F5 ARX-VE, Руководство по планированию

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Bringing an ARX Inline
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existing and new configurations for naming collisions and hardware
limitations. For further details on some of these issues, see
Manually
Preparing the Back-End File Servers , on page 1-15.
Accessing the ARX Using the CLI or the GUI
The process of configuring an ARX begins with the initial interview. During
the initial interview, the ARX is accessed through the serial console to
configure a default administrator, a switch identifier, and out-of-band
(OOB) management. Consult the hardware installation guides for each ARX
model for the tasks involved with each of these tasks.
After the initial interview, you must complete the network configuration
phase, which includes site preparation and planning.
Finally, you must complete the storage configuration (or global
configuration) phase. During the storage configuration phase, the
storage-specific configuration and the associated virtualization scripts are
created.
Among other tasks, this phase includes:
• Designing the namespace storage and its volumes
• Configuring policies
• Setting up virtual servers
Data Manager is not involved during the network configuration phase but
can provide significant support during the storage configuration phase.
However, if you choose not to use Data Manager, there are two other ways
to access an ARX after installation: through the ARX Manager (GUI) or
through the CLI. The following briefly describes each of these methods:
• ARX Manager Graphical User Interface (GUI).
After hardware installation, add the ARX to your network using the
Quick Start: Network Setup Use Case .
Next, add CIFS and/or NFS services using the Quick Start: CIFS Storage
Use Case or the Quick Start: NFS Storage Use Case. Use these
documents to quickly aggregate your file server storage with the ARX
Manager. Using the instructions in these quick starts, you can create a
namespace, one managed volume, connect the volume to multiple file
server shares, then offer the single volume (which aggregates your share
storage) to clients as a single, virtual-service share.
You can access these guides through the ARX GUI. A link to the
documentation appears at the bottom of the navigation panel on the
left-hand side of the GUI and across the top of the GUI.
• ARX CLI.
After hardware installation, add the ARX to your network using the ARX
CLI Network-Management Guide .