Administrator Guide

Managing the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance
The Storage Manager Virtual Appliance console includes conguration options that allow you to congure network settings, view diagnostic
data, and update the
Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
Log in to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI
1 Using the VMware vSphere Client, launch the console for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
2 At the login prompt, type em and press Enter.
3 At the EM Username prompt, type the user name of the Data Collector local admin user and press Enter.
4 At the EM Password prompt, type the password of the Data Collector local admin user and press Enter.
The Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI is displayed.
Congure Virtual Appliance Settings
Use the Conguration menu in the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI to change network and partition settings for the Storage
Manager Virtual Appliance
.
Congure an NTP Server
A network time protocol (NTP) server provides the time and date to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
Prerequisite
The NTP server must be accessible from the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
Steps
1 Using the VMware vSphere Client, launch the console for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
2 Log in to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI.
3 Press 2 and Enter to enter the Conguration menu.
4 Press 1 and Enter to enter the NTP menu.
5 Press 1 and Enter to launch the NTP setup.
6 Type the IP address or host name of an NTP server.
7 Press Enter.
Congure IPv4 Settings
Use the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance console to modify the IPv4 network settings.
1 Using the VMware vSphere Client, launch the console for the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
2 Log in to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance CLI.
3 Press 2 and Enter to display the Conguration menu.
4 Press 2 and Enter to start the Network IPv4 setup.
5 Press 1 or 2 to enable or disable DHCP, then press Enter.
6 To modify the IP address, type an IP address, and then press Enter.
7 To modify the netmask, type a new netmask, and then press Enter.
8 To modify the gateway address, type a new gateway address, and then press Enter.
9 To assign a new hostname, type a hostname, and then press Enter.
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