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PS4210 Installation Guide 4 Software Configuration Searching to see if the group exists. This may take a few minutes. The group does not exist or currently cannot be reached. Make sure you have entered the correct group IP address and group name. Do you want to create a new group (yes | no) [yes]? yes Group Configuration Group Name: group1 Group IP address: 192.17.2.20 Do you want to use the group settings shown above (yes | no) [yes]: yes Password for managing group membership: Retype password for verification: Password for the default group administration account: Retype password for verification: Saving the configuration ... Waiting for configuration to become active......Done Group member member1 now active in the group. Group group1 has been created with one member. Use the Group Manager GUI or CLI to set the RAID policy for the member. You can then create a volume that a host can connect to using an iSCSI initiator. group1> Using the Remote Setup Wizard to Configure the Software The Remote Setup wizard is located on the Host Integration Tools CD-ROM and must be installed on a Windows or a Linux computer. The Host Integration Tools User Guide provides detailed information about using the full capabilities of the Remote Setup wizard. To run the Remote Setup wizard, follow these steps: 1. Use a computer that meets the requirements in Choose a Configuration Method on page 17. 2. Obtain the Host Integration Tools CD-ROM from the shipping box, or download the Host Integration Tools kit from the support website. 3. Install the Remote Setup wizard following the instructions in the Host Integration Tools documentation. 4. Start the Remote Setup wizard by clicking: Start, Programs, EqualLogic, Remote Setup Wizard 5. In the Welcome dialog box, select Initialize a PS Series array and click Next. Note: If you cannot contact the array, check the network configuration. You might need to use the setup utility to configure the software. 6. Select the array that you want to initialize and click Next. 7. In the Initialize Array dialog box, enter the array configuration from Collect Configuration Information on page 17 and choose to create a group or join an existing group. Then, click Next. 8. In the Create a New Group or Join an Existing Group dialog box, enter the group configuration information and click Next. 9. Click Finish to exit the wizard. If you added the array to an existing group, you must set the member's RAID policy in order to use the disk storage. Go to Set the Member RAID Policy on page 21. If you created a new group, go to Storage Allocation on page 23. 20

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Searching to see if the group exists. This may take a few minutes.
The group does not exist or currently cannot be reached. Make sure you have
entered the correct group IP address and group name.
Do you want to create a new group (yes | no) [yes]?
yes
Group Configuration
Group Name:
group1
Group IP address:
192.17.2.20
Do you want to use the group settings shown above (yes | no) [yes]:
yes
Password for managing group membership:
Retype password for verification:
Password for the default group administration account:
Retype password for verification:
Saving the configuration ...
Waiting for configuration to become active
......
Done
Group member member1 now active in the group.
Group group1 has been created with one member.
Use the Group Manager GUI or CLI to set the RAID policy for the member. You can
then create a volume that a host can connect to using an iSCSI initiator.
group1>
Using the Remote Setup Wizard to Configure the Soft-
ware
The Remote Setup wizard is located on the Host Integration Tools CD-ROM and must be
installed on a Windows or a Linux computer. The
Host Integration Tools User Guide
provides
detailed information about using the full capabilities of the Remote Setup wizard.
To run the Remote Setup wizard, follow these steps:
1.
Use a computer that meets the requirements in
Choose a Configuration Method on page 17
.
2.
Obtain the Host Integration Tools CD-ROM from the shipping box, or download the Host
Integration Tools kit from the support website.
3.
Install the Remote Setup wizard following the instructions in the Host Integration Tools
documentation.
4.
Start the Remote Setup wizard by clicking:
Start, Programs, EqualLogic, Remote Setup Wizard
5.
In the Welcome dialog box, select
Initialize a PS Series array
and click
Next
.
Note:
If you cannot contact the array, check the network configuration. You might need to
use the
setup
utility to configure the software.
6.
Select the array that you want to initialize and click
Next
.
7.
In the Initialize Array dialog box, enter the array configuration from
Collect Configuration
Information on page 17
and choose to create a group or join an existing group. Then, click
Next
.
8.
In the Create a New Group or Join an Existing Group dialog box, enter the group
configuration information and click
Next
.
9.
Click
Finish
to exit the wizard.
If you added the array to an existing group, you must set the member’s RAID policy in order to
use the disk storage. Go to
Set the Member RAID Policy on page 21
.
If you created a new group, go to
Storage Allocation on page 23
.
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