Administrator Guide

To perform an initial configuration, you need:
– An IP address for the system
– A subnet mask address
– A default gateway address
– A DNS suffix address
– A primary DNS server IP address
– (Optional) A secondary DNS server IP address
• NIC Connections: To configure NIC connection bonding remember that, by default, the DR Series system will
configure its NIC interfaces together as a bonded team (and only one IP address is needed because the bonded
NICs assume the primary interface address). NIC connection bonding can use either of these configurations:
– Adaptive load balancing (ALB), which is the default setting, does not require any special network switch
support. Ensure that the data source system resides on the same subnet as the DR Series system. For
more information, see Configuring Networking Settings.
– 802.3ad or dynamic link aggregation (using the IEEE 802.3ad standard). 802.3ad requires special switch
configuration before using the system (contact your network administrator for an 802.3ad configuration).
ANMERKUNG: To configure a 10-GbE NIC or 10-GbE SFP+ bonded configuration, connect only the 10-
GbE/10-GbE SFP+ NICs. You can use the new Advanced Networking feature available on the command line
interface to modify the default factory configuration.
• DNS: you need a DNS domain available, and you need to know the primary DNS server IP address (and a
secondary DNS server IP address, if you choose to configure one).
• Replication ports: the replication service in the DR Series system requires that enabled fixed ports be configured
to support replication operations that are to be performed across firewalls (TCP ports 9904, 9911, 9915, and 9916).
For more information about replication ports, see Managing Replication Operations, and for more information
about system ports, see Supported Ports in a DR Series System.
ANMERKUNG: For the latest details about supported hardware and software for the Dell DR Series system,
see the Dell DR Series System Interoperability Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
ANMERKUNG: For information about ports needed for OST operations, see Understanding OST.
Connections for Initializing a DR Series System
There are two supported methods for connecting to the DR Series system for logging in and performing the initial system
configuration via the DR Series system CLI:
• Local console connection: this is a local access connection made between a local workstation and the DR
Series system (with one connection made to a USB keyboard port on the DR Series front/rear chassis, and a
second connection made to the VGA monitor port on the DR Series system rear chassis. (See Figure 3 for
locations in the DR Series System Rear Chassis Port Locations in the Local Console Connection.)
• iDRAC connection: this is a remote access connection made between an integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller (iDRAC) and the dedicated management port on the DR Series system rear chassis. (See Figure 3 for
locations in the DR Series System Rear Chassis Port Locations in the Local Console Connection.)
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