System configuration worksheet
You must provide information before the storage can be discovered and used by the system.
General setup information
You can download the system configuration worksheet by clicking .
Complete the following table to record the general required setup information for a new system:
General setup information | |
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Optional new password for superuser | |
System name | |
Do you want to set up Call Home? | |
Do you want to set up remote support assistance? |
Call Home and remote support assistance information
Complete the following tables for your facility so that you can set up Call Home and remote support assistance:
Contact information | |
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Contact name | |
Email address | |
Phone (Primary) | |
Phone (Alternate) | |
Machine location | |
System location information | |
Company name | |
Street address | |
City | |
State or province | |
Postal code | |
Country or region | |
Optional proxy server IP addresses for
remote support
assistance Note:
Remote support assistance normally uses the service IP address for each node
canister. You only need to configure a proxy server if you use a
firewall to protect your internal network and do not wish to configure the
firewall to allow communications for remote support on ports 22 and
443.
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IP address 1 | Port 1 |
IP address 2 | Port 2 |
IP address 3 | Port 3 |
IP address 4 | Port 4 |
IP address 5 | Port 5 |
IP address 6 | Port 6 |
If systems exist in multiple locations and a single, central site phone
number is used for all systems, a phone extension can be used. Extensions identify the physical
location of each system.
In the United States and Canada, the format for the phone number is
xxx-xxx-xxxx aaaaa
, where x
represents the 10 digits of the
phone number, and aaaaa
represents the extension (the extension can be up to
five alphanumeric characters that uniquely identify the location of the system). In countries
other than the United States and Canada, the phone number can be up to 19 characters
long.
Be sure to use the dashes in the phone number and a space before the
extension when you enter the phone number.
Complete the following table to record the email configuration that is needed to support Call Home:
Call home email configuration information | ||
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Primary DNS server | IP address | Server name |
Optional secondary DNS server | IP address | Server name |
SMTP | IP address 1 | Port |
IP address 2 | Port | |
IP address 3 | Port | |
IP address 4 | Port | |
IP address 5 | Port | |
IP address 6 | Port |
Storage Insights
Are you already using IBM® Storage Insights? IBM Storage Insights is a free cloud service that monitors the health, capacity, and performance for all IBM block storage and virtualized external storage on a single pane of glass, helping clients understand and plan storage capacity and performance. When support is needed, Storage Insights helps speed resolution by simplifying opening tickets, automating log uploads to IBM, and providing configuration, capacity, and performance information to IBM technicians. IBM Storage Insights Pro is a subscription service that provides longer historical views of data, more reporting and optimization options, and supports IBM file and block storage together with EMC VNX and VMAX.
For more information on IBM Storage Insights, see https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/analytics-driven-data-management.
IBMid information | |
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IBMid |
Encryption information
If you ordered feature code (#ACE3 or #ACE4) - Encryption Enablement Pack, then you will need the following information because it is best to enable encryption before volumes are created:
Complete the following table to record the configuration values needed to support encryption:
Encryption configuration information | |
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Do you want to use a key server or key servers? | |
Do you want to use USB flash drives to manage the encryption keys? | |
Do you have a common SSL certificate for more than one key server? |
Server | Name | IP address | Port | Primary |
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Key server 1 | ||||
Key server 2 | ||||
Key server 3 | ||||
Key server 4 |