Administrator Guide
1 Storage Manager Overview..........................................................................................................24
Management Compatibility................................................................................................................................................ 24
Software and Hardware Requirements............................................................................................................................ 24
Data Collector Requirements....................................................................................................................................... 24
Storage Manager Client Requirements...................................................................................................................... 25
Server Agent Requirements.........................................................................................................................................26
Default Ports Used by Storage Manager......................................................................................................................... 26
Data Collector Ports......................................................................................................................................................27
Client Ports.....................................................................................................................................................................27
Server Agent Ports........................................................................................................................................................28
IPv6 Support........................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Storage Manager Features................................................................................................................................................ 29
Storage Management Features...................................................................................................................................29
Disaster Recovery Features......................................................................................................................................... 30
Monitoring and Reporting Features............................................................................................................................. 31
Storage Manager Client Overview....................................................................................................................................32
2 Getting Started..........................................................................................................................34
Use the Client to Connect to the Data Collector............................................................................................................34
Next Steps........................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Add Storage Manager Users........................................................................................................................................35
Add Storage Centers to Storage Manager................................................................................................................ 36
Configure Storage Center Volumes............................................................................................................................ 36
Add Servers to the Storage Centers.......................................................................................................................... 36
Add PS Groups to Storage Manager.......................................................................................................................... 36
Add FluidFS Clusters to Storage Manager.................................................................................................................36
Configure Email Notifications.......................................................................................................................................36
Set up Remote Storage Centers and Relication QoS............................................................................................... 37
Configure Replications and Live Volumes...................................................................................................................37
Prepare for Disaster Recovery.....................................................................................................................................37
3 Storage Center Overview............................................................................................................ 38
How Storage Virtualization Works.................................................................................................................................... 38
Storage Center Hardware Components.....................................................................................................................38
Disk Management..........................................................................................................................................................38
Drive Spares................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Volumes.......................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Storage Types................................................................................................................................................................40
Data Progression............................................................................................................................................................ 41
Low Space Modes..........................................................................................................................................................41
Storage Center Operation Modes............................................................................................................................... 43
Storage Profiles............................................................................................................................................................. 43
User Interface for Storage Center Management............................................................................................................45
Summary Tab................................................................................................................................................................. 46
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