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Initializing the system by using the technician port

To initialize a new system, you must connect a notebook computer to the technician port on the rear of a

node canister and run the initialization tool.

Before you begin

To perform these tasks, you must have the following items:

• A supported browser that is installed on the personal computer

• An Ethernet cable to connect the personal computer to the technician port

Attention: Do not connect the technician port to a switch. If a switch is detected, the technician

port connection might shut down, causing a 746 node error.

Important:

• Browser security features might prompt the user before it accepts the self-signed certicate that the

system issues.

• It might be necessary to remove old certicates that are stored in the browser before the browser

accepts the request.

• The web browser might display a warning about a potential security risk. It is safe to accept the risk and

continue.

• After the technician port physical connection is completed (that is, connected both ends), it can take up

to 45 seconds before the port is fully up and able to process requests. Submitting requests before this

interval might result in 404 error responses.

• If the http://service request in the browser causes a 404 error, or fails to produce a response, it

might be necessary to use the url https://192.168.0.1 in the browser request to connect to the

system.

If you are unable to connect to the system by using the technician port, you can use a monitor and

keyboard that are connected to the VGA and USB ports on the system to initialize the system. Complete

the following steps.

1. Access the command line by using the superuser credentials.

2. Issue the CLI command mkcluster -clusterip x.x.x.x -mask m.m.m.m -gw g.g.g.g -name name to

create the system.

Procedure

To initialize the system, complete the following steps.

1. Ensure that the system is powered on, as described in “Powering on the system” on page 72.

2. Congure an Ethernet port on the personal computer to enable Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol

(DHCP) conguration of its IP address and DNS settings.

a) If you do not have DHCP, you must manually congure the personal computer. To do so, specify the

static IPv4 address 192.168.0.2, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, gateway 192.168.0.1, and

DNS 192.168.0.1.

3. Locate the Ethernet port that is labeled T on the rear of each node canister.

On Storwize V5010E systems, the second onboard 1 Gbps Ethernet port is initially used as the

technician port. Figure 78 on page 79 shows the location of the technician port ( T ) on a node

canister.

IBM Storwize V5000E : Storwize V5000E Quick Installation Guide

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