Administrator Guide

Change the Connection Timeout for a Windows Server

You can congure the maximum time in seconds that Storage Manager waits for a response for queries sent to the Server Agent.

1 Click the Servers view.

2 In the Servers pane, select a Windows server.

3 In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.

4 In the Connection Timeout eld, type a new timeout in seconds.

• The default is 300 seconds.

• The minimum value is 180 seconds.

• The maximum value is 1200 seconds.

5 Click OK.

Managing Server Data Collection and Reporting Settings

Data collection and reporting settings apply to all servers added to the Server view.

Automatically Retrieve Information for All Registered Servers

If automated updating is enabled, information is updated every 30 minutes.

1 Click the Servers view.

2 In the Servers pane, click Servers Properties . The Edit Settings dialog box opens.

3 Select the Allow Automated Update Information check box.

When the Allow Automated Update Information check box is selected, the information displayed for all of the registered servers is

updated every 30 minutes.

4 Click OK.

Congure Reporting Settings for All Registered Servers

You can specify the number of days for which data is gathered for all servers.

1 Click the Servers view.

2 In the Servers pane, click Servers Properties . The Edit Settings dialog box opens.

3 In the Days For Reporting eld, enter the number of days of data to gather from registered servers.

4 Click OK.

Creating Server Volumes and Datastores

Creating a volume on a Windows server or creating a datastore on a VMware server automatically creates a Storage Center volume and

maps it to the server in one operation.