.. _Installing the Appliance:

Installing the Appliance
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Before installing the appliance, make sure you have the following:

- 3U of server rack space,
- at least ten free 1/10 GbE ports in a network switch (10 GbE recommended),
- at least ten RJ45-to-RJ45 patch cables to connect the appliance to the switch,
- at least six free 1 GbE ports in a network switch for out-of-band management,
- two power sockets.

To install the appliance, perform the following steps:

#. Unpack the appliance.
#. Mount the appliance into rack and connect cables.
#. Configure the appliance using the wizard.
#. Log in to the admin panel and install a license.
#. Set up the desired workload in the admin panel.

These major steps are described in more detail in the following sections.

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   unpacking
   mounting-into-rack
   connecting-cables
   configuring