8456ch_DS_HMC_Plan.fm Draft Document for Review December 5, 2019 4:33 pm 8.3 Management Console activities 8.3.1 Management Console planning tasks 8.3.2 Planning for Licensed Internal Code upgrades 216  IBM DS8900F Architecture and Implementation This section covers planning and maintenance tasks for the DS8900F MC. For more  information about overall planning, see Chapter 7, “IBM DS8900F physical planning and  installation” on page 179. The following tasks are needed to plan the installation or configuration: The following tasks must be considered regarding the LIC upgrades on the DS8900F:  Important:  Applying feature activation codes is a concurrent action. When you are planning for initial installation or for LIC updates, ensure that all  prerequisites for the environment are identified correctly. These include, but are not limited  IBM might release changes to the DS8900F series Licensed Machine Code.  An IBM SSR can install the changes or IBM Remote Support personnel if the LIC is to be  installed remotely. Check whether the new LIC requires new levels of DS CLI and  DS Open API. Plan on upgrading them on the relevant workstations, if necessary. GLYPH<SM590000> A connection to the client network is needed at the base rack for the primary MC. Another  connection is also needed at the location of the secondary MC. The connections must be  standard CAT5/6 Ethernet cabling with RJ45 connectors. GLYPH<SM590000> IP addresses for the primary and secondary MCs are needed. The DS8900F can work  with IPv4 and IPv6 networks. For more information about procedures to configure the  DS8900F MC for IPv6, see 8.4 Management Console Network Settings on page 219. GLYPH<SM590000> Most users access the DS GUI remotely through a browser. You can also use Spectrum  Control in your environment to access the DS GUI. GLYPH<SM590000> The web browser to be used on any administration workstation must be supported, as  described in the  IBM DS8900F Introduction and Planning Guide , SC27-9560.  GLYPH<SM590000> The IP addresses of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) recipients must be  identified if the client wants the DS8900F MC to send SNMP traps to a monitoring station. GLYPH<SM590000> Email accounts must be identified if the client wants the DS8900F MC to send email  messages for problem conditions. GLYPH<SM590000> The IP addresses of Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers must be identified if the client  wants the DS8900F MC to use NTP for time synchronization. GLYPH<SM590000> When a DS8900F is ordered, the license and certain optional features must be activated  as part of the customization of the DS8900F. For more information, see Chapter 9, “IBM  DS8900F features and licensed functions” on page 231. GLYPH<SM590000> The installation tasks for the optional external MC must be identified as part of the overall  project plan and agreed upon with the responsible IBM personnel.  GLYPH<SM590000> LIC changes GLYPH<SM590000> LIC installation GLYPH<SM590000> Code prerequisites