Configuring and Managing Your Storage
After you verify startup operations, your Hitachi Simple Modular Storage
100 is ready for software configuration using the Storage Navigator Modular
2 software on the supplied CD.
With primary goals of simplicity and ease-of-use, the configuration of your
Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100 has been designed to make things
obvious for new users from the get-go. To that end, the Storage Navigator
Modular 2 software includes the following wizards and point-and-click
screens for configuring, provisioning, and managing your storage quickly
and easily.
Installing the Storage Navigator Modular 2 Software
The Storage Navigator Modular 2 software is installed on the management
console attached to the LAN management port. The console must meet the
following minimum requirements:
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Intel processor: 1 GHz (2 GHz or faster recommended)
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Memory: At least 1 GB
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Free disk space: 1.5 GB
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Video resolution: 1024 x 768
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Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2), 2003 Server (Service Pack
1), Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3/4); or Sun Solaris™ v8 or v9
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Browser: Internet Explorer v 6.0 for Microsoft Windows operating
systems or Mozilla v1.7 for Solaris operating systems
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CAUTION! Pop-up blockers must be disabled in the browser.
To install Storage Navigator 2:
1. In the management console's CD-ROM drive, insert the CD containing
the Storage Navigator Modular 2 software (see
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Figure 3-10: Inserting the Storage Navigator Modular 2 CD
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Installing Your Array
Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100 User's Guide
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