Administrator Guide

About this task
NOTE: Applying the Flex Port license requires the Storage Center to restart. After the restart, Storage Center creates a fault
domain for the ex port.
Steps
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2
Click Summary.
The Summary view is displayed.
3 Click (Settings).
The Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
4 Click the Storage Center License tab.
5 Click Submit License File.
The Submit License File dialog box opens.
6 Click Browse.
The Choose File to Upload dialog box opens.
7 Browse to and select a Storage Center license le, then click Open.
The Choose File to Upload dialog box closes.
8 Click Apply.
9 Click OK.
Conguring Storage Center User Preferences
Storage Center user preferences establish defaults for the Storage Center user account that was used to add the Storage Center to
Unisphere. Unisphere honors these preferences.
NOTE
: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Set the Default Size for New Volumes
The default volume size is used when a new volume is created unless the user species a dierent value.
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2 Click Summary.
The Summary view is displayed.
3 Click (Settings).
The Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
4 Click the Preferences tab.
5 In the Volume Size eld, type a default size for new volumes in bytes, kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes
(TB).
6 Click OK.
Set the Default Base Volume Name for New Volumes
The default base name is used as the name for a new volume unless the user species a dierent name. If one or more volumes with the
base name already exist, a number is appended to the base name to create the new volume name.
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2 Click Summary.
Storage Center Maintenance
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