Administrator Guide
Getting Started
Start the Storage Manager Client and connect to the Data Collector. When you are nished, review the next steps for suggestions on how
to proceed.
For instructions on setting up a new Storage Center, see Storage Center Deployment.
Topics:
• Use the Client to Connect to the Data Collector
• Next Steps
Use the Client to Connect to the Data Collector
Start the Storage Manager Client and use it to connect to the Data Collector. By default, you can log on as a local Storage Manager user. If
the Data Collector is congured to use an external directory service, you can log on as an Active Directory or OpenLDAP user. If Kerberos
authentication is congured, you can log on automatically using your Windows session credentials without typing them manually. You can
also connect directly to a Storage Center with the Storage Manager Client.
Prerequisites
• The Storage Manager Client must be installed on the computer you are using. For installation instructions, see the Storage Manager
Installation Guide.
• If the Data Collector is not congured to use an external Active Directory or OpenLDAP directory service, you must know the user
name and password for a local Storage Manager user account.
• If you want to log on as an Active Directory or OpenLDAP user, the Data Collector must be congured to use an external Active
Directory or OpenLDAP directory service, and your directory user account or directory user group must be added to a Storage Manager
user group.
• If you want to log on automatically using your Windows session credentials, the Data Collector must be congured to use Kerberos
authentication with an external Active Directory or OpenLDAP directory service.
Steps
1 Start the Storage Manager Client application. The Storage Manager Client appears.
2 If the Storage Manager Client welcome screen displays, select a language from the Display Language drop-down menu then click Log
in to a Storage Center or Data Collector.
The Storage Manager Client login page appears.
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