Administrator Guide

Automatically Retrieve Information for All Registered Servers
If automated updating is enabled, information is updated every 30 minutes.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Server tab, then click the Server Agent subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Server Agent dialog box opens.
4. Select the Allow Automated Update Information check box.
When the Allow Automated Update Information check box is selected, the information displayed for all of the registered
servers is updated every 30 minutes.
5. Click OK.
Configure Reporting Settings for All Registered Servers
You can specify the number of days for which data is gathered for all servers.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Server tab, then click the Server Agent subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Server Agent dialog box opens.
4. In the Days For Reporting field, enter the number of days of data to gather from registered servers.
5. Click OK.
Globally Enable Automated Space Recovery
To allow Automated Space Recovery to run, it must be enabled globally.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Server tab, then click the Server Agent subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Server Agent dialog box opens.
4. Select the Automated Space Recovery check box.
5. In the Space Recovery Time of Day field, enter the time of day to perform automated Space Recovery.
6. Click OK.
Change Data Collector Data Source
Change the data source if you want to use a different database to store Storage Manager data.
About this task
NOTE: The Change Data Source option re-configures an existing primary Data Collector to use a new database.
CAUTION: To prevent data corruption, make sure that another Data Collector is not using the new database already.
NOTE: Dell Storage Manager Web UI can change the data source only if the Dell Storage Manager Web UI is connected
to the Storage Manager Virtual Appliance.
Steps
1. Install and configure the database software for the new database before changing the data source.
2. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
3. Click the Server tab, then click the Database subtab.
4. Click Change Data Source. The Change Data Source dialog box opens.
5. Select the new data source from the Database Type drop-down menu.
6. Enter the host name or IP address of the database server in the Database Server field.
7. Enter the user name and password of a user account that has database administrator rights in the Username and Password
fields.
8. (Optional) To specify a password for the database user named compmsauser created by Storage Manager, select the Use
Custom Password check box and enter the password in the Use Custom Password field.
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