Sun Microsystems StorEdge 6920 System, Getting Started Manual

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Chapter 3 Configuring the System 73
At a Glance:
Configuring
the System What Are the Key Benefits?
This chapter provides procedures for configuring a newly installed Sun
StorEdge 6920 system.
The system is shipped with a default configuration which simplifies
storage provisioning. The central point of configuration and
management makes it easy to configure volumes. The software
automatically discovers servers attached to the system and makes them
readily accessible.
What Are the Steps?
The basic software configuration steps for the Sun StorEdge 6920
system are:
1. Establish the initial
configuration by logging in to the system
through the serial connection and running the setup script.
2. Complete the initial configuration steps:
• Configure system-wide settings.
• Configure diagnostics and monitoring settings.
3. Log in to the system to become familiar with GUI and review
the default configuration.
4. Plan for and provision storage at your site.
For More Information
For detailed information about procedures in this chapter, open the
online help system by clicking the Help button. Click the Search tab,
type one of the following entries in the Search text box, and then click
Go.
• provisioning storage
• creating volumes
• volume snapshots
For detailed information about related CLI commands, access the CLI
and then type the following subcommand with the help option. For
example:
> sscs create -help
SSCS