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Initialization Guide - Page 1
... software setup procedure for Initial Setup 3 ◆ Setting Up the Service Laptop 5 ◆ Initializing the Storage System 12 ◆ Setting Battery Test Time 28 ◆ Installing Optional Navisphere 6.X Software 29 ◆ Making Management and Switch or Host Connections 34 ◆ Configuring Your Host Server and Storage System 36
Only an authorized EMC service provider should...
Initialization Guide - Page 2
... Optional Navisphere Software
❑ Connect the service laptop to the SP LAN port (page 29).
❑ Install software options (page 30).
❑ Set initial security parameters (page 32).
5 Make Management and Switch or Host ❑ Connect a fibre-optic switch or Fibre Channel
Connections
host (page 34).
6 Configure Your Host Server and Storage System (page 36)
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Initialization Guide - Page 3
...®, or NetWare® host ❑ Fibre Channel switches (not required for a direct attach) ❑ Cables connected ❑ TCP/IP network ❑ Properly configured management workstation(s)
Refer to the EMC Navisphere Manager 6.X Release Notes for Initial Setup
To set up and initialize the storage systems, you will need the following:
General Requirements ❑ A CX700, CX500, or...
Initialization Guide - Page 8
... in the Type of dial-up server I am calling list.
16. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically.
21. The service laptop is checked. Setting Up the Service Laptop
What Next?
15. You will enter a user name and password when you back to bring you initialize the storage system at the customer site...
Initialization Guide - Page 10
...Configure... c. b. From the Remote Access Setup dialog box, select the dialup networking serial cable with the correct COM port noted in step 1i.
Assign a name to exit the Modem Configuration dialog box.
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EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide... Yes. Set the Dial using: field to restart the computer. 8. Configure the serial connection for all the SPs you want...
Initialization Guide - Page 11
... The SP will provide the address for the service laptop. Select the Use IP header compression check box. Set Accept any...EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide
11 Setting Up the Service Laptop
What Next?
7. and do the following in the PPP TCP/IP
Settings dialog box: a. Select the Server assigned IP address option.
Select the Server assigned name server addresses...
Initialization Guide - Page 12
... Guide
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Gateway
Change Management Port settings on the storage system's storage processors (SPs). Table 2
Initialization Worksheet
SP A
SP B
Hostname
Up to complete the system setup.
Initializing the Storage System
Initializing the Storage System
This section describes how to set critical startup parameters on SP A and SP B to EMC-specific...
Initialization Guide - Page 16
....
Gateway address for SP B f.
IP address b. Peer IP address for SP A e. Specify the following for added security (see the caution below), change it back, you must remove the
node from
the default. If desired, for example, for SP A: a. Close the Storage Processor Network Configuration confirmation screen.
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You will...
Initialization Guide - Page 20
... or blinking.
14. IP address b. Peer IP address for SP B e. If desired, for example, for SP B: a. CAUTION
Be sure that this is rebooting.
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EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide
Click Apply Settings.
The display lists the network configuration information you entered in Figure 5. Gateway address for SP A f. Verify that SP B is the management port...
Initialization Guide - Page 21
... Security dialog box opens indicating that global security is not initialized. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide
21 You will set the security parameters after you install the Navisphere software (see step 9 above).
16. Select the Serial Connection button, and then press OK.
19.
Wait until SP B has finished rebooting, then open another PPP session (see page...
Initialization Guide - Page 25
... box, log in as user clariion with password clariion!. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide
25 Figure 9
Network Tab
28. Remove the NULL modem cable from SP B and connect it between the laptop serial port (COM 1) and the SP A service port (|0|0|, or ).
29. On the Laptop, select Start > Settings > Network and Dial up networking. Confirm the IP Address, Gateway and Subnet...
Initialization Guide - Page 28
... to display descriptions of each standby power supply (SPS) or battery backup unit (BBU) of day that you want the test to set the value. 6. and
downarrows to set the battery test time, so that each week the SP runs a battery self-test to apply the changes and close the dialog box. c. Setting Battery Test Time
Setting Battery Test Time
You can change...
Initialization Guide - Page 30
...and gateway specified in a subsequent software installation.
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EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide If you plan to use Navisphere Manager, MirrorView, SnapView, SAN Copy, Analyzer, or Access Logix software, use the LAN connection to this connection. Install them as part of the same software installation, as described in the Navisphere Manager online help (refer to the...
Initialization Guide - Page 32
... Configuration setup screen earlier, you must add the following to the IP address:
:2162
For example, your IP address would now look like this system only if you set Security and/or Privileged Users as needed.
2. In the Navisphere 6.X Setup Pages that will manage the storage
system.
Installing Optional Navisphere 6.X Software
Setting Initial Security Parameters
! CAUTION
EMC...
Initialization Guide - Page 33
EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide
33 In the URL window, enter the following IP address: 192.168.1.1/setup 3. Security is automatically set initial security parameters while connected to the SP via serial connection: 1. Installing Optional Navisphere 6.X Software
Using the Serial Cable Via the Serial Port (Alternate Method) To set for the other SP. In the Navisphere 6.X...
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