Install Guide

– The rst time a Storage Center is added to Storage Manager, you must specify a Storage Center user account that has the
Administrator privilege. When the Storage Center is subsequently added for other Storage Manager users, you can specify
Storage Center user accounts of any privilege level.
– If your Storage Manager user account has the Reporter privilege, you must specify a Storage Center user account that has
the Reporter privilege.
• The Storage Manager Data Collector must have connectivity to the Storage Center management interface.
• The Storage Center certicate must contain the host name or management IP address that is used to add the Storage Center to
Storage Manager. For instructions on regenerating an SSL certicate, see the Dell Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide.
Steps
1. In the Storage Manager Client, click Add Storage Center. The Add Storage Center dialog box appears.
NOTE: If one or more Storage Centers are associated with other Storage Manager users, the dialog box allows you
to select an existing Storage Center or add a new Storage Center.
2. Type Storage Center logon information.
• Host Name: Type the host name or IP address of a Storage Center controller. For a dual-controller Storage Center, type the
IP address or host name of the management controller.
• User Name and Password: Type the user name and password for a Storage Center user.
If you specify a Storage Center user with the Reporter or Volume Manager privilege, access to the Storage Center from
Storage Manager is restricted based on the privilege and user group(s) assigned to the Storage Center user.
• Folder: Select the parent folder for the Storage Center.
3. (Optional) Congure the Storage Center to use settings applied to another Storage Center by selecting the Inherit settings
from existing Storage Center check box. If this check box is selected, after the wizard closes, the Inherit Settings wizard
appears.
4. Click Finish.
• If the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center check box was not selected, the Storage Center is added to Storage
Manager.
• If the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center check box was selected, the Inherit Settings dialog box appears.
5. (Inherit settings only) Choose the Storage Center settings to inherit.
a. Select the Storage Center from which you want to inherit settings, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
b. Select the check box for each category of settings that you want to inherit.
c. When you are done, click Finish.
• If passwords are not congured for the Dell SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server, the dialog box
closes.
• If passwords for the Dell SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server are congured, you are prompted
to retype the required passwords.
d. Type the required passwords to complete the wizard.
Next Steps
After installation is complete, perform basic tasks to congure Storage Manager for your environment. These tasks depend on the
conguration, so some of them might not apply to your site.
See the Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide for detailed conguration instructions, including how to:
• Add Storage Manager users.
• Congure the Data Collector to authenticate Storage Manager users using an Active Directory or OpenLDAP directory service.
• Add a Storage Center to Storage Manager.
• Create Storage Center volumes.
• Add servers to Storage Centers.
• Add FluidFS clusters to Storage Manager.
• Congure email notications.
• Set up remote Storage Centers and Replication QoS.
• Congure replications and Live Volumes.
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