This document describes the process
of installing Openfiler using the default graphical installation interface. If
you experience any problems with the graphical install track, such as a garbled
screen due to the installer not being able to auto-detect your graphics
hardware, please try a text-based install.
Total time for installation is about
5 - 10 minutes including software installation to disk.
System
Requirements
Openfiler has the following hardware
requirements to be successfully installed:
- x86 or x64 based computer or Virtual Machine with at least 512MB RAM and 1GB storage for the OS image.
- At least one supported network interface card
- A CDROM or DVD-ROM drive if you are performing a local install
- A supported disk controller with data drives attached.
Installation
The installation process is
described with screenshots for illustrative purposes. If you are unable to
proceed at any point with the installation process or you make a mistake, use
the Back button to return to previous points in the installation process.
Starting
the Installation
To begin the installation, insert
the Openfiler disk into your CD/DVD-ROM drive and ensure your system is
configured to boot off the CD/DVD-ROM drive. After the system POSTs, the
installer boot prompt will come up. At this point, just hit the Enter key to
proceed.
After a
few moments, the first screen of the installer will be presented. If at this
point your screen happens to be garbled, it is likely that the installer has
been unable to automatically detect your graphics subsystem hardware. You may
restart the installation process in text-mode and proceed
accordingly in that case.
The next
step is to click on the Next button to proceed with the installation.
Keyboard Selection
This screen deals with keyboard layout selection. Use the scroll
bar on the right to scroll up and down and select your desired
keyboard layout from the list. Once you are satisfied with your
selection, click the Next button to proceed.
Disk Partitioning Setup
Next comes the disk
partitioning. You can select automatic/manual disk partitioning as it
ensures you will end up with a bootable system and with the correct
partitioning scheme.
Click the Next button once you have
selected the correct radiobutton option.
Network Configuration
In this section you will configure network devices, system
hostname and DNS parameters. You will need to configure at least one
network interface card in order to access the Openfiler web
interface and to serve data to clients on a network.
Once you have configured a network IP address, you may now enter
a hostname for the system. The default hostname
localhost.localdomain is not suitable and you will need to
enter a proper hostname for the system. This will be used later when
you configure the system to participate on your network either as an
Active Directory / Windows NT PDC client or as an LDAP domain member
server. You will also, at this point, need to configure gateway IP
address and DNS server IP addresses. To complete this task you will
need the following information:
-
Desired hostname - this is the name you will call the
system. Usually this will be a fully qualified hostname e.g storageserver.mydomain.com
-
Gateway IP address - this is the IP address of your network
gateway to allow routing to the Internet
-
Primary DNS Server - this is the DNS server on your network.
Note that if you intend to use Active Directory or LDAP as your
authentication mechanism, you will need to assign a functional DNS
IP address so that the authentication mechanism is able to resolve
the authentication server hostnames.
-
Secondary/Tertiary DNS Server - enter a second and third DNS
server if they are available on your network.
You can simply click Next and proceed to the next stage of the
installation process.
Time Zone Selection
Set the default system time zone. You can achieve this by
following the instructions on the left side of the screen. If your
system BIOS has been configured to use UTC, check the UTC checkbox
at the bottom of the screen and click Next to proceed.
Set Root Password
You need to configure a root password for the system. The root
password is the superuser administrator password. With the root
account, you can log into the system to perform any administrative
tasks that are not offered via the web interface. Select a suitable
password and enter it twice in the provided textboxes. When you are
satisfied with your entries, click Next to proceed with the
installation process.
About To Install
This screen informs you that installation configuration has been
completed and the installer is awaiting your input to start the
installation process which will format disks, copy data to the
system and configure system parameters such as setting up the boot
loader and adding system users. Click Next if you are satisfied with
the entries you have made in the previous screens.
Installation
Once you have clicked Next in the preceding section, the
installer will begin the installation process. The following
screenshots depict what happens at this point.
Installation Complete
Once the installation has completed, you will be presented with a
congratulatory message. At this point you simply need to click the
Reboot button to finish the installer and boot into the installed
Openfiler system.
Note
After you click Reboot remove the installation CD from the CD/DVD-ROM drive.
Once the system boots up, start configuring Openfiler by pointing
your browser at the host name or IP address of the Openfiler system.
The interface is accessible from https port 446. e.g..
https://homer.mydomain.com:446.
Management Interface: https://<ip of openfiler host>:446
Administrator Username: openfiler
Administrator Password: password
You can learn how to manage the Openfiler system by browsing the administrator guide online which can be found here.