Configuring the Product : Configuring the Core with Edges : Configuring the Core
  
Configuring the Core
This section describes the procedures for configuring the Core using the Management Console.
After initial setup, you can further modify the Core configuration using the relevant pages in the Management Console.
Performing initial configuration with the Settings Wizard
The Management Console provides the Settings Wizard, which enables you to quickly configure your network, time zone, and initiator settings, and to map LUNs to Edges. You can modify all the settings performed in the Settings Wizard elsewhere in the Management Console, as indicated in each of the procedures.
The first time you log in to the Core appliance, the Settings Wizard displays automatically. You can also access it manually.
The Settings Wizard enables you to quickly configure basic network and time zone settings.
1. Choose Configure > Wizards: Initial Setup to display the Settings Wizard. These configuration options are available:
Hostname specifies the IP address or hostname of the Core. After initial configuration, this setting can be modified in the Configure > Networking: Host Settings page in the Management Console.
DNS Server IP Address specifies the IP address for the primary name server. After initial configuration, this setting can be modified in the Configure > Networking: Host Settings page in the Management Console.
Obtain IPv4 Address Automatically automatically obtains the IPv4 address from a DHCP server. A DHCP server must be available so that the system can request the IP address from it. After initial configuration, this setting can be modified in the Configure > Networking: Host Settings page in the Management Console.
Specify IPv4 Address Manually if you do not use a DHCP server to set the IP address. Specify the following settings:
• IPv4 Address—Specify an IPv4 address.
• IPv4 Subnet Mask—Specify a subnet mask.
• Default IPv4 Gateway—Specify the primary gateway IP address. The primary gateway must be in the same network as the primary interface.
After initial configuration, these settings can be modified in the Configure > Networking: Management Interfaces page in the Management Console.
Time Zone selects the time zone from the drop-down list. After initial configuration, this setting can be modified in the Configure > Networking: Management Interfaces page in the Management Console.
2. Click Next to save the settings and display the Confirmation page. The Confirmation page summarizes your settings.
3. Click Back to go back and modify the settings, or click Save and Apply to complete this set of configuration settings. The Finish page displays.
Mapping LUNs to Edges
The LUN mapping pages enable you to quickly add LUNs, Edges, and iSCSI portals and targets to the Core configuration.
1. Choose Configure > Wizards: LUN Mapping to display the LUN Mapping Wizard.
2. In the iSCSI Initiator Name field, specify the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) determined in Prerequisites.
3. Click Next. The Before You Begin page displays prerequisites already discussed in this guide.
4. Click Next to display the Specify Portal page.
5. Specify the iSCSI portal using these controls:
Select from known Portals selects a previously configured iSCSI portal from the IP address drop-down list. Appliances that appear in this list are independently configured in the Configure > Storage Array: iSCSI, Initiators, MPIO page.
Add new Portal specifies the IP address and port for the intended iSCSI portal.
6. Click Next to display the Manage Targets page.
7. Select and add targets from the top panel, which displays the targets discovered on the portal selected in the previous page.
8. Click Next to display the Mount LUNs page.
9. Select and add LUNs from the top panel, which displays the LUNs discovered on the targets selected in the previous page.
10. Click Next to display the Specify Edge page.
11. Specify the Edge using these controls:
Select from known Edges selects a previously configured Edge from the Identifier drop-down list. After initial configuration, this setting can be modified in the Configure > Manage: Edges page in the Management Console. You can also add more Edges.
Add new Edge specifies the hostname for the intended Edge.
12. Click Next to display the Map LUNs to Edge page.
13. Select and map LUNs from the top panel, which displays the unmapped LUNs, to the Edge selected in one of the preceding pages.
14. Click Next to display the Summary page. The Summary page displays the settings configured in the LUN settings pages and provides links directly to the related configuration pages.
15. Click Exit to complete the set-up procedure.
Confirming the connection to an Edge
Complete these steps to confirm that a specific Edge is communicating with the newly configured Core:
1. Return to the Management Console used in Configuring the Edge.
2. Choose Storage > Storage Edge Configuration to display the Storage page. The page display depends on the current device configuration. If the connection is successful, the page displays connection details including the iSCSI target configuration and LUN information.