Chapter 1. Before You Begin The Installation - IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Quick Installation Manual

Chapter 3. Configuring the system
Set up your system for the first time.
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Setting up your system for the first time:
Before you begin, make sure you have worked through Chapter 1, "Before you
begin the installation," on page 1 and that your system is properly cabled for the
Storwize V7000 Unified system and any expansion enclosures. Refer to the cabling
sections listed under Chapter 2, "Performing the hardware installation," on page
29. The following guides you through setting up your system for the first time. The
process includes the following key steps:
v Initialize the Storwize V7000
v Initialize the file modules
v Configure the software
v Check the Storwize V7000 Unified system status
v Upgrade the Storwize V7000 Unified software
v Enable IBM Tivoli Assist On-Site (AOS)
Step 15. Using InitTool.exe on the USB flash drive
The USB flash drive is required to initialize the system.
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WARNING: You must check carefully that the IP addresses that you provide to
InitTool.exe are valid and not already in use by some other system on the network
apart from the gateway IP address. Refer to "Checking that IP addresses are not
already in use" on page 12. If you provide an IP address that is already in use then
the initial setup may appear to be successful and the system could work for some
time before random problems start to happen which are very hard to troubleshoot.
Procedure
1. Locate the USB flash drive that was shipped with your order in the
2. Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port in a personal computer that is
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documentation package.
Note: You might encounter a problem where the code cannot be run if you use
your own USB flash drive. The USB flash drive that you use must:
v Contain a FAT32 formatted file system on its first partition. NTFS and other
file system types are not supported.
v Contain a copy of the Microsoft Windows USB flash drive InitTool.exe
executable that is located in the root directory of the file system.
v Be write enabled.
running Microsoft Windows XP Professional or higher.
If the system is configured to autorun for USB keys, the initialization tool starts
automatically. Otherwise, open the USB flash drive from My Computer and
double-click the InitTool.exe.
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