PowerProtect Data Manager 19.17 Storage Array User Guide

Edit a block volume asset source

Change the properties for an existing block volume asset source.

1. Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager user interface as a user with the Administrator role.
2. From the left navigation pane, select Infrastructure > Asset Sources.
   The Asset Sources window appears.
3. Click the PowerStore or PowerMax tab.
   The list of configured block volume asset sources appears.
4. To change the properties for an asset source, select the asset source and then click Edit.
   The Edit PowerStore or Edit PowerMax wizard opens.

   NOTE:Editing a Unisphere for PowerMax asset source in list view is not supported. Switch to tree view to edit this asset source.
5. Update the following fields:

   Table 1. Asset Source FieldsAsset Source Fields and Description

   Field	Description
   Name	Type a descriptive name for the storage array.
   Port	Type the port number for HTTPS REST API access to the appliance. The default port is 443 for PowerStore and 8443 for PowerMax.
   Credentials	Select an existing set of management credentials. Alternatively, you can select Add Credentials, provide new credentials, and then click Save.

6. By default, discovery happens automatically after you add the asset source and subsequent discoveries are either manual or scheduled. To schedule a full discovery at a certain time every day, select Schedule Discovery, and then specify a time.

   If discovery is not scheduled, automatic discovery runs every 30 minutes for PowerStore, or every day at 2 AM in the configured time zone for PowerMax.

   For scheduling separate discoveries of the NAS share or credential changes, go to Infrastucture > Asset Sources, select the share in the NAS tab, and click Edit.

7. If the SSL certificate cannot be trusted automatically, a dialog box appears to request certificate approval. Review the certificate, and then click Verify.
8. Click Save.
   The table entry for the storage array updates.