Adding An Expansion Enclosure To An Existing System; Adding A Control Enclosure To An Existing System - IBM Storwize V5000 Quick Installation Manual

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10. Log in with user name superuser and password passw0rd.
11. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin setting up your system.

Adding an expansion enclosure to an existing system

When you add an expansion enclosure to an existing system, you must use the
management GUI to update the system configuration.
About this task
The management GUI requires a supported web browser (see "Checking your web
browser settings for the management GUI" on page 29).
Procedure
To add an expansion enclosure to your system, complete the following steps.
1. Install support rails for the new enclosure.
2. Install the new enclosure in the rack.
3. Connect the expansion enclosure attachment cables.
4. Connect the power cables and wait for the SAS light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to
5. Start the management GUI.
6. Go to Monitoring > System.
7. On the System page, select Actions > Add Enclosures.
8. Continue to follow the on-screen instructions.

Adding a control enclosure to an existing system

To add a control enclosure to an existing system, you must first install it in the
rack. Then, you must connect it to the system through a zone in the SAN.
About this task
The management GUI requires a supported web browser (see "Checking your web
browser settings for the management GUI" on page 29).
Note: When you add a control enclosure, do not use the initialization tool or the
USB flash drive.
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b. Connect the USB flash drive to the Storwize system and allow it to
initialize.
c. Connect the USB flash drive to the computer to check that the initialization
completed.
9. If the system initialization completed successfully, click Finish. If you have a
network connection to the Storwize system, the system management GUI is
displayed. If the computer does not have a network connection to the
Storwize system, go to the computer that you will use to manage the system
and start a supported browser. Direct the browser to the management address
you specified for the system.
Note: The 0 character in the password is a zero, not the letter O.
Note: The other options that are available in the initialization tool are used to
recover the service IP address or the superuser password.
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