Administrator Guide

Enter Key Management Server Settings
Specify key management server settings, such as hostname and port.
Steps
1. In the Hostname field, type the host name or IP address of the key management server.
2. In the Port field, type the number of a port with open communication with the key management server.
3. In the Timeout field, type the amount of time in seconds after which the Storage Center should stop attempting to reconnect to the
key management server after a failure.
4. To add alternate key management servers, type the host name or IP address of another key management server in the Alternate
Hostnames area, and then click Add.
5. If the key management server requires a user name to validate the Storage Center certificate, enter the name in the Username field.
6. If the key management server requires a password to validate the Storage Center certificate, enter the password in the Password
field.
7. Click Browse next to the Root CA Certificate. Navigate to the location of the root CA certificate on your computer and select it.
8. Click Browse next to the certificate fields for the controllers. Navigate to the location of the controller certificates on your computer
and select them.
9. Click Next.
Create a Storage Type
Use the New Storage Type page to create a storage type for the Storage Center.
Steps
1. (Optional) To create the storage type after the initial configuration, clear the Create a storage type checkbox.
2. Select the redundancy level for the storage type.
3. Select the page size for the storage type from the Page Size drop-down menu.
4. Select the redundancy level for each tier from the Tier drop-down menus.
NOTE: Dual redundancy may be forced for a tier based on the drive sizes occupying the tier.
5. Click Next.
Select the Types of Ports to Configure
Use the Fault Tolerance page to select the types of ports that to configure on the Storage Center.
Steps
1. Select the checkboxes of the types of ports to configure.
2. Click Next.
Configure Fibre Channel Ports
The Fibre Channel - Fault Domain Configuration Page allows you to create fault domains for Fibre Channel ports.
Steps
1. To automatically generate a fault domain configuration based on the detected Fibre Channel zoning, click Generate Configuration.
2. If Fibre Channel zones have not been configured, click
(New) to manually create a Fibre Channel fault domain.
The Create Fibre Channel Fault Domain dialog box opens.
a) Type the name of the fault domain in the Name field.
b) (Optional) Type notes about the fault domain in the Notes field.
c) Select the ports to include the fault domain.
d) Click OK.
3. Click Next.
The Fibre Channel - Fault Domain Summary page is displayed.
4. If Fibre Channel zones have not been configured, use the software from your switch vendor to create zones for each Fibre Channel
fault domain.
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