Configure management port IP addresses
Configure the management port for communication between the management station and array controllers.
Before you begin
• You have obtained the network configuration information from your network administrator for the
controllers (IP address, subnet mask, and gateway or IP address and routable IP address).
• You have turned on the legacy management interface (SYMbol). If you have disabled the interface, see the
ThinkSystem System Manager online help
or the
Command Line Reference
for information on re-enabling
it.
For detailed information on how to configure your management port, refer to the
Installation and Setup
Instructions
that comes with your system.
Configure the multipath software
Multipath software provides a redundant path to the storage array in case one of the physical paths is
disrupted. The multipath software presents the operating system with a single virtual device that represents
the active physical paths to the storage. The multipath software also manages the failover process that
updates the virtual device. For VMware, you use the inbox Native Multipathing Plug-in (NMP).
VMware provides plug-ins, known as Storage Array Type Plug-ins (SATP), to handle the failover
implementations of specific vendors’ storage arrays. The SATP you should use is VMW_SATP_ALUA.
Install ThinkSystem Storage Manager for SMcli and Host Context Agent
(HCA)
When you install the ThinkSystem Storage Manager software on your management station, the command
line interface (CLI) is installed to help you manage your array. By also installing the software on the host, the
Host Context Agent is installed that helps the host push configuration information to the storage array
controllers through the I/O path.
Before you begin
• You must have the correct administrator or superuser privileges.
• You must have ensured that the system that will contain the ThinkSystem Storage Manager client has the
following minimum requirements:
–
RAM
: 2 GB for Java Runtime Engine
–
Disk space
: 5 GB
–
OS/Architecture
: Refer to
DE Series Product Support Site
Drivers&Software
➙
Product Firmware
for
guidance on determining the supported operating system versions and architectures.
This section describes how to install ThinkSystem Storage Manager on the Windows platform only.
Step 1. Download the ThinkSystem Storage Manager software release from
DE Series Product Support Site
Drivers&Software
➙
Product Firmware
.
Step 2. Run the ThinkSystem Storage Manager installer. Double-click the
SMIA*.exe
installation package to
start the installation.
Step 3. Use the installation wizard to install the software on the management station.
Access ThinkSystem System Manager and use the Setup wizard
You use the Setup wizard in ThinkSystem System Manager to configure your storage array.
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