Administrator Guide

Congure Storage Center to Use the Storage Center Update Utility

If the Storage Center is not connected to the internet, congure it to use the Storage Center Update Utility when checking for updates.

Before Storage Center can receive an update from the Storage Center Update Utility, a Storage Center distro must be loaded and the

Storage Center Update Utility service must be running.

Prerequisite

The Storage Center Update Utility must be setup and running.

Steps

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 SupportAssist tab.

4 Disable SupportAssist. Click Turn O SupportAssist.

5 Under Congure Update Utility, select the Enabled checkbox.

6 In the Update Utility Host or IP Address eld, type the IP address of the Storage Center Update Utility.

7 In the Update Utility Port eld, type the port of the Storage Center Update Utility.

8 Click OK.

Shutting Down and Restarting a Storage Center

Shutting down or restarting a Storage Center aects all controllers. Controllers can also be shut down or restarted individually.

NOTE

: For user interface reference information, click Help.

Shut Down All Controllers in Storage Center

Shutting down a Storage Center creates a system outage, during which time no I/O is processed. Use this process only as directed, for

example to replace hardware, to move the Storage Center to another location, or to shut down for data center power maintenance.

Prerequisites

• An outage must be scheduled so that halting I/O does not impact your network.

• I/O to the controllers must be halted.

Steps

1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.

2 In the right pane, click Actions→ System→ Shutdown/Restart.

The Shut Down/Restart dialog box opens.

3 From the rst drop-down menu, select Shut Down.

4 Click OK.

5 After the controllers have shut down, shut down the disk enclosures by physically turning o the power supplies.

Next step

After the outage is complete, see the Owner’s Manual for your controller for instructions on how to start the controllers in the proper order.