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System setup and configuration

This chapter provides information on how to set up and configure your system.

  • Initial Setup
    To get up and running with your system, you install hardware components, configure host systems, and configure storage.
  • Rail kit installation instructions
    This chapter includes information about rail kit installation instructions.
  • Cabling your storage system
    You can cable a host directly to a controller or use switches to connect a host to a controller. If your storage system includes one or more drive shelves, you must cable them to your controller shelf. You can add a new drive shelf while power is still applied to other components of the storage system. In addition, you can connect your storage system to a network for out-of-band management.
  • Windows express configuration
    This chapter describes how to configure a Windows-based host using the express configuration method.
  • VMware express configuration
    This chapter describes how to configure a VMware-based host using the express configuration method.
  • Linux express configuration
    This chapter describes how to configure a Linux-based host using the express configuration method.