Common tasks

These tasks are common for both the hardware appliance and the virtual appliance.

We can choose either of the following methods to configure initial appliance settings.

• Command-line interface (CLI)
• Local management interface (LMI)

The LMI method offers more advanced configuration options.

• Command-line interface initial appliance settings wizard
  
• Local management interface Appliance Setup wizard
  
• Activating the product and buying support
  
• Silent configuration
  

Parent topic: Getting Started