Management Console Features; Primary And Secondary Management Consoles - IBM DS8882F Introduction And Planning Manual

5. Determine the I/O adapter features that you need for your storage system.
6. Determine the appropriate processor memory feature code that is needed.
7. Decide which power features that you must order.
8. Review the other features and determine which feature codes to order.

Management console features

Management consoles are required features for your storage system configuration.
The primary and secondary management console are included in the DS8882F
model 983.

Primary and secondary management consoles

The management console is the focal point for configuration, Copy Services
functions, remote support, and maintenance of your storage system.
The management consoles (also known as the Hardware Management Consoles or
HMCs) are dedicated appliances physically located inside the Management
enclosure. It can proactively monitor the state of your storage system and notifying
you and IBM when service is required. It also can be connected to your network
for centralized management of your storage system by using the IBM DS
command-line interface (DS CLI) or storage management software through the
IBM DS Open API. (The DS8000 Storage Management GUI cannot be started from
the HMC.)
You can also use the DS CLI to control the remote access of your technical support
representative to the HMC.
The secondary HMC is a redundant management console for environments with
high-availability requirements, and is required for model 983.
Feature codes for management consoles
Use these feature codes to order management consoles (MCs) for each storage
system.
The primary management console is included by default in DS8882F storage
systems.
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b. Select the storage enclosure feature codes and determine the amount that
you must order to enclose the drive sets that you are ordering.
Table 13. Feature codes for management consoles
Feature code Description
1151 Secondary management console
Models
Redundant management console
for high availability
For model 983, this feature is
required