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FluidFS Maintenance
This section contains information about performing FluidFS cluster maintenance operations. These tasks are performed using the
Dell Storage Manager Client.
Connecting Multiple Data Collectors to the Same Cluster
You can have multiple data collectors connected to the same FluidFS cluster. To designate the Primary data collector and/or whether
it receives events:
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the Summary tab
3. In the right pane, click Edit FluidFS Cluster Settings.
4. In the General tab, select or clear the Primary Data Collector Enabled checkbox.
5. Select or clear the Receive Events checkbox.
6. Click OK.
Adding and Removing FluidFS Clusters in Storage Manager
Use Storage Manager to view, add, or remove FluidFS clusters.
View FluidFS Clusters Managed by Storage Manager
View FluidFS clusters that have been added to Storage Manager.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select FluidFS Clusters. The FluidFS clusters that have been added to Storage Manager are displayed in
the right pane.
Add the FluidFS Cluster to Storage Manager
Add the FluidFS cluster to manage using Storage Manager.
Prerequisite
The FluidFS cluster must be mounted in a rack, cabled, and deployed.
Steps
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. In the right pane, click Add FluidFS Cluster. The Add FluidFS Cluster wizard starts and opens the Register FluidFS w/
Storage Manager
page.
3. Complete the Register FluidFS w/ Storage Manager page.
a. In the Hostname eld, type the host or cluster name or a client VIP of the FluidFS cluster.
b. In the User Name eld, type the name of a FluidFS cluster administrator.
c. In the Password eld, type the password for the FluidFS cluster administrator.
d. In the Folder pane, select the parent folder for the FluidFS cluster.
4. Click Next. The FluidFS cluster is added to the FluidFS clusters list in Storage Manager.
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