vRanger 7.8.2 - Integration Guide for EMC Data Domain Boost (DD Boost)

Registering and configuring your DR Series

Registering and configuring your DR Series

To log in to and register the DR Series system using a browser-based connection, complete the following topics.

 

NOTE: This procedure describes the login process from a first-time perspective, starting with the Customer Registration and Notification page, the completion of the Initial System Configuration Wizard process, and the Initial Software Upgrade page. For more information, see the Quest DR Series System Administrator Guide.

Logging in to the web interface

Logging in to the web interface

1	In a supported web browser, type the IP address or host name of the system in the browser Address bar, and press Enter.

 

NOTE: If you want to reset your login password, click Reset Password on the DR Series System Login page. The Reset Password dialog box is displayed. The reset options displayed depend on the password reset option you configured earlier. By default, the service tag option is displayed. In Service Tag, enter the service tag number ID for the system, and click Reset Password to reset the system password back to its default — or click Cancel to return to the DR Series System Login page.

2	In Password, type St0r@ge!, and click Log in or press Enter.

The Customer Registration and Notification page is displayed.

Registering your DR Series

Registering your DR Series

Before you can begin using the DR Series system GUI, you need to register the system with Quest. In addition, this page also allows you to sign up for notifications about appliance alerts and system software updates.

1	In the Settings pane of the Customer Registration and Notification page, complete the following:

▪	In Contact Name, enter a system contact name.

▪	In Relay Host, enter a host name or IP address for the relay host.

▪	In Email Address, enter an email address for the contact.

▪	To be notified about system appliance alerts, select Notify me of DR Series appliance alerts.

▪	To be notified about system software updates, select Notify me of DR Series software updates.

▪	To be notified about container statistics daily, select Notify me of <DR Series> daily container stats reports.

▪	To prevent display of the Customer Registration and Notification page again, select Don’t show me this again.

2	Click Confirm to have the DR Series system accept your settings — or click Skip without configuring any settings — to proceed with initialization.

The Initial System Configuration Wizard page is displayed.

Changing your password

Changing your password

1	To start the initial system configuration process, click Yes.

 

NOTE: If you click No, you bypass the initial system configuration process, and the DR Series System Dashboard page is displayed. However, when you next log in to the DR Series system, you are prompted to perform the initial system configuration process again with the Initial System Configuration Wizard page is displayed.

2	In the Settings pane of the Initial Configuration — Change Administrator Password page, complete the following:

▪	In Current Password, enter the current administrator password.

▪	In New Password, enter the new administrator password.

▪	In Retype New Password, enter the new administrator password again to confirm it.

3	Click Next to continue with the initial configuration process.

The Initial Configuration — Networking page is displayed.