Administrator Guide

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On a Storage Center with Fibre Channel IO ports, configure Fibre Channel zoning before starting this procedure.
About this task
NOTE: VMware vCenter is not supported on servers connected to the Storage Center over SAS.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab, click Servers.
4. Click Create Server from a VMware vSpehere or vCenter.
The Set Up VMware Host on Storage Center wizard appears.
5. Enter the IP address or hostname, the user name and password. Then click Next.
If the Storage Center has iSCSI ports and the host is not connected to any interface, the Log into Storage Center via
iSCSI page appears. Select the target fault domains, and then click Log In.
In all other cases, the Verify vCenters Information page appears. Proceed to the next step.
6. Select an available port, and then click Create Servers.
The server definition is created on the Storage Center.
7. The Host Setup Successful page displays the best practices that were set by the wizard and best practices that were not
set. Make a note of any best practices that were not set by the wizard. It is recommended that these updates are applied
manually before starting IO to the Storage Center.
8. (Optional) Place a check next to Create a Volume for this host to create a volume after finishing host setup.
9. Click Finish.
Modifying Servers
Modify a server to change its attributes, apply a Snapshot Profile, and add or remove HBAs.
Apply One or More Snapshot Profiles to a Server
Associate a Snapshot Profile with a server to add snapshot creation and expiration schedules to all volumes that are currently
mapped to a server. Volumes that are subsequently mapped to the server do not inherit the snapshot creation and expiration
schedules.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. Select the server in the Storage tab navigation pane.
4. In the right pane, click Apply Snapshot Profiles to Server.
The Apply to Server dialog box opens.
5. Select the Snapshot Profiles to assign to the server from the top pane of the dialog box.
6. To replace the existing Snapshot Profiles for each volume mapped to the server, select the Replace Existing Snapshot
Profiles checkbox.
7. Click OK.
Add a Server to a Server Cluster
You can add a server to a server cluster.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the server to add to a cluster.
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