Completing The Initial System Setup - IBM Storwize V5100 MTM 2078-424 Quick Installation Manual

2. Connect an Ethernet cable to a technician port. The cable must be long enough to connect easily to a
notebook computer.
3. Open a new web browser page.
4. If the node canisters will communicate with each other via RDMA over Ethernet, then browse to
address http://service or press the wrench icon on the initialization page to access the Service
Assistant Tool. Use the Change node IP tab of the Service Assistant Tool to configure the node IP
settings for the node as provided by the customer on the worksheet. Repeat this step for each node
canister that will be in the system.
5. Using the initialization GUI, enter the requested information by using the worksheets that you created
during the planning phase, including the management IP address and service IP addresses.

Completing the initial system setup

After the service setup of the new system is complete, use the management GUI to do the initial system
setup.
Before you begin
Have the following information on hand:
• The management IP address of the system
• Licensed key information
• The worksheets that were completed during the system planning process
Procedure
To do the initial setup of your system, use the management GUI to complete the following high-level
tasks.
1. Use a web browser to open: https://your_management_IP
2. Log in to the management GUI for the first time by using ID superuser and password passw0rd.
After you log in, the initial setup wizard helps you get started.
Use the information on your worksheets to inform your inputs.
a) Choose and create a new password.
b) Configure licensed functions.
• If encryption was purchased, you can activate it now or later by opening the management GUI
and selecting Settings > Security > Encryption.
• The base license entitles 2077-424 to all licensed functions such as Virtualization, FlashCopy
Global Mirroring, and Metro Mirroring. (Real-Time Compression is not supported.)
You need an External Virtualization license for storage that is not Storwize V5100. This license is
based on a per capacity unit of metric. Because subcapacity licensing applies, the amount of
storage FlashCopy or Remote Mirror licenses does not always match the quantity of externally
virtualized storage licenses.
c) If you already use IBM Storage Insights, log in to Storage Insights, select Add Storage System and
register the new system by using the IP address.
Important: If you do not use IBM Storage Insights, you were registered during the initial system
setup. When your Storage Insights interface is ready to use, you receive an email notification. IBM
Storage Insights is an IBM Cloud
optimize the storage resources in the system and across your data center.
d) If errors exist, you are prompted to resolve them.
e) Review the system summary page, then click Finish.
The Initial Setup Wizard closes.
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