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Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

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Introduction to Storage Center Initial Configuration

The Storage Center Initial Configuration page provides a list of prerequisite actions that must be performed and information that is required to initialize a Storage Center.

Prerequisites

  • The host server, on which the Dell Storage Manager software is installed, must be on the same subnet or VLAN as the Storage Center.
  • Layer 2 multicast must be allowed on the network.
  • Make sure that IGMP snooping is disabled on the switch ports connected to the Storage Center.

Steps

  1. Make sure the prerequisites that are listed on the Storage Center Initial Configuration page are met.
  2. Make sure the information that is required to initialize the Storage Center is gathered.
  3. Click Next. The Select a Storage Center to Initialize page is displayed and it lists the uninitialized Storage Centers discovered by the wizard.
    NOTE:If the wizard does not discover the Storage Center that you want to initialize, perform the following actions:
    • Make sure that the Storage Center hardware is physically attached to all necessary networks.
    • Temporarily disable any firewall on the host server that is running the Dell Storage Manager software.
    • Click Rediscover to rediscover the uninitialized Storage Centers.
    • Follow the steps in Deploy the Storage Center Using the Direct Connect Method.

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