Chapter 5. Master console
The master console provides a single point from which to manage the SAN
Volume Controller nodes. You can purchase the master console as a hardware
product option (which includes the master console preinstalled software) or as a
software-only option.
The two master console options are the same in function and software. However,
the planning, installation, and configuration processes are slightly different:
Master console hardware option
The manufacturing plant installs the software on the hardware using the
default settings. After the IBM service representative installs the hardware
option, you must configure and customize the default factory settings.
Master console software-only option
You must provide your own hardware and perform both the installation
and configuration processes.
The
master console provides you with the following functions:
v A platform on which the subsystem configuration tools can be run
v A platform for remote service, which allows the desktop to be shared with
remote IBM service personnel if assistance is required to resolve complex
problems
v Access to the following components:
– SAN Volume Controller Console, which is a graphical user interface
application, through a Web browser
– SAN Volume Controller command-line interface, through a Secure Shell (SSH)
session
The
master console can support up to four SAN Volume Controller clusters.
Master console hardware option components
Your master console software is preinstalled when you order the master console
hardware option with your SAN Volume Controller.
The following components are included with the master console hardware option:
v 19-inch 1U rack-mounted IBM eServer
™
xSeries
®
server
v 19-inch 1U flat panel monitor and keyboard
Attention:
If more than one power distribution bus is available, the two power
connectors, one supplying the master console server and the other supplying the
master console monitor, must be connected to the same power distribution bus.
The following software is preinstalled on the system:
v Microsoft
®
Windows 2003 Standard Server Edition with the latest service pack
v PuTTY, a client for Telnet and Secure Shell (SSH) protocol communications
– Putty.exe, the client software
– Puttygen.exe, a utility for generating encryption keys
– Plink.exe, the command-line interface to the PuTTY client software
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