
b. Connect the laptop or console to the switch on the management subnet.
c. Assign a TCP/IP address to the laptop or console, using one that is on the management subnet.
2. Plug the power cords into the controller power supplies, and then connect them to power sources on
different circuits.
The system begins to boot. Initial booting may take up to eight minutes
3. Assign an initial node management IP address to one of the nodes.
If the management network has
DHCP…
Then…
Configured
Record the IP address assigned to the new controllers.
Not configured
a. Open a console session using PuTTY, a terminal server, or the
equivalent for your environment.
Check your laptop or console’s online help if you do
not know how to configure PuTTY.
b. Enter the management IP address when prompted by the script.
4. Using System Manager on your laptop or console, configure your cluster:
a. Point your browser to the node management IP address.
The format for the address is https://x.x.x.x.
b. Configure the system using the data you collected in the
NetApp ONTAP Configuration guide
.
5. Verify the health of your system by running Config Advisor.
6. After you have completed the initial configuration, go to the
page for information about configuring additional features in ONTAP.
Maintain
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