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Once the appliance is in the rack, install the drives as follows:
1. Unpack the four drives from their ESD packages.
The drives come numbered on top with the bay number that they go into.
2. Press the blue button on the drive to release the latch.
3. Starting at the top left, position drive assembly No. 1 in front of its bay.
4. Slide the drive assembly into the bay until it stops.
5. Push in the latch until it clicks,
securing the drive in the bay.
6. Repeat Steps 3–5 for each of the
remaining three drives, in order,
across the top row.
Attach the Bezel
1. Position the bezel with the top and bottom edges aligned with the slots on the
front of the appliance.
2. Push the bezel onto the unit until the magnets catch and the it snaps into place.
3. Verify that the bezel is aligned properly with all the LEDs visible and the Power
Panel on the left side is in line with the hole on the bezel flange.
Step 5
Cable Attachment
CAUTION: The speed/duplex setting for GW2000 defaults to autonegotiate. The
networking switch or hub to which the server is connected must also be configured to
autonegotiate; otherwise, network throughput or connectivity to the server may be
seriously impacted.
All cabling, power connections, and cooling vents are located on the server rear panel.
1. Connect both Ethernet Port 1 (top) and Ethernet Port 2 (bottom) on the network
card to your network.
Using a Category 5e (or better) cable, connect both ports to a fast Ethernet switch,
such as 10Gb, on the same LAN as the host system used to manage the appliance.
NOTE: The appliance is configured for adaptive load balancing, so both Ethernet ports
must be connected to the same switch on the same subnet with the switch set to
autonegotiate.
2. Attach the power cords to the AC power sockets.
3. Plug the power cords into a UPS appliance or grounded AC power source.
4. Plug the provided USB wireless device into one of the USB ports.
5. To power on the server, press the power switch for no more than one second.
Step 6
Connect for the First Time
NOTE: GW2000 appliances are configured to acquire an IP address from a DHCP server. If no
DHCP server is found on the network, the GW2000 defaults to an IP address in the range of
169.254.xxx.xxx. You may not be able to see the appliance on your network until you discover
and optionally assign an IP address.
•If you are installing your GW2000 on a network with a DHCP server, continue
with Connect Using the Appliance Name.
•If your network does not have a DHCP server or name resolution services,
continue with Connect Using Wi-Fi Discovery.
Connect Using the Appliance Name
This procedure requires that name resolution services (via DNS or an equivalent
service) be operational.
1. Find the server name.
The default GW2000 name (hostname) is the appliance serial number. The server
number is a unique, alphanumeric string that appears both on a label affixed to
the bottom of the server and on the G-Series License Key Certificate.
2. In a web browser, enter the server URL.
For example, enter “http://nnnnnnn” (using the appliance serial number).
3. Press
Enter
to connect to the Web Management Interface.
4. In the login dialog box, enter “admin” as the user name, “admin” as the
password, then click
OK
.
Continue with Step 7, Initial Setup.
Connect Using Wi-Fi Discovery
If you are unable to connect to the appliance using DHCP, you can alternately connect
to an internal Wi-Fi network using the USB wireless device previously connected
The default wireless IP address is 192.168.173.1. Note that the range of the device may
only be about 60 feet (18m). You may experience an intermittent connection if you are
outside that range.
To obtain access to the appliance using the USB wireless device:
1. Verify that the included USB wireless device was plugged into one of the USB
ports BEFORE powering on the appliance.
2. Using the wireless network tool on your laptop or mobile device, connect to the
Wi-Fi SSID named
Glassware
.
3. Enter the default password (123456789) to connect.
4. Using your browser, access 192.168.173.1.
Continue with Step 7, Initial Setup.
Step 7
Initial Setup
IMPORTANT: The GW2000 must have Internet access to validate and activate the
Glassware 2.0 license.
NOTE: For more details about setting up your GW2000, refer to the G-Series Administrator’s
Guide, Chapter 2, Installation and Setup.
When connecting to a new GW2000 appliance, a short setup wizard must be completed:
1. At the
Initial Setup Welcome Page,
click
Continue
to start the wizard.
2. At Step 1, enter the default
User Name
(admin) and
Password
(admin), and then
click
Login
.
3. At Step 2, enter your recovery information:
a. For better security, enter and confirm a new Administrator’s password
composed of at least eight alphanumeric characters with at least one number.
b. Provide a general company email address for recovery purposes.
c. Click
Save
.
4. At Step 3, enter your License key and click
Save
to complete the setup.
NOTE: The GW2000 needs to be connected to the Internet to validate your License Key. If
you are only connected over the internal Wi-Fi network, then click Skip to skip this step.
Once you've completed the steps below and are logged into the appliance as the
Administrator, navigate to Maintenance > License to enter and validate your License Key.
The process completes automatically in just a few seconds. When it is done, the
default Dashboard page is shown.
5. To configure a static IP address the server, go to
Setting > Network Settings
, enter
the requested information, and click
Save
.
6. Remove the USB wireless device and save it in a secure location.
You are ready to use your new GW2000 appliance.
Step 8
Additional Help
For detailed information on configuring your appliance, refer to the
G-Series Administrator’s Guide. It is available at:
http://community.sphere3d.com/community/documentation/
glassware2-0/g-series
For warranty and general technical support information:
http://www.sphere3d.com/gwsupport
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