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Object-First

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Deploying an Object First Appliance – WEB UI

Now that we have racked and configured the first Object First OOTBI cluster, let’s look at the WEB UI. Logging in - First Time The first time you log into the Object First WEB UI you get presented with a nice little wizard to walk you through everything you need to do to get your first bucket setup. It works well - you get what you need done, step by step. I wanted to poke around first, but I went through the wizard anyway, just to make sure I am getting the full OOTBI experience.

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Deploying an Object First Appliance – Configuration

IPMI First, you need to connect to the IPMI interface. You can either plug this into a network with DHCP enabled and connect to that DHCP-provided IP, or you can enter the setup menu during boot and configure the IPMI with a static IP. If you choose to go the DHCP route, you can always switch this to static later either via the IPMI web GUI or via the boot menu.

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Deploying an Object First Appliance - Unboxing

So you’ve received your Object First Appliance. What now? First, we’re going to have to unbox it and deploy it. In the box, we get everything we need to set up our new OOTBI. Yes, OOTBI (Out of the box immutability). It is a silly name, but it has one goal - to provide you with a solid Veeam-compatible storage appliance with immutability enabled right from the start.