You use the Setup wizard in ThinkSystem System
Manager to
configure your storage array.
- You have ensured that
the device from which you will access ThinkSystem System
Manager contains
one of the following browsers:
| Browser |
Minimum version |
| Google Chrome |
47 |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer |
11 |
| Microsoft Edge |
EdgeHTML 12 |
| Mozilla Firefox |
31 |
| Safari |
9 |
- You are using out-of-band
management.
The wizard
automatically relaunches when you open ThinkSystem System
Manager or
refresh your browser and at least one of the following conditions
is met:
- No pools and volume
groups are detected.
- No workloads are
detected.
- No notifications
are configured.
- From your browser,
enter the following URL: https://<DomainNameOrIPAddress>
IPAddress is the address for one of the
storage array controllers.
The first time ThinkSystem System
Manager is
opened on an array that has not been configured, the Set
Administrator Password prompt appears. Role-based access
management configures four local roles: admin, support, security, and monitor. The latter three roles have random passwords
that cannot be guessed. After you set a password for the admin role you can change all of the passwords using the admin credentials. See ThinkSystem System
Manager online
help for more information on the four local user roles.
- Enter the System Manager password for the admin role in the Set Administrator Password and Confirm Password fields, and then select the Set Password button.
When you open System Manager and no pools, volumes groups, workloads,
or notifications have been configured, the Setup wizard launches.
- Use the Setup
wizard to perform the following tasks:
- Verify hardware (controllers and drives) – Verify the number
of controllers and drives in the storage array. Assign a name to the
array.
- Verify hosts and operating systems – Verify the host and
operating system types that the storage array can access.
- Accept pools –
Accept the recommended pool configuration for the express installation
method. A pool is a logical group of drives.
- Configure alerts – AllowThinkSystem System
Manager to receive automatic notifications when a problem occurs
with the storage array.
- You can bypass the Setup wizard by clicking Cancel; however, doing so requires that you manually configure your storage
by using the menus in ThinkSystem System
Manager.
- If you have
not already created a volume, create one by going to .
For more information, see the online help for ThinkSystem System
Manager.