Administrator Guide

Steps

1. Click the Storage view.

2. In the Storage pane, select Dell Storage or Storage Centers.

3. In the Summary tab, click Add Storage Center. The Add Storage Center wizard opens.

4. Select Add a new Storage Center to the Data Collector, then click Next.

5. Specify Storage Center login information.

• Hostname or IP Address – Type the host name or IP address of a Storage Center controller. For a dual-controller Storage

Center, enter the IP address or host name of the management controller.

• User Name and Password – Type the user name and password for a Storage Center user.

NOTE: If you specify a Storage Center user with the Reporter or Volume Manager privilege, access to the

Storage Center from Storage Manager is restricted based on the privilege and user groups that were assigned to

the Storage Center user.

• Folder – Select the parent folder for the Storage Center.

6. Click Finish. The Change Password dialog box opens.

a) In the User Name field, type the Storage Center user name.

b) In the Password field, type the Storage Center user password.

c) In the Host/IP field, type the host name or IP address of the Storage Center.

d) If you changed the web server port during installation, type the updated port in the Web Server Port field.

8. Click Log In. The Client connects to the Storage Center and indicates that initial configuration is necessary.

9. Type a new password in the New Password and Confirm Password fields.

10. Click OK. The Configure Storage Center wizard opens.

11. Make sure that you have the required information that is listed on the first page of the wizard. This information is needed to configure

the Storage Center.

12. Click Next. The Submit Storage Center License page opens.

Welcome Page

Use the Welcome page to verify the Storage Center information, and optionally change the name of the Storage Center.

Steps

1. Verify that the Service Tag and serial number match the Storage Center to set up.

2. (Optional) Type a name for the Storage Center.

3. Click Next.

Set System Information

The Set System Information page allows you to enter Storage Center and storage controller configuration information to use when

connecting to the Storage Center using Storage Manager.

Steps

1. Type a descriptive name for the Storage Center in the Storage Center Name field.

2. If the storage system is running Storage Center 7.3 or later, select the network configuration option from the Network

Configuration Source drop-down menu.

• DHCP IPv4 – Selected by default. IP addresses will be discovered and assigned.

• Static – Enter static IP addresses manually.

3. If the network configuration source is set to Static:

a) Type the system management IPv4 address for the Storage Center in the Virtual Management IPv4 Address field.

The management IPv4 address is the IP address used to manage the Storage Center and is different than a storage controller IPv4

address.

b) Type an IPv4 address for the management port of each storage controller.

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.

Storage Center Deployment