Administrator Guide
Reconnect to a Storage Center
If Unisphere Central cannot communicate with or log in to a Storage Center, the Data Collector marks the Storage Center as down.
Reconnect to the Storage Center to provide the updated connectivity information or credentials.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector and a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
2. From the STORAGE menu, click Storage Centers.
The Storage Centers view is displayed.
3. In the Storage Centers view, click the name of a Storage Center with a status of Down.
The Reconnect to Storage Center dialog box opens.
4. Type the information needed to reconnect to the Storage Center.
• Host or IP Address – 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 User Password – Type the user name and password for a Storage Center user.
NOTE: If you specify a Storage Center user with the Reporter or Volume Manager privilege, access to the
Storage Center from Unisphere Central is restricted based on the privilege and user groups assigned to the
Storage Center user.
5. Click OK.
Remove a Storage Center
Remove a Storage Center when you no longer want to manage it from Unisphere Central.
Steps
1.
Click the
HOME menu.
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).
2.
From the STORAGE menu, click Storage Centers.
The Storage Centers view is displayed.
3. In the Storage Centers view, select the Storage Center you want to remove.
4. Click (Delete).
A confirmation dialog box opens.
5. Click Yes to remove the Storage Center.
Organizing Storage Centers
Use folders to group Storage Centers in Unisphere Central.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Create a Storage Center Folder
Use folders to group and organize Storage Centers.
Steps
1.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
2.
Under the STORAGE menu, click Storage Centers.
The Storage Centers view is displayed.
3. In the Storage Centers view, click (New), and select New Folder.
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Storage Center Administration