Using the master console installation wizard

You use the master console installation wizard to install all the master console components.

Before you install the master console software, ensure that your system meets the requirements that are provided in the IBM System Storage® SAN Volume Controller Planning Guide.

During the installation, the wizard installs the following master console components:

SAN Volume Controller Console and CIM agent
PuTTY

Perform the following steps to install the master console software:

Log on as a local administrator (for example, as the Administrator user) on the system where you want to install the master console software.
Insert the master console CD into the CD drive.
Click Start > Run to open the Run window.
Enter drive:\setup.exe, where drive is the letter of the drive in which you inserted the CD. Click OK.
The following message is briefly displayed:
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You are then prompted to select the language to use for the installation wizard.
Select the language to use, and then click OK.
The Welcome panel is displayed.
Read the information on the Welcome panel, and then click Next.
The License Agreement panel is displayed.
Read the license agreement and perform one of the following actions:
- Click I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next to continue with the installation.
- Click I do not accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Cancel to exit the installation.
When you click Next, the wizard verifies that your system meets the hardware requirements for the installation.
Note: If your system does not meet hardware requirements, the wizard opens a panel that warns you about a decrease in the performance level if these requirements are not met. Click OK to close the warning panel.

A panel is displayed for you to select the destination directory for your master console software installation. By default, the master console software is installed in C:\Program Files\IBM\MasterConsole
Click Next to accept the default directory. If you want to change the directory, click Browse, select a different directory, and then click Next.
The installation wizard compares the list of components to be installed with the products that are already installed on your system. If the wizard finds that any master console components are already installed, it compares the versions and uses the following logic to determine which components to install:
- If the component is not installed or the installed version is an earlier version than the required version, the component is installed or upgraded by launching the component-specific installation program.
- If the component is installed at the same version level as the version that is installed by the installation wizard, the wizard does not install the component.
- If the installed component is a later version than the version to be installed, the installation wizard does not install the component, but a warning that indicates that this version is not tested with the master console is displayed. Click OK if you see this warning. Decide whether you want to continue the installation or exit the installation so that you can first remove the later version from your system. If you remove the later version, restart the master console installation wizard after the removal.
- If a component is incorrectly installed on the system, you are asked to continue with the installation by reinstalling the component with the component-specific installer. If the reinstallation does not succeed, you must exit the master console installation wizard, manually remove the product from your system, and restart the master console installation wizard.
After the wizard performs the comparison, the Product List panel is displayed. This panel provides the following information:
- Versions of existing master console components
- Required versions
- Actions to be done by the installation wizard or by you
If you need to refer to the installation product list later, this information is saved on your system in the MasterConsoleProducts.htm file. This file is located in the directory that you specified for the master console installation.
After you have reviewed the information presented in the Product List panel, click Next.
The PuTTY installation panel is displayed.
Click Next to begin the installation of PuTTY.
Click Next when the wizard indicates that PuTTY has been installed.
The installation wizard validates the installation of PuTTY. If the validation is not successful, an error panel is displayed and you must exit the wizard, correct the errors, and restart the installation wizard.
Before continuing with the installation wizard, create an SSH key pair using PuTTY. Follow the instructions that are described in the Generating an SSH key pair using PuTTY topic. After you have created the SSH key pair, return to these instructions.
The next part of the installation wizard uses the generated SSH key pair to install the SAN Volume Controller Console.
Click Next to launch the SAN Volume Controller Console installation program.
The SAN Volume Controller Console installation program opens in a new window.

Important: Do not close the main master console installation wizard panel while you complete the SAN Volume Controller Console installation program.
From the SAN Volume Controller Console installation program, perform the following steps to install the SAN Volume Controller Console:
1. Click Next in the Welcome panel.
2. Click I accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next in the License Agreement panel.
3. Click Next in the Destination Directory panel to accept the default directory.
4. Enter the private key that you created in step 12 (the default key name is icat.ppk), and then click Next.
5. Click Next in the CIMOM ports panel to accept the default ports.
6. Click Next to accept the default ports for the embedded WebSphere® Application Server.
7. Click Install in the installation confirmation panel to install the SAN Volume Controller Console.
8. (Optional) Click View post installation tasks to view the steps that you must later perform to access the SAN Volume Controller Console.
9. Click Finish to complete the installation and close the SAN Volume Controller Console installation program.
  The SAN Volume Controller Console installation program closes and control is returned to the main master console installation wizard.
In the main master console installation wizard, click Next.
The wizard validates the installation of the SAN Volume Controller Console. If the validation is successful, the Finish panel is displayed. If the validation fails, an error panel is displayed. If errors are found, exit the wizard, correct the errors, and restart the master console installation wizard.
Review the master console installation log (mclog.txt) to ensure that all components are properly installed. The log file is located in installation_directory\logs, where installation_directory is the directory where the master console was installed. The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\IBM\MasterConsole.
Click Finish to complete the installation.
If a system restart is required, accept the prompt to complete the master console installation process.