsan BEAST and Nexsan
E-Series™ systems. For Nexsan NST systems, see the
Nexsan NST Software User Guide .
This User Guide covers all of the features that can be accessed through the graphical user interface (GUI).
However, because Nexsan High-Density Storage systems are shipped preconfigured, only the basic setup
procedures in this chapter are needed for most Nexsan High-Density Storage system installations.
Notes:
GUI screens vary between Nexsan High-Density Storage systems. Screens in this User Guide may not
exactly match the graphical user interface (GUI) for the product you are using.
These instructions assume that you are setting up one storage unit or one storage unit/expansion unit
system. If you are setting up more than one, you must perform these procedures for each system.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Initial network address setup 16
Accept the End User License Agreement (EULA) 19
Set up the system 22
Chapter
1
Chapter 1: Basic Setup