System administration tasks and workflow

After storage system installation is complete, the first system administration task is to configure the management client for the storage system. The management client is the computer used to log in to and manage the storage system. The management client is LAN-attached to the storage system and communicates with the service processor (SVP) or with the controllers if the storage system does not have an SVP. You can configure the management client and storage system for secure communications (SSL), and you can set up user authentication and authorization for the management software.

When configuration of the management client is complete, you can perform the initial configuration of the storage system. Initial storage system configuration includes tasks such as entering the storage system information (name, location, contact information), setting the date and time, creating a login message, and setting up the syslog server for the audit logs.