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 and management tasks.

Note: Unless specified otherwise in the 'Interface' 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	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	CLI – Switching to 'IBMSC' user mode
2.	Log in to the GUI and then change the password of the initial admin user.	GUI	GUI – Logging in GUI – Changing the password of a Spectrum Control user
3.	Define a high-availability group	GUI	GUI – Managing high-availability groups
4.	Add SSL certificate for the Spectrum Control server	CLI or GUI	CLI – Managing server certificates GUI – Managing server certificates
5.	Add the storage array (storage system) access credentials	CLI or GUI	CLI – Adding or removing storage array credentials GUI – Entering the storage array credentials
6.	Add the storage arrays to be used	CLI or GUI	CLI – Adding or removing storage arrays GUI – Adding a storage array
7.	Set the VASA access credentials ("VASA Secret") to allow connection of vCenter servers that require VASA functions. Note: Not applicable to DS8000® systems.	CLI or GUI	CLI – Setting the VASA credentials GUI – Setting the VASA credentials
8.	Define storage spaces and services.	GUI	GUI – Adding a storage space GUI – Adding a storage service GUI – Defining and attaching storage resources
9.	Add vCenter servers for which you want to utilize the IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client.	CLI or GUI	GUI – Adding a vCenter server
10.	Attach storage services to any specific vCenter server that was added.	CLI or GUI	GUI – Attaching storage services to a vCenter server
11.	Establish integration with vCenter Orchestrator (vCO). Note: Applicable only to XIV® systems.	GUI	GUI – Managing integration with vCenter Orchestrator
12.	Establish integration with vCenter Operations Manager (vCOps). Note: Applicable only to XIV systems.	CLI or GUI	CLI – Managing integration with vCenter Operations Manager GUI – Managing integration with vCenter Operations Manager

Table 2. Optional tasks
Optional task	Interface	Refer to
Configure LDAP-based directory user access to Spectrum Control	CLI	Configuring LDAP-based directory user access
Manage the Spectrum Control users	CLI or GUI	CLI – Managing Spectrum Control users GUI – Managing Spectrum Control users