Configuring the system

Configuring your system is necessary in two situations: when you power up a new system for the first time, and when you add an expansion enclosure to an existing system.

The following instructions use the supplied USB flash drive to initialize the system. If you are not authorized to use a USB flash drive in your situation, refer to the "Troubleshooting" section of the IBM Knowledge Center. This topic describes how to make an Ethernet connection to the enclosure and to initialize the system by using the service assistant GUI.

After initializing the system, you will use the Storwize® management GUI to complete the configuration procedures.

The steps for initializing a new system vary, depending on the operating system of the computer you use for the procedure.