Starting The Ds Storage Manager Program; Starting The Ds Storage Manager On A Windows Operating System - IBM DS8000 User Manual

5. Type /etc/init.d/dsnisrv stop to stop the DS Network Interface server.
6. Type /etc/init.d/dsnisrv start to start the DS Network Interface server.

Starting the DS Storage Manager program

The topics in this section describe how to start the DS Storage Manager program.
The DS Storage Manager program times out after a 2 hour period of inactivity (no
page requests or refreshes) or when you turn off your computer. If your session is
inactive for 2 hours, the session will expire and you will be required to sign on
again. Any open pages will be closed, and any wizards that have not been
submitted will need to be restarted from the beginning.The way you start the DS
Storage Manager is different depending on whether you have a Windows or Linux
operating system.
Starting the DS Storage Manager on a Windows operating
system
You can open the DS Storage Manager using the Programs list. The DS Storage
Manager opens in your default browser.
If you recently restarted the management console, before starting the DS Storage
Manager, verify that the DS Storage Manager server and IBM System Storage DS
Network server are running. From the Windows Control Panel, select
Administrative Tools, then Services.
Log on to your Windows operating system and use the following steps to access
the DS Storage Manager.
Note: If you have not already done so, you must select the appropriate browser
1. Click Start.
2. Click Programs.
3. Click IBM System Storage DS8000 Storage Manager and then click Open DS
4. Enter the user name and password to access the program. The default user
security settings to open DS Storage Manager in a browser. In Internet
Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options. On the Security tab,
select Internet and click Custom level. Under Miscellaneous, enable Allow
META REFRESH. Under Scripting, enable Active scripting.
Storage Manager. The DS8000 Storage Manager is opened in the browser that
you have set as your default.
name is admin, and the default password is admin.
Note: The first time you log on using the default user name and password, a
second login screen appears. Change your password on the second login
screen. Choose a password that you can readily remember because the
password is not available to your administrator nor is it retrievable from
the system.
Passwords must meet the following criteria:
v Be six to 16 characters long.
v Must contain five or more letters, and it must begin and end with a
letter.
v Must contain one or more numbers.
v Cannot contain the user's user ID.
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