Administrator Guide

Managing Storage Center Users and Groups................................................................................................................ 105
User Privilege Levels....................................................................................................................................................105
User Groups..................................................................................................................................................................105
User Account Management and Authentication..................................................................................................... 105
Managing Local Storage Center Users..................................................................................................................... 105
Managing Local Storage Center User Groups........................................................................................................... 111
Managing Local Storage Center User Password Requirements............................................................................ 113
Enabling Directory Services Authentication.............................................................................................................. 114
Managing Directory Service Users............................................................................................................................. 117
Managing Directory User Groups...............................................................................................................................122
Managing Front-End I/O Ports........................................................................................................................................124
Front-End Connectivity Modes..................................................................................................................................124
About Fault Domains and Ports................................................................................................................................. 125
Failover Behavior..........................................................................................................................................................126
Managing Front-End I/O Port Hardware..................................................................................................................126
Convert Front-End Ports to Virtual Port Mode....................................................................................................... 128
Managing Back-End I/O Port Hardware........................................................................................................................ 129
Configure Back-End Ports..........................................................................................................................................129
Configure Individual Back-End I/O Ports..................................................................................................................129
Rename a Back-End I/O Port.................................................................................................................................... 130
Grouping Fibre Channel I/O Ports Using Fault Domains.............................................................................................. 130
Create a Fibre Channel Fault Domain........................................................................................................................130
Rename a Fibre Channel Fault Domain...................................................................................................................... 131
Delete a Fibre Channel Fault Domain......................................................................................................................... 131
Grouping iSCSI I/O Ports Using Fault Domains..............................................................................................................131
iSCSI VLAN Tagging Support......................................................................................................................................131
Creating iSCSI Fault Domains.....................................................................................................................................132
Modifying iSCSI Fault Domains.................................................................................................................................. 134
Configuring NAT Port Forwarding for iSCSI Fault Domains...................................................................................138
Configuring CHAP for iSCSI Fault Domains............................................................................................................. 140
Grouping SAS I/O Ports Using Fault Domains...............................................................................................................142
Create a SAS Fault Domain.........................................................................................................................................142
Delete a SAS Fault Domain......................................................................................................................................... 143
Managing Disks and Disk Folders.....................................................................................................................................143
Storage Center Disk Management............................................................................................................................ 143
Scan for New Disks......................................................................................................................................................144
Create a Disk Folder.....................................................................................................................................................144
Delete Disk Folder........................................................................................................................................................ 144
Modify a Disk Folder.................................................................................................................................................... 145
Manage Unassigned Disks.......................................................................................................................................... 145
Enable or Disable the Disk Indicator Light.................................................................................................................145
Release a Disk...............................................................................................................................................................146
Cancel Releasing a Disk...............................................................................................................................................146
Delete a Disk................................................................................................................................................................. 146
Restore a Disk...............................................................................................................................................................147
Replace a Failed Disk....................................................................................................................................................147
Managing Secure Data......................................................................................................................................................148
How Secure Data Works.............................................................................................................................................148
Configure Key Server.................................................................................................................................................. 148
Configure Rekey Interval for Disk Folder.................................................................................................................. 149
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