Administrator Guide

b. On the General Information tab, click Stop to stop the Data Collector Manager service.

2. Use the Dell Storage Manager Client to connect to the primary Data Collector and log on.

3. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view, then click the Remote Data Collector tab.

4. Click Remove Remote Data Collector. A conrmation dialog box appears.

5. Click Yes.

Using a Remote Data Collector to Activate Disaster Recovery

If the primary Data Collector is unavailable, you can perform Storage Manager DR tasks using the remote Data Collector.

NOTE: When activating disaster recovery with a remote Data Collector, create a local Storage Manager user on the

remote

Data Collector.

Use the Dell Storage Manager Client to connect to the remote Data Collector.

About this task

NOTE: Remote Data Collectors do not support Active Directory users.

Steps

1. Start the Dell Storage Manager Client application. The Dell Storage Manager Client appears.

2. If the Dell Storage Manager Client welcome screen displays, click Log in to a Storage Center or Data Collector.

Figure 96. Dell Storage Manager Client Welcome Screen

The login screen appears.

3. Complete the following elds:

• User Name: Enter the name of an Storage Manager user.

• Password: Enter the password for the user.

• Host/IP: Enter the host name or IP address of the server that is hosting the remote Data Collector.

• Web Server Port: If you changed the API Web Server Port during installation, enter the updated port.

4. Click Log In.

Remote Data Collector

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