Setting Up Your Dell Storage NX3330 Network Attached Storage System

Setting Up Your Dell Storage NX3330 Network Attached Storage System

1 | Before you begin

Verifying package contents Locating your system Service Tag Default password

WARNING: Before you set up and operate your Dell system, read through the safety instructions that shipped with your system. Verify that all components listed on your packing slip are available. Your system is identified by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag The default password of the NAS system is Stor@ge!

Save all documentation and accessories. number. Pull out the information tag at the front of the system to view the

Express Service Code and Service Tag.

Dell Software License Agreement

Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis.

Default system name

Installing system in a rack

Before using your system, read through the Dell Software License This information is used by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate Agreement that shipped with the system. personnel. Your system is configured with a default system name of D<Service Tag>,

This system requires a properly grounded electrical outlet, a compatible where <Service Tag> is the Service Tag number located on the system.

You must consider any media of Dell installed software as backup

rack, and a rack installation kit. For more information, see the section More To locate the Service Tag of your system, see the section Locating your

copies of the software installed on your system. NOTE: The illustrations in this document are not intended to represent a specific NAS

information in this document. system Service Tag in this document.

system.

If you do not accept the terms of the agreement, call the customer assistance telephone number. For customers in the United States, call 800-WWW-DELL ((800) 999-3355). For customers outside the United States, go to dell.com/support and select your country or region from the lower right corner of the page.

Documentation For more information, go to: dell.com/support/home for documentation and information updates.

dell.com/support, type the Service Tag, and then click Submit.

For more information about NX Series documentation, go to dell.com/storagemanuals. Always read the updates first, because they often supersede information in other documents.

2 | Cabling the system using i SCSI 3 | Turning on and managing your NAS system

Network Cabling

i SCSI/SAN switches Client switches

Turning on your storage array

SMB/NFS

Dell storage NX3330 Controller 0

You must first turn on the storage arrays and additional expansion enclosures, if any. After the storage arrays and enclosures are initialized, turn on the Dell Storage NX3330 NAS system.

Dell Storage NX3330 Controller 1 Managing your NAS To manage your NAS locally, connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse directly to the NAS system.

To manage your NAS remotely, you can use:

Remote desktop NOTE: For more information about remote desktop, see the section Starting remote desktop in this document.

Storage array

i DRAC NOTE: For information about initial setup, configuration, and console redirection using i DRAC, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Client connections i DRAC 8

External i SCSI (directly Active Directory server connected to MD array) SAS 12 GB connected to the network

(optional)

NOTE: This figure is an example of cabling the Dell Storage NX3330 NAS system with the MD3XXX storage array. To connect other Dell storage arrays to the Dell Storage NX3330 NAS system, see the documentation for the storage array.