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Chapter 3. Master console
The SAN Volume Controller provides a master console that can be used as a single
platform to configure, manage, and service the SAN Volume Controller.
The master console allows system administrators to integrate the SAN Volume
Controller into their environment. The master console monitors the configuration
of the whole system and all of the internal components. It offers a standard and
central location for all aspects of the operation, including SAN topology rendering,
SNMP trap management, call-home (service alert) and remote service facilities, as
well as all the configuration and diagnostic utilities for the components.
Note: A virtual private network (VPN) connection is required for remote service
facilities.
The master console provides the following functions:
v Browser support for:
– SAN Volume Controller Console
– Device configuration
v
Command-line interface (CLI) configuration support using Secure Shell (SSH)
v
SAN topology rendering
v Remote service capability through VPN
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IBM
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– SNMP trap management
– Call-home (service alert) capability
– E-mail notification to the system administrator
Related tasks
“Installing the master console” on page 65
There are a number of steps you must complete to install the master console
with the SAN Volume Controller.
Master console components
Your master console is pre-configured when it is ordered together with your SAN
Volume Controller.
Note: This only applies if you ordered your SAN Volume Controller with the
master console pre-configured.
The following are included with the master console:
v
19-inch 1U rack-mounted server
v 19-inch 1U flat panel monitor and keyboard
Attention:
If more than one power distribution bus is available, the two power
connectors, one supplying the master console and the other supplying the master
console monitor, should be connected to the same power distribution bus.
The following software is included with and installed on the system:
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Windows 2003 Standard Server Edition with the latest service pack
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