This Getting Started Guide introduces the PlateSpin Forge® 2.5 hardware appliance. It provides an overview of the Forge appliance and explains the initial setup and configuration of the appliance, including licensing requirements. Upgrade information is also provided, to ensure a simple conversion from previous versions of Forge. The guide is organized as follows:
This documentation is intended for data center managers, and IT or operations administrators. It assumes that users of the product have the following background:
General understanding of network operating environments and systems architecture.
General virtualization knowledge.
Understanding of disaster recovery principles.
The contents of this guide are of interest to IT personnel, data center system administrators, or any other persons who are responsible for the deployment of hardware in your environment. Under normal circumstances, the steps in this guide should not need to be repeated after the initial deployment is complete.
PlateSpin Forge 2.5 hardware appliance administrators and users should refer to the PlateSpin Forge 2.5 User Guide for information on the day-to-day functionality of the unit.
We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation included with this product. Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the online documentation, or submit your comments through the Novell Documentation Feedback site.
For the most recent version of this text, visit the PlateSpin Forge version 2.5 Web site.
This guide is part of the PlateSpin Forge® documentation set. Below is a complete list of the set:
We encourage you to use the following additional resources on the Web:
PlateSpin User Forum: A Web-based community with a variety of discussion topics.
PlateSpin Knowledge Base: A collection of in-depth technical articles.
Telephone (North America): +1-877-528-3774 (1 87 PlateSpin)
Telephone (global): +1-416-203-4799
E-mail: support@platespin.com
You can also visit the PlateSpin Technical Support Web site.
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