IBM DS4700 manual Configuring the storage subsystem, Storage subsystem management methods

Table 32. DS4700 Express Storage Subsystem (Model 72) location of host ports on controllers

Number

1

2

Description

Ethernet ports

Note: Ethernet ports on the left controller are labeled 2 and 1. On the right controller, they are labeled 1 and 2.

Serial port

21

1 2

Figure 80. Ethernet and serial port locations on DS4700 Express model 72

Table 33. DS4700 Express Storage Subsystem (Model 72) location of host ports on controllers

Number

1

2

Description

Ethernet ports

Note: Ethernet ports on the left controller are labeled 2 and 1. On the right controller, they are labeled 1 and 2.

Serial port

Configuring the storage subsystem

You must configure the storage subsystem configuration after you install the storage subsystem in a rack cabinet. Use the information in the following sections to configure your storage subsystem configuration.

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.

For more information on setting up in-band or out-of-band management connections, refer to the DS4000 Storage Manager Installation and Host Support Guide for the operating system of the host computer that will be used to manage the storage subsystem.

Important: If the operating system of the host server that the storage subsystem logical drives are mapped to is not Microsoft Windows 2000 or Server 2003, then you have to make a direct (out-of-band) management connection to the storage subsystem to set the correct host type first.

Chapter 3. Cabling the storage subsystem 101