Administrator Guide

a. Select Enabled.
b. Enter the proxy settings.
c. Click OK. The Storage Center attempts to contact the SupportAssist Update Server to check for updates.
Congure the Storage Center Update Utility
The Storage Center Update Utility is used to update Storage Centers that are not connected to the SupportAssist update server.
Congure Storage Center to use the Storage Center Update Utility if SupportAssist is not enabled.
Prerequisite
SupportAssist must be disabled.
About this task
If Storage Center is unable to check for an update, the Unable to Check for Update page appears.
Steps
1. Click Use Update Utility server and setup conguration.
The Congure Update Utility dialog box appears.
2. In the Update Utility Host or IP Address eld, type the host name or IP address of the Storage Center Update Utility.
3. In the Update Utility Port eld, type the port of the Storage Center Update Utility.
Storage Center checks for an update on the Storage Center Update Utility then applies the update if necessary.
NOTE: If Storage Center failed to connect to the Update Utility, the Edit Update Utility Conguration dialog box
appears.
Set Default Storage Prole (SCv2000 Series Controllers Only)
The storage prole determines the RAID types used when creating a volume.
1. Select a prole from the Default Storage Prole drop-down menu.
NOTE: It is recommended to use the Maximize Eciency storage prole if you plan to import data to this Storage
Center.
2. (Optional) To allow a dierent storage prole to be selected when creating a volume, place a check next to Allow Storage
Prole selection when creating a volume.
3. Click Next.
Complete Conguration and Perform Next Steps
The Storage Center is now congured. The Conguration Complete page provides links to a Dell Storage Manager Client tutorial and
wizards to perform the next setup tasks.
1. (Optional) Click one of the Next Steps to congure a localhost, congure a VMware host, or create a volume.
When you have completed the step, you are returned to the Conguration Complete page. After you are out of the wizard,
continue to Step 2.
2. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
Related link
Create a Server from the localhost
Create a Server from a VMware vSphere Host
Create a Server from a VMware vCenter Host
Creating Volumes
Congure Embedded iSCSI Ports
Congure the embedded Ethernet ports on the Storage Center for use as iSCSI ports.
Prerequisite
The storage system must be an SC4020.
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