Chapter 5. Installing IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager

5.1 Installing DS Storage Manager on Microsoft Windows 2008

This section describes how to install DS Storage Manager on a Windows 2008 system.

Depending on the usage of the system, different components need to be installed, as

described in 2.6, “IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager” on page 22.



5.1.1 Installation preparation

Prior the installation, you can follow these steps:

1. Download the Storage Manager installation package from the IBM Support website. You

will see a 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86-64) version. Make sure to download the package

corresponding to the Windows version of the host or management station. For more

details about how to download DS3500 fixes, code, and documentation, see Appendix A,

“IBM Support Portal website” on page 719.

2. Unpack the compressed archive into a local directory. The compressed archive contains:

– A README file with information about the package and the installation

– The installer file in the format SMIA-WS<32|64>-xx.xx.xx.xx.exe, where the Xs

represent the version information

– A subdirectory with MIB files

3. Decide on the installation type and proceed with the installation.

These steps are applicable for Manager and Client options.



5.1.2 Installing the Storage Manager Client on Microsoft Windows 2008

To install the Storage Manager client on a Microsoft Windows 2008 server, follow these steps:

1. Run the installer file. Our version is SMIA-WS32-10.70.35.08.exe. The files unpack as

shown in Figure 5-1.

Note: The file name shown above is only for illustration purposes and might vary

depending on the latest version of the Storage Manager available for download.



Figure 5-1 IBM DS Storage Manager InstallAnywhere



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2. Select the language to display the license agreement, and click OK (see Figure 5-2).

Note: The installation program will always use English; the selected locale only affects

the license agreement.



Figure 5-2 IBM DS Storage Manager Language Selection



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3. Read the introduction and click Next, as shown in Figure 5-3.



Figure 5-3 IBM DS Storage Manager Introduction



4. Read the copyright statement and click Next as shown in Figure 5-4.



Figure 5-4 IBM DS Storage Manager Copyright Statement



5. Read the license agreement and click Next as shown in Figure 5-5 on page 135.



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Figure 5-5 IBM DS Storage Manager License Agreement



6. Specify the directory where you want to install as shown in Figure 5-6. The default is

C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM_DS.



Figure 5-6 IBM DS Storage Manager Installation Folder



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7. For Installation Type (Figure 5-7), select Custom and click Next. We recommend the

Custom installation because you can see what components of Storage Manager will be

installed in each Install Set (Typical, Management Station, or Host), and you can also

modify them.



Figure 5-7 IBM DS Storage Manager Select Installation Type



8. In Figure 5-8 on page 137, select Install Set from the drop-down menu. The options in the

drop-down menu are same as shown in Figure 5-7. When you select an Install Set, you

can see what components will be installed and modify them if you desire. See 2.6, “IBM

System Storage DS Storage Manager” on page 22for a description of each component.

Our example shows the client selection because the system being installed is for

management purposes and the other components are not required for it.



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Figure 5-8 Select product features to install



9. If a version of Storage Manager is already installed, you will see the warning shown in

Figure 5-9. You can select to overwrite the existing installation or to cancel at this point.

Click OK to continue. If you do not have Storage Manager already installed, you will not

see this warning.



Figure 5-9 Overwrite Warning



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10.In Figure 5-10, you can select whether to automatically start the Storage Manager

Monitor. Click the Next button.



Figure 5-10 IBM DS Storage Manager Automatically Start Monitor



11.Verify the pre-installation summary and click Install. See Figure 5-11.



Figure 5-11 IBM DS Storage Manager Pre-Installation Summary



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12.The installation status window will appear during the installation as shown in Figure 5-12.



Figure 5-12 IBM DS Storage Manager Installation status window



After the installation has finished, verify that there were no errors and click Done. See

Figure 5-13.



Figure 5-13 IBM DS Storage Manager Install Complete



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5.2 Installing DS Storage Manager on Linux

The procedure to install DS Storage Manager on Linux is similar to Windows, with one major

difference: the multipath driver is not included in the Storage Manager installation package. It

must be installed separately from the Storage Manager package. Refer to 20.1.2, “Installing

the RDAC Multipath Driver” on page 593 for details about installing the multipath drivers.

The IBM Systems Storage DS Storage Manager on Linux can be installed using a GUI or a

text-based interface. Both installation variants are described here. The first steps are common

to all methods:

5.2.1, “Preparing for the installation” on page 140

5.2.2, “Installing Storage Manager using the GUI” on page 141

5.2.3, “Installing DS Storage Manager using a text console” on page 146

After following these steps you will be able to start IBM Storage Manager by running SMclient

from a terminal window.



5.2.1 Preparing for the installation

To prepare for the installation, use the following procedure:

1. Download the latest version of the IBM Systems Storage DS Storage Manager Client to

the management station or host connected to the DS3500 for inband or outband

connections from the IBM Support website. You can find more information about the IBM

Support website in Appendix A, “IBM Support Portal website” on page 719.

2. Verify that there is enough space available in the /opt (1.6 MB for the complete

installation) and /tmp (1 GB) directories to perform this installation. It is possible to set the

IATEMPDIR environment variable to change the temporary directory to extract the files on

a disk partition with enough free disk space instead of using /tmp.

Note: The setting of this variable ONLY changes the temporary location where the IBM

Storage Manager will extract the files for the installation.

To set the variable enter one of the following commands at the UNIX command line prompt

before running this installer again:

- for Bourne shell (sh), ksh, bash and zsh:

$ IATEMPDIR=/your/free/space/directory

$ export IATEMPDIR

- for C shell (csh) and tcsh:

$ setenv IATEMPDIR /your/free/space/directory

3. Extract the file to a local directory as shown in Example 5-1.

Example 5-1 Extract package archive



# tar -zxvf SM10.70_Linux_SMIA-10.70.xx.08.tgz

Linux10p70/Linux/

Linux10p70/Linux/SMIA-LINUX-10.70.A5.08.bin

Linux10p70/SM10R2MIB/

Linux10p70/SM10R2MIB/SM10_R2.MIB

Linux10p70/SM10R2MIB/README_First.txt



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4. The following files are unpacked:

– The installation package and executable

– The readme file that describes the package

– A subdirectory SM10R2MIB that contains the MIB files

Note: This MIB file will only work with the IBM DS4000/DS5000 TotalStorage Storage

Manager.

5. The file SMIA-LINUX-10.70.A5.08.bin is the installer that contains the installation files. To

be able to execute this installer, you need to type sh before the file or change the file

permissions to be able to execute.

6. By default, the installer requires a graphical console to launch, but can be also installed on

a text console or left unattended.

Execute this file with the option -? to display the help on the available options to install

Storage Manager.

The options are:

– swing: A GUI installation that allows you to select the language of the license

agreement. Note that only the license agreement is displayed in the selected language:

the installation itself always uses English.

– console: Use a text based console for the installation.

– silent: Perform an unattended installation.

7. Choose which method you want to use, and launch the installation file, specifying your

option with the -i parameter. For example:

$sh SMIA-LINUX-10.70.A5.08.bin -i console



5.2.2 Installing Storage Manager using the GUI

Note: It is possible to run the GUI installation remotely exporting the display by using X11

forwarding.

To install Storage Manager, perform the following steps:

1. Log on to the Linux server with administrative rights, that is, usually the root user, on a

graphical console such as KDE, CDE, or Gnome.

2. Start the installer that was extracted in step 3 on page 140 in a terminal window by running

the following command:

sh SMIA-LINUX-10.70.A5.08.bin

3. A window will open. Select the language to display the license agreement and click OK as

shown in Figure 5-14 on page 142.

Note: The installation will always be performed in English.



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Figure 5-14 Select the language to display license agreement



4. Read the introduction and click Next as shown in Figure 5-15



Figure 5-15 Introduction



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