Master console prerequisites

This topic defines the hardware and software prerequisites that you need to obtain for the master console.

Hardware prerequisites

SAN File System supports a single master console that can be shared with other IBM® TotalStorage® products, such as SAN Volume Controller. If you do not already have a master console, you must obtain a rack-mounted, high-performance, highly-reliable Intel™ server (such as the IBM eServer™ xSeries® 306 or equivalent) with the following options:
  • One Pentium® 4 processor, minimum 2.6 GHz.
  • Minimum of 1 GB of system memory.
  • Two IDE hard disk drives, minimum 40 GB each. During installation, you will mirror these drives.
  • CD-ROM and diskette drives.
  • Two 1Gb ports for Ethernet connections (fiber or copper).
  • One 2Gb Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) port, such as QLogic 2342 (dual port) or QLogic 2340 (single port) FC-2 cards or equivalent.
  • Keyboard, such as the Space Saver NLS keyboard or equivalent.
  • Monitor, such as Netbay 1U Flat Panel Monitor Console kit without keyboard or equivalent.
  • Mouse or equivalent pointing device.

Example hardware configuration

  • IBM xSeries 306 server (1U).
  • Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz processor.
  • 1GB memory DIMM (256 MB comes with base unit).
  • Two 40 GB IDE hard disk drives (one comes with base unit).
  • Two 10/100/1000 Copper Ethernet ports on planar.
  • One 1-port 1/2 Gb/s Fibre Channel host bus adapter.
  • NetBay 1U Flat Panel Monitor Console Kit with US keyboard.

Software prerequisites

The master console requires that you obtain the following software:
  • Antivirus software (not required but strongly recommended).
  • Microsoft® Windows® Internet Explorer version 6.0 with Service Pack 1.
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Edition with Service Pack 4 or higher.
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Update 818043. To obtain this update:
    1. Point your browser to this Web site:

      v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp

    2. Click Find updates for Windows operating systems.
    3. Select Windows 2000 Professional SP4.
    4. Select Advanced Search.
    5. In the field, Contains these words, enter 818043, and then click Search.
    6. Follow the directions on the Web site to download the update.
    7. After you download the update, you will need to navigate to the location where the update was downloaded and run the .exe file to install the update.
  • J2SE Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2.
    You can obtain JRE 1.4.2 by going to the following Web site and then clicking Downloads, Java & Technologies, Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.4, and then Download J2SE JRE:

    www.sun.com/

Parent topic: Planning for the master console

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