IBM XIV STORAGE SYSTEM, Manual

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Chapter 4. Management platform requirements and
installation
The IBM XIV Storage System is managed using either the IBM XIV Storage System
GUI or the IBM XIV Command-Line Interface (XCLI). This chapter explains the
requirements for installing the IBM XIV Storage System GUI and XCLI interfaces
and introduces the installation procedures.
Platform requirements
These requirements are necessary to install an IBM XIV Storage System GUI
environment.
Table 13 lists the supported operating systems and the CPU level required for that
operating system.
Table 13. Operating system and processor requirements for the IBM XIV Storage System
GUI
Operating system CPU
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000, Microsoft
Windows ME, Microsoft Windows XP,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft
Windows Vista
32-bit Dual Core or equivalent
Linux
®
Red Hat, version 5.0 or above 32-bit Dual Core or equivalent or a 64-bit
IBM AIX
®
5.3, IBM AIX 6.1 IBM PowerPC
®
You must also satisfy the following additional requirements before installing the
IBM XIV Storage System GUI:
v
A hard drive with at least 100 MB free space available
v A monitor with a minimum resolution of 1024
×
768 (or a resolution within 1024
×
768 to 1920
×
1200)
v
A color monitor with at least 24/32 true color (recommended)
Installing the IBM XIV Storage System GUI
Downloading
You can download the IBM XIV Storage System GUI installation package from the
following Web site:
www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/xiv
Click on the Download link under Support and Downloads to display the
Downloadable files link.
Follow the instructions for your operating system. Ensure that you select XIV
Storage System (2810, 2812) :
v Windows: Download the GUI installation file. Double-click the file and follow
the instructions on the screen.
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