Gathering installation information

Use the table in this section to gather the information that you will need to complete the installation of your IBM^® System Storage™ DS6000™.

Table 1 provides a place for you to gather vital information for your DS6000 installation. You will enter this information while you install and configure your DS6000. Not all of the items that are listed in this table are required for all types of installations. Your data requirements might differ slightly from those that are listed here.

Note: You might have already gathered some of this information while reviewing the IBM System Storage™ DS6000 Introduction and Planning Guide. If so, you can reuse that information here.

Important: When you configure the Call Home feature, you must provide complete, accurate, up-to-date contact information, including the correct telephone number. Incomplete or incorrect contact information can cause a delay in IBM's ability to respond to a Call Home event. If your contact information changes after you initially configure Call Home (for example, if you move the DS6000 to a new location) be sure to update your customer contact information.

Each processor card must have access to the SMTP server to allow the Call Home feature to work properly, but the management console does not require access to the SMTP server.

Table 1. Preparing installation information
What you need	Value
Management console IP address
IP address for processor card 1
IP address for processor card 2
Network mask for processor card 1
Network mask for processor card 2
DNS server for processor card 1
DNS server for processor card 2
Gateway address for processor card 1
Gateway address for processor card 2
Operating Environment Licenses
Machine type
Machine model number
Machine serial number
Primary DNS for the management console
Secondary DNS for the management console
Customer business name
Customer service account number
Country
Country code (for telephone number)
Area or city code (for telephone number)
Primary telephone number
Primary telephone number extension
Alternate telephone number
Alternate telephone number extension
Mailing address
Building, floor, room location
City
State or province
Zip code or postal code
Primary country code
Primary area or city code
Alternate country code
Alternate area or city code
SMTP Call Home server host name
SMTP Call Home server IP address
SMTP Call Home port numbers
SNMP Call Home server host name
SNMP Call Home server IP address
SNMP (Call Home) destination port number
SNMP (Call Home) community name
SNMP (Call Home) system contact name
Host system worldwide port names