Welcome to the Nasuni customer family. You now have full access to Nasuni Cloud File Services, our software-defined platform that consolidates Network Attached Storage (NAS), distributed file servers, data protection, instant recovery, file archiving, multi-site file sync, and global file locking in one simple, scalable solution that can span the data center and the cloud. The Nasuni Edge Appliance N4040 hardware appliance is your connection to Nasuni Cloud File Services, giving you multiple points to store and access file data.
The Nasuni Edge Appliance hardware appliance is easy to install, taking no more than 15 minutes to set up.
Summary
You can set up your Nasuni Edge Appliance without console access. At the end of the setup process, there are several ways to determine the initial IP address of the Nasuni Edge Appliance. After you install the hardware appliance, you configure and administer the Nasuni Edge Appliance using the Web user interface.
Network Configuration
The Nasuni Edge Appliance has one required and two optional ports to be open and available on your network:
443 HTTPS (required) — This port is used when communicating with Nasuni.
123 NTP (optional) — You can configure the Nasuni Edge Appliance to use your local NTP time server. Optionally open port 123 to use the default NTP servers.
25 SMTP (optional) — You can configure the Nasuni Edge Appliance to use your local SMTP server. Depending on your network environment, you might need to open port 25 on your network. This step is necessary for the Nasuni Edge Appliance to send alerts via SMTP if you configure the alerts option.
Installation Procedure
To set up the Nasuni Edge Appliance N4040 hardware appliance:
Install mounting rails in the rack for the hardware appliance, then mount the hardware appliance on the rails. See the hardware mounting documentation for details.
Attach power and network cables. For best power redundancy, provide each power supply with power from separate sources.
Plug one network cable into any available port. Connect the hardware appliance to your network. If automatic negotiation of link speed does not work, set the link speed manually. After initial installation, you can configure additional ports. See Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide.
Power on hardware appliance. The first boot might take longer than subsequent boots.
Determine or set the IP address of the Nasuni Edge Appliance in one of the following ways:
- If DHCP is available on the network, make note of the IP address that appears on the LCD panel.- Otherwise, to use Static configuration:
Connect a monitor and keyboard. To enter the service menu, press Enter.
Enter username service and password service. Enter editnetwork.
Enter resetlayout habond. Enter save.
Enter setall static. Follow prompts to enter network parameters. Enter save.
Use this temporary IP address to access the Edge Appliance UI. Configure a static IP address, which can be the same as the temporary IP address.
Then use the Initial Configuration Guide to complete installation.
Troubleshooting Tips
If the Nasuni Edge Appliance N1040t hardware appliance does not display the IP address of the Web-based interface within 10 minutes after being powered on, shut down the hardware appliance, and attach a monitor and keyboard. Power the Nasuni Edge Appliance hardware appliance back on, and watch the boot sequence. If the boot sequence does not end with displaying the IP address of the Web-based user interface, then record any errors that appear on the console and contact Nasuni Technical Support.
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