Administrator Guide

Getting Started

Start the Storage Manager Client and connect to the Data Collector. When you are finished, review the next steps for suggestions on how

to proceed.

For instructions on setting up a new Storage Center, see Storage Center Deployment.

Topics:

• Use the Client to Connect to the Data Collector

• Next Steps

Use the Client to Connect to the Data Collector

Start the Storage Manager Client and use it to connect to the Data Collector. By default, you can log on as a local Storage Manager user.

If the Data Collector is configured to use an external directory service, you can log on as an Active Directory or OpenLDAP user. If

Kerberos authentication is configured, you can log on automatically using your Windows session credentials without typing them manually.

You can also connect directly to a Storage Center with the Storage Manager Client.

Prerequisites

• The Storage Manager Client must be installed on the computer you are using. For installation instructions, see the Storage Manager

Installation Guide.

• If the Data Collector is not configured to use an external Active Directory or OpenLDAP directory service, you must know the user

name and password for a local Storage Manager user account.

• If you want to log on as an Active Directory or OpenLDAP user, the Data Collector must be configured to use an external Active

Directory or OpenLDAP directory service, and your directory user account or directory user group must be added to a Storage

Manager user group.

• If you want to log on automatically using your Windows session credentials, the Data Collector must be configured to use Kerberos

authentication with an external Active Directory or OpenLDAP directory service.

Steps

1. Start the Storage Manager Client application. The Storage Manager Client appears.

2. If the Storage Manager Client welcome screen displays, select a language from the Display Language drop-down menu then click

The Storage Manager Client login page appears.

Figure 2. Storage Manager Client Login

3. To change the language displayed in the Storage Manager Client, select a language from the Display Language drop-down menu.

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