iSeries Manager installation runs on Win32 and Linux platforms and works on a client-server model with the following access options:
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Client installed locally on the same host server. |
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Client and server installed remotely with the remote client accessing the local server with a Web browser as a JAVA applet. |
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Stand-alone client installed remotely accessing the local server. |
The following section is for Win32 platform only. If you are using Linux, refer to
Linux Platform.
Installing iSeries Manager on a Windows Platform
If you have a previous version of iSeries Manager installed, you must remove the previous version before upgrading your iSeries Manager system. To install and run iSeries Manager, you must have the JAVA Runtime Environment (JRE) installed. If you have both a server and client installed, you need to install the JRE in both places. iSeries Manager will not run if the correct version of the JRE is not properly installed on the host machine. The correct version of Java is included on the installation CDROM. Additionally, the JRE can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com. |
To install iSeries Manager on Windows platform:
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Double click on the iSeries Manager.exe file in the iSeries Manager folder on the Nexsan CD shipped with the Nexsan iSeries. |
The iSeries Manager Installation Wizard opens.
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Click Next to begin installation. |
Figure 2-1. iSeries Manager Server Installation Wizard
Figure 2-2. Stand-Alone Client Installation Wizard
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Install iSeries Manager in the default location or use the Browse to specify an alternate location. |
If the iSeries Manager user will be accessing iSeries Manager through a Web browser, iSeries Manager must be installed under your system’s Web server documents root. |
Figure 2-3. iSeries Manager Installation Location
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Confirm installation location and click Next. |
Figure 2-4. iSeries Manager Installation Location Confirmation
The iSeries Manager Management System files are installed in the designated location.
Figure 2-5. Complete Installation
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Click Finish to complete the installation wizard instructions and close the wizard. |
Running iSeries Manager Server
The iSeries Manager Server starts automatically. You can Stop/Restart/Run the server.
To stop/restart/start the iSeries Manager server
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From the Programs menu: Start > Programs > Nexsan > iSeries Manager > Server > Start/Stop/Restart. |
Figure 2-6. iSeries Manager Server Location
iSeries Manager Server Located Behind NAT
You need to configure the iSeries Manager server host machine alias or IP address if the iSeries Manager server host machine is located behind a NAT (Network Translation) environment. If the iSeries Manager server host machine is not located behind a NAT environment, the System Configuration Hostname must be left blank.
To configure system parameters:
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From the Programs menu: Start > Programs > Nexsan > iSeries Manager > Server > Tools. |
The Tools icon
appears in the system tray (
Figure 2-7).
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In the system tray, right click on the Tool icon  and select Network Configuration... |
The Network Configuration dialog box opens.
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Enter the Hostname (use iSeries Manager server host machine alias or IP address). |
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Enter the RMI registry port. |
Figure 2-8. System Configuration Dialog Box
Running iSeries Manager Client
After installing iSeries Manager and running the iSeries Manager server, you can open the iSeries Manager client at any time either by running the iSeries Manager Client on the local management station, on another station or through a Web browser.
When accessing iSeries Manager through a Web browser, iSeries Manager must be installed under your system’s Web server documents root. The iSeries Manager URL is in the form: http://<ip of host terminal or host name>/Nexsan/iSeries Manager/index.html |
Accessing iSeries Manager on the Local Management Station
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From the Programs menu: Start > Programs > Nexsan > iSeries Manager > iSeries Manager |
Figure 2-9. iSeries Manager Location
The iSeries Manager screen opens.
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Enter the default User Name and Password: admin. |
If the iSeries Manager client is located on a different host server from the iSeries Manager server, you must enter the iSeries Manager server host name and server port to enable communication between the client and server. |
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If necessary, enter Server Host and Server Port. |
Figure 2-10. iSeries Manager Client Login Screen
You can now add your Nexsan iSeries to iSeries Manager.
Direct Management of Multiple RAID Arrays
Each Nexsan iSeries identifies which of the connected RAID arrays in a SAN is directly controlled and managed by it and supports the direct management of multiple RAID arrays per Nexsan iSeries.
For supported arrays (e.g. Nexsan Arrays and IBM 3400's) iSeries Manager will automatically configure the selected RAID arrays to send their alerts via SNMP to iSeries Manager. For other arrays the user must use the array management to manually set iSeries Manager server as the target of SNMP messages for that array.
For each Nexsan iSeries the
Selected RAIDs List is the list of all Storage RAID Arrays managed by that particular Nexsan iSeries. The Nexsan iSeries will use the storage resource of the RAID Arrays in its
Selected RAIDs list for the creation of new volumes.
Nexsan iSeries are shipped pre-configured to recognize their associated storage as
Selected storage. Therefore in most cases the user does not need to access or modify the
Selected RAIDs list. Available storage on the Arrays shipped with the Nexsan iSeries will be recognized automatically out of the box and will form a part of iSeries Manager storage resource pools. However, when the user wants to include additional RAID arrays to be managed by an existing Nexsan iSeries, the Selected RAIDs list may be modified manually.
To Add/Remove Arrays from the Selected RAID List
Figure 2-11. Select RAIDs
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In the Navigation pane, select the Nexsan iSeries cluster or the Nexsan iSeries, right click and Select RAID/s. |
The Select RAID/s dialog box opens. iSeries Manager displays all of the RAID arrays that are physically connected to the Nexsan iSeries.
For clusters, the Select RAIDs window is divided into two panes representing the two Nexsan iSeries in the clusters. Multiple Raid Arrays can be selected but each particular RAID array may only be included in the Selected RAIDs list of one member of the cluster. |
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Select a Storage Resource Group. |
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Alter the arrays included in the "Selected RAIDs" list of each Nexsan iSeries by selecting the appropriate RAID arrays from the list. You can select multiple RAID arrays by use of the "Shift" and the "Cntrl" keys while clicking the mouse. |
Figure 2-12. Select RAIDs
Multiple RAID Selection and Nexsan iSeries Clustering
When the cluster is a metro cluster (i.e., each Nexsan iSeries in the cluster is located at a different site), it’s recommended to place all arrays in one site on the Selected RAIDs list of the Nexsan iSeries located at that site, and place all Arrays located in the secondary site on the Selected RAIDs list of Nexsan iSeries co-located with them. |
Generally, within a cluster of Nexsan iSeries, the selected RAIDs from Nexsan iSeries will be aggregated and treated as a larger unified storage pool.
However there are a few exceptions to this rule:
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Automatic Mirroring - When the Auto Mirror option is selected (New Volume window), iSeries Manager will always attempt to place one copy of the volume in a storage array on the Selected RAID list of one of the Nexsan iSeries and then the other copy of the volume in a storage Array on the Selected RAID list of the second Nexsan iSeries. |
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User Specified Volume Exposure - When the user specifies that a new volume should be exposed on a specific Nexsan iSeries within a cluster, iSeries Manager will attempt to create the volume on an array in the Selected RAIDs list of that particular Nexsan iSeries. |
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Large Concatenated Volumes – When iSeries Manager determines that creating a large volume requires concatenation of storage resources across multiple RAID arrays, iSeries Manager will first attempt to use all the available storage on the Selected RAIDs list of one of the Nexsan iSeries (rather than spreading the volumes across arrays owned by the two cluster neighbors). |
