Administrator Guide
Create a User
Create a user account to allow a person access to Storage Manager.
1 Connect to the Data Collector.
a Open a web browser.
b Type the address of the Data Collector in the web browser using the following format:
https://data_collector_host_name_or_IP_address:3033/
c Press Enter.
The Storage Manager login page is displayed.
d Type the user name and password of a Data Collector user with Administrator privileges in the User Name and Password eld.
e Click Log In.
2 If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list, click (Home) in the left navigation pane.
3
Click Data Collector.
The Data Collector view is displayed.
4 Click the Users & System tab, then select the Users & User Groups subtab.
5 Click (New User).
The Create User dialog box opens.
6 Enter information for the new user.
a Type the user name of the user in the User Name eld.
b (Optional) Type the email address of the user in the Email Address eld.
c Select the role to assign to the user from the Role drop-down menu.
d Select a language from the Preferred Language drop-down menu.
e Enter a password for the user in the Password and Conrm Password elds.
f To force the user to change the password after the rst login, select the Requires Password Change checkbox.
7 Click OK.
Related link
Storage Manager User Privileges
Use a Remote Data Collector to Prepare for Disaster Recovery
You can use a remote Data Collector to validate restore points and test activate disaster recovery.
Prerequisite
To validate restore points, the primary Data Collector must be down.
Steps
1 Use the Storage Manager Client to connect to the remote Data Collector.
2 Click the Restore Points tab.
3 Click one of the following buttons to prepare for disaster recovery:
• Validate Restore Points
• Test Activate Disaster Recovery
Related links
Saving and Validating Restore Points
Test Activating Disaster Recovery
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Remote Data Collector