Storwize V7000 Technician Port - IBM Storwize V7000 Gen2 Quick Installation Manual

v An Ethernet cable to connect the personal computer to the technician port
Attention: Do not connect the technician port to a switch. If a switch is detected,
the technician port connection might shut down, causing a 746 node error.
Procedure
To initialize the system, complete the following steps.
1. Ensure that the system is powered on, as described in "Powering on the
2. Configure an Ethernet port on the personal computer to enable Dynamic Host
3. Locate the Ethernet port that is labeled T on the rear of a node canister.
Figure 29. Storwize V7000 technician port
4. Connect an Ethernet cable between the port of the personal computer that is
5. After the Ethernet port of the personal computer is connected, open a
6. Follow the instructions that are presented by the initialization tool to configure
7. If you experience a problem during the process due to a change in system
8. After you complete the initialization process, disconnect the cable between the
What to do next
The system can now be reached by opening a supported web browser and
pointing it to http://management_IP_address.
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system" on page 27.
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configuration of its IP address and DNS
settings.
Figure 29 shows the rear of the node canister where 1 is the technician port.
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configured in step 2 and the technician port. A few moments after the
connection is made, the node uses DHCP to configure IP and DNS settings of
the personal computer. If you do not have DHCP, configure static IPv4 address
192.168.0.2, mask to 255.255.255.0, gateway to 192.168.0.1, and DNS to
192.168.0.1.
supported browser and browse to address http://install. The browser is
automatically directed to the initialization tool.
Note: If the system cannot be initialized, you are directed to the service
assistant. Refer to "Problem: Cannot initialize or create a Storwize V7000
system" in the Troubleshooting > Resolving a problem section of the Storwize
V7000 Information Center.
the system with a name and management IP address.
states, wait 5 to 10 seconds and then either reopen the SSH connection or
reload the service assistant.
personal computer and the technician port.