Configuring the system

Set up your system for the first time.

In the previous steps, you installed the enclosures in the rack, connected all cables, powered the system on, and checked the LED status for the system. When you have completed all these steps, continue with the last step to configure the system.

The last step for configuring your system provides instructions for several scenarios:

Setting up your system for the first time.
Adding one or more expansion enclosures to an existing system.
Adding another control enclosure to an existing system.
Using IBM Flex System Manager to update SAN Volume Controller.

If you are installing a new Lenovo Storage^® V7000 Unified system, which includes the Lenovo Storage V7000 file module and the Lenovo Storage V7000 storage system, follow the installation instructions in the Storage V7000 Unified Quick Installation Guide to install the hardware for both machine types 2073 and 2076. The Storage V7000 Unified Quick Installation Guide is shipped with the Lenovo Storage V7000file module hardware.