Administrator Guide

Adding and Removing Storage Centers

Use the Storage Manager Web UI to add or remove Storage Centers.

NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.

Add a Storage Center

Add a Storage Center to Storage Manager to manage and monitor the Storage Center from the Dell Storage Manager Web UI.

Prerequisites

• You must have the user name and password for a Storage Center user account.

– The first time a Storage Center is added to Storage Manager, you must specify a Storage Center user account that has the

Administrator privilege. When the Storage Center is subsequently added for other Storage Manager users, you can specify

Storage Center user accounts of any privilege level.

– If your Storage Manager user account has the Reporter privilege, you must specify a Storage Center user account that has

the Reporter privilege.

NOTE: Storage Manager users with Reporter level privileges have limited access to Storage Manager. To grant a

Reporter Storage Manager user more privileges, add Storage Center mappings to that user in Storage Manager

Data Collector Manager. Only Administrator level Storage Manager users can set mapping for users.

• The Storage Manager Data Collector must have connectivity to the Storage Center management interface.

• The Storage Center certificate must contain the host name or management IP address that is used to add the Storage Center

to Storage Manager. For instructions on regenerating an SSL certificate, see the Storage Center Administrator’s Guide.

Steps

1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu and then click Storage.

2. In the SC Series tab, click Add Storage Center. The Add Storage Center dialog box opens.

3. Enter Storage Center login information.

• Hostname or IP Address - Enter 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 - Enter 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 group(s) assigned to the

Storage Center user.

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

4. (Optional) Configure the Storage Center to use settings applied to another Storage Center by selecting the Inherit settings

from an existing Storage Center check box. If this check box is selected, the Inherit Settings dialog box opens after the Add

Storage Center dialog box closes.

5. Click OK.

• If the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center check box was not selected, the Storage Center is added to Storage

Manager.

• If the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center check box was selected, the Inherit Settings dialog box opens.

6. (Inherit settings only) Choose the Storage Center settings to inherit.

a. Select the Storage Center from which you want to inherit settings.

b. Select the check box for each category of settings that you want to inherit.

c. When you are done, click OK.

• If passwords are not configured for the Dell SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server, the dialog box

closes.

• If a password is configured for the Dell SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server, you are prompted

to reenter the required password(s).

d. Enter the required password(s) to complete the dialog box.