Administrator Guide

• If any of the Storage Center front-end ports are down, the Storage Center Front-End Ports Down dialog box opens. Select the

ports that are not connected to the storage network, then click OK.

2. When all of the Storage Center setup tasks are complete, click Next.

Review Redundant Paths (FC or SAS Front-End Only)

For a Storage Center with Fibre Channel or SAS front-end ports, the Fault Tolerance page displays an example fault domain topology

based on the number of controllers and type of front-end ports. The Review Redundant Paths page displays information about the fault

domains created by the Storage Center.

Steps

1. (Optional) On the Fault Tolerance page, click More information about fault domains to learn more about fault domains.

2. Click Next.

NOTE: If there are down SAS or Fibre Channel HBA ports, a dialog box appears that allows you to unconfigure down

ports. Unconfiguring the down SAS or Fibre Channel HBA ports will prevent unnecessary alerts.

3. On the Review Redundant Paths page, make sure that all the information about the fault domains is correct.

4. Click Next.

Inherit Settings

Use the Inherit Settings page to copy settings from a Storage Center that is already configured.

Prerequisites

You must be connected through a Data Collector.

Steps

1. Select the Storage Center from which to copy settings.

2. Place a check next to each setting that you want to inherit, or click Select All to inherit all settings.

3. Click Next.

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.

Configure Time Settings

Configure an NTP server to set the time automatically, or set the time and date manually.

Steps

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.

Configure SMTP Server Settings

If you have an SMTP server, configure the SMTP email settings to receive information from the Storage Center about errors, warnings,

and events.

Steps

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, configure the SMTP server settings.

a) In the Recipient Email Address field, enter the email address where the information will be sent.

b) In the SMTP Mail Server field, enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the SMTP mail server.

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