Administrator Guide
The Discover and Congure Uninitialized Storage Centers wizard appears.
Discover and Select an Uninitialized Storage Center
The rst page of the Discover and Congure Uninitialized Storage Centers wizard provides a list of prerequisite actions and
information required before setting up a Storage Center.
Prerequisites
• The host server, on which the Storage Manager software is installed, must be on the same subnet or VLAN as the Storage
Center.
• Temporarily disable any rewall on the host server that is running the Storage Manager.
• Layer 2 multicast must be allowed on the network.
• Make sure that IGMP snooping is disabled on the switch ports connected to the Storage Center.
Steps
1. Make sure that you have the required information that is listed on the rst page of the wizard. This information is needed to
congure the Storage Center.
2. Click Next. The Select a Storage Center to Initialize page appears and lists the uninitialized Storage Centers discovered by the
wizard.
NOTE: If the wizard does not discover the Storage Center that you want to initialize, perform one of the following
actions:
• Make sure that the Storage Center hardware is physically attached to all necessary networks.
• Click Rediscover.
• Click Troubleshoot Storage Center Hardware Issue to learn more about reasons why the Storage Center is not
discoverable.
• Follow the steps in Deploy the Storage Center Using the Direct Connect Method.
3. Select the Storage Center to initialize.
4. (Optional) Click Enable Storage Center Indicator to turn on the indicator light for the selected Storage Center. You can use the
indicator to verify that you have selected the correct
Storage Center.
5. Click Next.
6. If the Storage Center is partially congured, the Storage Center login pane appears. Enter the management IPv4 address and
the Admin password for the Storage Center, then click Next to continue.
Deploy the Storage Center Using the Direct Connect Method
Use the direct connect method to manually deploy the Storage Center when it is not discoverable.
1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the computer running the Storage Center System Manager to the management port of the
top controller.
2. Cable the bottom controller to the management network switch.
3. Click Discover and Congure Uninitialized Storage Centers. The Discover and Congure Uninitialized Storage Centers
wizard opens.
4. Fill out the information the initial conguration pages and stop when the Conrm Conguration page is displayed.
5. At this point, recable the management port of the top controller to the management network.
6. Connect the computer to the same subnet or VLAN as the Storage Center.
a. Click Next.
b. If the cable is not properly connected or the host cannot access the controller, an Error setting up connection message is
displayed. Correct the connection, and click OK.
c. If the deployment wizard is closed, click Discover and Congure Uninitialized Storage Centers to relaunch the deployment
wizard.
d. Type Admin in the User Name eld, type the password entered on the Set Administrator Information page in the
Password eld, and click Next.
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