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4 Preparing for and Starting Operations
This chapter describes the preparation required before using Device Manager and provides instructions for
starting Device Manager operations:
•
Preparing to start Device Manager operations (see section
4-1
)
•
Link-and-launch requirements (see section
4-2
)
•
Copy pair requirements (see section
4-3
)
•
Logging in to Device Manager the first time after installation (see section
4-4
)
•
Starting Device Manager operations (see section
4-5
)
•
Linking with External Storage XP (see section
4-6
)
4-1 Preparing to Start Device Manager Operations
Before starting Device Manager operations, you must perform the following tasks:
•
Device Manager server. Make sure that the Device Manager server is installed, configured, and fully
operational. Write down the IP address of the Device Manager server. For more information, refer to the
HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Device Manager Server Installation and
Configuration Guide.
NOTE:
Make sure that you read the Release Notes for Device Manager.
•
License Key. You must register the license key of the storage subsystem you want to manage in Device
Manager. Write down the license key or obtain the license key file.
•
Web Client Environment. Make sure that the JRE and JWS software have been installed and configured
properly on the Web Client system as described in
Chapter 3
.
•
Storage Subsystems. Make sure that the storage subsystems are configured for Device Manager
operations as specified in the HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Device Manager
Server Installation and Configuration Guide.
Write down the IP address of each storage subsystem that you want to manage using Device Manager.
You will need the IP address to add the storage subsystem to Device Manager.
IMPORTANT:
Always make sure that only one Device Manager server at a time is actively managing a
single storage subsystem.
•
Hosts with a Device Manager Agent. Hosts on which the Device Manager agent is installed are
recognized automatically by Web Client. Make sure to run the Device Manager agent after installing the
Device Manager server.
For more information, refer to the HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Device
Manager Agent Installation Guide.
•
Hosts without a Device Manager Agent. For each host that will not have the Device Manager agent
installed, write down the port WWN(s). You will need the WWNs when you add the hosts manually to
Device Manager.
•
Link-and-Launch Operations. Device Manager provides link-and-launch functionality for the following
applications:
•
HDLM for Sun™ Solaris™ and HDLM for IBM
®
AIX
®
•
Provisioning Manager
•
Replication Monitor
•
Tiered Storage Manager
•
Remote Web Console
•
Registered third-party applications
NOTE:
Before performing link-and-launch operations, make sure that the requirements in section
4-2
have been met.
•
Exclusive Access to Subsystems. The Device Manager server requires exclusive access to a storage
subsystem. You must make sure that a single storage subsystem is always managed by a single Device
Manager server. Do not build a system configuration where multiple Device Manager servers may be able
to manage the same storage subsystem.