Administrator Guide

1 Unisphere Overview.....................................................................................................................12
Unisphere Components.......................................................................................................................................................12
Software and Hardware Requirements.............................................................................................................................13
Storage Center OS Compatibility.................................................................................................................................13
Data Collector Requirements........................................................................................................................................13
Unisphere Web Browser Requirements...................................................................................................................... 14
Server Agent Requirements..........................................................................................................................................14
Default Ports Used by Unisphere Central......................................................................................................................... 14
Data Collector Ports.......................................................................................................................................................14
Client Ports..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Server Agent Ports........................................................................................................................................................ 16
IPv6 Support.........................................................................................................................................................................16
Unisphere Features..............................................................................................................................................................16
Storage Center Management.......................................................................................................................................16
Servers.............................................................................................................................................................................16
SMI-S............................................................................................................................................................................... 17
VVols................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Log Monitoring................................................................................................................................................................17
Performance Monitoring................................................................................................................................................17
2 Getting Started.......................................................................................................................... 18
Connect to Multiple Storage Centers Using Unisphere Central.................................................................................... 18
Connect Directly to a Storage Center Using Unisphere................................................................................................. 18
Next Steps............................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Add Unisphere Users..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Add Storage Centers..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Configure Storage Center Volumes.............................................................................................................................19
Add Servers to the Storage Centers........................................................................................................................... 19
Configure Email Notifications....................................................................................................................................... 19
3 Storage Center Overview............................................................................................................ 20
Storage Center Hardware Components.......................................................................................................................... 20
Controllers...................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Switches......................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Enclosures...................................................................................................................................................................... 20
How Storage Virtualization Works.................................................................................................................................... 20
Volumes........................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Storage Types.................................................................................................................................................................21
Disk Management..........................................................................................................................................................22
Drive Spares................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Data Progression........................................................................................................................................................... 23
Low Space Modes......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Storage Profiles............................................................................................................................................................. 25
Storage Profiles for Standard Storage Types............................................................................................................25
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