After you have completed all the initial tasks of setting up the system, you are ready to launch the management GUI, and configure the Lenovo(R) Storage V7000 system. This e-Learning module introduces you to the management GUI, and guides you through several system setup tasks, including configuring the system,licensing functions, setting up email event notifications, configuring storage, creating hosts, creating and mapping volumes and other configuration tasks.
The first time you launch the management GUI, a wizard is displayed to guide you through some initial system setup tasks. Read the license agreement and indicate whether you agree with the terms. You are now ready to log in to the management GUI. The superuser will be required to log in for the first time, and you will be asked to change your password.
The System SetUp Welcome screen displays the steps needed to configure your system including naming the system, setting the date and time, adding licensing information, locating detected enclosures, setting email event notifications and configuring storage. Click Next and the System Name field will appear. Enter a name for the system and then click Apply and Next.
You are now ready to configure the date and time settings. There are two options for configuring the date and time. You can enter the date and time manually or specify a network address for an NTP server. Once the date and time are entered, click Apply and Next to access the Licensed Functions panel.
A license must be purchased for each enclosure that is attached to, or externally managed by the Storwize V7000. This includes licensed functions for Remote Mirror, External Virtualization and Real-Time Compression. To add Remote Mirror licenses, add the number of enclosures that are licensed to use Remote Mirror in the Remote Mirror box.
The External Virtualization option allows you to enter the number of external enclosures you are virtualizing. For each physical enclosure that is attached to your system, you must have an external virtualization license.
Real-time Compression is an advanced software function for storage efficiency. You must obtain an IBM Real-time Compression license to use this function. Enter the number of enclosures licensed to use Real-time compression, then Click Apply and Next.
Next, verify that all detected storage enclosures are displayed. To add an enclosure, click an empty slot to display cabling instructions. Click Close and then Apply and Next. The system will automatically detect newly connected enclosures. Proceed only after verifying that all storage is present.
If you have previously configured email event notifications during initial set up, you can either update your information or click Apply and Next to continue. If you did not configure email event notifications during initial set up, it is highly recommended that you do so now. Email event notifications, will automatically notify IBM support centers when problems occur. Enter the complete company name and address. Next, enter the information for the person at your company whom the support center should contact. Enter the IP address and server port for one or more of the email servers that you are providing. The following screen displays the message that the Call Home email notification is automatically configured. Next, add or delete email addresses of those users who are to receive event notifications. For more information, see the Events and notifications e-Learning module.
Next, choose whether to configure storage at this time. This option takes all the disks in the system and automatically configures them into optimal RAID arrays for use as MDisks. If you do not want to automatically configure disks now, select Configure storage later. If you select Configure storage now the system will examine the enclosures and will provide the best array configuration. Click Next to move to the summary window that shows the RAID configuration that the system will implement.
Review the final summary page, and click finish to complete the System Setup wizard.
Now that you have completed the System SetUp, a Suggested Tasks pop-up will appear over the System Panel. The Suggested Tasks panel is shown at login and displays any outstanding tasks. The number of suggested tasks changes, depending on the configuration of your system. Clicking the suggested task opens the corresponding panel to complete the task.
If you want to see a customized view of your system, click on the Overview link located at the top right corner of the system panel. Clicking on an image reveals information about a specific system component.
After you have created at least one volume and added at least one host, you need to map the volumes to the hosts that can access them. From the Hosts panel, select a host and choose Host Mappings. A list of unmapped volumes is displayed on the left. Select the volumes that you want to map to this host, and click the right arrow, then click Map Volumes. You can use the Host Mappings panel to view and modify host mappings.
To migrate external storage, go to the Pools icon and select System Migration. Click Start New Migration located in the upper left corner of the System Migration panel. The Storage Migration Wizard prompts you to perform several tasks to prepare for the migration, including mapping the storage devices. The system then discovers the storage devices. Select the MDisks you want to migrate, and then ensure that you have installed host drivers and zoned the hosts. If needed, use the wizard to create a host and configure it. Map the volumes to the hosts, and select the destination storage pool. When the wizard finishes, the volumes are automatically created and migrated using volume mirroring. You must go to the Migration panel and select Actions > Finalize before disconnecting the external storage.
In this e-Learning module, you were introduced to the management GUI and learned how to perform several system setup tasks for the Storwize V7000 system.
For additional information, see the e-Learning modules and help topics in IBM Knowledge Center.