# Getting Started

Note - The software has an activity timeout value of 30 minutes. If you log in to the software and do not perform an activity within 30 minutes, the software logs you out when you try to access a feature.

After you log in to the Sun StorEdge Configuration Service software, you can perform several procedures, including, but not limited to the following:

Caution - Changing these values might disable access to the software.

1. Configure passwords (Sun StorEdge 6300) or access (Sun StorEdge 6100) for users.
2. Configure the network and firewall interfaces for the system.
3. Configure array hardware and software settings:

- Create storage pools and add disk drives to each pool
- Configure the array cache settings

4. Configure storage pools, storage volumes, and initiators.
5. Configure volumes groups, initiator groups, and LUN masking.