Deployment Guide

For information on NIC teaming, see Teaming network adapters on page 40.
8. Click Next.
The Registration page is displayed.
Registration and Host settings
Register your appliance with the appropriate license key to avail the features accordingly. It is recommended that you change
the host name before starting backups. By default, the host name is the system name that the operating system assigns.
NOTE: If you want to change the host name, it is recommended that you change the host name at this stage. Changing the
host name after completing the DL Appliance Configuration wizard requires you to perform several steps.
1. On the Registration page, you must select one of the options below:
● Register now– To register your appliance with the purchased license. Enter the following details: license number in the
License number text box and the valid email address in the Email address text box
● Use trial license– To register your appliance with the trial license. The trial license expires in 30 days. To continue using
the product without interruption, register your appliance within that period.
2. Click next.
The Host Settings page is displayed.
3. By default, the Host name of your appliance is displayed in the Host Name box. To change the host name of your
appliance, enter appropriate name in the Host Name text box.
4. If you want to join your appliance to a domain, select Join this system to a domain check box and specify the following
information:
Otherwise, go to step 5.
NOTE:
Joining to a domain is not possible on Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition. In this case the Join this
system to a domain check box is disabled).
Text box Description
Domain Address Address of the domain to which you want to add your system
Domain
Administrator
Domain Administrator
Password Password
5. Click Next.
The Alerts and Monitoring page is displayed.
Alerts and Monitoring
To enable alerts for both hardware and software changes you have two options — SNMP and SMTP. Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) is a commonly used network management protocol that allows SNMP-compatible management
functions such as device discovery, monitoring, and event generation. SNMP provides network management of the TCP/IP
protocol. You can use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to set alerts and
monitoring for your appliance.
To receive notifications, configure the options here:
NOTE:
It is recommended that you configure alerts. You also have the option to skip configuring alerts, to skip configuring
alerts go to step 3.
1. You have the following options to enable alerts:
● To enable system SNMP alerts, select Enable system SNMP alerts.
a. In SNMP Community, enter one or more SNMP community names. Use commas to separate multiple community
names.
b. In SNMP Trap destinations, enter trap destinations and click Add.
● To enable software SNMP alerts, select Enable software SNMP alerts option.
a. In SNMP Community, enter one or more SNMP community names. Use commas to separate multiple community
names.
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