DS6000 Storage Manager

The DS6000 Storage Manager is installed through a GUI or in silent mode for Windows operating systems. It can be accessed from any location that has network access using a Web browser. The result of the installation is access to a configuration tool that can be used in offline or online settings. In addition, you can receive access to the use of copy services functions if you have the authorized license management code.

You can also install the DS6000 Storage Manager on a PC that has the following minimum footprint requirements. Also, ensure you have a supported browser installed.

Table 1. Footprint related requirements
Requirement	Minimum Value
Disk	600 MB
Memory	512 MB Real Memory
Processor	Pentium 4 Processor at 1.4 GHz

Supported browsers:

Internet Explorer 6.x
Netscape 6.2
Netscape 7.x

Supported operating systems:

Table 2. Supported operating systems
Operating System	Full management console install	Offline management console install
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	X	X
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	X	X
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4	X (English only)	X
Windows 2000 Server SP4	X (English only)	X
Windows 2000 Professional SP4	X (English only)	X
Windows XP Professional SP1		X
Windows XP Professional SP1a		X
Windows XP Professional SP2	X	X

Note: The DS6000 Storage Manager is not supported on any Windows 64-bit operating system.

Note: Animations needs to be turned on in your browser if you want to observe the installation progress bars associated with the DS Storage Manager installation. Use the following instructions for your specific browser:

Internet Explorer
1. From the Tools menu and then select Internet Options.
2. Select the Advanced tab and scroll down to the Multimedia section.
3. Check Play animation in web pages.
Netscape
1. From the Edit menu and select Preferences.
2. Double-click on Privacy and Security.
3. Select Images and select as many times as the image specifies in the Animated image should loop section.

Ensure that you have available these completed planning work sheets, which can be found in the DS6000 Introduction and Planning Guide, Chapter 5 "Planning your DS6000 series":

Configuration work sheet
Network settings work sheet

Terminal Server:

Use these procedures if your Windows PC has the Terminal Server enabled and the session that you are logged in is set to the "Execute" mode. You must change the mode to "Install" using the following instructions:

For Windows 2000: Use the Add New Programs option of the Add/Remove Programs utility. This utility automatically changes the Terminal Server session to "Install" mode before you start the installation, and changes it back to the initial mode after you finish the installation.
For Windows 2003: Double-click on the executable file that has the standard name of setup.exe to automatically change the Terminal Server session to "Install" mode before you start the installation. Windows considers setup.exe as an installation program. This utility automatically changes it back to the initial mode after you finish the installation.
Note: This behavior applies only to double-clicking on the setup.exe. It does not apply to invoking the setup.exe from a command line or launching it from an executable of a script file.

The installation in graphic or silent mode for Windows is described as follows: