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b. At the prompt, enter the user name and password you just created. See
"Connect to a controller module
c. Select Log In. If the user authentication fails, a message indicates if the system is unavailable or unable
to authenticate the login.
4. Familiarize yourself with the DSMU, consulting the online help topics or the Storage Management Guide.
5. To end your session, select Log Out from the banner, instead of simply closing the browser.
Complete the preboard and onboard process
During your initial connection, a wizard in the Disk Storage Management Utility (DSMU) guides you through
the first-time setup of your system: the preboard and onboard process. Follow the on-screen directions to
complete your setup.
To complete the preboard and onboard process:
1. Complete the following actions to successfully complete the preboard process:
a. Agree at the prompt to the end-user license agreement (EULA).
b. Create your profile username and password for all future access.
c. Update the controller firmware, as required.
2. Complete the following actions to successfully complete the onboard process:
a. Configure your system settings: network settings, data and time, user definitions, and system
notifications.
b. Complete the storage system configuration, choosing the key features that pertain to the storage
enclosure to ensure your storage enclosure achieves optimal capacity and performance.
c. Provision the storage enclosure by creating hosts and host groups, then creating volumes and attaching
them to hosts.
3. Continue to use the DSMU to monitor and manage the storage enclosure by following instructions in the
related Storage Management Guide or use the online help.
TIP Use the QR code on the included Getting Started sheet to access related storage enclosure
documentation online.
Storage volume replication
Storage volume replication is a licensed feature used for disaster recovery. It requires fibre channel (FC) or
iSCSI SFP connection. Typically, it involves two controller enclosures at different locations where a volume on
the primary system uses this feature to asynchronously replicate an internal snapshot of the primary volume to
a volume on the secondary system. The replication of block-level data involves a complete snapshot or copies
the changes to the date since the last replication from the primary to the secondary system.
If one of the controller modules in a control enclosure fails, the storage system fails over and runs on a single
controller module until you rectify the issue and restore redundancy.
There are several qualifiers to using storage volume replication:
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You must obtain a license for both systems before you can use the replication feature.
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System controller modules must be compatible on all systems used for replication.