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Before you begin

This page has links to introductory tutorials and a checklist of the steps that are required to set up your new storage unit. You can launch the tutorials to familiarize yourself with the new architecture concepts before you begin to configure your storage unit. Click on the first link in the checklist and go through the required steps to create a storage complex. When you are through, click on the hyperlink that takes you back to the checklist and continue to the next step.

Manage hardware

Complete this set of subtasks to add a storage complex and to assign a storage unit to the storage complex. Click on the subtask hyperlink to launch the Storage Manager page. After you complete each subtask, return to the checklist, check off the completed task, and continue with the next subtask.

Initial setup

Complete this set of subtasks to perform the initial setup tasks for your storage unit. Click on the subtask hyperlink to launch the Storage Manager page. After you complete each subtask, return to the checklist, check off the completed task, and continue with the next subtask.

Configure capacity

Complete this set of subtasks to configure capacity. Click on the subtask hyperlink to launch the Storage Manager page. After you complete each subtask, return to the checklist, check off the completed task, and continue with the next subtask.

Create volumes

Complete this set of subtasks to create volumes. Click on the subtask hyperlink to launch the Storage Manager page. After you complete each subtask, return to the checklist, check off the completed task, and continue with the next subtask.

Define open systems hosts

Complete this set of subtasks to define open systems hosts. Click on the subtask hyperlink to launch the Storage Manager page. After you complete each subtask, return to the checklist, check off the completed task, and continue with the next subtask.