Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2 User Guide

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Sun Solaris operating systems
Table 2-4 lists the Navigator 2 requirements for management consoles 
running a supported Sun Solaris operating system. For information about 
supported Sun Solaris hosts and their requirements, see:
• The Hitachi AMS 2100/2300 Getting Started Guide (MK-98DF8152EN) 
• The Hitachi AMS 2500 Getting Started Guide (MK-97DF8032EN)
• The interoperability matrix at http://www.hds.com/products/...

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Network requirements
The management console can be used with the items in Table 2-6.
Setting of Linux kernel parameters
When you install Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2 to Linux, set the Linux 
kernel parameters. Otherwise, the installer ends without installing the 
hsoftware. The only exception is if Navigator 2 has already been installed 
and used in a Hitachi Storage Command Suite Common Component 
environment. In this...

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2. Ascertain the IP address of the management console (for example, using 
ipconfig in a DOS environement). Then change its IP address to 
192.168.0.
x where x is a number from 1 to 254, excluding 16 and 17. 
Write this IP address on a piece of paper. You will be prompted for it 
during the Storage Navigator Modular 2 installation procedure.
3. Disable popup blockers in your Web browser. We also recommend that 
you disable...

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5. Open the kernel parameters setting file (/etc/sysctl.conf) with a 
standard text editor and change referring to the following.
The parameters are specified using the form, which is [name of 
parameter]=[value]. Four values separated by space are specified in 
kernel.sem.
Then, the parameter must not exceed the maximum value that OS 
specifies.
The value can be checked by the following command.
cat /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax...

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Collecting user-supplied items
Before installing Navigator 2, be sure you have the following user-supplied 
items.
• Navigator 2 installation CDs or access to the Hitachi Data Systems Web 
Portal:support.hds.com.
• A PC that will act as the management console for managing the storage 
system using Navigator 2. See Navigator 2 operating environment on 
page 2-3.
• The IP address of each management port on your AMS 2000 Family...

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Figure 2-1:  Java Tab
4. Click View in the Java Applet Runtime Settings section. The Java 
Runtime Settings dialog box appears.
5. In the Java Runtime Parameters field, type -Xmx192m (see 
Figure 2-2).
Figure 2-2:  Java Runtime Settings Dialog Box
6. Click OK to exit the Java Runtime Settings window. 

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7. Click OK in the Java tab to close the Java Control Panel window.
8. Close the Windows Control Panel.
Clients running Solaris or Linux
To install JRE if your management console runs a supported Solaris 
or Linux operating system
1. From an XWindows terminal, execute the /
bin/jcontrol to run the Java Control Panel.
2. Click View in the Java Applet Runtime Settings section. The Java 
Runtime Settings window appears.
3. In...

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Obtaining license keys
Some Program Products require a license key before you can use them. 
Typically, the license key required to activate these products is furnished 
with the product. We recommend that you have these license keys available 
before you activate the Program Products that require them. If you do not 
have license keys for the Program Products, please contact technical 
support.
Reviewing technical...

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Solaris and Linux operating systems
Installation prerequisites
Before installing Navigator 2 on a management console running one of the 
supported Solaris and Linux operating systems in Table 2-3 on page 2-4:
• Log on as a root user.
•If /opt exists, the normal directory is required, not the symbolic link. 
However, the file system can be mounted as a mount point.
• For Solaris v10 (SPARC), apply the appropriate patch.
•...

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Open the kernel parameters setting file /etc/security/limits.conf 
with a text editor and change the following settings. The parameters are 
specified using the syntax [domain] [type] [name of parameter] 
[value]. Domains are specified for “*”. The types are specified for both 
“soft” and “hard.” The soft value must not exceed the hard value. Then, 
the parameter must not exceed the maximum value that the operating 
system...