Management console requirements

The DS6000™ Storage Manager requires that the system that is used as the management console be continuously available for customer operation, configuration, and problem management.

It is best to load the DS6000 Storage Manager on a dedicated system. If you must install the DS6000 Storage Manager on a nondedicated system, contact your account sales representative to contract locally delivered services to install and set up the DS6000 Storage Manager. Do not use a laptop for the management console, because communication with the DS6000 is lost if the laptop is shut down or moved.

Before you can install the DS Storage Manager software on the computer that you will use to manage your storage system, you must ensure that your computer meets a minimum set of hardware and operating system compatibility requirements:

IBM^® Personal Computer compatible with the following components:
- 1.4 GHz Pentium^® 4 processor
- 256 KB cache
- 1 GB memory
- 1 GB disk space for the DS Storage Manager software
- 1 GB work space per managed server enclosure
- Ethernet IP connectivity to each processor card
- Ethernet IP connectivity to external network (for call home and remote support)
- USB port or serial port for modem connection
- CD connectivity

If you want to order a management console, consider the IBM 8143 ThinkCentre™ M51 Model 34U (8143-34U) Desktop system with a 3.2 GHz/800 MHz Intel^® Pentium 4 Processor. If a monitor also is required, IBM suggests the IBM 6737 ThinkVision C170 (6737-P6N) 17-inch full flat shadow mask CRT color monitor with a flat screen (16-inch viewable-image).

Ensure that your Windows PC is using one of the supported operating systems that are listed in Table 1.

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

Table 1. Supported operating systems
Operating System	Full management console install
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	X
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	X
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4	X (English only) See Note.
Windows 2000 Server SP4	X (English only) See Note.
Windows 2000 Professional SP4	X (English only) See Note.
Windows XP Professional SP1
Windows XP Professional SP1a
Windows XP Professional SP2	X
Note: Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4, Windows 2000 Server SP4, and Windows 2000 Professional SP4, require update 818043.

Ensure that your Windows PC has the regional settings option that is specified to your language and country or region.

Ensure that animation is turned on in your browser if you want to observe the installation progress bars that are associated with the DS Storage Manager installation. Use the following instructions for your specific browser:

Internet Explorer
1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options.
2. Select the Advanced tab and scroll down to the Multimedia section.
3. Check Play animations in web pages.
Netscape
1. From the Edit menu, 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.

To allow your browser to display the DS Storage Manager and the Information Center in separate windows, ensure that the Internet options are not set to reuse windows for launching shortcuts.

Select Start, Settings, Control panel, then Internet Options.
On the Advanced tab, ensure the Reuse windows for launching shortcuts checkbox is not selected.
Click Apply.