Change Default Passwords; Check The Storwize V7000 Unified System Status; Upgrade The Storwize V7000 Unified Software - IBM Storwize V7000 Quick Installation Manual

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Change default passwords

Check the Storwize V7000 Unified system status

Upgrade the Storwize V7000 Unified software

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Storwize V7000 Unified: Quick Installation Guide
Note: If you are prompted with following message, the management service is
probably not up from the reboot. Wait a few minutes and try again:
IBM SONAS management service is stopped
EFSSG0026I Cannot execute commands because Management Service is stopped.
Use startmgtsrv to restart the service
The previous command schedules a backup of the Trivial DataBase at 2:00 a.m.
every day. If you want to schedule the backup at a different time, change the
number following the hour parameter. The 2 in the command can range from 0
(midnight) to 23 (11 p.m.).
Press Enter.
3.
4. Exit the ssh session.
Use the ssh connection to set the superuser, root, and admin passwords.
For best security practices, it is always recommended that you change the default
passwords for the superuser, root, and admin passwords. Make sure you record
the new passwords in a secure location.
Note: A good password should be at least eight characters in length and contain a
mix of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers.
1. First ssh to the file module management IP address (refer to Table 11 on page
53) using port 22. Log in with user ID admin and password admin.
2. Change the default superuser password for the control enclosure. Issue
command svctask chuser -password superuser_password superuser, where
superuser_password is the new superuser password that you want to use. The
password must be a minimum of 6 characters.
3. Change the default root password for the management node. Issue command
chrootpwd and follow the prompts to change the password. The password
must be a minimum of 5 characters.
4. Change the default admin password for the management node. Issue command
chuser admin -p new_password where new_password is the new password that
you want to use. The password must be a minimum of 8 characters.
5. Type exit to close the connection.
To Check the health status of the system follow these procedures.
1. Log into the management GUI, if not already logged in from the previous step.
2. Check the Health Status in the lower right corner of the GUI.
3. If there are any warning or errors noted, hover over the Monitoring icon on
the left of the page and select Events. A listing of errors will be posted.
4. Click on the error for further analysis and details of corrective actions to take.
Use the management GUI to install the latest Storwize V7000 Unified software.

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