Using the initialization tool on a Storwize V7000 Gen1control enclosure

The initialization tool is a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard that creates the initial configuration on the control enclosure.

Before you begin

Access the initialization tool through a USB flash drive for a Storwize® V7000 Gen1 control enclosure.

Note: Access the initialization tool for a Storwize V7000 Gen2 control enclosure through the technician port. You do not use the USB flash drive for Storwize V7000 Gen2 initialization.
Verify that you are using a supported operating system. The initialization tool is valid for the following operating systems:
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit), or Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)
  • Apple MacOS X 10.71
  • Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 and 6
  • Ubuntu desktop 11.04 and 13.10

About this task

By using the initialization tool, you can set the USB flash drive to run one of the following tasks:

  • Initialize a new system.
  • Reset the superuser password.
  • Set or reset the service assistant IP address on a node canister on the control enclosure.
  • Set the management IP addresses.

For any other tasks that you want to complete on a node canister on the control enclosure, you must create the satask.txt file by using a text editor.

The initialization tool is available on the USB flash drive that is shipped with the control enclosures. The name of the file is InitTool. If you cannot locate the USB flash drive, you can download the application from the following support website (search for initialization tool or init tool).
www.ibm.com/support

Procedure

To use the initialization tool, complete the following steps.

  1. If you downloaded the initialization tool, copy the file onto the USB flash drive that you are going to use.
  2. To start the initialization tool, insert the USB flash drive that contains the program into a USB slot on a suitable personal computer.
  3. Run the InitTool program from the USB drive.
    • Windows: Open the USB flash drive and double-click InitTool.bat.
    • Apple Macitosh: Locate the root directory of the USB flash drive (usually located in the /Volumes/ directory). Type sh InitTool.sh.
    • Linux: Locate the root directory of the USB flash drive. (It is usually located in the /media/ directory. If an automatic mount system is used, the root directory can be located by typing the mount command.) Type sh InitTool.sh.
    The initialization tool prompts you for the task that you want to complete and for the parameters that are relevant to that task. The tool prompts you when to put the USB flash drive in the node canister on the control enclosure.
  4. After the satask.txt file is created, follow the USB flash drive instructions to run the commands.
  5. When the commands are completed, return the USB flash drive to your personal computer and start the tool again to see the results.
1 Apple OS X 10.9 is undergoing testing and so, currently remains unclaimed.