Veritas Access Appliance Initial Configuration and Administration Guide
- Getting to know the Access Appliance
- Preparing to configure the appliance
- Configuring the appliance for the first time
- Getting started with the Veritas Access GUI
- Storage management
- Network connection management
- Configuring network address settings on the appliance nodes
- About VLAN tagging on the appliance
- Configuring static routes on the appliance
- Configuring DNS and host name mapping on the appliance
- About the maximum transmission unit size on the appliance
- About the Veritas Remote Management Console
- Setting the date and time on the appliance
- Monitoring the appliance
- Resetting the appliance to factory settings
- Appliance security
- About Access Appliance security
- About Access appliance user account privileges
- Changing the Maintenance user account password
- About the Access Appliance intrusion detection system
- About Access appliance operating system security
- About data security on the Access appliance
- About data integrity on the Access appliance
- Recommended IPMI settings on the Access appliance
- Troubleshooting
How to configure the Access Appliance for the first time
The Veritas Access Appliance initial configuration process is broken into two phases. The first phase requires that you perform each configuration step on each individual node. You should have two terminal windows open during the first phase, each logged into one of the nodes.
During the second phase of the initial configuration, you should only perform the steps on one of the nodes. When you start the second phase of the initial configuration, close one of the terminal windows and continue doing the steps on only one of the nodes. When you initiate the cluster configuration, the settings that you configured on the current node are copied over to the second node in a one-time synchronization event.
Note:
Steps that are marked as (Recommended) or (Optional) are not required to complete the initial setup of the appliance.
Table: Before you configure the Access Appliance for the first time
Step | Task |
|---|---|
Step 1 | Confirm that the appliance hardware is installed correctly and powered on. Refer to the Veritas Access 3340 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide. |
Step 2 | Review the appliance initial configuration requirements. |
For the first phase, you need to perform each step on each individual node. You should have two terminal windows open, each logged into one of the nodes.
Table: First phase of the initial configuration
Step | Task |
|---|---|
Step 3 | Log onto the Access Appliance shell menu on both nodes individually. It is helpful to have the Access Appliance shell menu of both nodes available side by side. New appliances ship with the following default login credentials:
Veritas recommends that you access the shell menu using the Veritas Remote Management Console over the appliance IPMI port. |
Step 4 | Run the hardware self-test on each node. |
Step 5 | Check the status of each node. From the Main_Menu > Appliance view, type the following command: Status The appliance model, software version numbers, and node status are displayed. Both nodes should display the same software versions and the following node status: Node Status: Factory installed state |
Step 6 | Change the Maintenance user account password on both nodes. Note: The Maintenance user password must be the same on both nodes for the cluster configuration in the second phase to be successful. Once the cluster configuration is complete, you cannot change the Maintenance user password. |
Step 7 | Configure eth1 on both nodes. See Configuring network address settings on the appliance nodes. |
Step 8 | Perform a storage scan on each appliance node (one at a time) to configure the storage shelves. Warning: Do not start the storage scan on the second node until the first has finished. |
When you start the second phase of the initial configuration, close one of the terminal windows and continue doing the steps on only one of the nodes. When you initiate the cluster configuration, the settings that you configured on the current node are copied over to the second node in a one-time synchronization event.
Table: Second phase of the initial configuration
Step | Task |
|---|---|
Step 9 (Recommended) | Set the date and time. |
Step 10 (Recommended) | Configure the appliance to use a proxy server for AutoSupport and software updates. |
Step 11 (Recommended) | Configure the appliance to send notifications and alerts. |
Step 12 | Perform the cluster configuration. See Configuring the Access cluster on the appliance. Note: During the cluster configuration, the settings that you configured on the current node are copied over to the second node in a one-time synchronization event. That means any settings you configure in the Access Appliance shell menu after the cluster configuration must be done on each node individually. The only exceptions are SMTP/SNMP and proxy server settings - these settings can sync across the nodes even after the cluster configuration. |
Step 13 (Optional) | Log onto the Access GUI as admin to set up the Access software. When you log onto the Access GUI for the first time, you are presented with the "Veritas Access Appliance Setup" page. This wizard guides you through the necessary steps to configure the appliance for long-term retention (LTR) using Amazon S3. If you are not ready to set up LTR, you can leave this page and go to the Access dashboard. As long as LTR is not configured, the Getting Started progress is displayed at the top of the dashboard and you can return to it at any time. For detailed steps about setting up the Access software, refer to the following topic. |