Initial Configuration

Initial configuration is required upon the first login. This section describes how to initialize a storage system using the initial configuration wizard. The initialization includes configuring the basic information, creating a storage pool, and scanning for UltraPath hosts.

Procedure

Update the license.

In the License Management area, click Update License.
The Update License page is displayed on the right.
Import a license file.
1. Click .
2. Select the desired license file and click Open.
  
  The button for file upload varies depending on browsers.
3. Click Upload.

In the middle function pane, check the differences between active and inactive license files.

**Table 1** Differences between license files
Parameter	Description
Feature	Value-added feature supported by the license file.
Invalid Date of Active License	Expiration date of the active license file.
Invalid Date of Inactive License	Expiration date of the inactive license file. NOTE: If the expiration date of the inactive license is later than that of the active license, the inactive license can be used.
Capacity of Active License	Total capacity of the active license file.
Capacity of Inactive License	Total capacity of the inactive license file. NOTE: If the capacity of the inactive license is greater than that of the active license, the inactive license can be used.

Click Activate.
Confirm your operation as prompted.
You can also export the license differences for future references. The operation procedure is as follows:
1. Click Save Differences.
  A file download dialog box is displayed.
  
  This example is based on Internet Explorer 11.
2. Click Save As.
  The Save As dialog box is displayed.
3. Set the save path and file name.
4. Click Save.

In the Device Information area, set the name and location of the device.
- The device name contains 1 to 127 characters, including only letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.). It cannot be left blank.
- The device location contains 1 to 511 characters and cannot be left blank.
Change the storage device time.
You can use any of the following methods.
- In the Device Time area, click on the right of Device Time to set the device time.
- Synchronize the client time.
  1. Click Synchronize Client Time.
  2. Specify Client Time Zone, which is the time zone where the client resides.
  3. Click to synchronize the client time.
- Set automatic NTP synchronization.
  1. Enable NTP Synchronization.
  2. Click Configure.
    The Configure NTP Synchronization page is displayed on the right.
  3. Click to query the NTP server status.
  4. In NTP Server Address, click , and then enter the IPv4 address, IPv6 address, or domain name of the NTP server.
    A maximum of two NTP servers can be added. If the system cannot synchronize the time from one NTP server, it synchronizes the time from the other.
    Ensure that the time of the two NTP servers is consistent.
  5. (Optional) Click Test.
  6. (Optional) Select Enable next to NTP Authentication. Import the NTP CA certificate to CA Certificate.
    
    Only when NTPv4 or later is used, NTP authentication can be enabled to authenticate the NTP server and automatically synchronize the time to the storage device.
  7. Click OK.

Configure alarm notification. Possible options are Email Notification and SMS Notification.

Configure email notification.

Enable Email Notification.
The Configure Email Notification page is displayed on the right.

On the Configure Email Notification page, set email notification parameters listed in Table 2.

**Table 2** Email notification parameters
Parameter	Description
SMTP Server	IP address or domain name of the SMTP server. This is an SMTP-compliant email-sending server. The emails containing alarm information can be sent to specified email boxes through the SMTP server. NOTE: A maximum of two SMTP servers can be added. If one of the SMTP servers cannot send notification emails, the other SMTP server will be used to send notification emails again.
SMTP Port	SMTP port number. The default value is 25. NOTE: The SMTP port number configured on a storage system must be consistent with that configured on the SMTP server.
Encryption Mode	Indicates whether to encrypt the communication between the storage system and the email server. Not encrypted: Data is not encrypted during transfer. NOTE: Security risks may arise if encryption is not enabled. You are advised to select SSL/TLS or STARTTLS. SSL/TLS: SSL and TLS are security protocols for data security and integrity during network communication. After this option is selected, the system selects between the two security protocols according to the email server type to encrypt data. STARTTLS: After this option is selected, TLS encryption will be implemented. Previous communication data will not be retroactively encrypted using this mode. NOTE: The encryption mode configured on a storage system must be consistent with that configured on the SMTP server.
Authenticate SMTP Server	Indicates whether the SMTP server authenticates a sender's identity.
Username	Sender's SMTP user name. If a sender attempts to send alarm notification emails through an SMTP server, the server requires the sender to enter the SMTP user name and password for authentication. NOTE: The value cannot be empty and must contain 1 to 63 characters.
Password	Sender's SMTP user password. If a sender attempts to send alarm notification emails through an SMTP server, the server requires the sender to enter the SMTP user name and password for authentication. NOTE: The value cannot be empty and must contain 1 to 63 characters. A valid password cannot contain extended ASCII characters or Unicode characters. It is recommended that a password contain characters in the following categories: base 10 digits (0 to 9), letters (a to z and A to Z), spaces, and special characters ([]^_{\|}~`@!"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?).
Email Title Prefix	Sender-defined email title field. If there are too many emails, users can search for desired emails using this field. NOTE: After you select Add Alarm Severity, alarm severities are displayed in the titles of alarm notification emails. Possible values are Critical, Major, and Warning.
Sender Email Address	Sender's email address.

Set a recipient email address.
- Add a recipient email address.
  1. Click Add.
  2. Enter the recipient email address in the text box of Recipient Email Address.
  3. In Alarm Severity, select the desired alarm severity.
  4. Select whether to enable Event Notification.
  5. Click .
- Modify a recipient email address.
  1. Click on the right of the desired recipient email address.
  2. Enter the recipient email address in the text box of Recipient Email Address.
  3. In Alarm Severity, select the desired alarm severity.
  4. Select whether to enable Event Notification.
  5. Click .
- Delete a recipient email address.
  Click on the right of the desired recipient email address.
(Optional) Click Test to verify the connectivity between the storage system and the SMTP server.
Click OK.

Configure SMS notification.
1. Enable SMS Notification.
  The Configure SMS Notification page is displayed on the right.
2. Specify SMS Center Phone Number.
  
  The value starts with a country code followed by digits.
3. Set a recipient phone number.
  - Add a recipient phone number.
    1. Click Add.
    2. Enter the desired recipient phone number in the text box of Recipient Phone Number.
      This value can contain only 3 to 31 digits. For an international number, the value must start with a country code followed by digits.
    3. In Alarm Severity, select the desired alarm severity.
    4. Select whether to enable Event Notification.
    5. Click .
  - Modify a recipient phone number.
    1. Click on the right of the desired recipient.
    2. Enter the desired recipient phone number in the text box of Recipient Phone Number.
      This value can contain only 3 to 31 digits. For an international number, the value must start with a country code followed by digits.
    3. In Alarm Severity, select the desired alarm severity.
    4. Select whether to enable Event Notification.
    5. Click .
  - Delete a recipient phone number.
    Click on the right of the desired recipient number.
4. (Optional) Click Test.
5. Click OK.

Click Next.

Create a storage pool. The system provides two creation modes: Recommended and Custom.

Recommended
Select Recommended. The system will automatically use all disks to create a storage pool.

You can click to modify the storage pool properties.

Determine whether to select Retain historical monitoring data. If you select this option, historical monitoring data will be saved to the created storage pool.

Custom

Click .
The Create Storage Pool page is displayed on the right.

Set the storage pool parameters.

Table 3 describes the parameters.

**Table 3** Storage pool parameters
Parameter	Description
Name	Name of the storage pool. [Value range] The name must be unique. The name contains only letters, digits, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-). The name can contain 1 to 31 characters.
Description	Description of the storage pool.
Data Encryption	Indicates whether to enable data encryption. If this function is disabled, the storage pool is not encrypted. If this function is enabled, the storage pool is encrypted. Ensure that you select only self-encrypting disks. NOTE: If this function is enabled, the system automatically checks whether the key service has been configured. If the key service has not been configured, the system will prompt you to configure the key service.
Controller Enclosure	Controller enclosure to which the storage pool belongs.
Storage Pool Capacity	Displays the storage pool capacity of the selected controller enclosure. The displayed information includes Capacity per Disk, Type, Total Disks, and Available Disks. You can specify the number of disks in Required Disks for creating the storage pool. NOTE: You can click to manually select disks.
RAID Policy	RAID policy of the storage system. Dynamic RAID reconstruction uses the erasure coding (EC) algorithm, which dynamically adjusts the number of chunks in a chunk group under all-SSD configurations to ensure system reliability and capacity. If a chunk is faulty and no chunk is available from disks outside the storage pool, the system dynamically reconstructs the original N+M chunks to (N-1)+M chunks. When a new SSD is inserted, the system migrates data from the (N-1)+M chunks to the newly constructed N+M chunks for efficient disk usage. The RAID levels are defined as follows: RAID 5: Parity data is distributed on different chunks. In each chunk group, the parity data occupies the space of one chunk. RAID 5 is able to tolerate the failure on only one chunk. If two or more chunks fail, data in the chunk group cannot be recovered. RAID 6: Parity data is distributed on different chunks. In each chunk group, the parity data occupies the space of two chunks. RAID 6 is able to tolerate simultaneous failures on two chunks. If three or more chunks fail, data in the chunk group cannot be recovered. RAID-TP: Parity data is distributed on different chunks. In each chunk group, the parity data occupies the space of three chunks. RAID-TP is able to tolerate simultaneous failures on three chunks. If four or more chunks fail, data in the chunk group cannot be recovered.
Hot Spare Policy	Number of disks that provide hot spare space to store data from the failed member disks to ensure system continuity and reliability. [Default value] Low (1 disk) NOTE: Hot spare capacity is provided by all member disks in each storage pool because the storage system uses RAID 2.0+ virtualization technology. For ease of understanding, the hot spare capacity is expressed in the number of hot spare disks on DeviceManager.
Capacity Alarm Threshold (%)	Threshold for the percentage of the storage pool's allocated capacity to its total capacity. When this threshold is reached, the system generates a capacity alarm. A proper capacity alarm threshold helps you monitor the capacity usage of a storage pool. [Value range] 1 to 95
Capacity Used Up Alarm Threshold (%)	Threshold for the percentage of the storage pool's allocated capacity to its total capacity. When this threshold is reached, the system generates an alarm indicating that the capacity is being used up. This alarm has a higher severity than the capacity alarm. [Value range] 2 to 99 NOTE: The value of Capacity Used Up Alarm Threshold (%) must be greater than that of Capacity Alarm Threshold (%).
Protection Data Auto Deletion	Indicates whether to automatically delete earliest scheduled HyperCDP objects when the percentage of the protection capacity to the storage pool's total capacity reaches Protection Capacity Upper Limit (%). The automatic deletion stops when the percentage becomes less than Protection Capacity Lower Limit (%). NOTE: A notice will be displayed when you enable this function. After you click OK, the Protection Capacity Lower Limit (%) and Protection Capacity Upper Limit (%) parameters are displayed.
Protection Capacity Lower Limit (%)	Lower limit for the percentage of the protection capacity to the storage pool's total capacity for the system to stop deleting earliest scheduled HyperCDP objects. NOTE: This parameter is available only when Protection Data Auto Deletion is enabled. [Value range] 1 to 95
Protection Capacity Upper Limit (%)	Maximum allowable percentage of the protection capacity in the total capacity of the storage pool. NOTE: This parameter is available only when Protection Data Auto Deletion is enabled. The value of Protection Capacity Upper Limit (%) must be greater than that of Protection Capacity Lower Limit (%). [Value range] 2 to 99
Retain historical monitoring data	Whether to enable the function of retaining historical monitoring data. If you select this option, historical monitoring data will be saved to the created storage pool.

Parameters including Description, Data Encryption, RAID Policy, Capacity Alarm Threshold (%), Capacity Used Up Alarm Threshold (%), and Protection Data Auto Deletion are hidden. You can click Advanced to display them.

Click OK.
Confirm your operation as prompted.

You can click or to modify or delete a storage pool.

Click Next.

Scan for UltraPath hosts.

Enable Use UltraPath Host.

Configure storage ports.

FC ports do not need to be configured.

Click Configure.
The Manage Logical Port page is displayed.

You can create, modify, or delete a logical port, as well as manage route information.

To create a logical port:

Click Create.
The Create Logical Port page is displayed.

Configure the logical port parameters. Table 4 describes the parameters.

**Table 4** Logical port parameters
Parameter	Description
Port Type	Type of the logical port to be created.
Home Port	Home port on which the logical port is created.
Name	Name of the logical port. The name must meet the following requirements: The name must be unique. The name contains only letters, digits, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-). The name can contain 1 to 31 characters.
IP Address Type	IP address type of the logical port. Possible values are IPv4 and IPv6.
IP Address	IPv4 or IPv6 address of the logical port.
Subnet Mask	Subnet mask of the logical port's IPv4 address. NOTE: This parameter is available only when IP Address Type is set to IPv4.
Prefix	Prefix length of the logical port's IPv6 address. NOTE: This parameter is available only when IP Address Type is set to IPv6.
Gateway	Gateway of the logical port's IP address.

Click OK.

To modify a logical port:

Click More on the right of the desired logical port and select Modify.
The Modify Logical Port page is displayed.

Configure the logical port parameters. Table 5 describes the parameters.

**Table 5** Logical port parameters
Parameter	Description
Name	Name of the logical port. The name must meet the following requirements: The name must be unique. The name contains only letters, digits, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-). The name can contain 1 to 31 characters.
IP Address Type	IP address type of the logical port. Possible values are IPv4 and IPv6.
IP Address	IPv4 or IPv6 address of the logical port.
Subnet Mask	Subnet mask of the logical port's IPv4 address. NOTE: This parameter is available only when IP Address Type is set to IPv4.
Prefix	Prefix length of the logical port's IPv6 address. NOTE: This parameter is available only when IP Address Type is set to IPv6.
Gateway	Gateway of the logical port's IP address.

Click OK.

To manage routes:

Select the desired logical port and click Manage Route.
The Manage Route page is displayed.

You can also click More on the right of the logical port and select Manage Route.
In the IP Address drop-down list, select the IP address of the Ethernet port for which you want to add a route.
Click Add.

Set the parameters listed in Table 6.

**Table 6** Route parameters
Parameter	Description
Type	Three types of routes are available: Default route A route through which data is forwarded by default if no preferred route is available. The destination address and mask (IPv4) or prefix (IPv6) of the default route are automatically set to 0. To use this option, you only need to add a gateway. Host route A route to a host. The destination mask (IPv4) or prefix (IPv6) of the host route are automatically set to 255.255.255.255 or 128. To use this option, you only need to add the destination address and gateway. Network segment route A route to a network segment. You must add the destination address, destination mask (IPv4) or prefix (IPv6), and gateway.
Destination Address	IPv4 address, IPv6 address, or network segment of the destination service network port on the application server or destination logical port on another storage system.
Subnet Mask/Prefix	Subnet mask of the IPv4 address or prefix of the IPv6 address for the destination service network port on the application server or destination logical port on another storage system.
Gateway	Gateway where the local logical port's IP address resides. NOTE: The IP address of the gateway must be different from all internal heartbeat IP addresses. Otherwise, routing will fail.

Click . The route information is added to the list.

To delete a route, select it and click .
Click Close.

To delete a logical port:
Select the desired logical port and click Delete.

Confirm your operation as prompted.

You can also click More on the right of the desired logical port and select Delete.

Click Close.

Configure UltraPath hosts.
Select Installing UltraPath and scanning LUNs are complete.
Scan for UltraPath hosts.
Click Scan. The scanned hosts are added to the host list.

Click the digit. On the Hosts page that is displayed on the right, view details of the hosts, including Name, IP Address, and OS. To delete a host, you can click More on the right of the desired host and select Delete.

Click Provision. The Create LUN Group page is displayed. Perform subsequent operations as instructed.