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Enter a static IP address for each SP. Note that only the SP A field is available for data entry on the AX150SC. Enter the subnet mask and default gateway; then click Next to advance to the security dialog box, as shown in Figure 7 on page 14. Figure 7. Entering network parameters for an uninitialized system In the security dialog box, enter a descriptive storage-system name, a username, and a password that will be used to log in to the Navisphere Express management software. Usernames and passwords are casesensitive and may be no more than 32 characters (letters or numbers). Click Next to open the confirmation dialog box and proceed with initialization. The storage system reboots at the completion of the wizard in order to set the network parameters. Navisphere Server Utility The Server Utility is the second AX utility required to configure the storage system. The Server Utility should be installed on all servers that are connected to an AX150 and will be assigned disks. The Server Utility performs these functions: Š Registers host HBAs to the storage system to which they are attached. Š Propagates file-system information from the server to the storage system so that the relationship between file systems and virtual disks can be seen through Navisphere Express. The utility can be installed to run at server boot time to update this information. Š Initiates SnapView snapshot functions on Windows platforms. For initial storage-system configuration, the utility is used to register the server HBAs. Each HBA must be registered to its attached storage system so that virtual disks may be assigned for access exclusively by that server or cluster. Registration of the host HBAs is done in band, or over the optical cables that connect the HBA to the storage-system SP port. Ensure that the appropriate HBA driver is installed and that a connection exists between the HBA and the SP port. When the Server Utility is launched on Windows, the Navisphere Server Utility dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 8 on page 15. Introduction to the AX150 Storage System A Detailed Review 14

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Enter a static IP address for each SP. Note that only the SP A field is available for data entry on the
AX150SC. Enter the subnet mask and default gateway; then click
Next
to advance to the security dialog
box, as shown in Figure 7 on page 14.
Figure 7. Entering network parameters for an uninitialized system
In the security dialog box, enter a descriptive storage-system name, a username, and a password that will be
used to log in to the Navisphere Express management software. Usernames and passwords are case-
sensitive and may be no more than 32 characters (letters or numbers). Click
Next
to open the confirmation
dialog box and proceed with initialization. The storage system reboots at the completion of the wizard in
order to set the network parameters.
Navisphere Server Utility
The Server Utility is the second AX utility required to configure the storage system. The Server Utility
should be installed on all servers that are connected to an AX150 and will be assigned disks. The Server
Utility performs these functions:
Registers host HBAs to the storage system to which they are attached.
Propagates file-system information from the server to the storage system so that the relationship
between file systems and virtual disks can be seen through Navisphere Express. The utility can be
installed to run at server boot time to update this information.
Initiates SnapView snapshot functions on Windows platforms.
For initial storage-system configuration, the utility is used to register the server HBAs. Each HBA must be
registered to its attached storage system so that virtual disks may be assigned for access exclusively by that
server or cluster. Registration of the host HBAs is done
in band
, or over the optical cables that connect the
HBA to the storage-system SP port. Ensure that the appropriate HBA driver is installed and that a
connection exists between the HBA and the SP port. When the Server Utility is launched on Windows, the
Navisphere Server Utility dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 8 on page 15.
Introduction to the AX150 Storage System
A Detailed Review
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