GUI – Adding a storage system

After the storage system credentials are set, you can start adding storage systems to Spectrum Control Base.

1. Click Add button on the Storage Systems pane. The Add New Array dialog box is displayed.

   

2. Enter the management IP address or hostname of the array and select the storage system type (XIV®, DS8000®, or a storage system that runs IBM Spectrum Virtualize™ ).
3. Click Add. If the credentials are correct (as previously defined; see GUI – Entering the storage system credentials) and the IP connection is established, the storage system is added to the Storage Systems pane.

   If the storage system includes previously defined storage pools, you can view their names and sizes on the system. If no pools exist on the system, you can define them, as explained in GUI – Defining and attaching storage resources. You can display detailed information for all storage resources defined on a storage system by moving the mouse pointer over a system on which you want zoom, clicking the Edit button, and then clicking List pools.

   Spectrum Control Base fetches information about storage resources on a system every ten minutes by default. You can refresh the storage resource information immediately by moving the mouse pointer over a system that you want to refresh, clicking the Edit button, and then clicking Refresh.

   

   If a storage system connectivity problem occurs, Spectrum Control Base displays a red frame around the system. Move the mouse pointer over the system, and click the red triangle to display the error message.