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Prerequisites for Recovery Series systems

Additional requirements must be met when installing physical systems. For physical systems, complete the procedures in this section before proceeding to Initial configuration of Unitrends systems.

ClosedSite preparation

It is important to ensure that the physical environment meets the requirements of the system. Proper preparation of the site helps to ensure consistent and stable operation of the Unitrends solution.

The site preparation requirements that must be considered prior to installation are:

• Space and clearance requirements
• Load bearing (weight) requirements
• Power requirements
• Cooling and environmental requirements
• Configuration requirements

The Unitrends Site Preparation Guide for Recovery Series Appliances contains detailed requirements for all Unitrends Recovery Series physical systems. Click to download: Site Preparation Guide for Recovery Series Appliances. (If you are deploying Unitrends Backup Installable Software to your own hardware, refer to your manufacturer's site preparation requirements.)

ClosedPhysical System Preparation

The following items are required to perform the initial configuration of a Unitrends Recovery Series system:

• Unitrends system – set up in accordance with the Site Preparation Guide for Recovery Series Appliances.
• Peripherals – the system must be connected to a direct attached mouse, keyboard, and monitor or have access to the peripheral devices via a KVM (Keyboard, video, mouse) switch.
• Ethernet Connection – 1GbE Ethernet cable connected to the switching network backbone.

Unitrends systems are configured with the following default settings.

Item

Description

Default operating system credentials

Default user: root
Default password: unitrends1

Default Administrator Interface (AI) credentials

Default user: root
Default password: unitrends1

Network configuration

The first Ethernet port (eth0) is configured with an IP address of 10.10.10.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

IPMI configuration

On some systems, the first Ethernet port (eth0) is also configured for IPMI with DHCP. IPMI can be used for advanced troubleshooting.

The default IPMI credentials are:
user: ADMIN
password: ADMIN.

It is strongly recommended that you change this password for security reasons. See KB 2971 for details.