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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Contents

	Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	vii		Understanding RAID level-x0 . . . . . .	. 45
					Understanding RAID volumes . . . . . .	. 47
	Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	ix		Selecting a RAID level and tuning performance		48
					Selecting the RAID level by array capacity . . . 50
	About this book . . . . . . . . . .	. xi			Software and hardware support of RAID levels		52
					RAID levels that can use a hot-spare or standby
	Conventions and terminology . . . . . . .	. xi
					hot-spare drive . . . . . . . . . . .	.	53
	Related information . . . . . . . . . . .	. xi
					Selecting the RAID level in the migration wizard		54
	How to send your comments . . . . . . .	. xiv
					Starting the ServeRAID Manager task . . . .	. 54
	Chapter 1. Getting started . . . . . .	.		1	Logging in to the ServeRAID Manager . . . .	. 55
					Logging out of the ServeRAID Manager . . . .	. 56
	Introducing IBM Director . . . . . . . .	.	. 1		Using the ServeRAID Manager from the command
	Using IBM Director Console . . . . . . .	.	.	2	line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	56
	The IBM Director Console interface . . . .	.	. 2		Using the ServeRAID Manager with screen-reading
	IBM Director Console toolbar . . . . . .	.	.	3	software . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	56
	Panes in IBM Director Console . . . . .	.	. 4		Using the ServeRAID Manager in bootable-CD
	Working with tables . . . . . . . . .	.	.	5	mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	57
	Starting tasks . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	6	Accessing the ServeRAID Manager using the
	ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	6	keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	58
	Operating systems supported by ServeRAID				Verifying that the ServeRAID Manager agent is
	Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	7	running. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	59
					ServeRAID Manager and LED flash states . . .	. 60
	Chapter 2. Installing ServeRAID				Chapter 4. Managing ServeRAID
	Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	11
	Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a				devices . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	63
	Windows server . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 12			Configuring ServeRAID controllers and enclosures
	Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a				in the Configuration wizard . . . . . . . .	. 63
	Linux server . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.		13	Configuring an enclosure: the basic steps . .	.	63
	Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a				Configuring ServeRAID SCSI controllers
	Windows console . . . . . . . . . . .	.		14	(ServeRAID series 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7K) . . . .	.	63
	Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a				Configuring ServeRAID SAS, SATA, and
	Linux console. . . . . . . . . . . . .	.		15	HostRAID controllers (ServeRAID-7t,
	Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a				ServeRAID-8i, HostRAID) . . . . . . .	. 68
	managed Windows system . . . . . . . .	.		16	Selecting controllers to update . . . . . .	.	75
	Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a				Configuring ServeRAID enclosures . . . .	. 75
	managed Linux system . . . . . . . . .	. 17			Configuring NetWare user authentication . .	. 82
	Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a				Copying the configuration from drives . . .	. 83
	managed NetWare system . . . . . . . .	. 18			Restore the configuration to the factory-default
					settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	83
	Chapter 3. Using ServeRAID Manager		21		Saving a printable configuration and event logs		84
	Introducing the ServeRAID Manager . . . . .	. 21			Working with systems in the ServeRAID
					Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	88
	What’s new in the ServeRAID TM Manager .	. 21
					Modifying logical drives using the
	About ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . .	. 21
					Configuration wizard. . . . . . . . .	.	172
	Using the ServeRAID Manager interface . . . . 30
					Tuning your system for optimal performance		188
	Finding information on the World Wide Web .	. 31
					Managing storage devices . . . . . . .	.	197
	IBM ServeRAID publications . . . . . .	. 31
					Adding a remote system . . . . . . . .	.	204
	Understanding RAID technology . . . . . .	. 32
					Viewing the ServeRAID Manager event log . .	. 205
	Understanding stripe-unit size . . . . . .	.		32
					Using the ServeRAID Manager agent . . . .	. 206
	Understanding RAID level-0. . . . . . .	.		33
					Starting the ServeRAID Manager agent . . . . 206
	Understanding RAID level-1. . . . . . .	.		35
					Viewing the ServeRAID Manager event log .	. 207
	Understanding RAID level-1 Enhanced . . .	. 36
					Configuring the ServeRAID Manager agent .	. 208
	Understanding RAID level-5. . . . . . .	.		38
					Configuring the ServeRAID Manager agent >
	Understanding RAID level-5 Enhanced . . .	. 39
					general settings. . . . . . . . . . .	.	209
	Understanding RAID level-5EE . . . . . .	. 41
					Using the ServeRAID Manager agent . . .	. 210
	Understanding RAID level-6. . . . . . .	.		43

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iii

	Using Security Manager . . . . . . . . .	.	211	Rebuild failed: controller [number], logical drive
	Security Manager menu bar . . . . . .	.	211	[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	223
	Security Manager toolbar . . . . . . .	.	212	Synchronization failed: controller [number], logical
	Adding a user in the Security Manager. . .	.	212	drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	223
	Deleting a user in the Security Manager . .	. 213		Migration [logical-drive migration type] failed:
	Modifying a user in the Security Manager . .	. 213		controller [number], logical drive [number] . .	. 224
	Using SNMP Trap Manager . . . . . . .	. 213		Compression failed: controller [number], logical
	SNMP Trap Manager menu bar . . . . .	. 213		drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 224
	SNMP Trap Manager toolbar . . . . . .	. 214		Decompression failed: controller [number], logical
	Adding a system in the SNMP Trap Manager		214	drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 224
	Deleting a system in the SNMP Trap Manager		214	defunct drive: controller [number], < drive
	Modifying a system in the SNMP Trap Manager		215	location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 225
	Managing software and firmware . . . . .	. 215		PFA detected for drive: controller [number], <
	Confirming your software update . . . .	.	215	drive location> . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	225
	Changing BIOS-compatibility mapping . . .	. 215		Logical drive is offline: controller [number], logical
	Updating BIOS and firmware code . . . .	.	216	drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	225
	Selecting ROM update images . . . . . .	.	216	Logical drive is critical: controller [number], logical
				drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	225
	Chapter 5. Troubleshooting			Logical drive is blocked: controller [number],
	ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . .	217		controller [number] [number] . . . . . . .	.	225
	Could not copy the configuration from the drives:			Could not communicate with controller: controller
				[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	226
	controller [number] . . . . . . . . . .	.	217
				User name or password is not valid . . . . . . 226
	Could not restore the configuration to the
				ServeRAID Manager failed to start at port number
	factory-default settings: controller [number] . .	.	217
				[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	226
	Could not unblock logical drive [number]:
				No controllers were found in this system. . . . . 227
	controller [number] . . . . . . . . . .	.	218
				Host name [ID] is unknown or the network is
	Could not create a hot-spare drive: controller
				down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	227
	[number], < drive location> Could not create a
				Failed to connect to host name [ID] due to
	standby hot-spare drive: controller [number], <
				incompatible versions [Local=number
	drive location> . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	218
				Remote=number] . . . . . . . . . . .	.	227
	Could not delete array: controller [number], array
				Unable to connect to the remote system . . .	. 228
	[letter] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	218
				Array [letter] storage space still available. . . .	.	228
	Could not delete all of the arrays: controller
				Physical drives in array [letter] contain unusable
	[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	219
				space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	228
	Could not delete logical drive: controller [number],
				Hot spare is too small for use by at least one array.		229
	logical drive [number] . . . . . . . . .	.	219
				Could not start logical drive migration: controller
	Logical drive was not initialized: controller
				[number] logical drive [number] . . . . . .	.	229
	[number], logical drive [number] . . . . . .	.	219
				Could not enable the hot-swap rebuild operation:
	Could not start the logical drive synchronization:
				controller [number] . . . . . . . . . .	.	229
	controller [number], logical drive [number] . .	. 219
				Could not create logical drive: controller [number],
	Could not set the drive to online: controller
				logical drive [number] . . . . . . . . .	.	230
	[number], < drive location> . . . . . . .	.	220
				Logical drive was not initialized: controller
	Could not remove the defunct drive: controller
				[number], logical drive [number] . . . . . .	.	230
	[number], < drive location> . . . . . . .	.	220
				Logical drive must be synchronized: controller
	Could not replace the defunct drive: controller
				[number], logical drive [number] . . . . . .	.	230
	[number], < drive location> . . . . . . .	.	220
				[Number] ready drives still available. . . . .	.	231
	Could not delete the hot-spare drive: controller
				Cannot communicate with the remote system .	. 231
	[number], < drive location> Could not delete the
				Error getting controller configuration. . . . .	.	232
	standby hot-spare drive: controller [number], <
				Agent is running in local only mode. . . . . . 232
	drive location> . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	221
				Networking support is not available. . . . .	. 233
	Could not set the merge-group number: controller
				Could not send the event to the system. . . . . 233
	[number], logical drive [number] . . . . . .	.	221
				Failed to connect to host name [ID] at port number
	Could not blink the device lights . . . . . .	.	221
				[number].. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	234
	The battery-backup cache device needs a new
				Failed to connect to host name [ID] due to
	battery: controller [number] . . . . . . .	.	222
				incompatible versions [Local=id Remote=id]. . .	. 235
	The battery-backup cache device is defective:
				ServeRAID Manager failed to start at port number
	controller [number] . . . . . . . . . .	.	222
				[number].. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
	Background polling commands are not responding:
				Refused connection from [remote system ID]. .	. 235
	controller [number] . . . . . . . . . .	.	222
				FlashCopy with backup failed: controller [number],
	Commands are not responding: controller
				logical drive [number] . . . . . . . . .	.	236
	[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	222

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	Could not import configuration with more than			Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	eight drives into a ServeRAID-3L controller. . .	.	236	location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	246
	Could not copy the configuration from the drives:			Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	controller [number], < drive location> . . . .	.	236	location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	246
	Possible non-warranted physical drive found:			Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	controller [number], < device location> . . . .	.	237	location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	247
	Could not set the host name: controller [number]		237	Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	Could not set the partner host name: controller			location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	248
	[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	237	Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	Could not change the rebuild rate: controller			location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	248
	[number], < device location> . . . . . . .	.	238	Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	Could not change the stripe-unit size: controller			location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	248
	[number], < device location> . . . . . . .	.	238	Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	Could not change the write-cache mode: controller			location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	249
	[number], logical drive [number] . . . . . .	. 238		Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	Could not change the SCSI transfer speed:			location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	249
	controller [number], channel [number] . . . .	. 238		Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	Could not enable unattended mode: controller			location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	250
	[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	239	Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	Could not disable unattended mode: controller			location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	250
	[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	239	Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	Could not enable read cache: controller [number]		239	location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	250
	Could not disable read cache: controller [number]		239	Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	Could not set the SCSI initiator ID: controller			location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	250
	[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	240	Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
	Could not switch the active and passive			location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	250
	controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	240	This event log entry is informational. . . . .	.	251
	Could not clear the controller event logs for system
	[number].. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	240	Appendix A. Accessibility features for
	Could not copy the configuration from the			IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . .	253
	non-shared logical drives (merge group [number]):
	controller [number] . . . . . . . . . .	.	241	Appendix B. Glossary . . . . . . . .	261
	Could not change the BIOS-compatibility mapping
				A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	261
	to [Extended or Limited]: controller [number] .	. 241
				alien array . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	261
	Could not change the write-cache mode: controller
				array . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	261
	[number], channel [number], SCSI ID [number] .	. 241
				auto-synchronization . . . . . . . . .	.	261
	Enclosure device is not responding: controller
				B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	261
	[number], channel [number] . . . . . . .	.	241
				battery-backup cache . . . . . . . . .	.	261
	Enclosure fan [number] is malfunctioning:
				BIOS-compatibility mapping - Extended . .	. 261
	controller [number], channel [number] . . . .	. 242
				BIOS-compatibility mapping - Limited . . .	. 261
	Enclosure power supply [number] is
				BIOS-compatibility mapping . . . . . .	. 261
	malfunctioning: controller [number], channel
				block . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 261
	[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		242
				blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	261
	Enclosure temperature is out of normal range:
				C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	262
	controller [number], channel [number] . . . .	. 242
				cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	262
	Could not save the event logs: controller [number]		243
				compaction . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	262
	Version mismatch detected: controller [number]		243
				compression . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	262
	Compaction failed: controller [number], logical
				controller . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	262
	drive [number] . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	243
				controller names . . . . . . . . . .	.	262
	Expansion failed: controller [number], logical drive
				copy back . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	262
	[number] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		244
				critical. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	263
	Battery has exceeded normal operating
				D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	263
	temperature: battery controller [number] . . .	. 244
				data mirroring . . . . . . . . . . .	.	263
	Network connection was not found and/or host
				data scrubbing . . . . . . . . . . .	.	263
	name was not resolved. . . . . . . . . .	.	244
				data striping. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	263
	One or more logical drives contain a bad stripe:
				decompression . . . . . . . . . . .	.	263
	controller [number], logical drive [number] . .	. 244
				defunct . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 263
	Exception removing timer from active queue . . . 245
				distributed spare drive . . . . . . . .	.	263
	Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device
				E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	263
	location> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		246
				enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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	expansion . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	263	RAID level-0 . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	268
	F . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	RAID level-1 . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	268
	fault tolerance . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	RAID level-1E . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	268
	firmware . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	RAID level-5 . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	269
	FlashCopy . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	RAID level-5E . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	269
	FlashCopy virtual size . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	RAID level-5EE. . . . . . . . .		. .	.	269
	foreign array . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	RAID level-6 . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	269
	free space . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	RAID level-x0 . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	269
	G . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	RAID signature. . . . . . . . .		. .	.	269
	GB . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	read-ahead cache mode . . . . . .		. .	.	269
	H . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	read-ahead cache mode - Adaptive . .		. .	.	269
	high availability . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	read-ahead cache mode - Disabled . .		. .	.	270
	hot add . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	264	read-ahead cache mode - Enabled . .		. .	.	270
	hot-pluggable . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	265	ready . . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	270
	hot-spare drive . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	265	rebuild . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	270
	hot-swap rebuild . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	265	rebuild rate . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	270
	hot-swappable . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	265	rebuilding . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	270
	I. . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	265	recurring task . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	270
	Impacted . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	265	ROM Update wizard . . . . . . .		. .	.	270
	integrated RAID controller . . .	. . .	.	.	265	S . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	270
	initialize logical drive . . . .	. . .	.	.	265	ServeRAID Manager Mini-configuration
	initiator identifiers. . . . . .	. . .	.	.	265	program . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	270
	IPSSEND command-line program	. . .	.	. 265		SAF-TE . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	270
	L . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	scheduled task . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	270
	logical drive . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	SCSI . . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	271
	logical-drive migration . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	SCSI initiator ID . . . . . . . .		. .	.	271
	LSI 1030 controller. . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	SCSI-transfer speed . . . . . . .		. .	.	271
	M . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	segment . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	271
	management station . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . .		. .	.	271
	MB . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	shared drives . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	271
	merge-group number . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	small computer system interface . . .		. .	.	271
	merge-group state . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	spanned array . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	271
	migrating. . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	standby hot spare . . . . . . . .		. .	.	271
	mirror role . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	stripe-unit size . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	271
	N . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	266	stripes . . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	272
	network-attached storage . . .	. . .	.	.	266	sub-logical drive . . . . . . . .		. .	.	272
	Notification Manager . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	Synchronize . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	272
	O . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	T . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	272
	offline . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	throughput . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	272
	okay . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	U . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	272
	online . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	unattended mode . . . . . . . .		. .	.	272
	P . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	unattended mode -- Disabled . . . .		. .	.	272
	parity . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	unattended mode -- Enabled . . . .		. .	.	272
	parity block . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	W . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	272
	partner name . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	write-cache mode . . . . . . . .		. .	.	272
	physical drive . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	write-cache mode -- Write-back . . .		. .	.	272
	PFA . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	write-cache mode -- Write-through . .		. .	.	273
	plug-in . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267
	POST . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	267	Appendix C. Notices . . . . . .		.	. 275
	preferred owner . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	268	Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	276
	Q . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	268
	quorum drive . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	268	Glossary . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 279
	R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		.	.	268
						Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . .		. .	.	279
	restore to factory-default settings .	. . .	.	.	268
	rack enclosure . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	268	Index . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 289
	RAID . . . . . . . . . .	. . .	.	.	268

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Figures

1.	Hardware in an IBM Director environment	2	3.	IBM Director Console toolbar . . . . . . . 3
2.	IBM Director Console . . . . . . .	. . 2

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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® Director 4.20 for systems-management tasks. IBM Director consists of the following tools to meet your systems-management needs:

vIBM 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.

vIBM 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:

Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.

Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient or difficult situations.

Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention notice appears before the instruction or situation in which damage can occur.

Related information

Besides this documentation, there is additional information related to IBM Director.

IBM Director resources on the World Wide Web

The following Web pages provide resources for understanding, using, and troubleshooting IBM Director and other system-management tools.

IBM Director information center publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/ fqm0_main.html

Updated periodically, the IBM Director information center contains the most recent documentation available on a wide range of topics.

IBM Director Web site on ibm.com® 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:

vDownloads 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.

vPrintable documentation for IBM Director available in Portable Document Format (PDF) in several languages

IBM Director Software Developers Kit information center 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 Web 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 Web page provides information about IBM System x™, BladeCenter®, and IntelliStation® hardware compatibility with IBM Director.

IBM Servers

www.ibm.com/servers/

This Web 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:

vIBM BladeCenter

vIBM System i™

vIBM System p™

vIBM System x

vIBM System z™

IBM Virtualization Engine systems services fixes www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/VirtualizationEngine/ home2.html

This Web 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 Web 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 Web 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 Web 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.

vCreating a Report of the Tables in the IBM Director 4.1 Database (TIPS0185)

vIBM Director Security (REDP-0417)

vIBM BladeCenter Systems Management with IBM Director V4.1 and Remote Deployment Manager V4.1 (REDP-3776)

vImplementing IBM Director 5.10 (SG24-6188)

vIntegrating IBM Director with Enterprise Management Solutions (SG24-5388)

vManaging IBM TotalStorage® NAS with IBM Director (SG24-6830)

vMonitoring 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 Web 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 Web page includes information about the Remote Supervisor Adapter

II.

Other documents

For planning purposes, the following documents might be of interest:

vPlanning and Installation Guide - IBM BladeCenter (Type 8677)

vIBM Management Processor Command-Line Interface (MPCLI) User’s Guide version 5.10

How to send your comments

Your feedback is important in helping to provide the most accurate and highest quality information. If you have any comments about this book or any other IBM Director publication, use the form for reader’s comments is provided at the back of this publication. If the form has been removed, you may address your comments to:

International Business Machines Corporation

Design & Information Development

Department CGFA

PO Box 12195

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-9990

U.S.A.

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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® microprocessor-based 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® software), Computer Associates, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft®, NetIQ, and BMC Software.

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:

vOne or more servers on which IBM Director Server is installed. Such servers are called management servers.

vServers, workstations, desktop computers, and mobile computers that are managed by IBM Director. Such systems are called managed systems.

vNetwork devices, printers, or computers that have Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agents installed or embedded. Such devices are called SNMP devices.

vAdditional managed objects such as platforms and chassis. Collectively, all managed systems, devices, and objects are referred to as managed objects.

Figure 1 on page 2 shows the hardware in an IBM Director environment.

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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:

vGroups

vGroup contents (pane title indicates selected group)

vTasks

Below the panes is the marquee area and hardware-status alert display. The 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.

Note: Icons in the Windows tray, including the IBM Director Server Status icon, 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.

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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.

Note: The Group Contents pane may not be hidden.

Groups

The Groups pane lists all the groups available, including the default groups and any groups you have defined.

vClicking 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.

vRight-clicking some groups also displays a context menu allowing tasks to be performed on the group.

Group Contents

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.

vClicking the title opens a menu from which you can select a group to display.

vClicking a listed object selects that object for certain tasks performed from the toolbar or the menu.

vRight-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) You 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.

Tasks The Tasks pane lists tasks which can be performed in IBM Director.

Note: Although the list of tasks in the Task pane is static, not all tasks are 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.

vAn upward-pointing triangle symbol indicates the column is sorted in ascending order

vA downward-pointing triangle symbol indicates the column is sorted in descending order

vSome 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.

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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:

vDragging a task from the tasks pane onto a managed object (or a managed group, in some cases)

vDragging a managed object (or a managed group, in some cases) onto a task in the tasks pane

vRight-clicking a managed object (or managed group, in some cases)

vSelecting 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 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.

ServeRAID Manager

Use the ServeRAID™ Manager task to configure, monitor, and maintain 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 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.

Icon
Supported IBM	Level-2 managed systems
Director objects

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Supported operating	For detailed operating-system support information, see the IBM
systems	Director information center on the Web at
	publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/ v1r2/topic/
	diricinfo/fqm0_main.html.
Availability	Extension to the IBM Director product. You can download the
	extension from the IBM Support Web site at www.ibm.com/
	servers/eserver/xseries/ systems_management/ibm_director/.
Required hardware or	Designed specifically for use on System x, xSeries®, and
hardware limitations	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	Applicable ServeRAID device drivers that support ServeRAID
drivers	hardware.
Mass Configuration	No
support
Scheduler support	No
Files associated with	None
this task
Events associated with	The ServeRAID Manager task for IBM Director generates the
this task	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
	Note: The ServeRAID Manager (Standalone Edition) generates the
	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:

vLinux® on System x

vWindows

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

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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

vWindows 2000 Datacenter Edition

vWindows XP Professional Edition

vWindows Server 2003 Web Edition

vWindows 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

vWindows Server 2003 Web x64 Edition

vWindows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition

vWindows 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

vRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, version 4.0

vSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for x86

vSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86

vVMware ESX Server, versions 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1 and 2.5.2, Console

vVMware 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

vRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, version 4.0, for AMD64 and EM64T

vSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64

vSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 and EM64T

v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 3.0, for Intel Itanium

No

vRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0, for Intel Itanium

vSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for Itanium Processor Family

vSUSE 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

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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 Web 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.

2.Install ServeRAID Manager on the management server.

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 appears to the left of ServeRAID 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 appears to the left of each of the 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.

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™ DS300 and IBM System Storage DS400 devices. This step is only necessary if both of the following conditions are true:

vYou wish to manage IBM System Storage DS300 and IBM System Storage DS400 devices using IBM Director

vYou do not have the standalone version of ServeRAID Manager installed

If either of these conditions is not met, there is no need to install the management station service.

Note: Although it is possible to install the management station service on a 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)

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Installation scenario	Command
Upgrading from a previous	rpm -Uvh --relocate /opt/ibm/director=/opt/IBM/
version on Red Hat	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	rpm -Uvh --relocate /opt/ibm/director=/opt/IBM/
version on Red Hat	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	rpm -Uvh --relocate /opt/ibm/director=/opt/IBM/
version on SUSE Linux	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	rpm -Uvh --relocate /opt/ibm/director=/opt/IBM/
version on SUSE Linux	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	rpm -Uvh --relocate /opt/ibm/director=/opt/IBM/
version	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.

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