Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 2)

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Introduction
Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N NAS Appliance System Administrator's Guide
Boot Process
System Configuration
Administrator User Name and Password
Basic Configuration
Warranty and Return Policy Information
Other Documents You Might Need
This section provides an overview of the Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N network attached storage (NAS) appliance features, as
well as the information necessary to perform the initial configuration of the system.
This system is a "headless" system that is managed through the network; it operates without a keyboard, monitor, or
mouse. This system is managed and monitored via a Web-based user interface, the NAS Manager, that runs on another
system on the same network. For certain configuration tasks and for troubleshooting, you can also manage this system
from another system connected through the serial port using a HyperTerminal session.
Boot Process
The NAS appliance, which is a rack-mounted system, has four integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard drives that are in a
redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configuration. Each drive contains both a copy of the operating system and
one or more data partitions (see Table 1-1 ). The working copies of the Microsoft® Windows® Powered operating system
and boot sectors are installed on two hard drives in partitions that are RAID 1 (mirrored) partitions. Additional copies of
the operating system are placed on the other two drives in RAID 1 partitions. Data can be stored on all four drives in
partitions that are configured as RAID 5.
Table 1-1. Hard Drive Partitions
Volume Disks and RAID Layout Description
C:
0 and 1: RAID 1 Primary operating system volume (3 GB)
D: 2 and 3: RAID 1 Recovery operating system volume (3 GB)
E: 0, 1, 2, and 3: RAID 5 Data volume (remaining space on all hard drives)
The boot sequence is as follows:
Operating system hard drive 0
Operating system hard drive 1
Operating system hard drive 2/3
System Configuration
You can perform most configuration tasks through the NAS Manager, which is a Web-browser interface to the NAS
appliance. The NAS Manager menus consist of common management tasks grouped under tabs on a menu bar. Each tab
on the main menu bar has an associated secondary menu bar associated with it. The secondary menu bar lists the tasks
you can perform from that page. The NAS Manager allows you to perform routine administrative tasks such as shutdown,
restart, new share creation, and set user configuration. The NAS Manager home page displays a status indicator and
provides a link to the Messages page, which contains details about logged events.
You can access the Terminal Services Advanced Client from the NAS Manager to perform tasks not available directly
through the NAS Manager. See " Advanced Features " for more information.