Required and optional initial tasks

After IBM® Spectrum Control Base Edition is installed, different tasks are required before the server can become fully operational.

Refer to the following tables for information about the required and optional management tasks.

Note: Unless specified otherwise in the 'Management method' column, you can initiate tasks from either the command-line interface (CLI) or graphical user interface (GUI).

Table 1. Required tasks in sequential order
Step	Required task	Management method	Relevant cloud interface	Refer to
1.	Set a password for the 'ibmsc' user if necessary (a Linux root user action), and then switch to the 'ibmsc' user.	CLI	All	CLI – Switching to 'IBMSC' user mode
2.	Log in to the GUI and then change the password of the initial admin user.	GUI	All	GUI – Logging in GUI – Changing the password of a Spectrum Control Base user
3.	Define a high-availability group	GUI	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA	GUI – Managing high-availability groups
4.	Add SSL certificate for the Spectrum Control Base server	CLI or GUI	All	CLI – Managing server certificates GUI – Managing server certificates
5.	Add the storage system access credentials	CLI or GUI	All	CLI – Adding or removing storage system credentials GUI – Entering the storage system credentials
6.	Add the storage systems to be used	CLI or GUI	All	CLI – Adding or removing storage systems GUI – Adding a storage system

Table 2. Optional tasks
Step	Optional task	Management method	Relevant cloud interface	Refer to
1.	Set the VASA access credentials ("VASA Secret") to allow connection of vCenter servers that require VASA functions.	CLI or GUI	IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA	CLI – Setting the VASA credentials GUI – Setting the VASA credentials
2.	Define storage spaces and services.	GUI	IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter Orchestrator IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA (VASA 2.0)	GUI – Adding a storage space GUI – Adding a storage service GUI – Defining and attaching storage resources
3.	Add vCenter servers.	CLI or GUI	IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client	GUI – Adding a vCenter server
4.	If you want to use vWC plug-in for managing volumes created on storage resources attached to specific services, assign the services to the previously added vCenter servers.	CLI or GUI	IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client	GUI – Attaching storage services to a vCenter server
5.	Establish integration with vCenter Orchestrator (vCO). Note: Applicable only to XIV® systems.	GUI	IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter Orchestrator	GUI – Managing integration with vCenter Orchestrator
6.	Attach storage services to the previously added vCO server. Note: Applicable only to XIV systems.	GUI	IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter Orchestrator	GUI – Managing integration with vCenter Orchestrator
7.	Establish integration with vCenter Operations Manager (vCOps). Note: Applicable only to XIV systems.	CLI or GUI	IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vCenter Operations Manager	CLI – Managing integration with vCenter Operations Manager GUI – Managing integration with vCenter Operations Manager
8.	Configure LDAP-based directory user access to Spectrum Control Base	CLI	-	Configuring LDAP-based directory user access
9.	Manage the Spectrum Control Base users	CLI	-	CLI – Managing Spectrum Control Base users GUI – Managing Spectrum Control Base users
10.	Back up or restore a Spectrum Control Base configuration, including the data of all existing user accounts, credentials, storage systems, and storage resources	CLI	-	CLI – Backing up or restoring a Spectrum Control Base configuration