Administrator Guide

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a. Select the Storage Center from which you want to inherit settings, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next
page.
b. Select the check box for each category of settings that you want to inherit. For user interface reference information,
click Help.
c. When you are done, click Finish.
If passwords are not configured for the SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server, the dialog box
closes.
If a password for the SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server is configured, you are prompted to
enter the required passwords.
d. Enter the required passwords to complete the wizard.
Related tasks
Set Storage Center Mappings for a Reporter User on page 661
Reconnect to a Storage Center
If Storage Manager cannot communicate with or log in to a Storage Center, Storage Manager marks the Storage Center as
down. Reconnect to the Storage Center to provide the updated connectivity information or credentials.
Steps
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select the Storage Center.
3. In the Summary tab, click Reconnect to Storage Center. The Reconnect to Storage Center dialog box appears.
4. Enter Storage Center logon information.
Hostname or IP Address: Enter the host name or IP address of a Storage Center controller. For a dual-controller
Storage Center, enter the IP address or host name of the management controller.
User Name and Password: Enter the user name and password for a Storage Center user.
NOTE:
If you specify a Storage Center user with the Reporter or Volume Manager privilege, access to the Storage
Center from Storage Manager is restricted based on the privilege and user group(s) assigned to the Storage Center
user.
5. Click OK.
Remove a Storage Center
Remove a Storage Center when you no longer want to manage it from Storage Manager.
About this task
NOTE:
When a Storage Center is removed from all Storage Manager users with the Administrator or Volume Manager
privilege, it is automatically removed from Storage Manager users with the Reporter privilege.
Steps
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select the Storage Center you want to remove.
3. In the Summary tab, click Delete. The Delete Objects dialog box appears.
4. Click OK.
Organizing Storage Centers
Use folders to group Storage Centers in Storage Manager.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
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