The IBM® System Storage™ management console is the focal point for configuration, copy services management, and maintenance activities.
The management console is a user provided workstation, and is required for your DS6800. You must either provide a computer to use as your management console or you can optionally order a computer from IBM. This computer must meet a minimum set of hardware and operating system compatibility requirements. If a management console is ordered, it is placed as a separate order from the DS6800.
The management console is the workstation the DS Storage Manager software is installed on. This console is used to configure and manage the DS6000™ series system.
You can also define multiple (peer) management consoles on the DS6000 primary management console for the sake of redundancy. Peer management consoles can also be removed by the Remove Peer function.