Administrator Guide

Set System Information
The Set System Information page allows you to enter Storage Center and storage controller configuration information to use
when connecting to the Storage Center using Storage Manager.
Steps
1. Type a descriptive name for the Storage Center in the Storage Center Name field.
2. If the storage system is running Storage Center 7.3 or later, select the network configuration option from the Network
Configuration Source drop-down menu.
● DHCP IPv4 – Selected by default. IP addresses will be discovered and assigned.
● Static – Enter static IP addresses manually.
3. If the network configuration source is set to Static:
a. Type the system management IPv4 address for the Storage Center in the Virtual Management IPv4 Address field.
The management IPv4 address is the IP address used to manage the Storage Center and is different than a storage
controller IPv4 address.
b. Type an IPv4 address for the management port of each storage controller.
NOTE: The storage controller IPv4 addresses and management IPv4 address must be within the same subnet.
c. Type the subnet mask of the management network in the Subnet Mask field.
d. Type the gateway address of the management network in the Gateway IPv4 Address field.
e. Type the domain name of the management network in the Domain Name field.
f. Type the DNS server addresses of the management network in the DNS Server and Secondary DNS Server fields.
4. Click Next.
Enter Key Management Server Settings
Specify key management server settings, such as hostname and port.
Steps
1. In the Hostname field, type the host name or IP address of the key management server.
2. In the Port field, type the number of a port with open communication with the key management server.
3. In the Timeout field, type the amount of time in seconds after which the Storage Center should stop attempting to
reconnect to the key management server after a failure.
4. To add alternate key management servers, type the host name or IP address of another key management server in the
Alternate Hostnames area, and then click Add.
5. If the key management server requires a user name to validate the Storage Center certificate, enter the name in the
Username field.
6. If the key management server requires a password to validate the Storage Center certificate, enter the password in the
Password field.
7. Click Browse next to the Root CA Certificate. Navigate to the location of the root CA certificate on your computer and
select it.
8. Click Browse next to the certificate fields for the controllers. Navigate to the location of the controller certificates on your
computer and select them.
9. Click Next.
Configure Ports
Use the Configure Fault Tolerance pages to configure the front-end and back-end ports of the system.
Steps
1. Select Configure Fault Domains next to Fibre Channel or iSCSI to set up fault domains for those ports. If the system has
both Fibre Channel and iSCSI ports, select Configure Fault Domains next to both port types.
2. Select Configure Back-End Ports next to SAS (Back-End) to set up SAS ports to connect to the enclosures.
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