Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Add a Storage Center

Add a Storage Center to Dell Storage Manager to manage and monitor the Storage Center from the Dell Storage Manager Client.

1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select Storage Centers.
3. In the Summary tab, click Add Storage Center. The Add Storage Center wizard opens.
   • If one or more Storage Centers are mapped to another user, the dialog box displays a list of available Storage Centers.
   • If no Storage Centers are mapped to another user, the dialog box allows you to enter a new Storage Center.
4. (Conditional) If the dialog box is displaying a list of Storage Centers, select a Storage Center from the list or add a new one.
   • To add a Storage Center that does not appear in the list, ensure that the Add a new Storage Center to the Data Collector check box is selected, then click Next.
   • To add a Storage Center that appears in the list, clear the Add a new Storage Center to the Data Collector check box, select the appropriate Storage Center, then click Next.
5. Enter Storage Center login information.
   • Hostname or IP Address: (New Storage Center only) Enter the hostname or IP address of a Storage Centercontroller. For a dual-controllerStorage Center, enter the IP address or hostname of the management controller.
   • User Name and Password: Enter the username and password for a Storage Center user.
     NOTE:If you specify a Storage Center user with the Reporter or Volume Manager privilege, access to the Storage Center from Dell Storage Manager is restricted based on the privilege and user groups that are assigned to the Storage Center user.
   • Folder: Select the parent folder for the Storage Center.
6. (Optional) Configure the Storage Center to use settings applied to another Storage Center by selecting the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center check box. If this check box is selected, after the wizard closes the Inherit Settings wizard appears.
7. Click Finish.
   • If the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center check box was not selected, the Storage Center is added to Dell Storage Manager.
   • If the Inherit settings from existing Storage Center check box was selected, the Inherit Settings dialog box appears.
8. (Inherit settings only) Choose the Storage Center settings to inherit.
   1. Select the Storage Center from which you want to inherit settings, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
   2. Select the check box for each category of settings that you want to inherit. For user interface reference information, click Help.
   3. When you are done, click Finish.
      • If passwords are not configured for the SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server, the dialog box closes.
      • If a password for the SupportAssist proxy, Secure Console proxy, or SMTP server is configured, you are prompted to enter the required passwords.
   4. Enter the required passwords to complete the wizard.