Administrator Guide
4 If the Storage Center is partially congured, the Storage Center login pane is displayed. Type the management IPv4 address and the
password for the Storage Center Admin user, then click Next to continue.
Deploy the Storage Center Using the Direct Connect Method
Use the direct connect method to manually deploy the Storage Center when it is not discoverable.
1 Use an Ethernet cable to connect the computer running the Storage Manager Client to the management port of the top controller.
2 Cable the bottom controller to the management network switch.
3 Click Discover and Congure Uninitialized Storage Centers. The Discover and Congure Uninitialized Storage Centers wizard
opens.
4 Fill out the information on the initial conguration pages and stop when the Conrm Conguration page is displayed.
5 At this point, recable the management port of the top controller to the management network.
6 Connect the computer to the same subnet or VLAN as the Storage Center.
a Click Next.
b If the cable is not properly connected or the host cannot access the controller, an Error setting up connection message is
displayed. Correct the connection, and click OK.
c If the deployment wizard is closed, click Discover and Congure Uninitialized Storage Centers to relaunch the deployment
wizard.
d Type Admin in the User Name eld, type the password entered on the Set Administrator Information page in the Password
eld, and click Next.
Welcome Page
Use the Welcome page to verify the Storage Center information, and optionally change the name of the Storage Center.
1 Verify that the Service Tag and serial number match the Storage Center to set up.
2 (Optional) Type a name for the Storage Center.
3 Click Next.
Customer Installation Authorization
If the storage system is running Storage Center 7.3 or later, customer authorization is required.
1 Type the customer name and title.
2 Click Next.
Set System Information
The Set System Information page allows you to enter Storage Center and storage controller conguration information to use when
connecting to the
Storage Center using Storage Manager.
1 Type a descriptive name for the Storage Center in the Storage Center Name eld.
2 Select the Network Conguration Source (Storage Center 7.3 and later).
• DHCP IPv4 – Selected by default. IP addresses will be discovered and assigned.
• Static – Enter static IP addresses manually.
3 If the network conguration source is set to Static:
a Type the system management IPv4 address for the Storage Center in the Virtual Management IPv4 Address eld.
The management IPv4 address is the IP address used to manage the Storage Center and is dierent than a storage controller
IPv4 address.
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