v Use the troubleshooting information in your system documentation, and use the
diagnostic tools that come with your system.
v Check for technical information, hints, tips, and new device drivers at the IBM
support Web site pages that are listed in this section.
v Use an IBM discussion forum on the IBM Web site to ask questions.
You
can solve many problems without outside assistance by following the
troubleshooting procedures that IBM provides in the DS4000 Storage Manager
online help or in the documents that are provided with your system and software.
The information that comes with your system also describes the diagnostic tests
that you can perform. Most subsystems, operating systems, and programs come
with information that contains troubleshooting procedures and explanations of error
messages and error codes. If you suspect a software problem, see the information
for the operating system or program.
Using the documentation
Information about your IBM system and preinstalled software, if any, is available in
the documents that come with your system. This includes printed books, online
documents, readme files, and help files. See the troubleshooting information in your
system documentation for instructions for using the diagnostic programs. The
troubleshooting information or the diagnostic programs might tell you that you need
additional or updated device drivers or other software.
Web sites
The most up-to-date information about DS4000 storage subsystems and DS4000
Storage Manager, including documentation and the most recent software, firmware,
and NVSRAM downloads, can be found at the following Web sites.
DS4000 Midrange Disk Systems
Find the latest information about IBM System Storage disk storage systems,
including all of the DS4000 storage subsystems:
www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/
IBM System Storage products
Find information about all IBM System Storage products:
www.storage.ibm.com/
Support for IBM System Storage disk storage systems
Find links to support pages for all IBM System Storage disk storage
systems, including DS4000 storage subsystems and expansion units:
www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/
brandmain?brandind=5345868
System Storage DS4000 interoperability matrix
Find the latest information about operating system and HBA support,
clustering support, storage area network (SAN) fabric support, and DS4000
Storage Manager feature support:
www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html
DS4000 Storage Manager readme files
1. Go to the following Web site:
www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/
brandmain?brandind=5345868
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