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Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

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Use the Client to Connect to the Data Collector

Start the Dell Storage Manager Client and use it to connect to the Data Collector. By default, you can log on as a local Dell Storage Manager user. If the Data Collector is configured to use an external directory service, you can log on as an Active Directory or OpenLDAP user. If Kerberos authentication is configured, you can log on automatically using your Windows session credentials without typing them manually. You can also connect directly to a Storage Center with the Dell Storage Manager Client.

Prerequisites

  • The Dell Storage Manager Client must be installed on the computer you are using. For installation instructions, see the Dell Storage Manager Installation Guide.
  • If the Data Collector is not configured to use an external Active Directory or OpenLDAP directory service, you must know the user name and password for a local Dell Storage Manager user account.
  • If you want to log on as an Active Directory or OpenLDAP user, the Data Collector must be configured to use an external Active Directory or OpenLDAP directory service, and your directory user account or directory user group must be added to a Dell Storage Manager user group.
  • If you want to log on automatically using your Windows session credentials, the Data Collector must be configured to use Kerberos authentication with an external Active Directory or OpenLDAP directory service.

Steps

  1. Start the Dell Storage Manager Client application. The Dell Storage Manager Client appears.
  2. If the Dell Storage Manager Client welcome screen displays, select a language from the Display Language drop-down menu then click Log in to a Storage Center or Data Collector.
    The Dell Storage Manager Client login page appears.
    Figure 1. Dell Storage Manager Client Login
    Dell Storage Manager Client Login
  3. To change the language displayed in the Dell Storage Manager Client, select a language from the Display Language drop-down menu.
  4. Type the user name and password in the User Name and Password fields.
  5. Specify your credentials.
    • If you want to log on as a local Dell Storage Manager user, Active Directory user, or OpenLDAP user, type the user name and password in the User Name and Password fields.
      • For OpenLDAP, the user name format is supported (example: user).
      • For Active Directory, the user name (example: user), User Principal Name (example: user@domain), and NetBIOS ID (example: domain\user) user name formats are supported.
    • If you want to log on automatically using your Windows session credentials, select the Use Windows Credentials check box.
  6. In the Host/IP field, type the host name or IP address of the server that hosts the Data Collector. If the Data Collector and Client are installed on the same system, you can type localhost instead.
  7. If you changed the Web Server Port during installation, type the updated port in the Web Server Port field.
  8. Click Log In. The Client connects to the Data Collector and displays the Storage view.
    NOTE:If the Display Language does not match the preferred language of the user, a warning message appears.
    Figure 2. Dell Storage Manager Client Storage View
    Dell Storage Manager Client Storage View.

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