Administrator Guide

Unisphere Overview
Unisphere is a Web application that allows you to connect to a single Storage Center or multiple Storage Centers. Managing multiple
Storage Centers requires the installation of a Data Collector.Unisphere allows you to monitor, manage, and analyze Storage Centers from a
centralized management console.
• Unisphere for SC Series is used to connect directly to a single Storage Center.
• Unisphere Central for SC Series connects to multiple Storage Centers through a Storage Manager Data Collector. The Storage
Manager Data Collector stores data it gathers from Storage Centers in a database. Unisphere Central connects to the Data Collector to
perform monitoring and administrative tasks.
Topics:
• Unisphere Components
• Software and Hardware Requirements
• Default Ports Used by Unisphere Central
• IPv6 Support
• Unisphere Features
Unisphere Components
Unisphere for SC Series consists of the following components.
Table 1.
Unisphere Components
Component Description Setup Documentation
Primary Storage Manager Data
Collector
Service that gathers reporting data and
alerts from Storage Centers
Storage Manager Installation Guide
Unisphere Central for SC Series Web application that connects to the
Storage Manager Data Collector to
provide a centralized management
interface for one or more storage devices
Storage Manager Installation Guide and Unisphere and
Unisphere Central for SC Series Administrator's Guide
Unisphere for SC Series Web application that connects hosted on
a Storage Center that provides a
management interface to that storage
device
Unisphere and Unisphere Central for SC Series
Administrator's Guide
Remote Storage Manager Data
Collector
Storage Manager Data Collector that is
connected to the primary Storage
Manager Data Collector and can be used
to activate a disaster recovery site if the
primary Storage Manager Data Collector
becomes unavailable
Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide
Storage Manager Server Agent Service for Windows that allows
Unisphere Central to free volume storage
space from expired snapshots that would
otherwise remain locked by Windows
Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide
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