Using The Initialization Tool; Before You Begin - IBM Storwize V7000 Troubleshooting And Maintenance Manual

About this task
When a USB flash drive is plugged into a node canister, the node canister code
searches for a text file named satask.txt in the root directory. If the code finds the
file, it attempts to run a command that is specified in the file. When the command
completes, a file called satask_result.html is written to the root directory of the
USB flash drive. If this file does not exist, it is created. If it exists, the data is
inserted at the start of the file. The file contains the details and results of the
command that was run and the status and the configuration information from the
node canister. The status and configuration information matches the detail that is
shown on the service assistant home page panels.
The satask.txt file can be created on any workstation by using a text editor. If a
Microsoft Windows workstation is being used, the initialization tool can be used to
create the commands that are most often used.
The fault LED on the node canister flashes when the USB service action is being
performed. When the fault LED stops flashing, it is safe to remove the USB flash
drive.
Results
The USB flash drive can then be plugged into a workstation and the
satask_result.html file viewed in a web browser.
To protect from accidentally running the same command again, the satask.txt file
is deleted after it has been read.
If no satask.txt file is found on the USB flash drive, the result file is still created,
if necessary, and the status and configuration data is written to it.

Using the initialization tool

The initialization tool is a graphical user interface (GUI) application that is used to
create the satask.txt file on a USB flash drive.

Before you begin

Verify that you are using a supported operating system. The initialization tool is
valid for the following operating systems.
v Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit) or XP (32-bit)
v Apple MacOS X 10.7
v Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 or Ubuntu desktop 11.04
About this task
By using the initialization tool, you can set the USB flash drive to run one of the
following tasks:
v Create a new system.
v Reset the superuser password.
v Set or reset the service IP address on the node canister on the control enclosure.
For any other tasks that you want to perform on a node canister on the control
enclosure, you must create the satask.txt file using a text editor.
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Chapter 5. Storwize V7000 user interfaces for servicing your system