3. Installing the Appliance¶

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:

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

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