Deployment Guide

Contents
1 Setting up DL4300 Appliance.......................................................................................... 5
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................5
Terms used in this document....................................................................................................................................... 5
Available configurations......................................................................................................................................................5
Installation prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Network requirements..................................................................................................................................................6
Recommended network infrastructure.........................................................................................................................6
Setting up the hardware.....................................................................................................................................................6
Installing the appliance in a rack....................................................................................................................................6
Setting the storage enclosure configuration switch..................................................................................................... 6
Connecting the storage enclosure to the system......................................................................................................... 7
Connecting the Cable Management Arm (Optional).....................................................................................................8
Cabling the appliance....................................................................................................................................................8
Turning on the appliance.............................................................................................................................................. 8
DL4300 disk configurations................................................................................................................................................8
2 Initial software setup.......................................................................................................9
AppAssure Appliance Configuration Wizard........................................................................................................................9
Configuring the network interface................................................................................................................................9
Configuring host name and domain settings............................................................................................................... 10
Configuring SNMP settings......................................................................................................................................... 11
Creating Windows and RASR virtual disk(s)................................................................................................................ 11
DL Appliance Configuration Wizard...................................................................................................................................12
Configuring the network interface.............................................................................................................................. 12
Registration and Host settings....................................................................................................................................13
Alerts and Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................13
Access and Management............................................................................................................................................14
Configuring Windows backup .....................................................................................................................................14
Storage provisioning................................................................................................................................................... 15
Configuring Retention policy and update options........................................................................................................15
Recovery and Update Utility............................................................................................................................................. 16
Rapid Appliance Self Recovery..........................................................................................................................................16
Creating the RASR USB key....................................................................................................................................... 17
Executing RASR..........................................................................................................................................................17
Executing the RASR through the Internal Dual SD Module......................................................................................... 18
Provisioning storage..........................................................................................................................................................18
Configuring the DL4300 using fibre channel storage (optional)....................................................................................... 20
3 Post installation tasks....................................................................................................21
Accessing the Core Console............................................................................................................................................. 21
Updating trusted sites in Internet Explorer........................................................................................................................21
Configuring browsers to remotely access the Core Console.............................................................................................21
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