Configuring Your Ds6000 Series; Offline Configuration Overview; Online Configuration Overview; Host Attachment Work Sheet - IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Introduction And Planning Manual
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Configuring your DS6000 series
This section provides an overview of the methods you can use to configure a
DS6000 series.
You can use one of the following three methods to configure your storage complex:
v Offline Configuration
v Online Configuration
v Express Configuration
Offline configuration overview
You can use the offline configuration method to create or import a new simulated
instance of your DS6000 series.
Use the offline configuration method to perform the following tasks:
v Import a physical and/or a logical configuration from an existing storage server.
v Apply logical configurations to either one of the following options:
v Collect communication settings for the storage complex and the management
v Apply communication settings as part of the logical configuration process.
v From a single interface, work with new and view an existing storage complex and
v Create, save, and open configuration documents for later reference and retention
v Print configuration reports.
v Export configuration data in a spreadsheet ready format.
Online configuration overview
You can use the online configuration method to manage physical and logical
configurations from existing storage complexes, storage servers, and storage units
over your network.
Table 24. Host attachment work sheet
Host Name
– A new or fully de-configured storage server
– An existing storage server
system.
storage units.
purposes.
Number of
Ports
Worldwide Port Name
Chapter 5. Planning your DS6000 series
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