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Congure Time Settings for a Virtual Appliance

Congure the time settings to set the time zone and specify how to synchronize the time on the Virtual Appliance. It is recommended to

set the time zone to the local time zone in which the Virtual Appliance is located.

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 Virtual Appliance tab, and then click the Time subtab.

5 Click Edit. The Time Conguration dialog box opens.

6 Select a time zone for the Virtual Appliance from the Timezone drop-down menu.

7 To sync the time on the Virtual Appliance with Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers, select Sync with NTP Servers

(recommended)

and type the name of one or more NTP servers in the NTP Servers eld.

8 To sync the time on the Virtual Appliance with the ESX host select Sync with ESX Host.

9 Click OK.

Managing Available Storage Centers

Use the Data Collector Users & System tab to manage available Storage Centers that have been mapped to one or more Storage Manager

users.

Delete an Available Storage Center

Remove a Storage Center when you no longer want to manage it from the Data Collector. If a Storage Center is removed from all Data

Collector user accounts, historical data for the Storage Center is also removed.