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NEC Storage Manager
User’s Manual
IS004-13E
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Preface This manual describes the usage of NEC Storage Manager. NEC Storage Manager centrally operates/manages NEC Storage disk array subsystems connected to server machines. To do so, it manages the configurations and statuses of the NEC Storage disk array subsystems and issues alert messages according to performance and fault information. Refer to the “NEC Storage Manager Manual Guide” (IS901) for the overview of NEC Storage and the related manuals. Remarks 1. This manual expla
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Contents Part I Installation and Setting ..........................................................................................................................I-1 Chapter 1 Server Installation ..........................................................................................................................................I-2 1.1 Operating Environment ....................................................................................................................................
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Part I Installation and Setting Part I Installation and Setting Part I Installation and Setting
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Chapter 1 Server Installation Chapter 1 Server Installation 1.1 Operating Environment 1.1 Operating Environment 1.1 Operating Environment Table 1-1 Operating Environment Operating systems Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (SP2 or later) Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP2 or later) Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Memory OS required memory capacity + 50MB
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Chapter 1 Server Installation 1.2 Installation 1.2 Installation 1.2 Installation 1.2.1 Storage Manager Server Installation 1.2.1 Storage Manager Server Installation 1.2.1 Storage Manager Server Installation To install the iSM server, follow the procedure below. 1. To use the ESMPRO link function, install ESMPRO Agent ahead of the iSM server. If Alert Manager Main Service has been started before the iSM server is installed, terminate this service once to register the link fu
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Chapter 1 Server Installation 1.2.2 Storage Manager Server Uninstallation 1.2.2 Storage Manager Server Uninstallation 1.2.2 Storage Manager Server Unin stallation To uninstall the iSM server, follow the procedure below. (1) Log on as the Administrator. (2) Close [Services] and [Event Viewer]. (3) Remove “Storage Manager Server” by using [Add/Remove Programs] ([Add or Remove Programs] for Windows Server 2003) in [Control Panel]. When the Storage Manager service is running, it will be
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Chapter 1 Server Installation If you uninstall iSMvollist while iSMvollist and/or [Volume List Display] have been started, a message prompting to restart the system may appear. In this case, follow the instruction and be sure to restart the system. 1.3 Environment Setting 1.3 Environment Setting 1.3 Environment Setting Environment settings are required to start up the iSM server. This document describes how to perform environment settings. Perform environment settings when ins
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Chapter 1 Server Installation (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Figure 1-2 Disk Array Subsystem List Screen (i) [Automatic detection of Disk Array Subsystems connected by FC] When you select [Automatic detection of Disk Array Subsystems connected by FC], disk arrays with the FC connection are automatically detected and monitored. (ii) [Disk Array Subsystem List] [Disk Array Subsystem List] displays the disk array information currently registered. (When a disk array specified by the dis
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Chapter 1 Server Installation (v) [Edit] button To modify a disk array, select a disk array you want to edit and click the [Edit] button, or double-click the disk array and edit it on the Edit screen (Figures 1-4 and 1-5). (vi) (vii) Figure 1-3 Disk Array Subsystem - Add Screen - 1 (vi) [Specification by IP Address] To monitor a disk array in TCP/IP connection, select [Specification by IP Address] to display the IP address addition screen (Figure 1-4). (vii) [Specification
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Chapter 1 Server Installation (ix) [Sub IP Address] In [Sub IP Address], up to two IP addresses can be specified for the disk arrays with two SVPs. iSM connects to the IP address or that specified for the host name (port number: 2730) to conduct monitoring. (x) Figure 1-5 Disk Array Subsystem - Add Screen - 3 (x) Disk Number Entry field In an entry field on the screen as shown in the figure above, specify a disk number. A value from 0 to 9999 can be specified for a disk numb
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Chapter 1 Server Installation 1.3.2 Setting User Information 1.3.2 Setting User Information 1.3.2 Setting User Information User information is set in the following screen. iSM server uses user information as an account. iSM server uses this information in order to identify the user who connects by iSM client. This information is composed of user names, passwords, and user levels (refer to explanation of the “User-Add” screen given later for details). As a default, a user is registe
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Chapter 1 Server Installation (i) [User List] [User List] displays the list of users currently registered. This user name is used for obtaining authorization to connect with an iSM server from an iSM client, and display and control the disk array information form the iSM client. Up to 100 user names can be registered in the User List. (ii) [Add] button To add a user, use the [Add] button to open the Add screen (Figure 1-7). (iii) [Delete] button To delete a user, select a user you w
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Chapter 1 Server Installation 1.3.3 Setting Link Information 1.3.3 Setting Link Information 1.3.3 Setting Link Information Set link information to use the event link function. For details on the event link function, refer to 3.6 “Event Link”. Set link information on the Setting Utility screen shown below. To start the Setting Utility screen, select [Start] → [Programs] ([All Programs] for Windows Server 2003) → [Storage Manager Server] → [Setting Utility], or select [Server Menu] →
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Chapter 1 Server Installation (ii) SMTP Server In [SMTP Server], specify the SMTP server to which mails are sent within 235 characters. (iii) SMTP Port In [SMTP Port], specify the port number of the SMTP server to which mails are sent. A value from 1 to 65535 can be specified. The default value is 25. (iv) POP Server In [POP Server], specify the POP server to access for authentication when sending mails within 235 characters. This item is effective if you specify [POP before SMTP] fo
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Chapter 1 Server Installation (2) Mail Header File Setting screen (i) (ii) (iii) Figure 1-9 Mail Header File Setting Screen (i) Mail header file contents Write the mail header file contents. For details, refer to Appendix B “Environment Definition Language”. (ii) [Save] button Saves the mail header file with the displayed contents and returns to the Link Information Setting screen (Figure 1-8). (iii) [Save as] button Newly saves the mail header file with the displayed cont
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Chapter 1 Server Installation (3) Link-Add screen (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Figure 1-10 Link Item Addition Screen (i) Action Level Select the execution level of the action performed for the message of iSM. (ii) Action Select the action (the sending of mail or the execution of a batch file or program) to be taken for the message of iSM. (iii) Mail Address If [Mail Transmission] is selected, specify the mail address of the destination. Do not use parentheses in specifying the
