IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Console
Readme for Windows 2003
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Contents
1.0 ABOUT THIS README FILE
1.1 Who should read this readme file
1.2 Where to find more information
1.3 How to get help
2.0 CONTENTS OF THE SAN Volume Controller CONSOLE PACKAGE
3.0 LAST-MINUTE TECHNICAL UPDATES
4.0 PREREQUISITE FOR INSTALLING THE SAN Volume Controller CONSOLE
5.0 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIIONS
6.0 NOTICES
7.0 TRADEMARKS
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1.0 ABOUT THIS README FILE
This readme file tells you where to obtain information
about the IBM(R) System Storage(TM) SAN Volume Controller
Console and how to get help. It also lists the contents of
the installation package for the Windows(R) 2003 host
system.
This readme file particularly calls your attention to
the prerequisite for installing the SAN Volume Controller
Console. It also describes the last-minute technical updates,
if any.
1.1 Who should read this readme file
This readme file is intended for system administrators
who are familiar with the Windows 2003 environment
and will install and configure the SAN Volume Controller Console.
1.2 Where to find more information
See the section of the "IBM System Storage Virtualization Family
SAN Volume Controller Configuration Guide" entitled "Installing
the IBM SAN Volume Controller Console for Windows" for complete
information about installing and configuring the
SAN Volume Controller Console. You can find the guide in the doc directory
at the root of the SAN Volume Controller Console installation
CD-ROM.
The Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or later is required
to read this document. The Adobe Acrobat Reader can be
downloaded from the following Web site:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html
1.3 How to get help
* Administrative or nontechnical support:
1-877-426-6006 (Listen to voice prompts)
You can call this number if you have questions
about hardware or software orders, hardware
maintenance, services contracts of entitlement,
invoices, or commercial, state, or local support
operations.
* Business Partner Support Operations:
1-800-426-9990
* Federal Government Support Operations:
1-800-333-6705
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2.0 CONTENTS OF THE SAN VOLUME CONTROLLER CONSOLE PACKAGE
temp - Temporary use, has synchronization file
cimom - Contains the Common Information Model
(CIM) executables
console - Contains the web server, web pages related
executables
logs - Contains installation logs
_uninst - Contains uninstallation program
_jvm - Contains uninstaller Java virtual machine
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3.0 LAST-MINUTE TECHNICAL UPDATES
The following Defects have been fixed in this version.
30397 - FCCG DETACH_ALL perf tuning
30283 - fix for synchronous cluster initialization.
30310 - Fix for offline cluster Return Code
30308 - Fix for indication exception issue
30070 - Perf fixes
29574.NF - Detach Pair RC = 5 if pairs don't exist
30250 - return RC=5 when element name is entered
30158 - perf stats delete temp files 1
29461 - uint32 casting of hwlayer return codes caused -#'s
values to be returned as huge numbers
29574 - Detach Pair RC = 5 if pairs don't exist
30054 - GUI CS Diagram changes
29302 - TPC-WI 1043, removing additional CIM State
checks for Copy Services operations
30014 - RC Perf
29446 - GUI create multiple vdisks with prefix fix
29445 - GUI list hosts with 0 ports fix
29474 - GUI Preferred Node Selection panel fix
29336 - GUI Remove Restore Configuraiton Panel
29744 - GUI Combo Box display for cloned copy Sets
30000 - regression fix
28922 - Deleting Offline Nodes
29882 - perf fix
29526 - missing vdisk fix
29528 - forced deletion of FCMap
29305 - preparing FC in idle status fix
29306 - stop FC in idle status fix
29734 - Fracture RC CG + allowAccess fails for disconnected states
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4.0 PREREQUISITE FOR INSTALLING THE SAN VOLUME CONTROLLER CONSOLE
You must install the PuTTY open source ssh client software
before you install the SAN Volume Controller Console. After
you have installed PuTTY, you must run puttygen.exe to
generate SSH2 RSA public and private ssh keys. The SAN Volume
Controller Console installation program will check for
the prerequisite PuTTY installation and will prompt you
for the location and name of the private ssh key.
See the section of the "IBM System Storage Virtualization Family
SAN Volume Controller Configuration Guide" entitled "Installing
the IBM SAN Volume Controller Console for Windows" for detailed
instructions. You can find this Guide in the doc directory at
the root of the SAN Volume Controller Console installation CD-ROM.
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5.0 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1) How do I collect trace logs?
In order to collect usable logs, the cimom configuration
must be modified to allow for higher logging. This logging
will Significantly and adversly effect performance, so do
not use these settings for anything but problem determination.
A) Configuring Tracing
- stop the CIM Agent service by opening the windows service manager
and selecting the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Pegasus Server
and stopping it.
- edit svcconsole/cimom/config/provider.configuration file
from the location of your install.
the default values are:
loglevel = error
preferredslpregip =
tracecomponents = CIM
tracemask = entryexit
change the values to the following:
loglevel = info
preferredslpregip =
tracecomponents = all
tracemask = all
NOTE: do NOT leave trailing blanks after the info or all settings as
this will cause failure of the cimom
- start the CIM Agent service
- execute svcconsole/console/embeddedWAS/profiles/SVCProfile/bin/enableConsoleTrace.bat
B) Run Reproduction
C) Collect the following log files to send to support:
cimom/pegasus/log/*
cimom/pegasus/logs/*
cimom/log/*
console/embeddedWAS/profiles/SVCProfile/logs/server1/*
D) Stop the CIM Agent service, reset the provider.configuration to defaults(above), and restart
the CIM Agent Service.
2) My CIM Agent service won't start
A) Verify that you do not have IBM Director installed on the Master Console. If you need
IBM Director, please see FAQ #3, otherwise uninstall Director, and reinstall the CIM Agent.
B) Verify that you have a valid certificate. The certificate will be located in
svcconsole/cimom/certificate. If there are no files listed in this directory please see FAQ #4.
C) Verify the provider.configuration file in the svcconsole\cimom\config directory has no trailing
blanks.
3) I have Director installed on my Windows 2003 Server. Can I install a 4.2.1 CIM agent?
The 4.2.1 CIM agent currently cannot install on a Windows server when Director is running.
Below are instructions for temporarily shutting down Director while the CIM agent is installing.
A) Right-click My Computer -> Manage -> Services and Applications -> Services and stop
IBM Director WMI CIM Server and IBM Director Agent CIM Listener
B) Install the CIM agent. In the step where you set the ports, you must choose something other
than 5988 and 5989 (Note the port selected for later use). The CIM agent will allow you to
specify 5988 and 5989 because Director is stopped, but if you use those ports, Director
will not work when it is restarted.
C) Go back to Services and start the Director services that you stopped in step 1
D) Verify Director is still working by going to the Director install directory and running the
following command, making sure it gives output that looks similar to the following:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\IBM\icc\cimom\bin>CLI ei -n root/ibmsd IBM_DirectorAgent
path= IBMPSG_DirectorAgent.IdentifyingNumber="520161208 520000000",Name="IBM Director Core Services",
ProductName="IBM Director Core Services",Vendor="IBM",Version="5.20"
//Instance of Class IBMPSG_DirectorAgent
instance of class IBMPSG_DirectorAgent
{
uint16 Architecture = 1;
string BuildNumber = "V7YT44AUS";
string Caption;
string Description;
string ElementName;
string IdentifyingNumber = "520161208 520000000";
datetime InstallDate;
string Name = "IBM Director Core Services";
uint16 OperationalStatus[];
string ProductName = "IBM Director Core Services";
string Status = "OK";
string StatusDescriptions[];
string UniqueSystemID = "7f0e55ea49b40374";
string Vendor = "IBM";
string Version = "5.20";
};
4) How do I generate an SSL Certificate?
Make sure that the CIM Agent Service (IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
Pegasus Server) is stopped.
From a DOS prompt, go to the svcconsole\cimom\config directory and run
envConf.bat, followed by "mkcertificate ssl". Then run the following:
cimconfig -s sslCertificateFilePath="%SVCAGENT_HOME%\certificate\ssl.cert" -p
cimconfig -s sslKeyFilePath="%SVCAGENT_HOME$\certificate\ssl.key" -p
This ssl certificate is valid for 365 days by default. Start up the CIM Agent Service.
If you still cannot start the cimserver, check the svcconsole\cimom\pegasus\cimserver_planned.conf
file and verify that the ssl parameters are EXACT.
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6.0 NOTICES & TRADMARKS
See notices.txt
See non_ibm_license.txt
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(c) Copyright 2007 International Business Machines Corporation.
All rights reserved.
Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights--Use duplication or
disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.