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Storage Manager Server Agent for Windows Servers

To register a Windows server to Storage Manager, the Storage Manager Server Agent must be installed on the server. The Server

Agent

allows Storage Manager to communicate with the Windows server to retrieve information, streamline storage management

for the server, and perform Space Recovery.

The Server Agent is required for Windows servers only. Other supported server types do not require the Server Agent.

IPMI Support for NAS Appliances

The Dell NAS appliances include Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) cards. Storage Manager communicates with the

IPMI card to retrieve fan speed, temperature, voltage, and power supply information. The IPMI card also allows Storage Manager to

clear the System Event Log (SEL), power o the server, and reset the server.

The IPMI card must be properly congured to allow Storage Manager to communicate with it. For IPMI conguration, see the

documentation for your NAS product:

Product Documentation

Dell NAS Server

• Storage Center NAS Storage Solution Setup Guide

• Storage Center NAS Storage Solution User Guide

Registering Servers with Storage Manager

Register a physical or virtual server with Storage Manager to streamline the storage provisioning process and to enable Space

Recovery for Windows servers.

Prerequisite

The Storage Manager Server Agent must be installed and running on the server.

Steps

1. Click the Servers view.

2. Select the Servers folder in the Servers pane.

3. In the right pane, click Register Server and select Add Windows Server Agent. The Register Server dialog box appears.

4. Enter the host name or IP address of a Windows server in the Host or IP Address eld.

NOTE: If the server is a member of a server cluster, enter the host name or IP address of a server, not a server

cluster.

5. Enter the port number of the socket listening port on the Server Agent in the Port eld.

6. Congure automatic management settings for the Storage Center(s) to which the server is connected.

• To automatically create and manage the server on the Storage Center(s), select the Auto Manage Storage Centers check

box.

• To automatically create and manage virtual machines hosted by the server on the Storage Center(s), select Auto Manage

Virtual Machines On Storage Centers.

NOTE: If the server has physical iSCSI HBAs, Storage Manager may not automatically recognize the WWNs for

the server. In this situation, congure the iSCSI HBA(s) to target the Storage Center, create a server on the

Storage Center, then manually map the Storage Center server to the Server Agent.

7. Select a parent folder for the server in the Folder navigation tree.

8. Click OK.