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Configuration Methods
You can specify configuration information using the following methods:
• Method 1: Remote Configuration — Use the Remote Kick-Start utility located on
the Resource CD to enter configuration information. This method does not require
you to attach a mouse, keyboard, or monitor to the NAS appliance (a system without
input devices is sometimes called a headless system). You can remotely configure a
NAS appliance in one of the following ways:
– Preparing the configuration information for one or more NAS appliances on a
diskette that you create on another system. You can save one configuration or an
ordered set of configuration files on a diskette.
– Sending the configuration information to the NAS appliance over an IP network.
The system you use must be on the same IP subnet as the NAS appliance.
• Method 2: Local Server Configuration — Use the Kick-Start utility provided on the
NAS appliance to specify configuration information directly on the system, which
requires you to attach a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the NAS appliance. This
native version of the Kick-Start utility starts when you turn on the system.
Method 1: Configuring NAS Appliances Remotely
This method allows you to remotely configure one or more NAS appliance, providing the
information to the NAS appliance either on a Kick-Start diskette or sent from another
system on the same network IP subnet.
This method is probably the easiest if you are configuring multiple systems. For more
information about the multiple configuration feature, see “Notes on NAS Appliance
Multiple Configuration Files.”
Starting the Remote Kick-Start Utility
The first step in configuring one or more NAS appliances remotely is to start the Remote
Kick-Start utility on another system. On a system running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
or higher or Netscape 6.0 or higher, perform the following steps:
1 Insert the Resource CD into the CD drive.
The Resource CD main menu should appear automatically. If it does not, double-click
My Computer on the desktop, right-click the CD drive, and click Autoplay.
2 On the main menu, click Dell OpenManage Kick-Start or click the Kick-Start tab.