7 - Initial Configuration
After the initial power-on, you will be prompted with the bruAPP/OS Welcome screen (figure 7.1). The
following will walk you through each of the setup screens to fully setup your bruAPP Backup Appliance
and configure it for use.
Figure 7.1
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bruAPP/OS Welcome Screen
From this point on, use the keyboard to navigate all of the bruAPP/OS screens. Use of the mouse is
not supported and therefore mouse movements are ignored. Keystrokes are:
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[TAB] key to move between setting options, the action buttons.
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[ARROW KEYS] to highlight a desired option.
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[SPACEBAR] to select your desired option.
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[ENTER] will save the current settings and continue to the next option screen.
For future reference of all settings that you set, we suggest that you write the settings
down in the “Saved Settings” section of this manual in the event that you need to
reapply the settings to the values that you set originally.
Network Setup
The first part of the bruAPP/OS setup is to configure the bruAPP network settings. There are two
Ethernet ports on the bruAPP. You may configure them to connect to two different networks (using
subnets) or you may only connect one. If you use only one Ethernet port, make sure you plug in the
Ethernet cable to the ETH0 port (closest to the VGA port).
It is strongly discouraged to connect both Ethernet ports to the same network unless you properly
configure your network environment. Using both NICs on the same network may cause problems with
backup operations.
Configure Ethernet Port 0
The first part of the network setup will be for the ETH0 port. To ensure consistent communication to the
bruAPP, it strongly advised to use static IP addresses for the bruAPP and any client machine you will be
having the bruAPP backup. It is not required, but it will greatly reduce connectivity problems because of
IP addresses changing in installations where DHCP is used for servers.
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