Administrator Guide

Open the Discover and Configure Uninitialized Storage

Centers Wizard from the Storage Manager Client

Open the wizard from the Storage Manager Client to discover and configure a Storage Center.

Prerequisites

• The Storage Manager Client must be running on a system with a 64-bit operating system.

• The Storage Manager Client must be run using Windows Administrator privileges.

• The client must be connected to a Storage Manager Data Collector.

Steps

1. Click the Storage view.

2. In the Storage pane, click Storage Centers.

3. In the Summary tab, click Discover and Configure Uninitialized Storage Centers .

The Discover and Configure Uninitialized Storage Centers wizard opens.

Introduction to Storage Center Initial Configuration

The Storage Center Initial Configuration page provides a list of prerequisite actions that must be performed and information that is

required to initialize a Storage Center.

Prerequisites

• The host server, on which the Storage Manager software is installed, must be on the same subnet or VLAN as the Storage Center.

• Layer 2 multicast must be allowed on the network.

• Make sure that IGMP snooping is disabled on the switch ports connected to the Storage Center.

Steps

1. Make sure the prerequisites that are listed on the Storage Center Initial Configuration page are met.

2. Make sure the information that is required to initialize the Storage Center is gathered.

3. Click Next. The Select a Storage Center to Initialize page is displayed and it lists the uninitialized Storage Centers discovered by

the wizard.

NOTE:

If the wizard does not discover the Storage Center that you want to initialize, perform the following actions:

• Make sure that the Storage Center hardware is physically attached to all necessary networks.

• Temporarily disable any firewall on the host server that is running the Storage Manager software.

• Click Rediscover to rediscover the uninitialized Storage Centers.

• Follow the steps in

Deploy the Storage Center Using the Direct Connect Method

Select a Storage Center to Initialize

The next page of the Discover and Configure Uninitialized Storage Centers wizard provides a list of uninitialized Storage Centers

discovered by the wizard.

Steps

1. Select the Storage Center to initialize.

2. (Optional) To blink the indicator light for the selected Storage Center, click Enable Storage Center Indicator. You can use the

indicator light to verify that you have selected the correct Storage Center.

3. Click Next.

4. If the Storage Center is partially configured, the Storage Center login pane is displayed. Type the management IPv4 address and the

password for the Storage Center Admin user, then click Next to continue.

Storage Center Deployment