Monitoring Status Through Software - IBM DS4800 Installation, User And Maintenance Manual

Before any planned system shutdown or after any system additions, removals, or
modifications (including firmware updates, logical drive creations, storage
partitioning definitions, hardware changes, and so on), save the storage subsystem
profile as explained in the DS4000 Storage Manager guide for your operating
system. Save the profile in a location other than the logical drives created for the
DS4800.
Always refer to the readme that is included with the DS4800 Storage Subsystem
firmware package (whether the firmware is accessed by the Web or CD) for any
special requirements or restrictions that apply to that particular firmware version.
Note: Make sure that you install the DS4000 Storage Manager event monitoring

Monitoring status through software

Use the DS4000 Storage Manager client to monitor the status of the storage
subsystem. Run the software constantly, and check it frequently.
Notes:
1. You can only monitor storage subsystems that are within the management
2. If you have not installed the DS4000 Storage Manager Event Monitor service as
Important: Refer to the IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager Version 9
Note: The version of controller firmware determines which version of the DS4000
The DS4000 Storage Manager client provides the best way to diagnose and repair
storage-server failures. The software can help you:
v Determine the nature of the failure
v Locate the failed component
v Determine the recovery procedures to repair the failure
service to enable continuous monitoring of the status of the storage
subsystem. For more information about the importance of this information,
see "Monitoring status through software."
domain of the storage-management software.
part of the storage-management software installation, the DS4000 Storage
Manager Enterprise Management window must remain open. (If you close the
window, you will not receive any alert notifications from the managed storage
subsystems.)
For more information, see the Enterprise Management online Help.
Installation and Support Guide for the appropriate operating system for
instructions on how to install the DS4000 Storage Manager host
software.
In addition, to download the latest version of the DS4000 Storage
Manager host software, the DS4800 Storage Subsystem controller
firmware and NVSRAM, and the latest DS4000 ESM firmware, go to
the following Web site:
www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/
Storage Manager interface is displayed. For example, the interface for
DS4000 Storage Manager version 9.19 subsystem management would be
displayed when managing a DS4800 Storage Subsystem with controller
version 06.12.xx.xx installed, even if the installed version of the DS4000
Storage Manager client code is actually 9.23.
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