Administrator Guide

Contents
About This Guide............................................................................................................................................. 11
Revision History................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Audience............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................. 11
1 Unisphere Overview......................................................................................................................................13
Unisphere Components................................................................................................................................................... 13
Software and Hardware Requirements..........................................................................................................................14
Storage Center OS Compatibility............................................................................................................................. 14
Data Collector Requirements.................................................................................................................................... 14
Unisphere Web Browser Requirements................................................................................................................... 15
Server Agent Requirements...................................................................................................................................... 15
Default Ports Used by Unisphere Central......................................................................................................................15
Data Collector Ports...................................................................................................................................................16
Client Ports..................................................................................................................................................................17
Server Agent Ports..................................................................................................................................................... 17
IPv6 Support..................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Unisphere Features...........................................................................................................................................................18
Storage Center Management................................................................................................................................... 18
Servers.........................................................................................................................................................................18
SMI-S........................................................................................................................................................................... 18
VVols............................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Log Monitoring............................................................................................................................................................19
Performance Monitoring............................................................................................................................................19
2 Getting Started............................................................................................................................................ 21
Connect to Multiple Storage Centers Using Unisphere Central................................................................................. 21
Connect Directly to a Storage Center Using Unisphere.............................................................................................. 21
Next Steps........................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Add Unisphere Users.................................................................................................................................................22
Add Storage Centers................................................................................................................................................. 22
Congure Storage Center Volumes......................................................................................................................... 22
Add Servers to the Storage Centers....................................................................................................................... 22
Congure Email Notications................................................................................................................................... 22
3 Storage Center Overview.............................................................................................................................23
Storage Center Hardware Components........................................................................................................................23
Controllers...................................................................................................................................................................23
Switches......................................................................................................................................................................23
Enclosures...................................................................................................................................................................23
How Storage Virtualization Works................................................................................................................................. 23
Volumes....................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Storage Types.............................................................................................................................................................24
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