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PS6210 Install and Setup Guide 4 Software Configuration Note: If the array does not respond, contact your PS Series support provider for information on how to proceed. 2. At the login prompt, enter grpadmin for both the account (login) name and the password. Passwords do not appear on the screen. 3. When prompted, enter y to start the setup utility. 4. When prompted, enter the array and group configuration information from Collect Configuration Information on page 17. Press the Enter key to accept a default value. Enter a question mark (?) to get help. Note: There may be a short delay after entering the group IP address as the array searches the network. After setup completes, you must set the member's RAID policy in order to use the disk storage. Go to Set the Member RAID Policy on page 20. The following example shows using the setup utility to initialize an array and create a group. EXAMPLE - Using the setup Utility Login: grpadmin Password: xxxxxxxx The setup utility establishes the initial network and storage configuration for a storage array and then configures the array as a member or a new or existing group of arrays. For help, enter a question mark (?) at a prompt. Welcome to Group Manager Copyright 2013 Dell Inc. It appears that the storage array has not been configured. Would you like to configure the array now? (y/n) [n] y Group Manager Setup Utility Do you want to proceed (yes | no) [no]? yes Initializing. This may take several minutes to complete. Enter the network configuration for the array: Member name []: member1 Network interface [eth0]: eth0 IP address for network interface []: 192.17.2.41 Netmask [255.255.255.0]: Default gateway [192.17.2.1]: Enter the name and IP address of the group that the array will join. Group name []: group1 Group IP address []: 192.17.2.20 Searching to see if the group exists. This may take a few minutes. The group does not exist or currently cannot be reached. Make sure you have entered the correct group IP address and group name. Do you want to create a new group (yes | no) [yes]? yes Group Configuration Group Name: group1 Group IP address: 192.17.2.20 Do you want to use the group settings shown above (yes | no) [yes]: yes Password for managing group membership: Retype password for verification: Password for the default group administration account: Retype password for verification: 19

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PS6210 Install and Setup Guide
4 Software Configuration
Note:
If the array does not respond, contact your PS Series support provider for information on how to
proceed.
2.
At the login prompt, enter
grpadmin
for both the account (login) name and the password. Passwords do not
appear on the screen.
3.
When prompted, enter
y
to start the
setup
utility.
4.
When prompted, enter the array and group configuration information from
Collect Configuration Information
on page 17
. Press the
Enter
key to accept a default value. Enter a question mark (
?
) to get help.
Note:
There may be a short delay after entering the group IP address as the array searches the network.
After
setup
completes, you must set the member’s RAID policy in order to use the disk storage. Go to
Set the
Member RAID Policy on page 20
.
The following example shows using the
setup
utility to initialize an array and create a group.
EXAMPLE - Using the setup Utility
Login:
grpadmin
Password:
xxxxxxxx
The setup utility establishes the initial network and storage configuration for a storage array
and then configures the array
as a member or a new or existing group of arrays.
For help, enter a question mark (?) at a prompt.
Welcome to Group Manager
Copyright 2013 Dell Inc.
It appears that the storage array has not been configured.
Would you like to configure the array now? (y/n) [n]
y
Group Manager Setup Utility
Do you want to proceed (yes | no) [no]?
yes
Initializing. This may take several minutes to complete.
Enter the network configuration for the array:
Member name []:
member1
Network interface [eth0]:
eth0
IP address for network interface []:
192.17.2.41
Netmask [255.255.255.0]:
Default gateway [192.17.2.1]:
Enter the name and IP address of the group that the array will join.
Group name []:
group1
Group IP address []:
192.17.2.20
Searching to see if the group exists. This may take a few minutes.
The group does not exist or currently cannot be reached. Make sure you have entered the correct
group IP address and group name.
Do you want to create a new group (yes | no) [yes]?
yes
Group Configuration
Group Name:
group1
Group IP address:
192.17.2.20
Do you want to use the group settings shown above (yes | no) [yes]:
yes
Password for managing group membership:
Retype password for verification:
Password for the default group administration account:
Retype password for verification:
19