Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

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Dell Storage Manager Client Overview

The Dell Storage Manager Client is a Windows-based program that allows you to connect to the Storage Manager Data Collector and centrally manage your Storage Centers, PS Groups, and FluidFS clusters.

The Dell Storage Manager Client window. — Figure 1. Dell Storage Manager Client Window

The left pane, which is comprised of the View pane and Views, can be resized by dragging the right border to the left or right.

The following table describes the primary elements of the Dell Storage Manager Client.


Callout	Client Elements	Description
1	Top pane	Contains the following options: Refresh – When clicked, updates the information displayed in the Dell Storage Manager Client. Edit Data Collector Settings – When clicked, opens a dialog box that allows you to view and modify Data Collector settings. Edit User Settings – When clicked, opens a dialog box that allows you to view and modify your account settings. Help – When clicked, displays the Dell Storage Manager Online Help in a web browser. Support – When clicked, displays the Dell Support Site in a web browser. About – When clicked, opens a dialog box that displays the software version of the Dell Storage Manager Client.
2	Navigation pane	Displays options specific to the view that is currently selected. For example, when the Storage view is selected, the view pane displays the Storage Centers, PS Groups, and FluidFS clusters that have been added to Dell Storage Manager.
3	Views	Displays the view buttons. The views are: Storage – When selected, allows you to view, monitor, and configure managed Storage Centers, PS Groups, and FluidFS clusters. Servers – When selected, allows you to register servers to the Data Collector and perform server actions. Replications & Live Volumes – When selected, allows you to configure replications, Live Volumes, Quality of Service definitions, and manage disaster recovery. Monitoring – When selected, allows you to view and acknowledge alerts, indications, and logs. Threshold Alerts – When selected, allows you to run threshold queries and define threshold alerts. Chargeback – When selected, allows you to configure and run Chargeback in order to bill organizations based on storage usage. Reports – When selected, allows you to view automated reports and Chargeback reports.
4	Right pane	Displays management and monitoring options for the view that is selected in the views pane.