Administrator Guide

Configure Back-End Ports (Configure Storage Center Wizard)

Select SAS ports to configure for connecting to enclosures.

Steps

1. On the Configure Back-End Ports page, select the SAS ports to configure.

2. Click Next. The Inherit Settings or Time Settings page opens.

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.

c) (Optional) In the Backup SMTP Mail Server field, enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name of a backup SMTP mail

server and click OK.

d) Click Test Server to verify connectivity to the SMTP server.

e) If the SMTP server requires emails to contain a MAIL FROM address, specify an email address in the Sender Email Address field.

f) (Optional) In the Common Subject Line field, enter a subject line to use for all emails sent by the Storage Center.

3. Click Next.

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