Administrator Guide

NOTE: All servers in a server cluster must be running the same operating system.
d To generate Storage Center alerts when connectivity is lost between the Storage Center and the servers, select Alert On Lost
Connectivity.
e To generate Storage Center alerts when the Storage Center only has partial connectivity to the servers, select Alert On Partial
Connectivity.
6 Add servers to the server cluster.
• To add existing servers to the cluster, click Add Server to Cluster, select the server to add, and then click OK.
• To dene a new server, click Create New Server, congure the server attributes, and then click OK. For user interface reference
information, click Help.
7 Click OK.
Create a Server from the localhost
Congure a localhost to access block level storage on the Storage Center.
Prerequisites
• Client must be running on a system with a 64-bit operating system.
• The local host must be running a supported Windows or Linux operating system.
• The Storage Manager Client must be run by a user with the Administrator privilege.
• The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator or Volume Manager
privilege.
• On a Storage Center with Fibre Channel IO ports, congure Fibre Channel zoning before starting this procedure.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Storage tab.
3 In the Storage tab, click Servers.
4 Click Create Server from localhost.
The Set up localhost for Storage Center wizard opens.
• If the Storage Center has iSCSI ports and the host is not connected to any interface, the Log into Storage Center via iSCSI page
appears. Select the target fault domains, and then click Log In.
• In all other cases, proceed to the next step.
5 On the Verify localhost Information page, verify that the information is correct. Then click Create Server.
The server denition is created on the Storage Center for the connected and partially connected initiators.
6 The Host Setup Successful page displays the best practices that were set by the wizard and best practices that were not set. Make
a note of any best practices that were not set by the wizard. It is recommended that these updates are applied manually before
starting IO to the Storage Center.
7 (Optional) Place a check next to Create a Volume for this host to create a volume after nishing host setup.
8 Click Finish.
Create a Server from a VMware vSphere Host
Congure a VMware vSphere host to access block level storage on the Storage Center.
Prerequisites
• Client must be running on a system with a 64-bit operating system.
• The Storage Manager Client must be run by a user with the Administrator privilege.
• The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator or Volume Manager
privilege.
• On a Storage Center with Fibre Channel IO ports, congure Fibre Channel zoning before starting this procedure.
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