Administrator Guide

About this task

If Storage Center is unable to check for an update, the Unable to Check for Update page appears.

Steps

1. Click Use Update Utility server and setup configuration.

The Configure Update Utility dialog box appears.

2. In the Update Utility Host or IP Address field, type the host name or IP address of the Storage Center Update Utility.

3. In the Update Utility Port field, type the port of the Storage Center Update Utility.

Storage Center checks for an update on the Storage Center Update Utility then applies the update if necessary.

NOTE: If Storage Center failed to connect to the Update Utility, the Edit Update Utility Configuration dialog box

appears.

Set Default Storage Profile (SCv2000 Series Controllers

Only)

The storage profile determines the RAID types used when creating a volume.

Steps

1. Select a profile from the Default Storage Profile drop-down menu.

NOTE: It is recommended to use the Maximize Efficiency storage profile if you plan to import data to this Storage

Center.

2. (Optional) To allow a different storage profile to be selected when creating a volume, place a check next to Allow Storage Profile

selection when creating a volume.

3. Click Next.

Complete Configuration and Perform Next Steps

The Storage Center is now configured. The Configuration Complete page provides links to a Storage Manager Client tutorial and wizards

to perform the next setup tasks.

Steps

1. (Optional) Click one of the Next Steps to configure a localhost, configure a VMware host, or create a volume.

When you have completed the step, you are returned to the Configuration Complete page. After you finish the Next Steps,

continue to Step 2.

2. Click Finish to exit the wizard.

Related concepts

Creating Volumes

Related tasks

Create a Server from the localhost

Create a Server from a VMware vSphere Host

Create a Server from a VMware vCenter Host

Configure Embedded iSCSI Ports

Configure the embedded Ethernet ports on the Storage Center for use as iSCSI ports.

Prerequisites

The storage system must be one of the following:

• SCv2000

• SCv2020

Storage Center Deployment