Administrator Guide

Enter Key Management Server Settings
Specify key management server settings, such as hostname and port.
Steps
1. In the Hostname field, type the host name or IP address of the key management server.
2. In the Port field, type the number of a port with open communication with the key management server.
3. In the Timeout field, type the amount of time in seconds after which the Storage Center should stop attempting to reconnect to the
key management server after a failure.
4. To add alternate key management servers, type the host name or IP address of another key management server in the Alternate
Hostnames area, and then click Add.
5. If the key management server requires a user name to validate the Storage Center certificate, enter the name in the Username field.
6. If the key management server requires a password to validate the Storage Center certificate, enter the password in the Password
field.
7. Click Browse next to the Root CA Certificate. Navigate to the location of the root CA certificate on your computer and select it.
8. Click Browse next to the certificate fields for the controllers. Navigate to the location of the controller certificates on your computer
and select them.
9. Click Next.
Configure Ports
Use the Configure Fault Tolerance pages to configure the front-end and back-end ports of the system.
Steps
1. Select Configure Fault Domains next to Fibre Channel or iSCSI to set up fault domains for those ports. If the system has both
Fibre Channel and iSCSI ports, select Configure Fault Domains next to both port types.
2. Select Configure Back-End Ports next to SAS (Back-End) to set up SAS ports to connect to the enclosures.
3. Select Configure Fault Domains next to SAS (Front-End) to set up front-end SAS ports to connect directly to hosts.
4. Click Next.
Configure Fibre Channel Ports
Create a Fibre Channel fault domain to group FC ports for failover purposes.
Steps
1. On the first Configure Fibre Channel Fault Tolerance page, select a transport mode: Virtual Port or Legacy.
2. Select the method for creating fault domains:
• Generate Fault Domain Configuration – One of the following fault domains is created, depending on system configuration and
mode selected:
Transport Mode
One Controller Two Controllers
Virtual Port Two controller ports Two controller ports, one on each controller
Legacy One controller port Four controller ports, two on each controller
• Specify Number of Fault Domains – Set the number of fault domains to create.
3. Click Next.
NOTE: If you selected Generate Fault Domain Configuration, proceed to step 5.
4. If you selected Specify Number of Fault Domains, configure each fault domain.
a) In the Name field, type a name for the fault domain.
b) (Optional) In the Notes field, type notes for the fault domain.
c) In the Ports table, select the Fibre Channel ports to add to the fault domain. All FC ports in the fault domain should be connected
to the same FC fabric.
d) Click Next. If you are configuring more than one fault domain, repeat these steps for each domain.
5. On the final Configure Fibre Channel Fault Tolerance page, review the fault domain setup.
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