Install Guide

Introduction to Storage Manager
Storage Manager allows you to monitor, manage, and analyze Storage Center SANs, FluidFS clusters, and PS Series groups from
a centralized management console. The Storage Manager Data Collector stores data and alerts it gathers from managed storage
devices in an external database or an embedded database.
To perform monitoring and administrative tasks for multiple Storage Centers, connect to the Storage Manager Data Collector
using the Storage Manager Client or Unisphere Central.
To perform monitoring and administrative tasks for a single Storage Center, connect directly to a Storage Center using the
Storage Manager Client or Unisphere.
Topics:
• Environmental and System Requirements
• Storage Manager Components
• Default Ports Used by Storage Manager
• IPv6 Support
Environmental and System Requirements
To view the latest environmental and system requirements for Storage Manager 2020 R1, see the Storage Manager 2020 R1
Release Notes on https://www.dell.com/support.
Storage Manager Components
Storage Manager consists of the following components:.
Table 2. Storage Manager Components
Component Description Setup Documentation
Primary Storage Manager
Data Collector
Service that gathers reporting data
and alerts from managed storage
systems.
Storage Manager Installation Guide
Storage Manager Client Windows or Linux application that
connects to a single Storage
Center or connects to a Storage
Manager Data Collector to provide a
centralized management interface for
one or more storage system.
Storage Manager Installation Guide
Remote Storage Manager
Data Collector
A secondary Storage Manager
Data Collector that is connected
to the primary Storage Manager
Data Collector. The remote Storage
Manager Data Collector can be used
to activate a disaster recovery site
if the primary Storage Manager Data
Collector becomes unavailable.
Storage Manager Installation Guide and Storage
Manager Administrator’s Guide
Storage Manager Server
Agent
Software installed on a Windows
server that enables the Storage
Manager Data Collector to gather
information about storage objects on
a Windows server.
Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide
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