Chapter 4. Ds Storage Manager Postinstallation Instructions; Internet Browser Support - IBM DS8000 User Manual

Chapter 4. DS Storage Manager postinstallation instructions

You have just installed the DS Storage Manager and its two supporting servers.
The servers are automatically started when you start your computer and remain on
until you stop them manually or there is a system outage. The following
instructions describe how to log on to DS Storage Manager and how to begin
using it.
Additional instructions are provided for checking the status of the DS Storage
Manager servers, how to stop and start them, and how to stop and start the DS
Storage Manager itself in the Windows and Linux operating systems.

Internet browser support

The DS Storage Manager can be used on different versions of Internet browsers.
The following list shows the Internet browser versions that support the use of the
DS Storage Manager. Unless otherwise noted, these browsers work with the DS
Storage Manager installed on the supported operating systems.
v Internet Explorer 6.x and 7.x
v Mozilla Firefox 1.5 and 2.0
Notes:
If you access IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center through Java Web Start,
TotalStorage Productivity Center will use your default Internet Explorer on your
local machine as the embedded browser. If your default browser is Internet
Explorer 6, this can cause problems.
If you log in remotely into IBM System Storage Productivity Center, the
TotalStorage Productivity Center Element Manager will use Internet Explorer 6 by
default as the embedded browser.
There are two work arounds identified:
v Upgrade to Internet Explorer 7. Internet Explorer 7 has improved performance,
v Adjust Internet Explorer 6 to not force an HTTP 1.1 connection. Follow these
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1. You must select the appropriate browser security settings to open DS
Storage Manager in a browser. In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu,
click Internet Options. On the Security tab, select Internet and click
Custom level. Under Miscellaneous, enable Allow META REFRESH.
Under Scripting, enable Active scripting.
2. When running the DS8000 Element Manager from the IBM System
Storage Productivity Center, with a combination of Internet Explorer 6
and SSL (HTTPS) mode, intermittent connection problems are seen.
These problems can cause some usability inconveniences as well as
commands not being run successfully.
security, and has this problem fixed.
steps:
1. Open Internet Explorer 6.
2. Click Tools > Internet Options. Click on the Advanced tab.
3. Scroll down to HTTP 1.1 settings, and uncheck the following two items:
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