IBM DS6000 Series Server User Manual


 
164 DS6000 Series: Concepts and Architecture
Figure 9-10 Entering the URL using the TCP/IP address for the SMC
In Figure 9-10, we show the TCP/IP address and the port number 8452 afterwards.
Figure 9-11 Entering the URL using the fully qualified name of your MC
In Figure 9-11, we show the fully qualified name and the port number 8452 separated by a
colon.
For ease of identification, you could add a suffix such as 0 or 1 to the selected fully qualified
name, for example, MC_0 for the default MC as shown in Figure 9-11. Then bookmark it for
ease of use. When assigning the number, we recommend that you make the last field of the
optional MC only one digit higher than the default MC.
9.2.2 Introduction and Welcome panel
The IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Storage Manager (DS Storage Manager) is a software
application that runs on an MC. It is the interface provided for the user to define and maintain
the configuration of the DS6000. The DS Storage Manager can be accessed using a Web
browser running on a remote machine connected into the user’s network.