Administrator Guide

Managing Servers Centrally Using Storage Manager
Servers that are registered to Storage Manager are managed from the Servers view. Registered servers are centrally managed regardless
of the Storage Centers to which they are connected.
Figure 16. Servers View
The following additional features are available for servers that are registered to Storage Manager:
• Storage Manager gathers operating system and connectivity information from registered servers.
• Storage Manager can automatically add a corresponding Storage Center server object for each registered server.
• Storage Center volumes can be created, mounted, and formatted on the servers directly from the Storage Manager Client.
• When creating a volume for a Windows or VMware server, Storage Manager can recommend a Storage Center to host the volume
based on capacity and performance.
Managing Servers on a Storage Center
Use the Servers view to create and manage server objects for a Storage Center.
Related concepts
Creating Servers
Modifying Servers
Mapping Volumes to Servers
Creating and Managing Server Folders
Deleting Servers and Server Folders
Creating Servers
Create a server to allow a Storage Center to pass I/O through the ports on that server. After a server is created, volumes can be mapped
to it.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Create a Physical Server
Create a physical server object to represent a physical server in your environment.
Steps
1. Make sure the server HBAs have connectivity to the Storage Center HBAs.
• iSCSI – Configure the iSCSI initiator on the server to use the Storage Center HBAs as the target.
• Fibre Channel – Configure Fibre Channel zoning to allow the server HBAs and Storage Center HBAs to communicate.
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