Administrator Guide

• Click No to return to the SupportAssist Data Collection and Storage page and accept the agreement.

• Click Yes to opt out of using SupportAssist and proceed to the Update Storage Center page.

Provide Contact Information

Enter contact information for technical support to use when sending support-related communications from SupportAssist.

1. Specify the contact information.

2. To receive SupportAssist email messages, select Yes, I would like to receive emails from SupportAssist when issues arise,

including hardware failure notications.

3. Select the preferred contact method, language, and available times.

4. Type a shipping address where replacement Storage Center components can be sent.

5. Click Next.

Update Storage Center

The Storage Center attempts to contact the SupportAssist Update Server to check for updates. If you are not using SupportAssist,

you must use the Storage Center Update Utility to update the Storage Center operating system before continuing.

• If no update is available, the Storage Center Up to Date page appears. Click Next.

• If an update is available, the current and available Storage Center versions are listed.

a. Click Install to update to the latest version.

b. If the update fails, click Retry Update to try to update again.

c. When the update is complete, click Next.

• If the SupportAssist Data Collection and Storage Agreement was not accepted, the Storage Center cannot check for updates.

– To proceed without checking for an update, click Next.

– To accept the agreement and check for an update:

a. Click Accept SupportAssist Data Collection and Storage Agreement to review the agreement.

b. Select By checking this box you accept the above terms.

c. Click Next. The Storage Center attempts to contact the SupportAssist Update Server to check for updates.

• The Setup SupportAssist Proxy Settings dialog box appears if the Storage Center cannot connect to the Dell SupportAssist

Update Server. If the site does not have direct access to the Internet but uses a web proxy, congure the proxy settings:

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.

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.