Administrator Guide

NOTE: The storage controller IPv4 addresses and management IPv4 address must be within the same subnet.
c) Type the subnet mask of the management network in the Subnet Mask field.
d) Type the gateway address of the management network in the Gateway IPv4 Address field.
e) Type the domain name of the management network in the Domain Name field.
f) Type the DNS server addresses of the management network in the DNS Server and Secondary DNS Server fields.
4. Click Next.
Set Administrator Information
The Set Administrator Information page allows you to set a new password and an email address for the Admin user.
Steps
1. Enter a new password for the default Storage Center administrator user in the New Admin Password and Confirm Password
fields.
2. Enter the email address of the default Storage Center administrator user in the Admin Email Address field.
3. Click Next.
• For a Fibre Channel or SAS storage system, the Confirm Configuration page appears.
• For an iSCSI storage system, the Configure iSCSI Fault Domains page appears.
Confirm the Storage Center Configuration
Make sure that the configuration information shown on the Confirm Configuration page is correct before continuing. If you selected DHCP
IPv4 as the network configuration source, the dynamically assigned IP addresses are displayed on this page.
Steps
1. Verify that the Storage Center settings are correct.
2. If the configuration information is correct, click Apply Configuration.
If the configuration information is incorrect, click Back and provide the correct information.
NOTE:
After you click the Apply Configuration button, the configuration cannot be changed until after the Storage
Center is fully deployed.
Deploy the Storage Center
The Storage Center sets up the controller using the information provided on the previous pages.
Steps
1. The Storage Center performs system setup tasks. The Deploy Storage Center page displays the status of these tasks.
To learn more about the initialization process, click More information about Initialization.
• If one or more of the system setup tasks fails, click Troubleshoot Initialization Error to learn how to resolve the issue.
• If the Configuring Disks task fails, click View Disks to see the status of the drives detected by the Storage Center.
• 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.
Enter Key Management Server Settings
Specify key management server settings, such as hostname and port.
Steps
1. In the Hostname field, type the host name or IP address of the key management server.
2. In the Port field, type the number of a port with open communication with the key management server.
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