QoreStor 6.0.0 - Installation Guide

Logging in to QoreStor

To access the QoreStor UI, you must connect via a supported browser.

To access the QoreStor UI

1. In a supported browser, navigate to https://<hostname:5233>

   NOTE: You can use either the host IP or hostname.

2. Log in with the default credentials:
   • username: admin
   • password: St0r@ge!

To access the QoreStor command line interface

1. Using the terminal emulation application of your choice, connect to your QoreStor server.
2. At the system prompt, enter the username for an account with sufficient priveledges. By default this is the qsadmin account:
   • Type qsadmin
   • Press <Enter>
3. At the password prompt, enter the password for the qsadmin account (the default is St0r@ge!):
   • Type St0r@ge!
   • Press <Enter>
4. Enter the desired command at the prompt. To view the available QoreStor CLI commands, type help.

Configuring QoreStor with the Configuration Menu

The sections below contain the steps and information required to configure the QoreStor server for the first time.

• Initial login and changing your password
• Initial network configuration
• Using the QoreStor Menu
  • QoreStor Administration
  • QoreStor Maintenance
  • QoreStor Statistics

Initial login and changing your password

After the QoreStor Installation is complete, you will be prompted to log in. When logging in for the first time with the default credentials, you are required to change the password.

1. Using the terminal emulation application of your choice, log on to the QoreStor server using the default credentials:

   username: qsservice

   password: changeme

2. You will be prompted to enter the current password. Enter changeme.
3. You will be prompted to enter your new password, and then to confirm it.
4. Continue to Initial network configuration.

Initial network configuration

After changing the default password, you will be prompted to provide the initial networking information for your environment.

1. At the Change Hostname page, enter a valid hostname or fully qualified domain name (FQDN).

   NOTE: Hostnames must comply with the standards RFC 1123 and RFC 952. Hostnames may only contain the letters a-z, the numbers 0-9, the "-" (hyphen), and the "." period (or dot).

2. At the Edit Network Connections page, you will be prompted to edit the network connections. If you are using DHCP, select No. If you are using Static IP, select Yes.
3. Follow the screen prompts to configure the required network entries and confirm the configuration settings.
4. After the required network settings are configured, QoreStor will run the initial configuration, which may take up to 3-4 minutes to complete.
5. Continue to Using the QoreStor Menu.