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You will need to have some information ready before you start the initial
configuration of your system using the management GUI. Refer to “Information
required before starting initial configuration of your system” on page 15.
Checking that IP addresses are not already in use
It is very important to check that the IP addresses that you give to the InitTool.exe
are not already in use.
About this task
If you provide an IP address that is already in use then the initial setup may
appear to be successful and the system could work for some time before random
problems start to happen, which could be very hard to troubleshoot.
A reliable way to check that an IP address is not already in use is to logon to a
machine that is in the same subnet as the Storwize V7000 Unified system will use
for management communications. Then ping the new IP addresses. For example,
ping each of the IP addresses that you intend to use in the InitTool.exe. Note that
the security setup of your network may not allow IP hosts to respond to ping.
Follow this process:
1. Log on any machine which is on the same network subnet that the Storwize
V7000 Unified system will use for management communications. That is, it has
the same network gateway IP address set and the same subnet mask set as the
Unified system will use.
2. Ping the network Gateway IP address that the Storwize V7000 Unified system
will use. This should indicate 0% packet loss. For example:
ping 123.123.123.1
3. If 2 was successful then ping each of the following IP addresses that you will
be providing to InitTool.exe. Each should indicate 100 % packet loss.
v
Storwize V7000 system primary IP address
v
Storwize V7000 system secondary IP address 2 (if you intend to set this )
v Storwize V7000 node canister 1 service IP address ( if you intend to set this )
v
Storwize V7000 node canister 2 service IP address ( if you intend to set this )
v
Storwize V7000 Unified management IP address
v
File module 1 IP address
v
File module 2 IP address
4. If you are utilizing DNS on your network, then the DNS entry for each IP in 3
should also be checked utilizing the
nslookup command to ensure that the
DNS names match what you expect. nslookup can be used the same way in
Linux, Windows and MacOS):
nslookup<IP Address> For example, Output from Windows 7:
nslookup 123.123.123.10
Server: mydns.mysite.com
Address: 123.123.123.102
Name: mysys.mysite.com
Address: 123.123.123.10
Information required before initializing your system
Use this information to help you prepare to initialize your system.
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IBM Storwize V7000 Unified: Model 2073-720 Quick Installation Guide