Administrator Guide

Callout Description
Storage area network (SAN) comprising one or more PS Series arrays connected to an IP network. Arrays are high-
performance (physical) block storage devices.
2 PS Series members
One or more PS Series arrays represented as individual members within a pool to which it provides storage space to
utilize.
3 PS Series storage pools
Containers for storage resources (disk space, processing power, and network bandwidth). A pool can have one or
more members assigned to it.
A group can provide both block and le access to storage data. Access to block-level storage requires direct iSCSI access to PS Series
arrays (iSCSI initiator). Access to le storage requires the FS Series NAS appliance using NFS or SMB protocols and the Dell FluidFS scale-
out le system.
With storage data management features, you can:
• Manage a group through several built-in mechanisms such as ssh, serial line, telnet, and web-based user interfaces. You do not need an
external management station or management software.
• Congure the system to alert you to management activity or problems through log les, SNMP traps, and email notication
• Add more arrays (up to 16) to a group to increase capacity and performance
• Secure data and management access with authorization and authentication mechanisms
• Protect storage data with replication and snapshots
Adding PS Series Groups
When PS Series groups are added to the Storage Manager Data Collector, they are associated with specic Storage Manager users. These
users can view and manage only the PS Series groups to which they are mapped. PS Series groups that are visible to one Storage Manager
user are not necessarily visible to another user.
When a Storage Manager user adds PS Series groups, they must provide credentials for a PS Series groups user account. The permission
level assigned to a PS Series group user account determines the access that is allowed in the Storage Manager Client.
NOTE
: A Storage Manager user with Reporter privileges cannot add PS Series groups to Storage Manager. To add PS Series
groups to a user with Reporter privileges, log in to the Storage Manager Data Collector using a Storage Manager user with
Administrator or Volume Manager privileges and map the PS Series groups to that reporter user on the Users & User Groups tab.
Add a PS Series Group
Add a PS Series group to Storage Manager to manage and monitor the PS Series group from the Dell Storage Manager Client.
Prerequisites
• You must have the user name and password for a PS Series group account.
• The Storage Manager Data Collector must have connectivity to the PS Series group management interface.
• A Storage Manager administrator cannot add the same PS Group that was already added by another administrator. However, a Storage
Manager administrator can map that PS Group to his or her Storage Manager account using the Data Collector.
Workaround: On a Windows installation, you can copy PS Group mappings to additional users from the Data Collector Users & User
Groups tab. No workaround exists for the Data Collector Virtual Appliance.
Steps
1 Click the Storage view.
2 In the Storage pane, select the PS Groups node.
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