IBM SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8, Hardware Installation Manual

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Configuration tasks
To configure a SAN Volume Controller cluster, you must complete the following
tasks or have them completed by an IBM service representative or IBM Business
Partner:
1. Register your product.
To receive product support notifications from IBM, you must register your
product. To register your product, click
Register at the Support for IBM System
Storage and TotalStorage products Web site:
www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/
brandmain?brandind=5345868
2. Optionally, check for an updated version of the SAN Volume Controller
Console (GUI) software.
For the latest information, click Install/use , and then click the link for the
appropriate recommended software level from the Support for SAN Volume
Controller (2145) Web site:
www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145
Additionally, preinstalled software on the SSPC console might need to be
updated to fully support the latest level of SAN Volume Controller. For the
latest information, go to the Support for System Storage Productivity Center
(SSPC) Web site:
www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/software/sspc
3. Configure the IBM System Storage Productivity Center.
The IBM System Storage Productivity Center User’s Guide describes how to
configure the SSPC for the SAN Volume Controller.
4.
Create a SAN Volume Controller cluster.
The IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Software Installation and
Configuration Guide describes this procedure, which is completed in two phases:
a. Use the Create Cluster option on the front panel of one of the SAN Volume
Controller nodes that you have installed to create the cluster.
This procedure is usually performed by an IBM representative or IBM
Business Partner using information that the customer provides.
b. Use the Add a Cluster function from the SAN Volume Controller Console.
5. Complete the initial SAN Volume Controller configuration.
After you create the SAN Volume Controller cluster, you must perform the
configuration procedures that are needed to meet your requirements. You can
perform these procedures in stages; for example, add nodes to a cluster, set
cluster date and time, and set license features immediately. Later, after your
applications are tested and migrated to SAN Volume Controller, create host
definitions, assign managed disks (MDisks) to MDisk groups, and set up
virtual disks (VDisks) and assign them to hosts.
You can also set up event notifications, including Call Home e-mails, to
immediately notify you and the IBM Support Center if critical problems occur.
The
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Software Installation and
Configuration Guide describes how to perform these steps by using either the
SAN Volume Controller Console or the comand-line interface (CLI).
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