Insert the USB drive into a Windows PC and run InitTool.exe . Select .
Open a web browser and navigate to the you configured during the previous steps.
: For Storwize V7000 Unified systems, the process is slightly longer (approx. 75–80 minutes) as it involves initializing both the block storage control enclosure and the file modules. IBM Storwize V7000: StorageDisk-2076-InitTool - Fix Central
Log in using the default credentials (typically user: admin , password: password or admin0001 depending on the firmware version).
Enter the required , subnet mask, and gateway.
Ensure the V7000 control enclosure is powered on and both node canisters show a and a flashing green light .
The tool will create a file named satask.txt on the USB key containing these parameters. :
After the initialization tool has completed its task, you can access the system's management interface: Connect your PC to the same management network.
: The USB key must be formatted with a FAT32 , ext2 , or ext3 filesystem. Note that NTFS is not supported and will cause the initialization to fail as the V7000 will be unable to write the result files back to the drive.
