Administrator Guide

If you chose to inherit time and SMTP settings from another Storage Center, the Time Settings and SMTP Server Settings
pages are skipped in the wizard.
Congure Time Settings
Congure an NTP server to set the time automatically, or set the time and date manually.
1. From the Region and Time Zone drop-down menus, select the region and time zone used to set the time.
2. Select Use NTP Server and type the host name or IPv4 address of the NTP server, or select Set Current Time and set the
time and date manually.
3. Click Next.
Congure SMTP Server Settings
If you have an SMTP server, congure the SMTP email settings to receive information from the Storage Center about errors,
warnings, and events.
1. By default, the Enable SMTP Email checkbox is selected and enabled. If you do not have an SMTP server you can disable
SMTP email by clearing the Enable SMTP Email checkbox.
2. Alternatively, if you have an SMTP server, congure the SMTP server settings.
a. In the Recipient Email Address eld, enter the email address where the information will be sent.
b. In the SMTP Mail Server eld, enter the IP address or fully qualied domain name of the SMTP mail server. Click Test
Server to verify connectivity to the SMTP server.
c. (Optional) In the Backup SMTP Mail Server eld, enter the IP address or fully qualied domain name of a backup SMTP
mail server. Click
Test Server to verify connectivity to the backup SMTP server.
d. If the SMTP server requires emails to contain a MAIL FROM address, specify an email address in the Sender Email Address
eld.
e. (Optional) In the Common Subject Line eld, enter a subject line to use for all emails sent by the Storage Center.
f. Congure how the Storage Center identies itself to the SMTP server:
• To use SMTP, type the Storage Center fully qualied domain name in the Hello Message (HELO) eld.
• To use ESMTP, select the Send Extended Hello (EHLO) check box, then type the Storage Center fully qualied domain
name in the Extended Hello Message (EHLO) eld.
g. If the SMTP server requires clients to authenticate before sending email, select the Use Authorized Login (AUTH LOGIN)
check box, then type a user name and password in the Login ID and Password elds.
3. Click Next.
Review the SupportAssist System State Information Collection and Storage Agreement
The SupportAssist System State Information Collection and Storage page displays the text of the SupportAssist data agreement
and allows you to accept or opt out of using
SupportAssist.
1. To allow SupportAssist to collect diagnostic data and send this information to Dell Technical Support, select By checking this
box, you accept the above terms.
2. Click Next.
3. If you did not select By checking this box, you accept the above terms, the SupportAssist Recommended pane opens.
• 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.
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