Chapter 4. Initial Setup And Verification; Configuration And Verification Task Guide; Configuration; Configuration And Verification Tasks - IBM SAN512B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

Chapter 4. Initial Setup and Verification

This chapter provides the following information:
v "Configuration and verification task guide"
v "Items required" on page 38
v "Providing power to the device" on page 39
v "Establishing a serial connection to the device" on page 46
v "Configuring the IP addresses" on page 48
v "Establishing an Ethernet connection to the device" on page 49
v "Setting the date and time" on page 50
v "Customizing the chassis and switch name" on page 53
v "Veifying the PID mode" on page 53
v "Verifying installed licenses and license key" on page 54
v "Verifying correct operation" on page 54
v "Backing up the configuration" on page 55
v "Powering down the chassis" on page 56

Configuration and verification task guide

Before connecting the device to the fabric, use the following tasks to initially
configure and setup the device, verify correct operation, and back up the

configuration.

The configuration information is mirrored to the standby CP blade, which allows
the current configuration to remain available even if the active CP blade fails. The
configuration information for the device is stored in the WWN cards and the flash
memory of the CP blades. The configuration can be backed up to a workstation
(uploaded) and then downloaded to the active CP blade if necessary.
Note: The device WWN is set by the factory to match the license ID (which is
based on the chassis serial number).
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Table 6. Configuration and verification tasks
Task
Establish a serial connection to the device
(chassis).
Configure IP addresses for the device.
Task details or additional information
Connect a serial cable to the console port on
active CP blade and use a terminal emulator
program (such as HyperTerminal on a PC,
or TERM, TIP, or Kermit in a UNIX
environment) to log in to the console port
and device. The blue "Active" LED
illuminates on the active CP blade.
Configure an IP address and subnet mask
for a chassis management connection.
Configure IP addresses, host names, subnet
masks, and gateway addresses for both
control processor (CP) blades.
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