Install Guide

Introduction to Storage Manager
Storage Manager allows you to monitor, manage, and analyze Storage Center SANs, FluidFS clusters, and PS Series groups from
a centralized management console. The Storage Manager Data Collector stores data and alerts it gathers from managed storage
devices in an external database or an embedded database. To perform monitoring and administrative tasks, administrators use
the Dell Storage Manager Client to connect to the Storage Manager Data Collector or to connect directly to a Storage Center.
Topics:
• Storage Manager Components
• Management Compatibility
• Software and Hardware Requirements
• Default Ports Used by Storage Manager
• IPv6 Support
Storage Manager Components
Storage Manager consists of the following components.
Table 1. Storage Manager Components
Component Description Setup Documentation
Primary Storage Manager
Data Collector
Service that gathers reporting data
and alerts from Storage Center SANs
Dell Storage Manager Installation Guide
Dell Storage Manager Client Windows-based application that
connects to the Storage Manager
Data Collector to provide a
centralized management console for
one or more storage devices
Dell Storage Manager Installation Guide
Dell Storage Manager Web UI Web application that connects to the
Storage Manager Data Collector to
provide a centralized management
console for one or more storage
devices
Dell Storage Manager Installation Guide
Remote Storage Manager
Data Collector
Storage Manager Data Collector that
is connected to the primary Storage
Manager Data Collector and can be
used to activate a disaster recovery
site if the primary Storage Manager
Data Collector becomes unavailable
Dell Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide
Storage Manager Server
Agent
Service for Windows that allows
Storage Manager to free volume
storage space from expired snapshots
that would otherwise remain locked
by Windows
Dell Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide
Management Compatibility
Storage Manager manages Dell storage products and also provides management integration for Microsoft and VMware
products.
Storage Manager is compatible with the products listed in the following table.
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