Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide
- Product overview
- Getting started
- Modifying settings
- Configuring Call Home
- Managing users
- Using Flex Appliance
- Monitoring the appliance
- Reconfiguring the appliance
- Troubleshooting guidelines
Initial configuration guidelines and checklist
Review the following information before you perform the initial configuration on a new Veritas Flex appliance:
Table: Flex Appliance configuration guidelines and checklist
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Network cabling | The following ports must be connected to the network for initial configuration:
See the Veritas 5340 Appliance Hardware Installation Guide or the Veritas 5340 Appliance Product Description for more details. |
Connectivity during initial configuration | When you perform the appliance initial configuration, you must take precautions to avoid loss of connectivity. Any loss of connectivity during initial configuration results in failure. The computer that you use to configure the appliance should be set up to avoid the following events:
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Required names and addresses | Before the configuration, gather the following information:
Note: Make sure that forward and reverse DNS lookups are configured properly in your environment. If a forward or a reverse DNS lookup returns multiple records, the initial configuration may fail. You can check the DNS configuration with the following commands for each node. Each command should return only one entry. Linux: dig +short @<DNS server IP address> a <node hostname> dig +short @<DNS server IP address> -x <node IP address> Windows: nslookup <node IP address> nslookup <node hostname> |
Default user name and password | New appliances are shipped with the following default log-in credentials:
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Firewall port usage | Make sure that the following ports are open if a firewall exists between the appliance and the network:
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