Connect an Ethernet cable from the management station to the Ethernet connector on controller A on the rear of the storage subsystem. For a dual-controller storage subsystem, you can connect a second Ethernet cable from the management station to the Ethernet connector on controller B. Figure 23 shows the locations of the Ethernet management connectors on the DS3200 storage subsystem.
Controller A | Ethernet connector | Controller B | Ethernet connector |
Figure 23. Ethernet port locations on a dual-controller DS3200
Configuring the storage subsystem
You must configure the storage subsystem after you install the storage subsystem in a rack cabinet. Use the information in the following sections to configure your storage subsystem.
Storage subsystem management methods
Before you configure the storage subsystem, determine which method of storage subsystem management you want to use. You can manage the storage subsystems in either of two ways: host-agent (in-band) management or direct (out-of-band) management.
Note: For information about any in-band limitations or restrictions that are associated with particular combinations of controller and host bus adapter, see the DS3000 Storage Manager Version 2 readme file.
For more information about setting up in-band or out-of-band management connections, see the DS3000 Storage Manager Version 2 Installation and Support Guide for the operating system of the host server that you will use to manage the DS3200 storage subsystem. The Installation and Support Guide is in the Documentation folder on the IBM System Storage DS3000 Support CD.
Important: If the operating system of the host server that the storage subsystem logical drives are mapped to is not Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003, you must make a direct (out-of-band) management connection to the storage subsystem to set the correct host type first. Then, the server will be able to recognize the storage subsystem correctly for host-agent (in-band) management.
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