Administrator Guide

Modify DNS Settings for a Controller
Storage Manager allows you to specify a primary DNS server, secondary DNS server, and the name of the domain to which the Storage
Center belongs.
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Hardware tab.
3 In the Hardware tab navigation pane, select the controller.
4 In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
5 Modify the DNS settings.
a In the DNS Server eld, type the IP address of a DNS server on the network.
b (Optional) In the Secondary DNS Server eld, type the IP address of a backup DNS server on the network.
c In the Domain Name eld, type the name of the domain to which the Storage Center belongs.
6 Click OK.
Modify iDRAC Interface Settings for a Controller
The iDRAC interface provides out-of-band management for the controller. When you reach the Conguration Complete screen:
1 Scroll down to Advanced Steps.
2 Click the Modify BMC Settings link.
3 The Edit BMC Settings dialog box opens.
4 Specify the iDRAC interface settings for the bottom controller and the top controller.
a In the BMC IP Address eld, type an IP address for the iDRAC interface.
b In the BMC Net Mask eld, type the network mask.
c In the BMC Gateway IPv4 Address eld, type the default route for the iDRAC.
5 Click OK.
Conguring Storage Center User Preferences
Storage Center user preferences establish defaults for the Storage Center user account that was used to add the Storage Center to
Storage Manager . Storage Manager honors these preferences.
NOTE
: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Set the Default Size for New Volumes
The default volume size is used when a new volume is created unless the user species a dierent value.
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings.
The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3 Click the Preferences tab.
4 In the Volume Size eld, type a default size for new volumes in bytes, kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes
(TB).
5 Click OK.
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