Administrator Guide

a. Select the Add Second Controller check box.
b. Type the hardware serial number of the second controller in the New Controller HSN field.
c. Type the IPv4 adddress for the management port on the second controller in the Eth0 IPv4 Address field.
d. Type the IPv4 address for the Eth1 port on the second controller in the Eth1 IPv4 Address field.
e. Type IPv6 address for the management port on the second controller in the Eth0 IPv6 Address field.
f. Type the IPv6 subnet prefix for the management port on the second controller in the Eth0 IPv6 Prefix field.
g. Click Start Deployment.
2. Wait until all of the Storage Center deployment tasks are complete.
3. Click Next.
Enter Key Management Server Settings
Specify key management server settings, such as hostname and port.
Steps
1. In the Hostname field, type the host name or IP address of the key management server.
2. In the Port field, type the number of a port with open communication with the key management server.
3. In the Timeout field, type the amount of time in seconds after which the Storage Center should stop attempting to
reconnect to the key management server after a failure.
4. To add alternate key management servers, type the host name or IP address of another key management server in the
Alternate Hostnames area, and then click Add.
5. If the key management server requires a user name to validate the Storage Center certificate, enter the name in the
Username field.
6. If the key management server requires a password to validate the Storage Center certificate, enter the password in the
Password field.
7. Click Browse next to the Root CA Certificate. Navigate to the location of the root CA certificate on your computer and
select it.
8. Click Browse next to the certificate fields for the controllers. Navigate to the location of the controller certificates on your
computer and select them.
9. Click Next.
Create a Storage Type
Use the New Storage Type page to create a storage type for the Storage Center.
Steps
1. (Optional) To create the storage type after the initial configuration, clear the Create a storage type checkbox.
2. Select the redundancy level for the storage type.
3. Select the page size for the storage type from the Page Size drop-down menu.
4. Select the redundancy level for each tier from the Tier drop-down menus.
NOTE: Dual redundancy may be forced for a tier based on the drive sizes occupying the tier.
5. Click Next.
Select the Types of Ports to Configure
Use the Fault Tolerance page to select the types of ports that to configure on the Storage Center.
Steps
1. Select the checkboxes of the types of ports to configure.
2. Click Next.
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