Administrator Guide

Creating and Applying Snapshot Profiles..................................................................................................................128
Modifying Snapshot Profiles.......................................................................................................................................129
Managing Expiration Rules for Remote Snapshots.................................................................................................. 131
Managing Storage Profiles................................................................................................................................................ 131
Create a Storage Profile (Storage Center 7.2.1 and Earlier).................................................................................. 132
Create a Storage Profile (Storage Center 7.2.10 and Later)..................................................................................132
Apply a Storage Profile to One or More Volumes....................................................................................................133
Apply a Storage Profile to a Server........................................................................................................................... 133
Delete a Storage Profile.............................................................................................................................................. 133
Managing QoS Profiles......................................................................................................................................................133
Create a QoS Profile....................................................................................................................................................134
Edit a QoS Profile.........................................................................................................................................................134
Delete a QoS Volume Profile.......................................................................................................................................134
Apply a QoS Profile to a Volume................................................................................................................................ 135
Remove a Group QoS Profile From a Volume..........................................................................................................135
Importing Volumes from an External Storage Array......................................................................................................135
Connect to an External Storage Array (iSCSI) ....................................................................................................... 135
PS Series Storage Array Import Requirements........................................................................................................136
Storage Center Import Requirements.......................................................................................................................136
MD Series Import Requirements................................................................................................................................136
Supported Server Operating Systems for Online Import........................................................................................136
Import Data from an External Device (Offline)........................................................................................................ 137
Import Data from an External Device (Online)......................................................................................................... 137
6 Storage Center Server Administration........................................................................................ 139
Server Management Options........................................................................................................................................... 139
Managing Storage Center Server Objects............................................................................................................... 139
Managing Servers Centrally Using Storage Manager............................................................................................. 140
Managing Servers on a Storage Center......................................................................................................................... 140
Creating Servers.......................................................................................................................................................... 140
Modifying Servers........................................................................................................................................................145
Mapping Volumes to Servers......................................................................................................................................148
Creating and Managing Server Folders.....................................................................................................................150
Deleting Servers and Server Folders..........................................................................................................................151
Managing Servers Centrally on the Servers View......................................................................................................... 152
Server Types That Can Be Centrally Managed........................................................................................................152
Storage Manager Server Agent for Windows Servers........................................................................................... 152
IPMI Support for NAS Appliances..............................................................................................................................153
Registering Servers with Storage Manager............................................................................................................. 153
Organizing and Removing Registered Servers.........................................................................................................154
Updating Server Information...................................................................................................................................... 156
Managing Server Data Collection and Reporting Settings..................................................................................... 157
Creating Server Volumes and Datastores ................................................................................................................158
Assigning/Creating Virtual Servers on Storage Centers......................................................................................... 161
Manually Mapping a Windows Server to a Storage Center Server.......................................................................162
Managing NAS Appliances Powered by Windows Storage Server....................................................................... 163
Installing and Using the Server Agent on a Windows Server.......................................................................................164
Download the Server Agent....................................................................................................................................... 164
Install and Register the Server Agent........................................................................................................................165
Manage the Server Agent with Server Agent Manager......................................................................................... 167
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