Administrator Guide

Change the Operating System of a Server

If you installed a new operating system or upgraded the operating system on a server, update the corresponding server object

accordingly.

1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)

2. Click the Storage tab.

3. Select the server in the Storage tab navigation pane.

4. In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box opens.

5. Select the operating system for the server from the Operating System drop-down menu.

6. Click OK.

Move a Server to a Dierent Server Folder

For convenience, server objects can be organized by folders.

1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)

2. Click the Storage tab.

3. Select the server in the Storage tab navigation pane.

4. In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box opens.

5. Select the folder to which to move the server in the Server Folder navigation tree.

6. Click OK.

Add One or More HBAs to a Server

To map a volume to a server, the Storage Center must be able to communicate with at least one HBA on the server.

1. Make sure the server HBA(s) has connectivity to the Storage Center HBA(s).

• iSCSI – Congure the iSCSI initiator on the server to use the Storage Center HBA(s) as the target.

• Fibre Channel – Congure Fibre Channel zoning to allow the server HBA(s) and Storage Center HBA(s) to communicate.

• SAS (SCv2000 series controllers only) – Directly connect the controller to a server using the SAS front-end connections.

2. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)

3. Click the Storage tab.

4. Select the server in the Storage tab navigation pane.

5. In the right pane, click Add HBAs to Server. The Add HBAs to Server dialog box opens.

6. Select or dene one or more HBAs for the server.

• If one or more server HBAs are visible to the Storage Center, select them in the Select HBA(s) to add to server table.

• If a server HBA is not visible to the Storage Center, click Manually Add HBA to dene it manually.

NOTE: For SAS front-end ports, use the SAS device name as the world wide name to manually add the HBA.

7. When you are nished, click OK.