Administrator Guide

Reconnect to a Storage Center
If Storage Manager cannot communicate with or log in to a Storage Center, Storage Manager marks the Storage Center as down.
Reconnect to the
Storage Center to provide the updated connectivity information or credentials.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select the Storage Center.
3. In the Summary tab, click Reconnect to Storage Center. The Reconnect to Storage Center dialog box appears.
4. Enter Storage Center logon information.
• Hostname or IP Address: Enter the host name or IP address of a Storage Center controller. For a dual-controller Storage
Center, enter the IP address or host name of the management controller.
• User Name and Password: Enter the user name and password for a Storage Center user.
NOTE: If you specify a Storage Center user with the Reporter or Volume Manager privilege, access to the
Storage Center from Storage Manager is restricted based on the privilege and user group(s) assigned to the
Storage Center user.
5. Click OK.
Remove a Storage Center
Remove a Storage Center when you no longer want to manage it from Storage Manager.
About this task
NOTE: When a Storage Center is removed from all Storage Manager users with the Administrator or Volume Manager
privilege, it is automatically removed from
Storage Manager users with the Reporter privilege.
Steps
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select the Storage Center you want to remove.
3. In the Summary tab, click Delete. The Delete Objects dialog box appears.
4. Click OK.
Organizing Storage Centers
Use folders to group Storage Centers in the Dell Storage Manager Client.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Create a Storage Center Folder
Use folders to group and organize Storage Centers.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select Storage Centers.
3. In the Summary tab, click Create Folder. The Create Folder dialog box opens.
4. In the Name eld, type a name for the folder.
5. In the Parent eld, select a parent folder.
6. Click OK.
Move a Storage Center Into a Folder
A Storage Center can be added to a folder at any time.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select the Storage Center you want to move.
3. In the Summary tab, click Move. The Select Folder dialog box appears.
4. Select a parent folder.
5. Click OK.
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