Administrator Guide

d. To generate Storage Center alerts when the Storage Center only has partial connection to the server, select Alert On
Partial Connectivity.
e. Select or define one or more HBAs for the server.
• If one or more server HBAs are visible to the Storage Center, select them in the Host Bus Adapters table.
• If a server HBA is not visible to the Storage Center, click Manually Add HBA to define it manually. For SAS front-end
connections, use the SAS device name as the world wide name (WWN) to manually add the HBA.
NOTE: IP addresses can be added for HBAs that will be installed on the server in the future. When the HBA that
uses that IP address is installed, it will be configured and ready to use.
10. Click OK.
Related links
Configure Front-End IO Ports (SAS and Fibre Channel)
Configure Front-End IO Ports (iSCSI)
Create a Server Cluster
Create a server cluster object to represent a cluster of servers in your environment.
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.
4. Click the Servers subtab.
5. Click New → Server Cluster. The New Server Cluster dialog box opens.
6. Configure the server cluster attributes. These attributes are described in the online help.
a. Enter a name for the server in the Name field.
b. Select a server folder from the Server Folder drop-down menu.
c. From the Operating System drop-down menu, select the operating system for the cluster.
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 server(s), select Alert On
Lost Connectivity
.
7. Add servers to the server cluster.
• To add an existing server to the cluster, select the servers from the servers list.
• To define a new server, click New Server, configure the server attributes, and then click OK.
8. Click OK.
Modifying Servers
Modify a server to change its attributes, apply a Snapshot Profile, and add or remove HBAs.
Rename a Server
A server object can be renamed at any time, and the name does not need to match the host name or IP address of the server.
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.
4. Click the Servers subtab.
5. Select the server.
6. Click Edit. The Edit Server dialog box opens.
7. Enter a name for the server in the Name field.
8. Click OK.
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