IBM ServeRAID Manager User Manual
IBM Systems
ServeRAID Manager
Installation and User's Guide
Version 8.30
IBM Systems
ServeRAID Manager
Installation and User's Guide
Version 8.30
Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Appendix D,
"Notices."
Fourth Edition (June 2006)
This edition applies to version 8.30 of IBM Director and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise
indicated in new editions.
© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999, 2006. All rights reserved.
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with IBM Corp.
Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
About this book . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Conventions and terminology . . . . . . . .xi
Related information . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
How to send your comments . . . . . . . . xiv
Chapter 1. Getting started . . . . . . .1
Introducing IBM Director . . . . . . . . . .1
Using IBM Director Console . . . . . . . . .2
The IBM Director Console interface . . . . . .2
IBM Director Console toolbar . . . . . . . .3
Panes in IBM Director Console . . . . . . .4
Working with tables . . . . . . . . . . .5
Starting tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Operating systems supported by ServeRAID
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Chapter 2. Installing ServeRAID
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
Windows server . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
Linux server . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
Windows console . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
Linux console . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
managed Windows system . . . . . . . . .16
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
managed Linux system . . . . . . . . . .17
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
managed NetWare system . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 3. Using ServeRAID Manager 21
Introducing the ServeRAID Manager . . . . . .21
What’s new in the ServeRAID TM Manager . .21
About ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . .21
Using the ServeRAID Manager interface . . . .30
Finding information on the World Wide We b . .31
IBM ServeRAID publications . . . . . . .31
Understanding RAID technology . . . . . . .32
Understanding stripe-unit size . . . . . . .32
Understanding RAID level-0 . . . . . . . .33
Understanding RAID level-1 . . . . . . . .35
Understanding RAID level-1 Enhanced . . . .36
Understanding RAID level-5 . . . . . . . .38
Understanding RAID level-5 Enhanced . . . .39
Understanding RAID level-5EE . . . . . . .41
Understanding RAID level-6 . . . . . . . .43
Understanding RAID level-x0 . . . . . . .45
Understanding RAID volumes . . . . . . .47
Selecting a RAID level and tuning performance 48
Selecting the RAID level by array capacity . . .50
Software and hardware support of RAID levels 52
RAID levels that can use a hot-spare or standby
hot-spare drive . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Selecting the RAID level in the migration wizard 54
Starting the ServeRAID Manager task . . . . .54
Logging in to the ServeRAID Manager . . . . .55
Logging out of the ServeRAID Manager . . . . .56
Using the ServeRAID Manager from the command
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using the ServeRAID Manager with screen-reading
software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using the ServeRAID Manager in bootable-CD
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Accessing the ServeRAID Manager using the
keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Verifying that the ServeRAID Manager agent is
running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
ServeRAID Manager and LED flash states . . . .60
Chapter 4. Managing ServeRAID
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Configuring ServeRAID controllers and enclosures
in the Configuration wizard . . . . . . . . .63
Configuring an enclosure: the basic steps . . .63
Configuring ServeRAID SCSI controllers
(ServeRAID series 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7K) . . . . .63
Configuring ServeRAID SAS, SATA, and
HostRAID controllers (ServeRAID-7t,
ServeRAID-8i, HostRAID) . . . . . . . .68
Selecting controllers to update . . . . . . .75
Configuring ServeRAID enclosures . . . . .75
Configuring NetWare user authentication . . .82
Copying the configuration from drives . . . .83
Restore the configuration to the factory-default
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Saving a printable configuration and event logs 84
Working with systems in the ServeRAID
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Modifying logical drives using the
Configuration wizard . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tuning your system for optimal performance 188
Managing storage devices . . . . . . . . 197
Adding a remote system . . . . . . . . . 204
Viewing the ServeRAID Manager event log . . . 205
Using the ServeRAID Manager agent . . . . . 206
Starting the ServeRAID Manager agent . . . . 206
Viewing the ServeRAID Manager event log . . 207
Configuring the ServeRAID Manager agent . . 208
Configuring the ServeRAID Manager agent >
general settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Using the ServeRAID Manager agent . . . . 210
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Using Security Manager . . . . . . . . . .211
Security Manager menu bar . . . . . . .211
Security Manager toolbar . . . . . . . . 212
Adding a user in the Security Manager . . . . 212
Deleting a user in the Security Manager . . . 213
Modifying a user in the Security Manager . . . 213
Using SNMP Trap Manager . . . . . . . . 213
SNMP Trap Manager menu bar . . . . . . 213
SNMP Trap Manager toolbar . . . . . . . 214
Adding a system in the SNMP Trap Manager 214
Deleting a system in the SNMP Trap Manager 214
Modifying a system in the SNMP Trap Manager 215
Managing software and firmware . . . . . . 215
Confirming your software update . . . . . 215
Changing BIOS-compatibility mapping . . . . 215
Updating BIOS and firmware code . . . . . 216
Selecting ROM update images . . . . . . . 216
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting
ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . 217
Could not copy the configuration from the drives:
controller [number] . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Could not restore the configuration to the
factory-default settings: controller [number] . . . 217
Could not unblock logical drive [number]:
controller [number] . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Could not create a hot-spare drive: controller
[number], < drive location> Could not create a
standby hot-spare drive: controller [number], <
drive location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Could not delete array: controller [number], array
[letter] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Could not delete all of the arrays: controller
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Could not delete logical drive: controller [number],
logical drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . 219
Logical drive was not initialized: controller
[number], logical drive [number] . . . . . . . 219
Could not start the logical drive synchronization:
controller [number], logical drive [number] . . . 219
Could not set the drive to online: controller
[number], < drive location> . . . . . . . . 220
Could not remove the defunct drive: controller
[number], < drive location> . . . . . . . . 220
Could not replace the defunct drive: controller
[number], < drive location> . . . . . . . . 220
Could not delete the hot-spare drive: controller
[number], < drive location> Could not delete the
standby hot-spare drive: controller [number], <
drive location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Could not set the merge-group number: controller
[number], logical drive [number] . . . . . . . 221
Could not blink the device lights . . . . . . . 221
The battery-backup cache device needs a new
battery: controller [number] . . . . . . . . 222
The battery-backup cache device is defective:
controller [number] . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Background polling commands are not responding:
controller [number] . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Commands are not responding: controller
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Rebuild failed: controller [number], logical drive
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Synchronization failed: controller [number], logical
drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Migration [logical-drive migration type] failed:
controller [number], logical drive [number] . . . 224
Compression failed: controller [number], logical
drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Decompression failed: controller [number], logical
drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
defunct drive: controller [number], < drive
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
PFA detected for drive: controller [number], <
drive location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Logical drive is offline: controller [number], logical
drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Logical drive is critical: controller [number], logical
drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Logical drive is blocked: controller [number],
controller [number] [number] . . . . . . . . 225
Could not communicate with controller: controller
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
User name or password is not valid . . . . . . 226
ServeRAID Manager failed to start at port number
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
No controllers were found in this system. . . . . 227
Host name [ID] is unknown or the network is
down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Failed to connect to host name [ID] due to
incompatible versions [Local=number
Remote=number] . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Unable to connect to the remote system . . . . 228
Array [letter] storage space still available. . . . . 228
Physical drives in array [letter] contain unusable
space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Hot spare is too small for use by at least one array. 229
Could not start logical drive migration: controller
[number] logical drive [number] . . . . . . . 229
Could not enable the hot-swap rebuild operation:
controller [number] . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Could not create logical drive: controller [number],
logical drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . 230
Logical drive was not initialized: controller
[number], logical drive [number] . . . . . . . 230
Logical drive must be synchronized: controller
[number], logical drive [number] . . . . . . . 230
[Number] ready drives still available. . . . . . 231
Cannot communicate with the remote system . . 231
Error getting controller configuration. . . . . . 232
Agent is running in local only mode. . . . . . 232
Networking support is not available. . . . . . 233
Could not send the event to the system. . . . . 233
Failed to connect to host name [ID] at port number
[number]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Failed to connect to host name [ID] due to
incompatible versions [Local=id Remote=id]. . . . 235
ServeRAID Manager failed to start at port number
[number]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Refused connection from [remote system ID]. . . 235
FlashCopy with backup failed: controller [number],
logical drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . 236
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Could not import configuration with more than
eight drives into a ServeRAID-3L controller. . . . 236
Could not copy the configuration from the drives:
controller [number], < drive location> . . . . . 236
Possible non-warranted physical drive found:
controller [number], < device location> . . . . . 237
Could not set the host name: controller [number] 237
Could not set the partner host name: controller
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Could not change the rebuild rate: controller
[number], < device location> . . . . . . . . 238
Could not change the stripe-unit size: controller
[number], < device location> . . . . . . . . 238
Could not change the write-cache mode: controller
[number], logical drive [number] . . . . . . . 238
Could not change the SCSI transfer speed:
controller [number], channel [number] . . . . . 238
Could not enable unattended mode: controller
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Could not disable unattended mode: controller
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Could not enable read cache: controller [number] 239
Could not disable read cache: controller [number] 239
Could not set the SCSI initiator ID: controller
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Could not switch the active and passive
controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Could not clear the controller event logs for system
[number]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Could not copy the configuration from the
non-shared logical drives (merge group [number]):
controller [number] . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Could not change the BIOS-compatibility mapping
to [Extended or Limited]: controller [number] . . 241
Could not change the write-cache mode: controller
[number], channel [number], SCSI ID [number] . . 241
Enclosure device is not responding: controller
[number], channel [number] . . . . . . . . 241
Enclosure fan [number] is malfunctioning:
controller [number], channel [number] . . . . . 242
Enclosure power supply [number] is
malfunctioning: controller [number], channel
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Enclosure temperature is out of normal range:
controller [number], channel [number] . . . . . 242
Could not save the event logs: controller [number] 243
Version mismatch detected: controller [number] 243
Compaction failed: controller [number], logical
drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Expansion failed: controller [number], logical drive
[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Battery has exceeded normal operating
temperature: battery controller [number] . . . . 244
Network connection was not found and/or host
name was not resolved. . . . . . . . . . . 244
One or more logical drives contain a bad stripe:
controller [number], logical drive [number] . . . 244
Exception removing timer from active queue . . . 245
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
This event log entry is informational. . . . . . 251
Appendix A. Accessibility features for
IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Appendix B. Glossary . . . . . . . . 261
A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
alien array . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
auto-synchronization . . . . . . . . . . 261
B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
battery-backup cache . . . . . . . . . . 261
BIOS-compatibility mapping - Extended . . . 261
BIOS-compatibility mapping - Limited . . . . 261
BIOS-compatibility mapping . . . . . . . 261
block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
compaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
controller names . . . . . . . . . . . 262
copy back . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
critical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
data mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
data scrubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
data striping . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
decompression . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
defunct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
distributed spare drive . . . . . . . . . 263
E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
fault tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
FlashCopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
FlashCopy virtual size . . . . . . . . . 264
foreign array . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
free space . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
GB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
high availability . . . . . . . . . . . 264
hot add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
hot-pluggable . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
hot-spare drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
hot-swap rebuild . . . . . . . . . . . 265
hot-swappable . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Impacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
integrated RAID controller . . . . . . . . 265
initialize logical drive . . . . . . . . . 265
initiator identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . 265
IPSSEND command-line program . . . . . 265
L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
logical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
logical-drive migration . . . . . . . . . 266
LSI 1030 controller . . . . . . . . . . . 266
M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
management station . . . . . . . . . . 266
MB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
merge-group number . . . . . . . . . . 266
merge-group state . . . . . . . . . . . 266
migrating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
mirror role . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
network-attached storage . . . . . . . . 266
Notification Manager . . . . . . . . . . 267
O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
okay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
parity block . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
partner name . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
physical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
PFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
preferred owner . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
quorum drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
restore to factory-default settings . . . . . . 268
rack enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
RAID level-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
RAID level-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
RAID level-1E . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
RAID level-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
RAID level-5E . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
RAID level-5EE . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
RAID level-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
RAID level-x0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
RAID signature . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
read-ahead cache mode . . . . . . . . . 269
read-ahead cache mode - Adaptive . . . . . 269
read-ahead cache mode - Disabled . . . . . 270
read-ahead cache mode - Enabled . . . . . 270
ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
rebuild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
rebuild rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
rebuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
recurring task . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
ROM Update wizard . . . . . . . . . . 270
S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
ServeRAID Manager Mini-configuration
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
SAF-TE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
scheduled task . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
SCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
SCSI initiator ID . . . . . . . . . . . 271
SCSI-transfer speed . . . . . . . . . . 271
segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . 271
shared drives . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
small computer system interface . . . . . . 271
spanned array . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
standby hot spare . . . . . . . . . . . 271
stripe-unit size . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
stripes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
sub-logical drive . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
throughput . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
unattended mode . . . . . . . . . . . 272
unattended mode -- Disabled . . . . . . . 272
unattended mode -- Enabled . . . . . . . 272
W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
write-cache mode . . . . . . . . . . . 272
write-cache mode -- Write-back . . . . . . 272
write-cache mode -- Write-through . . . . . 273
Appendix C. Notices . . . . . . . . 275
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
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Figures
1. Hardware in an IBM Director environment 2
2. IBM Director Console . . . . . . . . .2
3. IBM Director Console toolbar . . . . . . .3
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Tables
1. Operating systems supported by System x
servers and third-party Intel-based systems . .8
2. Operating systems supported by System i
platforms and System p servers . . . . . .9
3. Operating systems supported by System z
servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
4. Keyboard shortcuts for windows . . . . . 253
5. Keyboard shortcuts for option panes 253
6. Keyboard shortcuts for dialogs . . . . . . 253
7. Keyboard shortcuts for scroll panes . . . . 253
8. Keyboard shortcuts for split panes . . . . 254
9. Keyboard shortcuts for notebooks (tabbed
panes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
10. Keyboard shortcuts for frames . . . . . . 254
11. Keyboard shortcuts for internal frames 255
12. Keyboard shortcuts for menu bar . . . . . 255
13. Keyboard shortcuts for menus . . . . . . 255
14. Keyboard shortcuts for menu items . . . . 255
15. Keyboard shortcuts for check-box menu items 256
16. Keyboard shortcuts for radio-button menu
items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
17. Keyboard shortcuts for pop-up menus 256
18. Keyboard shortcuts for toolbar . . . . . . 256
19. Keyboard shortcuts for tool tips . . . . . 256
20. Keyboard shortcuts for text fields . . . . . 257
21. Keyboard shortcuts for text panes . . . . . 257
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About this book
This book provides instructions for using IBM
systems-management tasks. IBM Director consists of the following tools to meet
your systems-management needs:
v IBM Director Console is the graphical user interface (GUI) for IBM Director
Server. Using IBM Director Console, you can conduct comprehensive systems
management using either a drop-and-drag action or a single click.
v IBM Director command-line interface (dircli) is the command-line interface for
IBM Director Server. You can use a command-line prompt to access, control, and
gather information from IBM Director Server.
This documentation also provides planning and implementation information for
event management.
Conventions and terminology
These notices are designed to highlight key information:
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Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
Important:
Attention:
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Besides this documentation, there is additional information related to IBM Director.
IBM Director resources on the World Wide Web
The following We b pages provide resources for understanding, using, and
troubleshooting IBM Director and other system-management tools.
IBM Director information center
IBM Director Web site on ibm.com
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publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/
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Updated periodically, the IBM Director information center contains the
most recent documentation available on a wide range of topics.
®
www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/
ibm_director/
The IBM Director Web site on ibm.com has links to downloads and
documentation for all currently supported versions of IBM Director.
Information on this site includes:
v Downloads and documentation for the following IBM Director releases:
– IBM Director 5.10 Update 3 (5.10.3)
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– IBM Director 5.10 Update 2 (5.10.2)
– IBM Director 5.10 Update 1 (5.10.1)
– IBM Director 5.10
– IBM Director 4.22
– IBM Director 4.22 Upward Integration Modules (UIMs)
– IBM Director 4.21
– IBM Director 4.20
v IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide document, which lists
supported IBM systems and all supported operating systems. It is
updated every 6 to 8 weeks.
v Printable documentation for IBM Director available in Portable
Document Format (PDF) in several languages
Director Software Developers Kit information center
IBM
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dirinfo/toolkit/index.jsp
The IBM Director Software Developers Kit (SDK) information center
provides information about the IBM Director SDK – a set of tools and
documentation to help extend the capabilities of IBM Director by using the
APIs and CLIs, creating tasks, and launching tools from the IBM Director
user interface.
IBM Systems Software information center
www.ibm.com/servers/library/infocenter/
This We b page provides information about IBM Virtualization Engine™,
IBM Director, External Application Launch Wizard, Virtual System
Manager, and other topics.
®
IBM ServerProven
page
www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
This We b page provides information about IBM System x™, BladeCenter®,
and IntelliStation
®
hardware compatibility with IBM Director.
IBM Servers
www.ibm.com/servers/
This We b page on ibm.com links to information, downloads, and IBM
Director extensions such as Remote Deployment Manager, Capacity
Manager, Systems Availability and Software Distribution (Premium
Edition) for the following IBM products:
v IBM BladeCenter
v IBM System i
v IBM System p
v IBM System x
v IBM System z
™
™
™
IBM Virtualization Engine systems services fixes
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/VirtualizationEngine/
home2.html
This We b page provides information about the required fixes for the
Virtualization Engine system services. The fixes include operating system
fixes that are required for each system service as well as application-level
fixes that are required for each system service to function correctly.
IBM forums
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_esforums.jsp
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This We b page on ibm.com links to several forums, available as Web pages
or using rich site summary (RSS) feeds, in which users can discuss
technology issues relating to IBM servers.
Three of these forums are of particular interest to IBM Director users:
System x IBM Director forum
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=759
&cat=53
A forum for discussing any IBM Director topics. This We b page
includes a link for obtaining the forum using an RSS feed.
System x Server forum
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=740
&cat=53
A forum for discussing System x server topics, including questions
related to drivers, firmware, operating systems, clustering, and
storage. This We b page includes a link for obtaining the forum
using an RSS feed.
IBM Director SDK forum
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=849
&cat=53
A forum for discussing how to use the IBM Director SDK to extend
the functionality of IBM Director to meet your specific needs. This
Web page includes a link for obtaining the forum using an RSS
feed.
™
IBM Redbooks
publications
www.ibm.com/redbooks/
You can download the following documents from the IBM Redbooks Web page.
You can also search this Web page for documents that focus on specific IBM
hardware; such documents often contain systems-management material.
Note: Be sure to note the date of publication and to determine the level of IBM
Director software to which the Redbooks publication refers.
v Creating a Report of the Tables in the IBM Director 4.1 Database (TIPS0185)
v IBM Director Security (REDP-0417)
v IBM BladeCenter Systems Management with IBM Director V4.1 and Remote
Deployment Manager V4.1 (REDP-3776)
v Implementing IBM Director 5.10 (SG24-6188)
v Integrating IBM Director with Enterprise Management Solutions (SG24-5388)
®
v Managing IBM TotalStorage
NAS with IBM Director (SG24-6830)
v Monitoring Redundant Uninterruptible Power Supplies Using IBM Director
(REDP-3827)
Remote Supervisor Adapter
Remote Supervisor Adapter overview
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UKSML
This We b page includes links to the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide
and the Remote Supervisor Adapter Installation Guide.
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Remote Supervisor Adapter II overview
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50116
This We b page includes information about the Remote Supervisor Adapter
II.
Other documents
For planning purposes, the following documents might be of interest:
v Planning and Installation Guide - IBM BladeCenter (Type 8677)
v IBM Management Processor Command-Line Interface (MPCLI) User’s Guide version
5.10
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Chapter 1. Getting started
Introducing IBM Director
This topic provides an overview of IBM Director.
IBM Director is an integrated suite of tools that provide you with comprehensive
system-management capabilities to maximize system availability and lower IT
costs. Its open, industry-standard design supports the management of a variety of
hardware and operating systems, including most Intel
systems and certain IBM System i, System p, System x, and System z servers.
IBM Director automates many of the processes that are required to manage
systems proactively, including capacity planning, asset tracking, preventive
maintenance, diagnostic monitoring, troubleshooting, and more. It has a graphical
user interface that provides easy access to both local and remote systems.
IBM Director can be used in environments with multiple operating systems and
integrated with robust workgroup and enterprise management software from IBM
(such as Tivoli
NetIQ, and BMC Software.
®
software), Computer Associates, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft®,
®
microprocessor-based
IBM Director environment
IBM Director is designed to manage a complex environment that contains
numerous servers, desktop computers, workstations, mobile computers (notebook
computers), and assorted devices. IBM Director can manage up to 5000 Level-2
systems.
An IBM Director environment contains the following groups of hardware:
v One or more servers on which IBM Director Server is installed. Such servers are
called management servers.
v Servers, workstations, desktop computers, and mobile computers that are
managed by IBM Director. Such systems are called managed systems.
v Network devices, printers, or computers that have Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) agents installed or embedded. Such devices are called SNMP
devices.
v Additional managed objects such as platforms and chassis. Collectively, all
managed systems, devices, and objects are referred to as managed objects.
1 on page 2 shows the hardware in an IBM Director environment.
Figure
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Figure 1. Hardware in an IBM Director environment
Using IBM Director Console
You can use IBM Director Console to group managed objects, view associations,
start tasks, and set IBM Director options and preferences.
The IBM Director Console interface
This topic describes the main components of the IBM Director Console interface.
Before you begin using IBM Director Console, review the layout of its interface.
Figure 2. IBM Director Console
Along the top of the IBM Director Console interface is both a menu and a toolbar.
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Below the menu and toolbar, one, two, or three panes will be visible. From left to
right, these are:
v Groups
v Group contents (pane title indicates selected group)
v Tasks
the panes is the marquee area and hardware-status alert display. The
Below
ticker-tape messages scroll across the marquee area. The hardware-status alert
display is located in the bottom-right corner of the interface.
At the bottom of the IBM Director Console interface is a status bar indicating the
ready or busy status of IBM Director, the host and login information for IBM
Director Server, and the number of managed objects in the Group Contents pane.
IBM Director Console is usually accessed on the management server. On
Windows
®
management servers, an additional, and separate, Server Status icon
displays the ready or busy status of IBM Director Server in the Windows system
tray.
Icons in the Windows tray, including the IBM Director Server Status icon,
Note:
may disappear when a user selects the Windows High Contrast display. To
enable display of the Server Status icon after selecting the high contrast
display, select All Programs → Startup → Server Status from the Start menu.
IBM Director Console toolbar
This topic describes each of the icons on the IBM Director Console.
Along the top of the IBM Director Console interface is a toolbar containing nine
icons.
Figure 3. IBM Director Console toolbar
From left to right, the icons are briefly described below:
Discover
Clicking the button for this icon starts discovery of all systems and
devices. Clicking the menu arrow for this icon allows you to select a type
of system or device to discover.
Message Browser
Clicking the button for this icon opens the Message Browser window.
User Administration
Clicking the button for this icon opens the User Administration window.
Event Action Plans
Clicking the button for this icon opens the Event Action Plan Builder
window. Clicking the menu arrow for this icon allows you to select the
Event Action Plan Wizard, event logging options, or help for event action
plans.
Scheduler
Clicking the button for this icon opens the Scheduler window. Clicking the
menu arrow for this icon allows you to open help for scheduler.
Chapter 1. Getting started 3
Inventory
Clicking the button for this icon opens the Inventory Query Browser
window. Clicking the menu arrow for this icon allows you to build a
custom query, edit the software dictionary, collect inventory, create custom
collections, create or view inventory monitors, or open help for inventory.
Resource Monitors
Clicking the button for this icon opens the Resource Monitors window.
Clicking the menu arrow for this icon allows you to import a plan file,
open the All Available Recordings or All Available Thresholds window, or
open help for resource monitors.
Software Distribution
Clicking the button for this icon opens the Software Distribution Manager
window. Clicking the menu arrow for this icon allows you to manage file
distribution servers, view package history, create a package category, open
a software distribution package, or open help for software distribution.
Remote Control
Clicking the button for this icon opens the Remote Control window.
Clicking the menu arrow for this icon allows you to open help for remote
control.
Panes in IBM Director Console
The IBM Director Console interface includes three panes: Groups, Group Contents,
and Tasks.
You can resize the panes by dragging the borders between them. You can hide
either the Groups or Tasks pane by clicking on the border between that pane and
the Group Contents pane.
The Group Contents pane may not be hidden.
Note:
Groups
The Groups pane lists all the groups available, including the default
groups and any groups you have defined.
v Clicking a group selects that group for certain tasks performed from the
toolbar or the menu. It also selects that group in the Group Contents
pane.
v Right-clicking some groups also displays a context menu allowing tasks
to be performed on the group.
Contents
Group
The Group Contents pane lists the managed objects included in the group
selected in the Groups pane. The title of the Group Contents pane indicates
which group is selected.
v Clicking the title opens a menu from which you can select a group to
display.
v Clicking a listed object selects that object for certain tasks performed
from the toolbar or the menu.
v Right-clicking an object selects that object and displays a context menu
allowing tasks to be performed on the object.
The icon for each managed object indicates both the type of managed
object and its online status: icons for online objects appear in color, while
icons for offline objects appear in gray.
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A padlock icon beside a managed object indicates that the object is secured
and inventory information about the object cannot be collected. To request
access to the object, right-click the managed object and click Request
Access. By providing a valid user name that has local administrative rights
to that managed object and password, you can access the system.
Notes:
1. (BladeCenter chassis and physical platforms only) The padlock
icon is displayed if a valid login profile does not exist for the
service processor. You can access the system using the Request
Access action as above.
2. (ISMP systems only) Yo u cannot log in to an ISMP directly, as it
lacks a userid and password. Instead, connect out-of-band to an
ISMP installed on an ASM interconnect network through a
Remote Supervisor Adapter or Remote Supervisor Adapter II
serving as the ASM gateway.
3. (ASM processor systems only) Use the Management Processor
Assistant to configure an out-of-band path to the ASM
processor system, then change the userid and password to
request access the physical platform using IBM Director
Console.
The Tasks pane lists tasks which can be performed in IBM Director.
Tasks
Although the list of tasks in the Task pane is static, not all tasks are
Note:
available for all groups or managed objects.
Right-clicking blank space in any pane displays a context menu from which you
can change the pane’s appearance or sorting, or perform tasks specific to that pane.
For example, in the Group Contents pane you can create new managed objects
manually, find and view objects, or perform actions on the selected group.
Working with tables
This topic describes general procedures for viewing tabular information in IBM
Director Console.
In IBM Director Console, information is often displayed in tables. You can
customize the display of data in many of these tables in several ways.
Note: Not all of these actions may be available for all tabular views. These actions
must be performed with a mouse or other pointing device, and are not
available through the keyboard.
Sort table data on a column
Click a column header to sort the data in the table by the values in that
column. Click the header again to change the sort order.
v An upward-pointing triangle symbol indicates the column is sorted in
ascending order
v A downward-pointing triangle symbol indicates the column is sorted in
descending order
v Some columns may have additional sort options that are displayed as
parenthetical text in the column header
Resize table columns
Drag the border of a table column heading to resize it.
Chapter 1. Getting started 5
Rearrange table columns
Drag a table column heading left or right to a new column location to
rearrange table columns.
In addition, the details view of the Group contents pane in the main IBM Director
Console window may be customized by selecting what columns are displayed.
Right-click a column heading and select Customize columns. The Console
Preferences window opens to the Details View Preferences page. Select the
columns you wish to view, then click OK.
Starting tasks
This topic describes how to start tasks in IBM Director.
You can start most tasks in IBM Director in four ways:
v Dragging a task from the tasks pane onto a managed object (or a managed
group, in some cases)
v Dragging a managed object (or a managed group, in some cases) onto a task in
the tasks pane
v Right-clicking a managed object (or managed group, in some cases)
v Selecting the managed object or group, then selecting a task from the menu bar
Throughout this documentation, only dragging a task onto a managed object or
group is explained as the method of starting tasks, although you can use any of
the methods.
Some IBM Director functions, such as the Event Action Plan Builder and Scheduler,
may be started either from the menu bar or from the toolbar.
Note: When IBM Director Console is processing a task, the hourglass is displayed
ServeRAID Manager
Use the ServeRAID
adapters or controllers that are installed locally or remotely on servers. You can
view information that is related to controllers, arrays, logical drives, hot-spare
drives, and hard disk drives. Also, you can view configuration settings and events
(which are called notifications in the ServeRAID Manager task) and locate defunct
hard disk drives.
Note: The ServeRAID Manager task for IBM Director is not the same program as
Icon
for that window and you cannot use the mouse to work with the window.
Although it might be possible to work with the window using key strokes,
do not do so.
™
Manager task to configure, monitor, and maintain ServeRAID
the ServeRAID Manager (Standalone Edition) that is provided with the
ServeRAID hardware option. It is recommended that you not install both
versions on the same system.
Supported IBM
Director objects
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Level-2 managed systems
Supported operating
systems
For detailed operating-system support information, see the IBM
Director information center on the We b at
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/ v1r2/topic/
diricinfo/fqm0_main.html.
Availability Extension to the IBM Director product. Yo u can download the
extension from the IBM Support We b site at www.ibm.com/
servers/eserver/xseries/ systems_management/ibm_director/.
Required hardware or
hardware limitations
Designed specifically for use on System x, xSeries®, and
Netfinity
®
servers. The following adapters or controllers must be
installed locally or remotely on these servers:
v ServeRAID adapters
v Integrated SCSI controllers with RAID capabilities
v Serial ATA controllers with integrated RAID
v Ultra320 SCSI controllers with integrated RAID
Required software None
Required protocols None
Required device
drivers
Mass Configuration
Applicable ServeRAID device drivers that support ServeRAID
hardware.
No
support
Scheduler support No
Files associated with
None
this task
Events associated with
this task
The ServeRAID Manager task for IBM Director generates the
following events:
v CIM > System > ServeRAID
v (SNMP events under iso) The iBMServeRAID events that are
contained under the ibmSystemMIB event type.
v Storage > ServeRAID Controller
The ServeRAID Manager (Standalone Edition) generates the
Note:
events that are contained under the SNMP > Hardware > Storage
> RAID event type.
For detailed events information, see in the IBM Director
information center on the Web at publib.boulder.ibm.com/
infocenter/eserver/
v1r2/topic/diricinfo/fqm0_main.html.
Operating systems supported by ServeRAID Manager
This topic provides information about the operating systems supported by the
ServeRAID Manager task.
Management-server support
This task is supported by IBM Director Server when installed on servers running
the following operating systems:
v Linux
v Windows
Managed-object support
The following tables list the operating systems that this task supports for managed
objects. Managed objects can include IBM System x, System i, System p, and
®
on System x
Chapter 1. Getting started 7
System z hardware. Managed systems are a subset of managed objects that use
different levels of IBM Director support. This task can be used on Level-2 managed
systems only. These systems must be System x, xSeries, and Netfinity servers.
Table 1. Operating systems supported by System x servers and third-party Intel-based
systems
Operating system Level 2
Editions of Windows for 32-bit systems:
v Windows 2000, Advanced Server and Server Editions
Yes
v Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
v Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
v Windows 2000 Professional Edition
No
v Windows 2000 Datacenter Edition
v Windows XP Professional Edition
v Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
v Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Editions of Windows for 64-bit systems:
v Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
Yes
v Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
v Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
No
v Windows Server 2003 Web x64 Edition
v Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition
v Windows Server 2003, Datacenter and Enterprise 64-bit Itanium
®
Editions
Versions of Linux for 32-bit systems:
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, version 3.0
Yes
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, version 4.0
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for x86
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86
v VMware ESX Server, versions 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1 and 2.5.2, Console
v VMware ESX Server, versions 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1 and 2.5.2, guest operating systems
v VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, Console
No
v VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, guest operating systems
Versions of Linux for 64-bit systems:
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, version 3.0, for AMD64 and
Yes
EM64T
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, version 4.0, for AMD64 and
EM64T
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 and EM64T
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 3.0, for Intel Itanium
No
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0, for Intel Itanium
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for Itanium Processor Family
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for Itanium Processor Family
Other operating systems supported by System x servers:
Microsoft Virtual Server (guest operating system) No
NetWare, version 6.5 Yes
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Table 2. Operating systems supported by System i platforms and System p servers
Operating system Level 2
v AIX 5L™, Version 5.2
No
v AIX 5L, Version 5.3
v i5/OS®, Version 5 Release 3
v i5/OS, Version 5 Release 4
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 3.0, for IBM POWER
™
Note: System p servers require Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 3.3 or
later, for IBM POWER.
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0, for IBM POWER
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM POWER
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for IBM POWER
Table 3. Operating systems supported by System z servers
Operating system Level 2
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0, for IBM System z
No
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for IBM System z
Chapter 1. Getting started 9
10 ServeRAID Manager Installation and User's Guide
Chapter 2. Installing ServeRAID Manager
This topic describes the general procedure for installing the ServeRAID Manager
extension for IBM Director 5.10.
ServeRAID Manager may be installed on both Windows and Linux platforms.
Installing ServeRAID Manager is performed in several steps, each of which is
described in a topic in this section.
1. Download the ServeRAID Manager extension.
a. In a Web browser, navigate to the following We b site: www.ibm.com/pc/
support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-61777.
b. Navigate to the ServeRAID Manager extension for your operating system,
and download the extension files to a temporary directory.
Install ServeRAID Manager on the management server.
2.
Option Description
Windows server “Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
Windows server” on page 12
Linux server “Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a Linux
server” on page 13
3. Optional: Install ServeRAID Manager user-interface components for IBM
Director Console on remote management consoles.
Option Description
Windows console “Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
Windows console” on page 14
Linux console “Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a Linux
console” on page 15
Note: ServeRAID Manager user-interface components for IBM Director Console
are automatically installed on the management server when the
ServeRAID Manager server components are installed. It is not necessary
or possible to separately install ServeRAID Manager console components
on a management server.
4. Install ServeRAID Manager components for IBM Director Agent on managed
systems.
Option Description
Windows systems “Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
managed Windows system” on page 16
Linux systems “Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
managed Linux system” on page 17
NetWare systems “Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
managed NetWare system” on page 18
Note: ServeRAID Manager agent components are automatically installed on the
management server when the ServeRAID Manager server components
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are installed. It is not necessary or possible to separately install
ServeRAID Manager agent components on a management server.
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a Windows server
This topic describes the procedure for installing the ServeRAID Manager extension
for IBM Director on a Windows management server.
Complete the following steps to install ServeRAID Manager on a Windows
management server:
1. Copy the downloaded installation files to a temporary directory on the
machine on which you will be performing the installation.
2. Close all applications, including any command-prompt windows.
3. Click Start → Run.
4. In the Run dialog, type the following command in the Open field and press
Enter:
download\raid\server\windows\serveraid_5.10_server_windows.exe
download represents the location to which the ServeRAID Manager download
package was unzipped.
5. In the first panel of the ServeRAID Manager Server InstallShield Wizard, click
Next.
6. In the second panel of the ServeRAID Manager Server InstallShield Wizard,
complete the following steps:
a. Ensure that the hard disk drive icon
Manager Server in the list box. If a different icon appears, click the icon
and select This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on local
hard drive from the menu.
b. Ensure that the hard disk drive icon
other features you wish to install. You can install the ServeRAID Manager
Agent, ServeRAID Manager Console, and IBM Management Station along
with ServeRAID Manager Server.
c. Click Next.
7. (Only if Management Station is being installed) In the next panel of the
ServeRAID Manager Server InstallShield Wizard, complete the following
steps:
a. Type the user name and password (enter twice for confirmation) for the
user for the ServeRAID Management Station service.
b. Click Next.
8. In the next panel of the ServeRAID Manager Server InstallShield Wizard, click
Install. A new panel displays the installation progress.
9. When installation has completed, click Finish.
10. In the dialog that appears, respond to the prompt to reboot the management
server. Click Yes to reboot immediately, or click No if you will reboot the
management server yourself.
appears to the left of ServeRAID
appears to the left of each of the
The management server must be rebooted before the ServeRAID Manager
extension will operate. After installing the server components of the ServeRAID
Manager extension, you need to install the console components.
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Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a Linux server
This topic describes the procedure for installing ServeRAID Manager on a Linux
management server.
Complete the following steps to install ServeRAID Manager on a Linux
management server:
1. Copy the downloaded installation files to a temporary directory on the machine
on which you will be performing the installation. The downloaded installation
files are contained in a tar file. Use the tar -x command to extract the contents
to a temporary directory.
2. Stop IBM Director. From a command prompt, type the following command and
press Enter:
/opt/ibm/director/bin/twgstop
3. Change to the directory in which the installation package is located. Type the
following command and press Enter:
cd /download/raid/server/linux/
download represents the location into which the ServeRAID Manager download
package was extracted.
4. Optional: To install the management station service on the Linux management
server, perform the following substeps.
The management station is used to administer IBM System Storage
and IBM System Storage DS400 devices. This step is only necessary if both of
the following conditions are true:
v You wish to manage IBM System Storage DS300 and IBM System Storage
DS400 devices using IBM Director
v You do not have the standalone version of ServeRAID Manager installed
™
DS300
either of these conditions is not met, there is no need to install the
If
management station service.
Although it is possible to install the management station service on a
Note:
system other than that on which IBM Director Server is installed, this is
not a recommended configuration, and is not documented here. To use
the standalone version of ServeRAID Manager, or for instructions for
installing the management station service on a different system than the
management server on which IBM Director Server is installed, refer to
the documentation and downloads available on the ServeRAID Web site
at www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-495PES.html.
a. List the directory contents. There should be several files named
serveraid-mgmt-version-build.os.i586.rpm, with version, build, and os
indicating the version number, build number, and operating system for the
package. Note the version and build numbers for the following step.
b. Type one of the following commands (substituting the actual values for
version and build) and press Enter:
Installation scenario Command
Performing a new
rpm -ivh serveraid-mgmt-version-build.rhel33.i586.rpm
installation on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and
WS, version 3.0 (Update 3
required)
Chapter 2. ServeRAID Manager 13
Installation scenario Command
Upgrading from a previous
version on Red Hat
rpm -Uvh --relocate /opt/ibm/director=/opt/IBM/
director serveraid-mgmt-version-build.rhel33.i586.rpm
Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and
WS, version 3.0 (Update 3
required)
Performing a new
rpm -ivh serveraid-mgmt-version-build.rhel4.i586.rpm
installation on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and
WS, version 4.0
Upgrading from a previous
version on Red Hat
rpm -Uvh --relocate /opt/ibm/director=/opt/IBM/
director serveraid-mgmt-version-build.rhel4.i586.rpm
Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and
WS, version 4.0
Performing a new
rpm -ivh serveraid-mgmt-version-build.sles8.i586.rpm
installation on SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 8
Upgrading from a previous
version on SUSE Linux
rpm -Uvh --relocate /opt/ibm/director=/opt/IBM/
director serveraid-mgmt-version-build.sles8.i586.rpm
Enterprise Server 8
Performing a new
rpm -ivh serveraid-mgmt-version-build.sles9.i586.rpm
installation on SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9
Upgrading from a previous
version on SUSE Linux
rpm -Uvh --relocate /opt/ibm/director=/opt/IBM/
director
serveraid-mgmt-version-build.sles9.i586.rpm
Enterprise Server 9
The installation progress is displayed.
5. Type one of the following commands and press Enter:
Installation scenario Command
Performing a new
rpm -ivh RAIDLxServer-5.10-1.i386.rpm
installation
Upgrading from a previous
version
rpm -Uvh --relocate /opt/ibm/director=/opt/IBM/
director RAIDLxServer-5.10-1.i386.rpm
The installation progress is displayed.
6. Restart IBM Director Server. From a command prompt, type the following
command and press Enter:
/opt/ibm/director/bin/twgstart
The IBM Director ServeRAID Manager Server installation process installs the
server, console, and agent components of ServeRAID Manager on the management
server.
The management server must be rebooted before the ServeRAID Manager
extension will operate. After installing the server components of the ServeRAID
Manager extension, you need to install the console components.
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a Windows console
This topic describes the procedure for installing the ServeRAID Manager extension
on a Windows management console.
14 ServeRAID Manager Installation and User's Guide
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