IBM Elastic Storage System 3200 Hardware Planning And Installation Manual page 64

Installation procedure performed by an IBM SSR
After the hardware is installed, an IBM SSR connects the laptop point-to-point (through serial connection)
to each ESS 3200 (5141-FN1) canister to perform hardware checkout and configure IP addresses using
essutils (acting as the essserv1 user ID). If this is a new ESS environment, the SSR would then connect
(through Ethernet cable) to the POWER9 EMS to ensure the server is healthy, IP addresses configured and
tested.
1. Perform SSR tasks listed in the SSR panel within the essutils tool.
2. Configure IP address of the management interface, BMC/FSP interface, set the VLAN tag, and test
connectivity.
For information about how to update the software level, see the IBM Elastic Storage System 3200 Quick
Deployment Guide on the IBM Documentation website.
Procedure to follow when mixing IBM Elastic Storage System 3200, Elastic Storage
System 5000, and Elastic Storage Server 3000
Here is the sequence of steps that SSRs must follow when you install multiple solutions at one time:
1. Refer to the instructions given at Worldwide Customized Installation Instructions (WCII) as per the
configuration you are working on. The table in the WCII shows the steps to be followed for racked and
unracked orders. It also shows how to rack any POWER
2. Use the IBM Elastic Storage System 5000 Hardware Guide in the IBM Documentation to do the
following steps:
a. Complete the installation on POWER nodes (including EMS), and then perform the installation
procedure on the ESS 5000 nodes.
b. After the racking is complete, start with the building block at the bottom, run the essutils tool on
each node, and set the management IP address and the HMC1 port. Continue for each additional
building-block.
c. Check and configure the POWER9 protocol nodes (if applicable) and the EMS.
d. After the EMS is checked and IP addresses (Management, FSP IP, HMC1 port) are set, perform ping
tests from the EMS to all other POWER nodes.
3. Use the IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 Hardware Guide on the IBM Documentation website to do
the following steps:
a. Complete the installation procedure of the Elastic Storage System 3000 nodes.
b. After the racking is complete, start with the building-block at the bottom,
c. Run the essutils tool on each node (starting with canister A on top, then B on bottom), and set the
management IP address on Port 1.
d. Perform a ping test from each canister back to the EMS node over the management network.
e. Repeat the above steps for each additional building-block.
4. Use the instructions in "Completing the ESS 3200 installation at the customer site (SSR task)" on
page 64 to check the nodes using the essutils tool, starting with the node at the bottom of the rack.
Proceed to check/configure each canister (starting with the left (A) and then the right (B) if looking
from the back). Work your way up the rack to additional ESS 3200 systems.
If the EMS is already a part of an existing ESS setup and only IBM Elastic Storage System 3200 nodes
are being added, then perform a ping test from each canister to the EMS. Ask the customer for the
management IP of the EMS that you target. If required, ping between the canisters as a test.
If the solution consists of only IBM Elastic Storage System 3200 (no other node types), then perform
the procedure in "Detailed installation steps (SSR task)" on page 47 to check the EMS (POWER9) first
and then IBM Elastic Storage System 3200 canisters with a ping test back to EMS. If you are adding
additional IBM Elastic Storage System 3200 nodes, then ping between the canisters as a test of the
network (in the case where the EMS IP address is unknown or unavailable).
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