Administrator Guide

• If no Storage Centers are mapped to another user, the dialog box allows you to enter a new Storage Center.
4. (Conditional) If the dialog box is displaying a list of Storage Centers, select a Storage Center from the list or add a new one.
• To add a Storage Center that does not appear in the list, ensure that the Add a new Storage Center to the Data Collector
check box is selected, then click Next.
• To add a Storage Center that appears in the list, clear the Add a new Storage Center to the Data Collector check box, select
the appropriate Storage Center, then click Next.
5. Enter Storage Center login information.
• Hostname or IP Address: (New Storage Center only) Enter the hostname or IP address of a Storage Center controller. For a
dual-controller Storage Center, enter the IP address or hostname of the management controller.
• User Name and Password: Enter the username and password for a Storage Center user.
NOTE:
If you specify a Storage Center user with the Reporter or Volume Manager privilege, access to the
Storage Center from Storage Manager is restricted based on the privilege and user groups that are assigned to
the Storage Center user.
• Folder: Select the parent folder for the Storage Center.
6. (Optional) Configure the Storage Center to use settings applied to another Storage Center by selecting the Inherit settings from
existing Storage Center check box. If this check box is selected, after the wizard closes the Inherit Settings wizard appears.
7. Click Finish.
• If the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center check box was not selected, the Storage Center is added to Storage
Manager.
• If the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center check box was selected, the Inherit Settings dialog box appears.
8. (Inherit settings only) Choose the Storage Center settings to inherit.
a) Select the Storage Center from which you want to inherit settings, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
b) Select the check box for each category of settings that you want to inherit. For user interface reference information, click Help.
c) When you are done, click Finish.
• If passwords are not configured for the SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server, the dialog box closes.
• If a password for the SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server is configured, you are prompted to enter the
required passwords.
d) Enter the required passwords to complete the wizard.
Related tasks
Set Storage Center Mappings for a Reporter User
Reconnect to a Storage Center
If Storage Manager cannot communicate with or log in to a Storage Center, Storage Manager marks the Storage Center as down.
Reconnect to the Storage Center to provide the updated connectivity information or credentials.
Steps
1. Click the Storage view.
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