PS4210 Installation Guide
After you complete the software configuration, the array becomes a member of a group and its
disk storage is available for use.
Using the Setup Utility to Configure the Software
To use the
utility to initialize an array and create or expand a group:
setup
1. On the console or terminal emulator that has the serial connection to the array, press the
key.
Enter
If the array does not respond, contact your PS Series support provider for information
Note:
on how to proceed.
2. At the login prompt, enter
Passwords do not appear on the screen.
3. When prompted, enter
4.
When prompted, enter the array and group configuration information from Collect
Configuration Information on page
question mark (
) to get help.
?
There may be a short delay after entering the group IP address as the array searches
Note:
the network.
After
completes, you must set the member's RAID policy in order to use the disk storage.
setup
Go to Set the Member RAID Policy on page
The following example shows using the
EXAMPLE - Using the setup Utility
Login: grpadmin
Password: xxxxxxxx
The setup utility establishes the initial network and storage configuration for a
storage array and then configures the array
as a member or a new or existing group of arrays.
For help, enter a question mark (?) at a prompt.
It appears that the storage array has not been configured.
Would you like to configure the array now? (y/n) [n] y
Group Manager Setup Utility
Do you want to proceed (yes | no) [no]? yes
Initializing. This may take several minutes to complete.
Enter the network configuration for the array:
Member name []: member1
Network interface [eth0]: eth0
IP address for network interface []: 192.17.2.41
Netmask [255.255.255.0]:
Default gateway [192.17.2.1]:
Enter the name and IP address of the group that the array will join.
Group name []: group1
Group IP address []: 192.17.2.20
for both the account (login) name and the password.
grpadmin
to start the
utility.
y
setup
17. Press the
21.
utility to initialize an array and create a group.
setup
Welcome to Group Manager
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4 Software Configuration
key to accept a default value. Enter a
Enter
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