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http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/disk
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IP addresses for RAID controllers (for in-band management only)
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Additional documentation for switches and HBAs, if needed
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Applicable host kit for your operating system, which includes the DS Storage
Manager DVD containing the applicable Storage Manager version and storage
subsystem controller firmware.
Your DS3950 comes with a Microsoft Windows host software attachment kit. If
you require a different host operating system (AIX, Linux, Netware, SUN Solaris,
HP-UX, Linux on POWER, or VMware), you must purchase the applicable
feature option. The host software kit grants you permission to attach host
servers using the applicable operating system to the DS3950. The kit includes a
DS Storage Manager Support DVD that has the applicable IBM DS Storage
Manager host software. The DVD also includes correct controller firmware
version.
For the latest controller firmware and the DS Storage Manager host software for
your operating systems, check the IBM support web site IBM System Storage
products.
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/disk
Before any planned system shutdown or after any system additions, removals, or
modifications (including firmware updates, logical drive creations, storage
partitioning definitions, hardware changes, and so on), save the storage subsystem
profile as explained in the DS Storage Manager guide for your operating system.
Save the profile in a location other than the logical drives created for the DS3950.
Always refer to the readme that is included with the DS3950 storage subsystem
firmware package (whether the firmware is accessed by the Web or DVD) for any
special requirements or restrictions that apply to that particular firmware version.
See “Finding DS3950, DS4000, and DS5000-family readme files” on page xxiii to
learn how to access the readme files on the Web.
Note: Make sure that you install the DS Storage Manager event monitoring service
to enable continuous monitoring of the status of the storage subsystem. For
more information about the importance of this information, see “Monitoring
status through software.”
Monitoring status through software
Use the DS Storage Manager client to monitor the status of the storage subsystem.
Run the software constantly, and check it frequently.
Notes:
1. You can only monitor storage subsystems that are within the management
domain of the storage-management software.
2. If you have not installed the DS Storage Manager Event Monitor service as part
of the storage-management software installation, the DS Storage Manager
Enterprise Management window must remain open. (If you close the window,
you will not receive any alert notifications from the managed storage
subsystems.)
For more information, see the Enterprise Management online Help.
Important: Depending on the controller firmware version for your subsystem,
refer to the following guides for instructions on how to install the DS
Storage Manager host software:
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