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2. Optionally, check for an updated version of the SAN Volume Controller CIM
agent and GUI software.
For the latest information, click Install/use, and then click the link for the
appropriate recommended software level from the following Web site:
www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145
Additionally, preinstalled software on the SSPC console might need to be
updated to fully support the latest level of SAN Volume Controller. For the
latest information, go to the following Web site:
www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/software/sspc
3. Configure the IBM System Storage Productivity Center.
In the IBM System Storage Productivity Center User's Guide, the chapter about
configuring the SSPC for the SAN Volume Controller describes the procedures
for configuring the server and accessing the SAN Volume Controller Console
and command-line interface (CLI). This chapter also describes how to use the
PuTTY client to generate secure shell (SSH) key pairs that secure data flow
between the SAN Volume Controller cluster configuration node and a client.
4. Create a SAN Volume Controller cluster.
Chapter 4 of the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Software Installation
and Configuration Guide describes this procedure, which is completed in two
phases:
a. Use the Create Cluster option on the front panel of one of the SAN Volume
Controller nodes that you have installed to create the cluster.
This procedure is usually performed by an IBM representative or IBM
Business Partner using information that the customer provides.
b. Use the Add a Cluster function from the SAN Volume Controller Console.
5. Complete the initial SAN Volume Controller configuration.
After you create the SAN Volume Controller cluster, you must perform the
configuration procedures that are needed to meet your requirements. You can
perform these procedures in stages; for example, add nodes to a cluster, set
cluster date and time, and set license features immediately. Later, after your
applications are tested and migrated to SAN Volume Controller, create host
definitions, assign managed disks (MDisks) to MDisk groups, and set up
virtual disks (VDisks) and assign them to hosts.
You can also set up error and event notifications, including Call Home e-mails,
to immediately notify you and the IBM Support Center if critical problems
occur.
The following chapters include procedures for these tasks:
v Chapter 5 of the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Software
Installation and Configuration Guide describes how to perform these steps
using the SAN Volume Controller Console.
v Chapter 6 of the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Software
Installation and Configuration Guide describes how to perform these steps
using the CLI.
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