HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.6 for Windows NT and Windows 2000 Installation and Configuration Guide

3–12 HSG80 ACS Solution Software Version 8.6 for Windows NT and Windows 2000 Installation and
Configuration Guide
Installing SWCC Client and Creating Your
First Virtual Disk
This section contains instructions for installing StorageWorks Command Console
(SWCC) Client, a Graphical User Interface (GUI), configuring the HSG80 array controller
for Windows NT and Windows 2000 operation, and creating your first virtual disk.
NOTE: For more information, use the online HELP in the SWCC Storage and CLI Windows.
This section provides the instructions required to accomplish the following tasks:
■ Install the HSG80 StorageWorks Command Console (SWCC) software.
■ Launch Command Console Client.
■ Establish communications with the HSG80 controller over the serial port.
■ Configure the HSG80 controller for Windows NT or Windows 2000 operation.
■ Create your first virtual disk.
Connection Methods
There are three connection methods for SWCC:
■ Serial
■ SCSI
■ Network
You will need to use serial for your initial set up to define how your server and storage
system interact. The HSG80 controller comes shipped with a setting of SCSI-2 and CCL
enabled. This means the storage controller can communicate using SCSI-2 protocols and
its Command Console LUN feature is enabled. With ACS V8.6, SCSI-3 protocol is also
supported. If you choose to use SCSI-3, then CCL is permanently enabled. The choices
you have for Windows NT are to use either SCSI-3 with CCL permanently enabled, or
SCSI-2 with CCL disabled.
NOTE: If you choose SCSI-2 with CCL enabled you will get Disk Administrator errors. Therefore,
at initial set up, you will need to either: [1] Leave the controller set to SCSI-2 protocol but
disable CCL, or [2] set the controller to SCSI-3 protocol.
Your choice will depend on how you later intend to use your storage system. In certain
heterogeneous environments, you may be required to use SCSI-3 protocols (for example,
if sharing your storage system with an Open VMS-based server). You may choose to use
SCSI-2 protocol if you are sharing your storage system with a server that requires SCSI-2