Installing The Storage Manager Client; Monitoring Status Through Software - IBM DS3500 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

Installing the Storage Manager Client

For instructions to install the Storage Manager software, see the IBM System Storage
DS Storage Manager Version 10 Installation and Host Support Guide (for DS Storage
Manager V10.77 or earlier) or the IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager Version
10.8 Installation and Host Support Guide (for DS Storage Manager V10.83 or later) for
the applicable operating system. The document is in the Documentation folder on
the IBM System Storage DS3500 Support DVD. Use that document and the online
help to configure the logical drives, partitions, and so on for the controllers. Follow
the instructions in the operating-system documentation to make the new logical
drives accessible to the operating system. Do not proceed with the configuration
setup until you have completed the Storage Manager installation.
Assemble any additional items in preparation for software installation. These items
might include the following items:
v HBA device drivers
v Controller firmware
v IP addresses for controllers (for out-of-band management only)
v Additional documentation for hosts, HBAs, and storage enclosures
Save the storage subsystem profile 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). For instructions to save the storage subsystem profile, see the IBM System
Storage DS Storage Manager Version 10 Installation and Host Support Guide (for DS
Storage Manager V10.77 or earlier) or the IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager
Version 10.8 Installation and Host Support Guide (for DS Storage Manager V10.83 or
later) for your operating system. Save the profile in a location other than the
logical drives that are created for the storage subsystem.
Always see the readme file that is included with the DS3500 Storage Subsystem
firmware package (whether the firmware is accessed by the Web or a CD) for any
special requirements or restrictions that apply to that firmware version.
Note: Be sure to install the Storage Manager event monitoring 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."

Monitoring status through software

Use the Storage Manager software to monitor the status of the storage subsystem.
Run the software constantly, and check it frequently.
Note:
1. You can monitor only storage subsystems that are within the management
2. If you have not installed the Storage Manager Event Monitor service as part of
domain of the storage-management software.
the storage-management software installation, the 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.
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