Install Guide

Introduction to Storage Manager
Storage Manager allows you to monitor, manage, and analyze Storage Center SANs, FluidFS clusters, and PS Series groups from
a centralized management console. The Storage Manager Data Collector stores data and alerts it gathers from managed storage
devices in an external database or an embedded database.
To perform monitoring and administrative tasks for multiple Storage Centers, connect to the Storage Manager Data Collector
using the Storage Manager Client or Unisphere Central.
To perform monitoring and administrative tasks for a single Storage Center, connect directly to a Storage Center using the
Storage Manager Client or Unisphere.
Topics:
• Storage Manager Components
• Management Compatibility
• Software and Hardware Requirements
• Default Ports Used by Storage Manager
• IPv6 Support
Storage Manager Components
Storage Manager consists of the following components.
Table 1. Storage Manager Components
Component Description Setup Documentation
Primary Storage Manager
Data Collector
Service that gathers reporting data
and alerts from Storage Centers
Storage Manager Installation Guide
Storage Manager Client Windows or Linux application that
connects to a single Storage
Center or connects to a Storage
Manager Data Collector to provide a
centralized management interface for
one or more storage devices.
Storage Manager Installation Guide
Unisphere Central for SC
Series
Web application that connects to the
Storage Manager Data Collector to
provide a centralized management
interface for one or more storage
devices
Storage Manager Installation Guide and Unisphere and
Unisphere Central for SC Series Administrator's Guide
Unisphere for SC Series Web application that connects hosted
on a Storage Center that provides a
management interface to that storage
device
Unisphere and Unisphere Central for SC Series
Administrator's Guide
Remote Storage Manager
Data Collector
Storage Manager Data Collector that
is connected to the primary Storage
Manager Data Collector and can be
used to activate a disaster recovery
site if the primary Storage Manager
Data Collector becomes unavailable
Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide
Storage Manager Server
Agent
Service for Windows that allows
Storage Manager to free volume
storage space from expired snapshots
Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide
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