Administrator Guide

Steps
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab, and then click the Fault Domains subtab.
4. Click the Front End Ports tab.
5. Select a down IO port.
6. Click Unconfigure Port. The Unconfigure Port confirmation dialog box opens.
7. Click OK.
Storage Manager unconfigures the port.
Convert Front-End Ports to Virtual Port Mode
Use Dell Storage Manager to convert all front-end iSCSI or Fibre Channel IO ports to virtual port mode. After the conversion is
complete, the ports cannot be converted back to legacy mode.
Prerequisites
The ports must be in legacy port mode.
NOTE: This operation cannot be undone. After the ports are converted to virtual port mode, they cannot be converted
back.
Steps
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Storage tab, and then click the Fault Domains subtab.
4. In the Fault Domains tab, click Convert → iSCSI to Virtual Port Mode or Convert → Fibre Channel to Virtual Port Mode.
The Convert to Virtual Port Mode confirmation dialog box opens.
5. If converting an iSCSI port that is currently in a fault domain, type a new IP address to be used for the primary port of each
iSCSI fault domain.
6. Click OK.
Managing Back-End IO Port Hardware
Back-end SAS ports can be renamed and monitored with threshold definitions.
Rename a Back-End IO Port
Set a display name for an IO port to make it more identifiable.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab, and then click the Fault Domains subtab.
4. Click the Back End Ports tab.
5. Select the IO port, then click Edit. The Edit Port dialog box opens.
6. In the Name field, type a descriptive name for the IO port.
7. Click OK.
Set Threshold Alert Definitions for a Back-End IO Port
Configure one or more Threshold Alert Definitions for an IO port if you want to be notified when an IO port reaches specific
bandwidth or latency thresholds.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab, and then click the Fault Domains subtab.
Storage Center Maintenance
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