Installing navisphere server utility, Registering a server with a storage system – Dell AX4-5 User Manual
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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
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Installing Navisphere Server Utility
The Navisphere Server Utility registers the cluster node HBAs with the
storage systems, allowing the nodes to access the cluster storage data. The
tool is also used for the following cluster node maintenance procedures:
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Updating the cluster node host name and/or IP address on the storage
array
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Updating file system information
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Adding, removing, or replacing an HBA
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Starting and stopping a snapshot
To install Navisphere Server Utility:
1 Log in to the Windows server using an account with administrative
privileges.
2 Insert the installation media in the CD/DVD drive.
3 In the Choose Language Setup screen, select the appropriate language
and click OK.
4 In the main menu, click Install Products on Server.
5 In the Install Products menu, click Navisphere Server Utility.
6 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Registering a Server With a Storage System
To register the server with the storage system:
1 Start the Navisphere Server Utility by clicking Start→ Programs→ EMC→
Navisphere
→ Navisphere Server Utility.
2 In the Choose Language Setup screen, select the appropriate language
and click OK.
3 In the Navisphere Server Utility dialog window, select Register this server to
all connected storage systems. The utility automatically scans for all
connected storage systems and lists them under Connected Storage Systems.
4 Select the WWN of the HBA you just installed. The HBA should appear
once for every SP port it is connected to.
5 Click Next to register the server with the storage system.
6 Click Finish to exit the utility.