Riverbed SteelCentral NetExpress, Installation Manual

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18 SteelCentral™ NetExpress Appliance Installation Guide
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Briefly, the installation procedure involves the following tasks:
1. Download the software installation image file from the Riverbed Support site.
2. Create a bootable (live) USB memory stick.
3. Plug the bootable USB memory stick into a USB connector on the front of the chassis.
4. Use a terminal emulator and the cable supplied in the accessory kit to connect to the console port connector on the
back of the chassis.
5. Switch on or power-cycle the NetExpress. During the power-on self-test (POST) sequence, configure the BIOS to
boot from an external USB device. The power switch is in the upper right corner of the front of the chassis.
6. When the system boots from your USB stick and displays the boot prompt, enter “install” and wait for the system
to install the software. This requires approximately 20 minutes.
After the installation process completes, the localhost.localdomain login prompt is displayed.
7. When the software installation has completed and the “boot” prompt is displayed, remove the USB memory stick
and power-cycle the appliance. After the system reboots, the login prompt is displayed.
8. Run the configuration wizard. To start the wizard, log in using “admin” for your user name and “admin” for your
password. Enter the required information when prompted by the configuration wizard. The system reboots when
you exit from the configuration wizard. Wait for it to finish rebooting before continuing to the next step.
9. Log into the web user interface from a management system on the network.
10. The first time you log in, the initial Setup page is displayed. Enter the required information in all the fields marked
with an asterisk (*).
11. At the bottom of the Setup page, click Configure Now to complete the configuration.
12. When prompted, enter a new password for the web user interface.
If the NetExpress has an Internet connection, it will attempt to download licenses from the Riverbed Support site.
Alternatively, you can either add or download applicable licenses using the NetExpress Configuration > Licenses page.
Refer to
Chapter 6, “Licensing.”
With no external USB memory stick installed, the product will boot off its internal disks if it loses power or is power-
cycled. However, it may be preferable to reconfigure the BIOS to exclude external USB sticks from the boot order.
The sections that follow describe the installation process in greater detail.