Administrator Guide

Change the Connection Timeout for a Windows Server
You can congure the maximum time in seconds that Storage Manager waits for a response for queries sent to the Server Agent.
1. Click the Servers view.
2. In the Servers pane, select a Windows server.
3. In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
4. In the Connection Timeout eld, type a new timeout in seconds.
• The default is 300 seconds.
• The minimum value is 180 seconds.
• The maximum value is 1200 seconds.
5. Click OK.
Managing Server Data Collection and Reporting Settings
Data collection and reporting settings apply to all servers added to the Server view.
Automatically Retrieve Information for All Registered Servers
If automated updating is enabled, information is updated every 30 minutes.
1. Click the Servers view.
2. In the Servers pane, click Servers Properties . The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
3. Select the Allow Automated Update Information check box.
When the Allow Automated Update Information check box is selected, the information displayed for all of the registered
servers is updated every 30 minutes.
4. Click OK.
Congure Reporting Settings for All Registered Servers
You can specify the number of days for which data is gathered for all servers.
1. Click the Servers view.
2. In the Servers pane, click Servers Properties . The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
3. In the Days For Reporting eld, enter the number of days of data to gather from registered servers.
4. Click OK.
Creating Server Volumes and Datastores
Creating a volume on a Windows server or creating a datastore on a VMware server automatically creates a Storage Center volume
and maps it to the server in one operation.
Related link
Create a Datastore or Storage Container and Map it to VMware vSphere
Create a Volume and Map it to a Windows Server
You can create a volume, map it to a Windows server, format it, and mount it on the server in one operation.
1. Click the Servers view.
2. In the Servers pane, select the Windows server on which to create the volume.
3. In the right pane, click Create Volume. The Create Volume dialog box appears.
4. Enter a name for the volume, which is displayed as the disk label in Windows, in the Label eld.
5. Select a unit of storage from the drop-down menu and enter the size for the volume in the Total Space eld. The available
storage units are kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), and terabytes (TB).
6. Select the smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated for a le in the Allocation Size drop-down menu. The default
allocation value is dependent on the size of the volume.
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