how to install openfiler on CentOS 5.3

When it comes to installation over the VA what Virtualization software will you be using ?

What about your Hardware? Are you using a H/W raid adapter ?

Hi,

I have manage to install openfiler-2.3.x86-64 on a box. When the OS starts and it finishes probing devices at start up, It prompts me to log on. I am getting the command window to log on. What I mean is that I am not getting the graphical user interface after the computer boots up.
Please, can you help me identify the problem so that the computer will boot into graphical mode instead of command window?

Thanks,

would it be better if you show me how to install the tarball than trying to figure out why openfiler os is not supported on graphical mode on my machine?

If yes, please, could you tell me what I would need to do?
example,
1)download and install xen os.
2) configuring and installing tarball.

thanks,

> I am getting the command window to log on. What I mean is that I am not getting the graphical user
> interface after the computer boots up.
> Please, can you help me identify the problem so that the computer will boot into graphical mode instead of > command window?

It won't!!! OpenFiler is a specialised distro and there's nothing to do with GUI. Once boot-up you'll need to connect it through GUI to customize it.  It does not have a GUI to acess it like Regular Linux distro.

> would it be better if you show me how to install the tarball than trying to figure out why openfiler os is
> not supported on graphical mode on my machine?

If yes, please, could you tell me what I would need to do?
example,
1)download and install xen os.
2) configuring and installing tarball.

Here are the detailed How-to on Xen tarball installation.
https://forums.openfiler.com/viewtopic.php?id=3489

Note that you will have an OpenFiler appliance (Virtual Guest) when finished it won't have a GUI either since OpenFiler has no GUI. Instead there's a built-in web server and you configure the OpenFiler over it.  Just as your ADSL modem at home. Though it runs Linux it  does not have an X GUI but you configure it over the embedded web server.

Thanks, I was breaking my head trying to figure out why this thing would not boot into graphical mode.

Please, could you help me configure the server that allows access to open filer?
openfiler is running on 192.168.0.3:446 and the screen I am seeing has the following.

The screen I am seeing says


Welcome to openfiler NSA, Version 2.3
Web administration GUI: 192.168.0.3:446

localhost login: root
Password: *****



When I tried to access 192.168.0.3:446 from another computer on the same network through a browser, I am getting the following message - please, go to code snippet.

 
Could you help me configure openfiler server/service on the local computer that is running on? Jjust so that I have a taste for it.


thanks,

Secure Connection Failed
 
192.168.0.3:446 uses an invalid security certificate.
 
The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is not trusted.
The certificate is only valid for localhost
 
(Error code: sec_error_untrusted_issuer)
        
    * This could be a problem with the server's configuration, or it could be someone trying to impersonate the server.
 
    * If you have connected to this server successfully in the past, the error may be temporary, and you can try again later.
 
          Or you can add an exception&

                                              

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how would I continue to access the server when I get the above certificate message. Please, could tell me what I would need to do to move forward?

Thanks,

thanks

In fact the rest is very straight forward. When You'l get to the config screen you will see that all options are listed through GUI. If you have trouble about implementing something please go ahead and search the forum. Since the Documentation is a priced extra many people prefers to to search forums and there are so many good how-to's. Please don't forget to search the forum when you need something here:

https://forums.openfiler.com/

If there are some issues that you can't handle you can always open a new question here.

Cheers,
K.