Administrator Guide

5. Click OK.
Schedule or Limit Data Progression
Schedule when Data Progression runs and limit how long it is allowed to run.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Data Progression Start Time eld, select or type the time at which Data Progression starts running daily.
5. From the Data Progression Max Run Time drop-down menu, select the maximum time period that Data Progression is allowed
to run.
6. Click OK.
Set RAID Stripe Width
The RAID stripe width controls the number of disks across which RAID data is striped. The stripe widths for RAID 5 and RAID 6 are
independently congured.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. From the RAID 5 Stripe Width drop-down menu, select a stripe width of 5 or 9 disks.
5. From the RAID 6 Stripe Width drop-down menu, select a stripe width of 6 or 10 disks.
6. Click OK.
Congure an iSNS Server
Set the host name or IP address of the Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) server on your network.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the iSNS Server Host or IP Address eld, type the host name or IP address of an iSNS server that provides name services
for initiators and targets on your network.
5. Click OK.
Apply Data Settings to Multiple Storage Centers
Data settings that are assigned to a single Storage Center can be applied to other Storage Centers.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select the Storage Center that has the settings you want to apply to other Storage Centers.
Storage Center Maintenance
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