Administrator's Guide

14 Configuring Your System for the First Time
Create and Save a Remote Desktop Connection To Your Desktop
To create and save a Remote Desktop connection to Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition,
perform the following steps:
1
Click Start and select Run .
2 In the Open field, type the following and then click OK .
mstsc
The Remote Desktop Connection window appears.
3 In the Computer field, type the computer name of the storage server and then click Options .
The default system name is Dell
xxxxxxx , where xxxxxxx is the system's service tag number.
For example, if your service tag number is 1234567, type
DELL1234567 .
NOTE: If you cannot connect to the system through a remote desktop connection, you must use a keyboard,
monitor, and mouse to configure the IP address, gateway subnet mask, and DNS server. See “Configuring the
Network Connection.”
4 In the Remote Desktop Connection window in the Connection settings box, click Save As .
5 In the Save As window in the File name field, type a name for the connection and include the default .rdp
extension.
6 In the Save in drop-down menu, select Desktop and then click Save .
Your connection is saved to your desktop.
7 Initiate the remote desktop connection. When prompted, enter the default administrative user name
and password for your system, and then click
OK .
NOTE: The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is
storageserver.
8 Use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to begin setting up shares and volumes on the
storage server.
See “Accessing the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).”
For more information about configuring your remote desktop connection, click Help in the
Remote Desktop Connection window.
Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one and one-to-many system
management solution using an integrated, Web browser-based GUI (the Server Administrator home
page) or a command line interface (CLI) through the operating system. Using Server Administrator,
you can manage Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition systems locally and remotely.
NOTE: For the purpose of using Server Administrator, a "system" can be a stand-alone system, a server with attached
network storage units in separate chassis, or a modular system consisting of one or more server modules in a chassis.
See your Server Administrator documentation for more information about features and usability.