Western Digital WD Arkeia RAx300T Installation and Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 5)

Arkeia Physical Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. DOCUMENTATION AND SUPPORT ............................................................. 1
1.1. WD A RKEIA D OCUMENTATION ...................................................... 1
1.2. WD A RKEIA K NOWLEDGE B ASE ................................................... 1
1.3. C ONTACTING WD A RKEIA T ECHNICAL S UPPORT ........................... 1
1.5. WD A RKEIA U SER F ORUM ............................................................ 1
2. INSTALLING THE APPLIANCE .................................................................... 2
2.1. S ELECT A S ITE ............................................................................. 2
2.2. C LEARANCE ................................................................................. 2
2.3. E NVIRONMENT ............................................................................. 2
2.4. C ONNECT TO P OWER ................................................................... 2
3. CONNECTING THE APPLIANCE TO THE NETWORK ................................ 3
3.1. B ACK P ANEL C ONNECTIONS ......................................................... 3
3.2. N ETWORK C ONNECTION O VERVIEW .............................................. 3
3.3. S ETTING A T EMPORARY IP A DDRESS ............................................ 3
3.3.1. Use the Cross-Over or straight thru Cable ....................................... 4
3.3.2. Define a Temporary Network Route ................................................. 4
3.3.3. Use a DHCP Server ......................................................................... 4
3.3.3.1. Use a VGA-compatible Monitor to view the IP Address ........................ 4
3.3.3.2. Assign a Known IP Address to the Appliance’s MAC Address.............. 5
3.3.3.3. Use the LCD Panel on the Front of the Desktop Appliance .................. 5
3.4. A PPLIANCE W EB U SER I NTERFACE ............................................... 5
3.4.1 Setup Wizard ...................................................................................... 6
3.4.1.1 Step 1: Language .................................................................................... 6
3.4.1.2 Step 2: End User License Agreement ..................................................... 6
3.4.1.3 Step 3: User and system account ........................................................... 6
3.4.1.4 Step 4: Network ...................................................................................... 7
3.4.1.5 Step 5: email (smtp) server ..................................................................... 8
3.4.1.6 Step 6: Date and Time ............................................................................ 9
3.4.1.7 Step 7: Configuration summary............................................................... 9
3.4.2. Web User Interface ........................................................................ 10
4. BACKUPS AND RESTORES ....................................................................... 11
4.1. B ACKUP S TRATEGIES ................................................................. 11
4.1.1. Backup Vocabulary ........................................................................ 11
4.1.2. How is a Backup Job Created? ...................................................... 12
4.2. G ETTING R EADY TO B ACKUP Y OUR D ATA ................................... 12
4.2.1. Login to the Appliance .................................................................... 12
4.2.2. Adding Users .................................................................................. 13
4.2.3. Adding Clients ................................................................................ 13
4.3. R UN AN I MMEDIATE B ACKUP ....................................................... 17
4.4. S CHEDULE A B ACKUP ................................................................ 18
4.4.1. Backup Levels ................................................................................ 18