StorageWorks Getting Started with Command Console Version 1.0

This document, "Getting Started with Command Console Version 1.0," introduces and provides initial setup instructions for Digital Equipment Corporation's StorageWorks Command Console.

Key points:

• Purpose: Command Console is a graphical user interface (GUI) and remote management program designed for monitoring, configuring, and troubleshooting StorageWorks controllers and their associated storage subsystems.

• Components: It consists of two main programs:

  • Command Console Client: The GUI portion that runs on Windows 95 or Windows NT.
  • Command Console Agent: A companion program that runs on host systems (Windows NT or Digital UNIX) to enable the Client to communicate with storage subsystems over a network.

• Connection Options: Command Console supports three ways to connect to storage subsystems:

  • Direct serial port connection.
  • Host-Bus SCSI connection.
  • Network connection via TCP/IP (which requires the Agent program).

• Installation Process: The guide outlines six steps for installation:

  1. Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader (to view documentation).
  2. Accessing documentation and reading release notes from the CD-ROM.
  3. Choosing a connection type (which determines if the Agent is needed).
  4. Installing the Client program (with specified minimum system requirements).
  5. Installing and configuring the Agent program (if a network connection is desired), including specific instructions for Windows NT and UNIX.

• Usage: It briefly covers how to start the Client for both network and local connections and how to uninstall the program.

• Documentation: This "Getting Started" guide serves as an initial reference, directing users to the more comprehensive on-line documentation and help files for detailed instructions on configuration and use.