IBM DS4700 manual Monitoring status through software

vAppropriate host kit for your operating system, which includes the DS4000 Storage Manager Support CD containing the appropriate Storage Manager version and storage subsystem controller firmware.

Depending on the DS4700 Express model you order, your DS4700 Express will ship with either the Microsoft Windows host software attachment kit or with your choice of host software kits (Windows, AIX, Linux, Netware, SUN Solaris, HP-UX, Linux on POWER, or VMware). The host software kit grants you permission to attach host servers using the appropriate operating system to the DS4700 Express. The kit includes a DS4000 Storage Manager Support CD that has the appropriate IBM DS4000 Storage Manager host software. The CD also includes correct controller firmware version.

For the latest controller firmware and the DS4000 Storage Manager host software for your operating systems, check the IBM support web site for DS4000 storage products.

www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/disk

Before any planned system shutdown or after any system additions, removals, or modifications (including firmware updates, logical drive creations, storage partitioning definitions, hardware changes, and so on), save the storage subsystem profile as explained in the DS4000 Storage Manager guide for your operating system. Save the profile in a location other than the logical drives created for the DS4700 Express.

Always refer to the readme that is included with the DS4700 Express Storage Subsystem firmware package (whether the firmware is accessed by the Web or CD) for any special requirements or restrictions that apply to that particular firmware version. See “Finding DS4000 readme files” on page xxvii to learn how to access the DS4000 readme files on the Web.

Note: Make sure that you install the DS4000 Storage Manager event monitoring service to enable continuous monitoring of the status of the storage subsystem. For more information about the importance of this information, see “Monitoring status through software.”

Monitoring status through software

Use the DS4000 Storage Manager client to monitor the status of the storage subsystem. Run the software constantly, and check it frequently.

Notes:

1.You can only monitor storage subsystems that are within the management domain of the storage-management software.

2.If you have not installed the DS4000 Storage Manager Event Monitor service as part of the storage-management software installation, the DS4000 Storage Manager Enterprise Management window must remain open. (If you close the window, you will not receive any alert notifications from the managed storage subsystems.)

For more information, see the Enterprise Management online Help.

Important: Refer to the IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager Version 10 Installation and Host Support Guide for the appropriate operating system for instructions on how to install the DS4000 Storage Manager host software.

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