Administrator Guide

NOTE: The Dell Storage Center Update Utility supports updating Storage Centers from version 6.6 or higher.
Congure Storage Center to Use the Storage Center Update Utility
If the Storage Center is not connected to the internet, congure it to use the Storage Center Update Utility when checking for
updates. Before Storage Center can receive an update from the Storage Center Update Utility, a Storage Center distro must be
loaded and the Storage Center Update Utility service must be running.
Prerequisites
• SupportAssist must be disabled.
• The Storage Center Update Utility must be setup.
• The Storage Center must be running version 6.6 or higher.
• To update a Storage Center, the Storage Center Update Utility must be running.
Steps
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select a Storage Center.
3. Click Edit Settings.
The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box appears.
4. Click the Dell SupportAssist tab.
5. Under Congure Update for updating Storage Center, select the Enabled check box.
6. In the Update Utility Host or IP Address eld, type the IP address of the Storage Center Update Utility.
7. In the Update Utility Port eld, type the port of the Storage Center Update Utility.
8. Click OK.
Shutting Down and Restarting a Storage Center
Shutting down or restarting a Storage Center aects all controllers. Controllers can also be shut down or restarted individually.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Shut Down All Controllers in Storage Center
Shutting down a Storage Center creates a system outage, during which time no IO is processed. Use this process only as directed,
for example to replace hardware, to move the
Storage Center to another location, or to shut down for data center power
maintenance.
Prerequisites
• An outage must be scheduled so that halting IO does not impact your network.
• IO to the controllers must be halted.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the right pane, click Actions→ System→ Shutdown/Restart. The Shutdown/Restart dialog box appears.
3. From the rst drop-down menu, select Shutdown.
4. Click OK.
5. After the controllers have shut down, shut down the disk enclosures by physically turning o the power supplies.
Next step
After the outage is complete, see the Owner’s Manual for your controller for instructions on how to start the controllers in the
proper order.
Related link
Set Storage Center Cache Options
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Storage Center Maintenance