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Rev. A02

June 2021

Dell EMC PowerStore Setting Up PowerStore

Manager

After completing the Initial Configuration Wizard (ICW), use this guide to configure your support settings and learn how to use

the primary features of your system.

Topics:

• Configuration walkthrough

• Common tasks

• Additional Resources

Configuration walkthrough

Prerequisites

NOTE:

You can log in with the Administrator (admin) account. The service user account cannot log in to PowerStore

Manager.

About this task

It is recommended that you complete the following one-time setup activities for the best experience and take full advantage of

your PowerStore system.

Steps

1. Configure SupportAssist

If you have already configured SupportAssist from the ICW, you can skip this step.

2. Provide contact information for remote support

3. Configure storage network

4. Configure email and SMTP alert notification preferences

5. Enable CHAP

6. Enable SSH management

Next steps

This guide also provides an overview of many common tasks you can perform on your PowerStore system.

● Add users on page 5

● Import data from external storage systems on page 6

● Create data protection policies on page 6

● Configure storage resources on page 7

● Configure host access on page 7

● Upgrading PowerStore software on page 7

Summary of content (9 pages)

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Rev. A02 June 2021 Dell EMC PowerStore Setting Up PowerStore Manager After completing the Initial Configuration Wizard (ICW), use this guide to configure your support settings and learn how to use the primary features of your system. Topics: • • • Configuration walkthrough Common tasks Additional Resources Configuration walkthrough Prerequisites Log in to the PowerStore Manager with your browser using the IP address of the cluster. NOTE: You can log in with the Administrator (admin) account.
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Configure SupportAssist To resolve problems more quickly and easily, enable SupportAssist. About this task For more information about SupportAssist, including the benefits it provides and details about configuration types, see the context-sensitive help entry for this feature. For in-depth information about how this feature works, see the PowerStore Security Configuration Guide. Steps 1. Select the Settings icon, and then select SupportAssist in the Support section. 2. Enable SupportAssist. 3.
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Configure email notification preferences You can configure your system to send alert notifications through email using an SMTP server. About this task Use this procedure to configure an SMTP server and email recipients. For more information about SMTP server settings, see the context-sensitive help entry for this feature. Steps 1. Select the Settings icon, and then select SMTP Server in the Networking section. 2. To access the SMTP server settings, change the status to Enabled. 3.
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For more information about SSH access, see the context-sensitive help entry for this feature. For in-depth information about how this feature works, see the PowerStore Security Configuration Guide. Steps 1. Select the Settings icon, and then select SSH Management in the Security section. 2. Select the appliance or appliances on which to enable SSH. 3. Click Enable SSH. Next steps Once the SSH service has been successfully enabled, use any SSH client to log in to the appliance IP address.
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Common tasks Customize table views in PowerStore Manager Customize PowerStore Manager table views by selecting which columns to display, filter, and sort. Steps 1. To show or hide columns: a. Select Show/Hide columns. b. Select the check boxes for the columns that you want to display, or clear the check boxes for columns that you do not want to display. Some columns with display by default and cannot be hidden. c.
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4. Click Apply. Import data from external storage systems Use the Importing External Storage to PowerStore tool to import data from your existing supported storage systems.
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On the Policy Properties screen, enter a name and description for the policy. Select the rules that you want to assign to the policy. You can configure new snapshot and replication rules from this screen. Configure storage resources PowerStore provides a unified platform on which multiple types of storage resources can be configured. To configure storage resources, click Storage, select the type of storage resource you want to configure, and then click Create on the page for that resource type.
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Where to get help Support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as follows: ● Product information For product and feature documentation or release notes, go to the PowerStore Documentation page at https:// www.dell.com/powerstoredocs. ● Troubleshooting For information about products, software updates, licensing, and service, go to https://www.dell.com/support and locate the appropriate product support page. ● Technical support For technical support and service requests, go to https://www.dell.
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