Administrator Guide

Port Protocol Name Purpose
27355 TCP Server Agent Socket Listening Port Receiving communication from the Data
Collector
Outbound Server Agent Port
The Server Agent initiates connections to the following port.
Port Protocol Name Purpose
8080 TCP Legacy Web Services Port Communicating with the Data Collector
IPv6 Support
The Storage Manager Data Collector can use IPv6 to accept connections from the Dell Storage Manager Client and to communicate
with managed Storage Center SANs.
To use IPv6, assign IPv6 addresses as described in the following table.
IPv6 Connection Requirements
Dell Storage Manager Client to Data Collector
Dell Storage Manager Client computer must have an IPv6
address.
Data Collector server must have both an IPv4 address and
an IPv6 address.
Data Collector to Storage Center
Data Collector server must have both an IPv4 address and
an IPv6 address.
Storage Center SAN must have both an IPv4 address and an
IPv6 address on the management interface.
Storage Manager Features
Storage Manager provides the following features.
Storage Management Features
Storage Manager provides the following storage management features.
Storage Center Management
Storage Manager allows you to centrally manage your Dell Storage Centers. For each Storage Center, you can congure volumes,
Snapshot Proles, and Storage Proles. You can also present congured storage to servers by dening server objects and mapping
volumes to them.
Related link
Storage Center Administration
VVols
Storage Manager supports the VMware virtual volumes (VVols) framework. VMware administrators use vCenter to create virtual
machines and VVols. When properly congured, you can use Storage Manager to manage and view VVols, storage containers,
datastores, and other aspects of VMware infrastructure.
Related link
Managing Virtual Volumes With Storage Manager
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Storage Manager Overview