Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the IBM SAN Volume Controller Model 2145-SV1 Hardware
Installation Guide include lists of all the parts that are required for installation.
The lists include the SAN Volume Controller nodes, optional SAN Volume
Controller expansion enclosures, and associated parts.
2. Install the hardware.
Chapters 2, 3, and 4 describe the procedures for installing the SAN Volume
Controller nodes and optional expansion enclosures.
Configuration tasks
To configure a SAN Volume Controller system, you must complete the following
tasks or have them completed by an IBM service representative or IBM Business
Partner:
1. Register your product.
To receive product support notifications from IBM, you must register your
product. To register your product, click Register at this website:
www.ibm.com/support
2. Create a system.
Use the System Initialization GUI presented in a web browser of a computer
that is directly connected to the technician port for this procedure, which is
completed in two phases:
a. Use the Create Cluster action on the System Initialization GUI accessed via
the technician port of one of the SAN Volume Controller nodes that you
have installed to create the system.
This procedure is usually performed by an IBM representative or IBM
Business Partner using information that the customer provides.
b. Follow the Setup wizard in the management GUI to perform the initial
system configuration.
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