Administrator Guide

• If you are setting up SAS back-end ports, the Configure Back-End Ports page opens.

• If you are not setting up SAS back-end ports, the Inherit Settings or Time Settings page opens.

Configure SAS Ports

For a Storage Center with SAS front-end ports, the Review Fault Domains page displays information about the fault domains that were

created by the Storage Center.

Prerequisites

• One port from each controller within the same fault domain must be cabled.

• The ports for each fault domain must be cabled to the same server.

Steps

1. Review the information on the SAS - Cable Ports page. If the Storage Center is not cabled correctly to create fault domains, fix the

cabling and click Refresh.

2. Click Next.

The SAS – Review Fault Domains page opens.

3. Review the fault domains that have been created.

4. (Optional) Click Copy to clipboard to copy the fault domain information.

5. (Optional) Review the information on the Hardware and Cabling Diagram tabs.

6. Click Next.

Inherit Settings

Use the Inherit Settings page to copy settings from a Storage Center that is already configured.

Prerequisites

You must be connected through a Data Collector.

Steps

1. Select the Storage Center from which to copy settings.

2. Place a check next to each setting that you want to inherit, or click Select All to inherit all settings.

3. Click Next.

If you chose to inherit time and SMTP settings from another Storage Center, the Time Settings and SMTP Server Settings pages

are skipped in the wizard.

Configure Time Settings

Configure an NTP server to set the time automatically, or set the time and date manually.

Steps

1. From the Region and Time Zone drop-down menus, select the region and time zone used to set the time.

2. Select Use NTP Server and type the host name or IPv4 address of the NTP server, or select Set Current Time and set the time

and date manually.

3. Click Next.

Configure SMTP Server Settings

If you have an SMTP server, configure the SMTP email settings to receive information from the Storage Center about errors, warnings,

and events.

Steps

1. By default, the Enable SMTP Email checkbox is selected and enabled. If you do not have an SMTP server you can disable SMTP

email by clearing the Enable SMTP Email checkbox.

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