Administrator Guide

Storage Center Deployment

Use the Initialize Storage Center wizard in Unisphere Central to discover and configure Storage Centers.

If you do not have access to Unisphere Central, use the Unisphere Discovery Utility to discover and configure Storage Centers.

Topics:

• Initialize a Storage Center

• Unisphere Discovery Utility

Initialize a Storage Center

Use the Initialize Storage Center wizard to discover and deploy unconfigured Storage Centers.

Open the Initialize Storage Center Wizard

Perform the following steps to open the Initialize Storage Center wizard.

Steps

• To access the Initialize Storage Center wizard from the Data Collector:

a) Open a web browser.

b) Type the address of the Data Collector in the browser using the following format:

https://Data Collector host name or IP address:3033/

NOTE: The computer accessing the Data Collector must be on the same subnet as the Data Collector.

c) Type the user name and password of a Data Collector user in the User Name and Password fields.

d) Click Log In.

The web browser connects to the Data Collector and displays the Unisphere Central Home page.

e) From the Unisphere Central Home page, click

(New), and select Initialize Storage Center.

The Initialize Storage Center wizard opens and the Introduction page is displayed.

• If the Storage Center is installed on a network with DHCP enabled, you can access the Initialize Storage Center wizard by connecting

directly to a Storage Center.

a) Open a web browser.

b) Type the service tag or IP address of the Storage Center in the browser using the following format:

https://Storage Center service tag or IP address/

c) Type Admin in the User Name field.

d) Type mmm in the Password field.

e) Click Log In.

The web browser connects to the Storage Center and the Change Password dialog box is displayed in the Unisphere interface.

f) Type mmm in the Current Password field.

g) Type a new password for the Admin user in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields.

h) Click OK.

The Initialize Storage Center wizard opens and the Welcome page is displayed.

• If you do not have access to a Data Collector and you are unable to connect directly to a Storage Center, use the Unisphere Discovery

Utility to discover and initialize a Storage Center.

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