Veritas Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

To configure Flex Appliance

1. Review the initial configuration guidelines and checklist to make sure that you have all of the necessary information to complete this procedure.

   See Initial configuration guidelines and checklist.

2. Use the following steps to access the Flex Appliance Shell from the Veritas Remote Management Interface:

   • Open a supported web browser on a system that has a network connection to the appliance. Flex Appliance supports the following browsers:

     • Google Chrome version 57 or higher

     • Mozilla Firefox version 52 or higher

   • Enter the IP address that is assigned to the remote management port of the appliance node. If you are configuring a multi-node appliance, select one of the nodes to use to begin the initial configuration.

   • Log in to the Veritas Remote Management Interface with the following default credentials:

     • User Name: sysadmin

     • Password: P@ssw0rd

   • Change the sysadmin password from the known default password as follows:

     • Navigate to Configuration > Users and select the sysadmin user.

     • Click Modify User.

     • Select the Change Password checkbox and enter a new password.

   • Navigate to Remote Control > Console Redirection and click Launch Console to launch the Flex Appliance Shell.

3. Log in to the Flex Appliance Shell with the following default credentials:

   • User Name: hostadmin

   • Password: P@ssw0rd

   A welcome message appears in the Flex Appliance Shell with the available commands setup and system.

4. Enter the following command to configure the host network:

   setup configure-network

   Follow the prompts to enter the host network information.

5. Enter the following command to configure the Flex Appliance Console:

   setup configure-console

   Follow the prompts to enter the console network information.

   Note:

   Depending on the number of storage shelves you have in the appliance, this step may take up to 15 minutes to complete. When it is complete, the shell refreshes with new command options.

6. Enter the following commands to change the hostadmin and root passwords from the known default password:

   hostadmin: set user password

   root: set user password user_name=root

   Follow the prompts to enter the new passwords.

7. Enter the following command to disable the root account on the node:

   system security root-disable

   Warning:

   The root account is a restricted user account that can put the system at risk. It should only be enabled during initial configuration or under the direct supervision of Veritas Technical Support.

8. (Optional) Use the set date commands to set the date and time for the appliance. See Setting the date and time for appliance nodes.
9. If you are configuring a single-node appliance, the initial configuration process is now complete. Proceed to the next steps that are listed at the end of this topic.

   If you are configuring a multi-node appliance, add the second node. Then proceed to the next steps that are listed at the end of this topic.

   See Adding a node.