Administrator Guide

• To accept the SupportAssist agreement and check for an update:

1. Click Use SupportAssist Server to review the agreement.

2. Select the By checking this box, you accept the above terms and turn on SupportAssist check box.

3. Click Next. The Storage Center attempts to contact the SupportAssist Update Server to check for updates.

• The Setup SupportAssist Proxy Settings dialog box appears if the Storage Center cannot connect to the SupportAssist Update

Server. If the site does not have direct access to the Internet but uses a web proxy, configure the proxy settings:

1. Select Enabled.

2. Enter the proxy settings.

3. Click OK. The Storage Center attempts to contact the SupportAssist Update Server to check for updates.

Unisphere Discovery Utility

Use the Unisphere Discovery Utility to find and configure uninitialized Storage Centers.

The Unisphere Discovery Utility is supported on 64-bit versions of the following operating systems:

• Oracle Linux 7.0, 7.3, and 7.6

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6

• SUSE Linux Enterprise 12

• Windows 8.1 and 10

• Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019

The computer running the Unisphere Discovery Utility must meet the following requirements:

• The computer must be within the same broadcast domain as the unconfigured Storage Centers to discover

• The firewall on the computer must be configured to allow outbound communication on UDP port 5353

• DHCP or IPv6 must be enabled on the computer running the Unisphere Discovery Utility. If DHCP or IPv6 are not enabled, two IPv4

addresses must be configured on the computer:

• An IP address on the target subnet of the Storage Centers to discover

• A link local IP address in the 169.254.x.x subnet

• To run the Unisphere Discovery Utility on a Linux operating system, you must grant the execute permission to the Unisphere Discovery

Utility file

Before proceeding, make sure that the Storage Center hardware is physically attached to all networks and powered on.

Introduction to Storage Center Initial Configuration

The Storage Center Initial Configuration page provides a list of prerequisite actions that must be performed and information that is

required to configure a Storage Center.

Steps

1. Make sure the prerequisites that are listed on the Storage Center Initial Configuration page are met.

2. Make sure the information that is required to configure the Storage Center is gathered.

3. Click Next. The Discover Storage Centers page is displayed and it lists the unconfigured Storage Centers.

NOTE:

If the wizard does not discover the Storage Center that you want to configure, perform the following actions:

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

• Click (Refresh) to rediscover the unconfigured Storage Centers.

Discover Storage Centers

Use the Discover Storage Centers page to select the Storage Center to initialize .

Steps

(Optional) To refresh the list of unconfigured Storage Centers, click (Refresh).

2. Select the Storage Center to initialize.

3. (Optional) To blink the indicator light on the front of the selected Storage Center, click Enable Indicator Light.

Storage Center Deployment