Administrator Guide

5. Click OK.
● If the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center checkbox was not selected, the Storage Center is added to
Unisphere Central.
● If the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center checkbox was selected, the Inherit Settings dialog box opens.
6. (Inherit settings only) Choose the Storage Center settings to inherit.
a. Select the Storage Center from which you want to inherit settings.
b. Select the checkbox for each category of settings that you want to inherit.
c. Click OK.
● If passwords are not configured for the SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server, the dialog box
closes.
● If a password is configured for the SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server, you are prompted to
enter the required passwords.
d. Type the required passwords to complete the dialog box.
Related tasks
Set Storage Center Mappings for a Reporter User on page 330
Reconnect to a Storage Center
If Unisphere Central cannot communicate with or log in to a Storage Center, the Data Collector marks the Storage Center as
down. Reconnect to the Storage Center to provide the updated connectivity information or credentials.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector and a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
2.
From the
STORAGE menu, click Storage Centers.
The Storage Centers view is displayed.
3. In the Storage Centers view, click the name of a Storage Center with a status of Down.
The Reconnect to Storage Center dialog box opens.
4. Type the information needed to reconnect to the Storage Center.
● Host or IP Address – Type the host name or IP address of a Storage Center controller. For a dual-controller Storage
Center, type the IP address or host name of the management controller.
● User Name and User Password – Type the user name and password for a Storage Center user.
NOTE:
If you specify a Storage Center user with the Reporter or Volume Manager privilege, access to the Storage
Center from Unisphere Central is restricted based on the privilege and user groups assigned to the Storage Center
user.
5. Click OK.
Remove a Storage Center
Remove a Storage Center when you no longer want to manage it from Unisphere Central.
Steps
1.
Click the
HOME menu.
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).
2.
From the STORAGE menu, click Storage Centers.
The Storage Centers view is displayed.
3. In the Storage Centers view, select the Storage Center you want to remove.
4. Click (Delete).
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