Intel SS4000-E User Guide - Page 25

2 Getting Started Getting Started Getting started with your Intel® Entry Storage System SS4000-E involves the following general steps: 1. Set up your storage system: Install the hard disks, attach any optional USB devices, attach the storage system to your network, and power up the system. For information about this step, see "Setting up the Storage System" on page 10. Note: If your storage system does not have the maximum number of hard disks already installed, it is best to add all the disks that you want to use before you initialize and configure your system. You can add more disks later, but changing your disk configuration might cause data loss. For more information, see "Levels of RAID" on page 169. 2. Install the Storage System Console on a computer in the same subnet as your storage system and initialize the hard disks on your storage system. Install the operating system and other software from your storage system's flash memory to each of the hard disks in your storage system. Your vendor might have already performed this step for you. For information about this step, see "Initializing your Storage System" on page 16. 3. Configure your storage system: Before you can use your storage system, you must perform initial configuration tasks, like setting the date and time, and specifying how much space to use for file sharing and how much to use for backups. The System Setup Wizard guides you through this process. For information about this step, see "Configuring Your Storage System" on page 21. 4. After the storage system restarts, access the Web-based management interface (the Manager) and log in. For information about this step, see "Accessing the Manager" on page 25 and "Logging in to the Manager" on page 27. 5. Add users. This is necessary only if you use local authentication mode and want to control access to the shared folders, or if some users in your network use Linux or Macs other than those running Mac OS X*. For information about this step, see "Adding Users" on page 32. 6. Create shared folders. By default, the Intel® Entry Storage System SS4000-E includes a shared folder named public. You might want to create other shared folders. For example, in an office environment, you might want to create a shared folder for company policies that everyone can view, and separate folders for confidential business documents that only selected individuals can view or change. In a home environment, you might want to set up separate folders for different types of files, like photos, videos, or music. For information about this step, see "Creating Shared Folders" on page 35. Intel® Entry Storage System SS4000-E User Guide 9