Required and optional initial tasks
After IBM Spectrum Connect 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 web user interface (UI) or command-line interface (CLI) .
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| 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 | |
| 2. | Run initial setup to define high-availablity groups, add SSL certificate and set storage system credentials. If you complete the initial setup, you can skip steps 3–6 below. | UI | All | |
| 3. | Log in to the UI and then change the password of the initial admin user. | UI | All | |
| 4. | Define a high-availability group | UI | IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA | |
| 5. | Add SSL certificate for the Spectrum Connect server | CLI or UI | All | |
| 6. | Add the storage system access credentials | CLI or UI | All | |
| 7. | Add the storage systems to be used | CLI or UI | All |
| 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 UI | IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA | |
| 2. | Define storage spaces and services. | UI |
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| 3. | Add vCenter servers. | CLI or UI | IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client | |
| 4. | If you want to use vWC plug-in for managing volumes created on storage resources attached to specific services, delegate the services to the previously added vCenter servers. | CLI or UI | IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client | |
| 5. | Establish integration with vRealize Orchestrator (vRO). Note: Not
applicable for the DS8000 family storage systems.
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UI | IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator | |
| 6. | Delegate storage services to the previously added vRO server. Note: Not
applicable for the DS8000 family storage systems.
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UI | IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator | |
| 7. | Establish integration with vRealize Operations Manager (vROps). Note: Not
applicable for the DS8000 family storage systems.
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CLI or UI | IBM Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager | |
| 8. | Configure LDAP-based directory user access to Spectrum Connect. | CLI | - | |
| 9. | Manage the Spectrum Connect users. | CLI | - | |
| 10. | Run stateful containers with a storage volume provisioned from an external IBM storage system. |
UI | IBM Storage Enabler for Containers | |
| 11. | Automate storage provisioning, host mapping, volume expansion and other storage-related tasks by using Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets. |
UI | IBM Storage Automation Plug-in for PowerShell | |
| 12. | Back up or restore a Spectrum Connect configuration, including the data of all existing user accounts, credentials, storage systems, and storage resources. | CLI | - |