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Complete Primary Appliance Configuration

Complete the primary appliance configuration by configuring the shared key and secondary appliance URL, then restarting the optimization service.

Follow these steps:

1. Use an internet browser to log in to the primary appliance Riverbed SteelStore (Whitewater) UI.
2. Configure the remaining primary appliance settings:
   • Enter the same shared secret key that you entered on the primary appliance.
   • Enter the secondary appliance URL. The URL is the IP address and the port number that the primary appliance uses to communicate with and replicate to the secondary appliance.
3. Click Apply to save your appliance changes.
4. Select Configure, Maintenance, Storage Optimization Service.
5. Start the optimization service.

   The optimization service should begin to show the progress of the primary replicating data to the secondary appliance. The replication can take some time. The time depends on the data amount that is stored on the primary appliance.