Deployment Guide

• SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 or later

• Windows Server 2008 R2 or later

Install and Use the Dell Storage Manager Client

You must start the Dell Storage Manager Client as an Administrator to run the Discover and Configure Uninitialized Storage Centers

wizard.

1. Go to www.dell.com/support, navigate to the SCv2000/SCv2020 product support page, and download the Windows or Linux

version of the Dell Storage Manager Client.

2. Install the Dell Storage Manager Client on the host server.

To discover and configure a Storage Center, the software must be installed on a host server that is on the same subnet as the

storage system.

3. To start the software on a Windows computer, right-click on the Dell Storage Manager Client shortcut and select Run as

administrator. To start the software on a Linux computer, execute the command ./Client from the var/lib/dell/bin

directory.

4. Click Discover and Configure Uninitialized Storage Centers. The Discover and Configure Uninitialized Storage Centers

wizard appears.

Discover and Select an Uninitialized Storage Center

The first page of the Discover and Configure Uninitialized Storage Centers wizard provides a list of prerequisite actions and

information required before setting up a

Storage Center.

Prerequisites

• The host server, on which the Dell Storage Manager Client software is installed, must be on the same subnet or VLAN as the

Storage Center.

• Temporarily disable any firewall on the host server that is running the Dell Storage Manager Client.

• Layer 2 multicast must be allowed on the network.

• Make sure that IGMP snooping is disabled on the switch ports connected to the Storage Center.

Steps

1. Make sure that you have the required information that is listed on the first page of the wizard. This information is needed to

configure the Storage Center.

2. Click Next. The Select a Storage Center to Initialize page appears and lists the uninitialized Storage Centers discovered by

the wizard.

NOTE: If the wizard does not discover the Storage Center that you want to initialize, perform one of the following

actions:

• Make sure that the Storage Center hardware is physically attached to all necessary networks.

• Make sure that the Storage Center is turned on for at least five minutes and does not display a fault LED.

• Make sure that the diagnostic LEDs on the controllers are lit to indicate that the Storage Center is fully booted. See

Figure 68. Storage Controller Diagnostic LEDs.

• Click Rediscover.

• Click Troubleshoot Storage Center Hardware Issue to learn more about reasons why the Storage Center is not

discoverable.

• Click Manually Discover Storage Center via MAC Address to enter the MAC address for the Storage Center.

• If the previous actions do not work, manually deploy the Storage Center. See Deploy the Storage Center Using the

Direct Connect Method.

3. Select the Storage Center to initialize.

4. (Optional) Click Enable Storage Center Indicator to turn on the indicator light for the selected Storage Center. You can use

the indicator to verify that you have selected the correct Storage Center.

5. Click Next.

Discover and Configure the Storage Center