Oracle^® ZFS Storage Appliance Installation Guide

Configuring the Appliance for the First Time

This section contains first-time configuration procedures for the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance.

Follow these steps to complete first-time configuration:

1. Ensure you have completed cabling, including the serial or network cabling for Oracle ILOM connectivity, as described in Cabling the Appliance.

2. Configure the system through Oracle ILOM. See Configuring the System.

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   Note -  After system configuration, a network device and its associated datalink and interface are automatically created with administrative access. You can add interfaces, and add or change administrative access to other interfaces during and after initial configuration.

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3. Complete initial configuration using the browser user interface (BUI), which is strongly recommended for clustered controllers, or the command line interface (CLI):

   • Performing Initial Configuration (BUI)

   • Performing Initial Configuration (CLI)

   For an overview of network interface configuration, see Working with Network Configuration in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.8.0.

4. If you did not set a management interface during initial configuration, set it now using the tasks in Configuring Management Interfaces in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.8.0.

5. For clustered controllers, lock the management interfaces:

   • Locking Cluster Management Interfaces (BUI) in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.8.0

   • Locking Cluster Management Interfaces (CLI) in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.8.0

6. Upgrade your controller software to the latest release using the procedures in Upgrading the Software in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual.