Before you install the
IBM System
Storage DS Storage Manager,
verify that the prerequisite software and hardware are installed on your system.
The installation program checks for prerequisites and cancels the installation
if any prerequisites are missing. If you have the correct level of Java code,
but Java errors appear during installation, request a new installation CD
from your IBM representative.
Notes: - The name of the user who logs on and performs the installation
must not contain any non-ASCII or special characters. It could cause the installation
to fail.
- The DS Storage Manager is not supported on any Windows 64-bit operating
system.
To install the DS Storage Manager on the Windows operating
system using graphical mode, perform the following steps:
- Log on as a user with administrator authority.
- Insert the IBM System Storage™ DS6000™ Series Storage Manager CD into the CD-ROM drive. The IBM System
Storage DS Storage Manager program
starts within 15 - 30 seconds if you have autorun mode set on your system.
The LaunchPad window is displayed.
If the LaunchPad window does
not display, go to the CD-ROM drive using Windows Explorer or a command prompt
and perform one of the following steps:
The following options are available in the Launchpad window:
- DS6000 Storage
Manager overview
- Provides information about the IBM System
Storage DS Storage Manager software.
- Readme file (recommended selection)
- Provides updated product information that was not provided in these installation
instructions.
- User's guide
- Provides specific installation instructions.
- DS6000 Storage Manager
Web site
- Provides information from the product Web site.
- Installation wizard
- Starts the IBM System
Storage DS Storage Manager installation
program.
- Exit
- Exits the IBM System
Storage DS Storage Manager LaunchPad
program.
- Click the Readme file selection on the LaunchPad
to check for information that might supersede the information in this guide.
- Click the Installation wizard selection
on the LaunchPad to start the installation program.
Note: The LaunchPad
window remains open behind the installation wizard so that you can access
product information during the installation process.
There might
be a slight delay while the software loads on your system. After the software
loads, a DOS prompt window opens to display the following message:
Initializing InstallShield Wizard...
Preparing Java (tm) Virtual Machine .............................
. ......................................................
The Welcome
window of the
IBM System
Storage DS Storage Manager installation
program displays if no problems are discovered during the initial system check.
If an error is discovered (for example, the operating system does not match
the prerequisite), an error message is displayed and the installation program
exits.
- Click Next to continue, or click Cancel to
exit the installation. When you click Next, the License
Agreement window displays.
Note: Anytime you click Cancel on
any of the installation windows, a message asking for you to confirm that
you want to exit is displayed.
- Read the license agreement and click your acceptance or nonacceptance
of the agreement. If you accept, the Next button is
highlighted. Click Next to continue or click Cancel to
exit the installation. When you click Next, the Destination
Directory window is displayed.
- Choose the directory on the Destination Directory window where
you want to install the application by using one of the following options. Clicking Next causes the server installation
checking window (a window for each server) to display if the DS Storage Manager
Server or the DS Network Interface Server is installed on your system. If
the two servers are not installed on your system, then the Server Parameters
window is displayed.
- Click the Next button to accept the default (recommended)
directory that is shown in the window.
- Type a fully qualified directory path into the Directory Name path to
designate your own directory. Then click the Next button.
- Click the Browse button and a directory window
is displayed. Scroll to the directory that you want to use for the application.
Click it and click OK. The directory path is displayed
in the Directory Name field.
- Click Next . One
of the following is displayed:
- The Server Parameters window is displayed with default values shown for
all the fields.
- If the DS Storage Manager Server
is already installed on your system, the DS Storage Manager Server
Installation Checking window is displayed. A message is displayed on the window
that indicates which version of the server is installed and whether the installation
process will install a newer version of the server. To continue the installation
process, click Next.
When you click Next,
if the DS Network Interface Server is installed on the system, the DS Network
Interface Server Installation Checking window appears. This indicates the
version of the DS Network Interface server that is installed on your system
and whether the installation process will install a newer version of the server.
To continue the installation process, click Next.
When
you click Next, the Installation Confirmation window
is displayed if the two servers are already installed on your system. If your
installation process has taken you through these two checking windows, go
to Step 15.
- Click Next to accept the default
values that are displayed on the Server Parameters window. All fields must
contain a value before you can proceed to the next step.
You can change the default values by supplying the following information:
- Host Name — The host name of the physical machine where the
DS Storage Manager Server is installed. The host name must resolve to a physical
network node on the server. When multiple network cards exist in the server,
the host name or IP address must resolve to one of the network cards. The
value that you specify for the host name is used as the value of the hostName
property in WebSphere Application Server configuration files. Specify the
host name value in one of the following formats:
- The fully qualified domain name servers (DNS) host name string; for example, xmachine.manhattan.ibm.com.
- The default short DNS host name string; for example, xmachine.
- The numeric IP address; for example, 9.127.255.3.
- The generic name localhost or its equivalent IP address; for example, 127.0.0.1.
Note: The specified value for the host name is stored by WebSphere Application
Server into its internal configuration files. If you specified the host name
in the fully qualified form or the short host name string, do not change the
host name after the DS Storage Manager Server installation. If you do, the
host name and the name that you specified for the configuration file no longer
match. If you do change the host name, you must manually edit all the WebSphere
Application Server configuration files that contain references to the old
name to reflect the new name. If you specified the host name in the form of
the numeric IP address, you must use a fixed IP address for the computer (you
cannot use DHCP to obtain a dynamic IP address for it). The above restrictions
do not exist if you specified the host name in the form as localhost.
- HTTP Port — The port number that the DS Storage Manager Server
uses. It is recommend that the port numbers specified in this section not
be changed from the defaults. Doing so, may compromise remote support. The
port number must be a port that is not being used by another process on the
system. After the DS Storage Manager Server is installed, you must include
this port number in the URL to access the console. That URL is the protocol
name, plus the fully qualified host name, plus the port, plus DS6000/Console; for example, http://myhost.com:8451/DS6000/Console.
- HTTPS Port — The port that the DS Storage Manager Server uses
for secure HTTP transport (HTTPS).
- Bootstrap/RMI Port — The port that the DS Storage Manager Server
uses for the bootstrap port.
- SOAP Port — The port that the DS Storage Manager Server uses
for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP).
- Server help Port — The port for the Eclipse help Server. This
port is the one that the help system (based on Eclipse technology) uses to
receive requests for help files.
Note: The values that are used in the Server Parameters window fields
must not conflict with existing port assignments that are already on the system
or reserved for use by another application.
- Click Next after you have ensured that all the input fields
on the Server Parameters window are complete. The SSL Configuration window
is displayed. This window allows you to supply the fully qualified name of
the two server key files generated before or during the DS Storage Manager installation.
- Follow the instructions on the SSL Configuration window.
- Designate whether you want to generate a new SSL certificate
by selecting Generate the self-signed certificates during installation.
This is the most likely selection when you are installing DS Storage Manager for the first time. You can also select Use existing
SSL certificates. This choice is most likely made when the key
files already exist and you do not want to generate new key files.
- Complete the rest of the fields on the window. Provide the fully
qualified path to the key file and trust file by using the Browse button.
The key file and trust file are identified by an extension of .jks.
- If you are creating new certificates, create a password
for each file. The password must be a minimum of six characters and it cannot
contain any blanks. Allowable characters are letters A - Z and a - z, digits
1 - 9, and special characters - and _ (hyphen and underscore).
Supply the existing password if you are using an existing SSL certificate.
Record the location and passwords for the SSL certificates
so that you can refer to them in the future if necessary.
- Click Next to continue the installation
process. If you have selected Generate the self-signed certificates
during installation, the Generate Self-Signed Certificate window
is displayed. If you selected Use existing SSL certificates,
the Installation Confirmation window is displayed.
Note: When you
select Generate self-signed certificates during installation and
the key files already exist on the system at the specified location, clicking Next causes
a message to display. It asks you to designate whether you want to have the
system keep existing application server certificates if they exist on the
location. The default is YES which keeps the existing application server
certificates.
- Complete each of the input fields with the required information.
Use the following as a guide to provide the needed information.
- Keystore alias
- This is the alias for the self-signed certificate. It uniquely identifies
the certificate within the keystore file. It is a good practice to use a unique
name related to the server name.
- Key size
- Two key sizes are available, 512 and 1024. 1024 is the default.
- Common name
- This name is the primary, universal identity for the certificate. If your
system contains the secured WebSphere environment, this name must be valid
in the configured user registry.
- Organization name
- The name of your company.
- Organization unit (optional)
- The name of a department or division within your company. Remember that
you are building a profile for the certificate. As a security measure the
more specific the information the more secure your system.
- Locality (optional)
- The city or location where your company resides.
- State (optional)
- The state or province where your company resides.
- Country or region
- The two-character designator that identifies the country where your company
is located. Use the pull-down menu to make this selection.
- Validity period (days)
- Specifies the lifetime of the certificate in days.
The information that you provide is used to build a profile
for the certificate. This information is used during identity processing to
ensure validation of any processing that is occurring. It is part of the security
measures that are used during SSL connectivity.
Click Next to
continue, or click Cancel to exit the installation.
- Click Next. The Installation Confirmation
window is displayed. This window displays both the location where the product
will be installed and the total size needed for the installation.
Note: The
total size required for installation may vary, depending on your installation
environment.
- Click the Install button
on the Installation Confirmation window to begin the installation process.
There are several progress windows that are displayed. There is no required
interaction on your part for each of the progress windows that are displayed.
However, you can choose to cancel (not recommended) the installation on any
of the progress windows with varying consequences.
The installation
process performs the following actions:
- If the two servers (DS Storage Manager Server and DS Network Interface
Server) are already installed on your system, they are stopped in the following
order:
- The Embedded IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express server (part of
the DS Storage Manager Server)
- The DS Network Interface Server
- The WS Help System (part of the DS Storage Manager Server), if it was
not stopped before by the Embedded IBM WebSphere Application Server
- If one or both of the servers are not installed, or must be upgraded on
your system, they are installed or upgraded in the following order (the progress
of the installation is indicated on the associated progress window):
- DS Storage Manager Server Installation Progress window
- DS Network Interface Server Installation Progress window
Note: You can click
Cancel (not recommended) during
the DS Network Interface Server installation process. The process does not
stop immediately when the
Cancel button is clicked.
Rather, the process continues to install all the files that are associated
with this part of the installation. These files remain installed and are not
reinstalled upon reactivation of the installation process.
A confirmation
message is displayed that asks you to confirm that you want to cancel the
installation.
- The Components Installation Progress (displaying the installation or upgrade
progress of the DS Storage Manager product applications) is displayed after
the servers have been installed or upgraded.
Note: You can click Cancel (not
recommended) during the components installation process. The installation
process stops immediately when the Cancel button is
clicked. A window with a confirmation message is displayed. For a new installation,
when you confirm that you want to stop the process, all of the component files
that have been copied up to the point that the Cancel button
was clicked are uninstalled and the installation process is cancelled.
When this part of the installation is completed, if no system
restart is required, the system starts both servers: first the DS Network
Interface Server and then the DS Storage Manager Server. Wait for the servers
to be started before going to the next step. When the servers have been started,
the Installer Finish window is displayed with the result of the installation
process (successful or unsuccessful).
If a system restart is
required, the Installer Finish window is displayed, which asks you to restart
the system. Click Next on the Finish window. The Installer
Reboot window is displayed. Choose the default selection Yes, restart
my computer on the Reboot window, and then click Finish.
Both servers, first the DS Network Interface Server and then the DS Storage
Manager Server, start automatically after the restart.
- Click Finish to exit the installation process. Use
these instructions to complete the setup tasks.
Note: If the Finish window indicates that the installation fails, you must
exit the installation process and check the installation log for error messages.
The installation log is located in
xxx\logs\install.log, where
xxx is
the destination directory where the
IBM System
Storage DS Storage Manager is
installed
(for example, c:\Program Files\IBM\DS6000
Storage Manager).
Errors fall into two categories: system problems
or incorrect values that are designated during the installation process. Use
the following guidelines to correct these errors.
- If the error is due to a system problem, correct it and reinstall the DS Storage Manager using
either the interactive or unattended (silent) mode of installation.
- If the error is due to a wrong installation parameter value, restart the
installation using the steps that are described in this procedure or the steps
that are described in the unattended (silent) mode of installation. Navigate
to the Server Parameters window and insert the correct values. Then finish
the installation process.
- If a restart is not required, exit the LaunchPad
program by clicking Exit on the LaunchPad window.
- Verify that the DS Storage Manager server and IBM System Storage DS
Network server are operating. From the Windows Control Panel, select Administrative
Tools, then Services. Both servers should have a "Started" status. You cannot
start the DS Storage Manager until after both of the servers are started.
- Start the DS Storage Manager. See Starting the DS Storage Manager on a Windows operating system.
- Complete the postinstallation tasks.