Install Guide

● Use Windows Credentials – To log in to the Storage Center using Windows Credentials, select the Use Windows
Credentials checkbox. To use this feature, the Storage Center must be configured to use Active Directory or
OpenLDAP.
● Remember Password – To make the Storage Manager Client remember the password that is used to log in to the
Storage Center, select the Remember Password checkbox.
5. Click Log In.
The Storage Manager Client connects to the Storage Center and displays the Summary tab.
Use the Storage Manager Client to Connect to the
Data Collector
After the Storage Manager Client is installed, you can use the client to connect to the Data Collector.
Steps
1. Start the Storage Manager Client application.
NOTE: On a Linux computer, use the terminal to navigate to the application directory by running:
$ cd /var/lib/dell/bin
Then launch the client by running:
$ ./Client
2. To change the language displayed in the Storage Manager Client, select a language from the Display Language drop-down
menu.
3. If the Welcome screen appears, click Log into a Storage Center or Data Collector.
4. Complete the following fields:
● User Name – Type the name of the Storage Manager user that was created during Data Collector installation. You can
also use the name of a Storage Manager user that was previously created.
● Password – Type the password for the user. You can also use the password of a Storage Manager user that was
previously created.
● Host/IP – Type the host name or IP address of the server that hosts the Data Collector. If the Data Collector and
Storage Manager Client are installed on the same system, you can type localhost instead.
● Web Server Port – If you changed the Web Server Port during the installation of the Data Collector, type the new port
number in the field. The default port is 3033.
● Use Windows Credentials – (Windows only) Do not select the Use Windows Credentials check box at this time. To
use this option, the Data Collector must be configured to use Active Directory or OpenLDAP.
● Remember Password – To make the Storage Manager Client remember the password that is used to log in to the Data
Collector, select the Remember Password checkbox.
5. Click Log In.
The Storage Manager Client connects to the Data Collector and displays the Storage view.
Add Storage Centers to Storage Manager
Use the Storage Manager Client to add the Storage Centers that you want to centrally manage in the Storage Manager Data
Collector.
Prerequisites
● You must have the hostname or IP address of the Storage Center.
● You must have the user name and password for a Storage Center user account.
○ The first time a Storage Center is added to the Storage Manager Data Collector, you must specify a Storage Center user
account that has the Administrator privilege. When the Storage Center is subsequently added for other Storage Manager
users, you can specify Storage Center user accounts of any privilege level.
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