IBM N Series Quick guide

System Setup 1.2 Installation and Configuration Instructions
About System Setup
System Setup enables you to quickly and easily set up your N3150, N3220, and N3240 storage systems
using best practices and optimizing performance. You can use this software to configure your network,
storage, and protocols with either a single storage controller or HA pair. You do not need additional
licensing to use the software, and System Setup supports CIFS, NFS, and iSCSI protocols.
You can download System Setup from IBM N series support website.
About configuration worksheet
While setting up your storage systems by using System Setup, you need to provide configuration
information. Use the editable configuration worksheet to gather this information before configuring your
storage systems.
Installing and configuring System Setup
Procedure
1. Complete the configuration worksheet.
2. Cable the Windows client and storage controllers to the same LAN or VLAN.
3. Download the System Setup installer (IBM_SystemSetup.exe) from IBM N series support website on
your Windows client.
4. Run IBM_SystemSetup.exe to install System Setup on your Windows client.
5. Run System Setup.
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6. Select the Discover Normally option and then click Discover to detect the connected storage
controllers.
Note: Ensure that storage controllers are powered off and all power supplies are off. After you click
Discover, System Setup searches for storage controllers on the local network. You can power
on the storage controllers within 3 minutes of their discovery.
Note: If the controllers cannot be discovered, ensure that firewall and anti-virus software on your
Windows client are disabled.
7. Click Next to configure network settings.
System Setup also serves as a DHCP server initially and DHCP IP addresses are served to the
controllers.
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8. Configure network settings by entering the values from the configuration worksheet.
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9. Select the No thanks, I prefer to configure disks manually option and then click Next.
You can use OnCommand System Manager or console to configure storage later.
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10. Review the settings and click Finish.
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System Setup Configuration Worksheet
Storage System Name Password
Serial number(s) Password
System name(s)
DNS domain
Data Address Domain Name Servers
IP address(es) Preferred DNS server
Subnet mask Alternate DNS server
Default gateway
Data port (check one) e0a e0b e0c e0d
Windows (SMB/CIFS) Clients
Active directory domain Share as
Domain administrator Size
Domain administrator password
UNIX/Linux (NFS) Clients
Export as
Size
iSCSI Clients
Export as
Size
NETWORKINGSTORAGE
System Setup configuration worksheet

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