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a) In the Name field, type a name for the fault domain.

b) (Optional) In the Notes field, type notes for the fault domain.

c) In the Target IPv4 Address field, type an IP address to assign to the iSCSI control port.

d) In the Subnet Mask field, type the subnet mask for the IP address.

e) In the Gateway IPv4 Address field, type the IP address for the iSCSI network default gateway.

f) In the Ports table, select the iSCSI ports to add to the fault domain. All iSCSI ports in the fault domain should be connected to the

same Ethernet network.

g) Click Next. If you are configuring more than one fault domain, repeat these steps for each fault domain.

3. On the final Configure iSCSI Fault Tolerance page, review the fault domain setup.

4. (Optional) To change the fault domain setup, select from the following options:

• Click Create Fault Domain to create a new fault domain.

• Click Edit Fault Domain to edit the current fault domain.

• Click Remove to delete a fault domain.

5. Click Next.

• 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.

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.

2. Alternatively, if you have an SMTP server, configure the SMTP server settings.

a) In the Recipient Email Address field, enter the email address where the information will be sent.

b) In the SMTP Mail Server field, enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the SMTP mail server.

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