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202 DS8000 Series: Concepts and Architecture
Figure 10-9 Recommended logical configuration steps
10.2 Introducing the GUI and logical configuration panels
The IBM TotalStorage DS Storage Manager is a program interface that is used to perform
logical configurations and Copy Services management functions. The DS Storage Manager
program is installed via a GUI (graphical mode) or as an unattended (silent mode) installation
for the supported operating systems. It can be accessed from any location that has network
access using a Web browser. This section describes the DS Storage Manager GUI and
logical configuration concepts and steps that allow the user a simple and flexible way to
successfully configure FB and CKD storage.
10.2.1 Connecting to the DS8000
To connect to the DS8000 through the browser, enter the URL of either the default Storage
Hardware Management Console (S-HMC) or the optional S-HMC you may have purchased.
You can connect through either S-HMC, but we recommend that once you start updating and
modifying from one S-HMC, you continue to make your changes through that S-HMC for the
duration of the change. The URL consists of the TCP/IP address as shown in Figure 10-10, or
a fully qualified name that the DNS server can resolve as shown in Figure 10-11 on page 203.
Create Storage Complex.
Create Storage Units (Storage Facility) and define associated
Storage Images (Storage Facility Images).
Define Host Systems and associated Host Attachments.
Create Arrays by selecting Array Sites. Array Sites are already
automatically pre-defined.
Create Extent Pools, add ranks in Extent Pools and define the
server 0 or server 1 affinity.
Create Logical Volumes and add the Logical Volumes in LSSs.
(LSSs and Address Groups Data Types (FB or CKD) are set when a
LUN is added to one LSS in an unused Address Group or when one
LCU is created in an unused Address Group.)
Create Volume Groups. Then, assign Host Attachments and
Logical volumes to the Volume Group you create.
Create Ranks and add Arrays in the ranks.