Table 4-5. Initial Storage Array Setup Tasks (continued)

Task

Purpose

Information Needed

 

 

 

Set the management port IP

To set the management port IP

In MD Storage Manager, select

addresses on each controller.

addresses to match your public

Initial Setup TasksConfigure

 

network configuration. Although

Ethernet Management Ports, then

 

DHCP is supported, static IP

specify the IP configuration for each

 

addressing is recommended.

management port on the storage

 

 

array controllers.

 

 

NOTE: If you change a management

 

 

port IP address, you may need to

 

 

update your management station

 

 

configuration and/or repeat storage

 

 

array discovery.

Set up alert notifications.

To arrange to notify individuals (by

E-mail — Sender (sender’s SMTP

Set up e-mail alerts.

e-mail) and/or storage management

gateway and e-mail address) and

Set up SNMP alerts.

stations (by SNMP) when a storage

recipients (fully qualified e-mail

array component degrades or fails,

addresses)

 

NOTE: The Status area in the

or an adverse environmental

SNMP — (1) A community name, a

condition occurs.

known set of storage management

Summary tab shows if alerts have

 

 

stations set by administrator as an

been set for the selected array.

 

 

ASCII string in the management

 

 

 

 

console (default: "public"), and (2)

 

 

a trap destination, IP address or host

 

 

name of a management console

 

 

running an SNMP service

 

 

 

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Dell 3000i Addresses on each controller, Initial Setup Tasks→ Configure, Ethernet Management Ports, then, Array discovery

3000i specifications

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