Setting the IBM Multiple Device Manager universal user ID and password Configuring Performing mdm configuration tasks

You can use these procedures to set your IBM Multiple Device Manager (MDM) universal user ID and password. An MDM superuserid and password must be created and be the same for all CIMOMs that MDM is to discover.

Before starting MDM discovery, you must first configure the Common Information Model object manager (CIMOM). The following example shows how to configure the CIMOM using the command-line interface in the IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server.

Note:Note: If you have already configured the CIMOM, proceed to step 3.
Steps

The following list summarizes the steps you need to take to install MDM. You must complete these steps in the order that they are presented.

  1. Check if the CIMOM is registered with the Service Location Protocol as follows:
    1. Click Start-> Program Files -> IBM TotalStorage CIM Agent for ESS -> Check CIMOM registration.

    A DOS prompt displays a list of registered CIMOMs, for example:

    service:wbem:https://N8A6755C:5989,65535
    service:wbem:https://n054196c:5989,65535
    service:wbem:https://9.37.241.108:5989,65535
    
    

    Each line consists of a service registration and has the following syntax:
    $service:service-type:url

  2. If the service registration does not include the Web address of the desired CIMOM, ensure that the CIMOM is started. If the CIMOM is started but the desired service Web address is not displayed, you can add it manually using the slptool command with the register option. For example, type the following command:
    $ slptool register service:wbem:https://myhost.com:port

    where:
    myhost.com is the name of the server hosting the CIMOM, and
    port is the port number of the service, such as 5989
  3. The MDM extension for the IBM Director requires that each CIMOM that is to be discovered by the IBM Director needs to have a superuser ID and password across those CIMOMs. For those CIMOMs, use the adduser command to create a superuser ID (the default is superuser) and password (the default is mdmsupw). Remember the values you set. For example, type:
    adduser defaultsuperuser and defaultmdmsupw
    Note:Note: When adding a user to a SAN Volume Controller, it is recommended that you do so using the Web UI and not the command line interface.
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