Accessing the storage window, Serial connections – HP StorageWorks EVA Controller HSG V8.8 Software User Manual

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Command Console V2.5 User Guide

Accessing the Storage Window

You can access the HS-Series Storage window from the Start menu. You can
connect the Storage window to storage over a serial connection, a SCSI
connection, or a TCP/IP network.

Before you can make either a SCSI or a network connection, you must have one
of the following:

A virtual disk created on the subsystem

Command Console LUN (CCL) enabled

For more information about:

Creating a virtual disk, see the section titled

"Creating Virtual Disks"

, page 72

Enabling and disabling the CCL, see

Appendix A,

Accessing the Storage window from the Navigation tree, see the section titled

"Managing Storage Subsystems from the Navigation Tree"

, page 40

Serial Connections

The simplest connection to a subsystem is a direct cable connection from the
Client’s host system to a serial port on the subsystem. The serial connection is
often used to set the initial configuration of a storage subsystem. This initial
configuration can then allow a SCSI or network connection to the subsystem.

A direct serial connection to a subsystem does not provide as much functionality
as a network connection. The agent is bypassed so that any agent-related function
is not available. These functions include event logging, email, and pager
notification. The Navigation tree is not available with a direct serial connection.

To set up a serial connection:

1. Click Start > Programs > Command Console > StorageWorks CC HSxxx.

The Connection Selection window opens, as shown in

Figure 4

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