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Storage Manager 2018 R1
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2018 – 11
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About This Guide............................................................................................................................................ 23
How to Find Information................................................................................................................................................. 23
Contacting Dell.................................................................................................................................................................23
Revision History................................................................................................................................................................23
Audience............................................................................................................................................................................24
Related Publications.........................................................................................................................................................24
Storage Manager Documents.................................................................................................................................. 24
Storage Center Documents...................................................................................................................................... 24
FluidFS Cluster Documents...................................................................................................................................... 25
Dell TechCenter..........................................................................................................................................................25
1 Storage Manager Overview.......................................................................................................................... 27
Management Compatibility.............................................................................................................................................27
Software and Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................................... 28
Data Collector Requirements....................................................................................................................................28
Storage Manager Client Requirements................................................................................................................... 29
Server Agent Requirements..................................................................................................................................... 30
Default Ports Used by Storage Manager......................................................................................................................30
Data Collector Ports.................................................................................................................................................. 30
Client Ports..................................................................................................................................................................31
Server Agent Ports.................................................................................................................................................... 32
IPv6 Support.................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Storage Manager Features............................................................................................................................................. 33
Storage Management Features................................................................................................................................33
Disaster Recovery Features......................................................................................................................................34
Monitoring and Reporting Features.........................................................................................................................35
Storage Manager Client Overview................................................................................................................................ 36
2 Getting Started............................................................................................................................................39
Use the Client to Connect to the Data Collector.........................................................................................................39
Next Steps.........................................................................................................................................................................41
Add Storage Manager Users..................................................................................................................................... 41
Add Storage Centers to Storage Manager..............................................................................................................41
Conî‚‚gure Storage Center Volumes......................................................................................................................... 42
Add Servers to the Storage Centers....................................................................................................................... 42
Add PS Groups to Storage Manager.......................................................................................................................42
Add FluidFS Clusters to Storage Manager............................................................................................................. 42
Conî‚‚gure Email Notiî‚‚cations................................................................................................................................... 42
Set up Remote Storage Centers and Relication QoS............................................................................................42
Conî‚‚gure Replications and Live Volumes............................................................................................................... 43
Prepare for Disaster Recovery................................................................................................................................. 43
3 Storage Center Overview............................................................................................................................ 45
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How Storage Virtualization Works................................................................................................................................. 45
Storage Center Hardware Components..................................................................................................................45
Disk Management......................................................................................................................................................46
Drive Spares................................................................................................................................................................47
Volumes....................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Storage Types.............................................................................................................................................................48
Data Progression........................................................................................................................................................49
Low Space Modes..................................................................................................................................................... 50
Storage Center Operation Modes............................................................................................................................ 51
Storage Proî‚‚les...........................................................................................................................................................51
User Interface for Storage Center Management.........................................................................................................54
Summary Tab..............................................................................................................................................................55
Storage Tab.................................................................................................................................................................56
Hardware Tab..............................................................................................................................................................57
IO Usage Tab.............................................................................................................................................................. 58
Charting Tab............................................................................................................................................................... 58
Alerts Tab.................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Logs Tab......................................................................................................................................................................59
4 Storage Center Deployment......................................................................................................................... 61
Supported Operating Systems for Storage Center Automated Setup ..................................................................... 61
Discover and Conî‚‚gure Uninitialized SCv2000 Series Storage Centers................................................................... 61
Open the Discover and Conî‚‚gure Uninitialized Storage Centers Wizard From the Storage Manager
Client Welcome Screen..............................................................................................................................................61
Open the Discover and Conî‚‚gure Uninitialized Storage Centers Wizard from the Storage Manager
Client........................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Select a Storage Center to Initialize........................................................................................................................ 62
Set System Information............................................................................................................................................ 63
Set Administrator Information.................................................................................................................................. 63
Conî‚‚gure iSCSI Fault Domains (iSCSI Front-End Only).......................................................................................63
Conî‚‚rm the Storage Center Conî‚‚guration............................................................................................................ 64
Deploy the Storage Center....................................................................................................................................... 64
Review Redundant Paths (FC or SAS Front-End Only)....................................................................................... 64
Inherit Settings...........................................................................................................................................................64
Conî‚‚gure Time Settings........................................................................................................................................... 65
Conî‚‚gure SMTP Server Settings............................................................................................................................ 65
Set Up SupportAssist ...............................................................................................................................................65
Accept the SupportAssist Collection Agreement.................................................................................................. 66
Provide Contact Information.................................................................................................................................... 66
Provide Site Contact Information............................................................................................................................ 66
Validate SupportAssist Connection......................................................................................................................... 66
Update Storage Center............................................................................................................................................. 67
Set Default Storage Proî‚‚le (SCv2000 Series Controllers Only).......................................................................... 67
Complete Conî‚‚guration and Perform Next Steps.................................................................................................68
Discover and Conî‚‚gure Uninitialized SCv3000 Series Storage Centers ................................................................. 69
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Open the Discover and Conî‚‚gure Uninitialized Storage Centers Wizard From the Storage Manager
Client Welcome Screen.............................................................................................................................................69
Open the Discover and Conî‚‚gure Uninitialized Storage Centers Wizard from the Storage Manager
Client........................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Select a Storage Center to Initialize........................................................................................................................ 69
Welcome Page............................................................................................................................................................70
Customer Installation Authorization.........................................................................................................................70
Set System Information.............................................................................................................................................70
Set Administrator Information................................................................................................................................... 71
Conî‚‚rm the Storage Center Conî‚‚guration............................................................................................................. 71
Deploy the Storage Center........................................................................................................................................71
Enter Key Management Server Settings................................................................................................................. 71
Create a Storage Type...............................................................................................................................................72
Fault Tolerance........................................................................................................................................................... 72
Inherit Settings........................................................................................................................................................... 74
Conî‚‚gure Time Settings............................................................................................................................................74
Conî‚‚gure SMTP Server Settings.............................................................................................................................74
Set Up SupportAssist ...............................................................................................................................................75
Accept the SupportAssist Collection Agreement.................................................................................................. 75
Provide Contact Information.................................................................................................................................... 75
Provide Site Contact Information.............................................................................................................................75
Validate SupportAssist Connection..........................................................................................................................76
Update Storage Center............................................................................................................................................. 76
Complete Conî‚‚guration and Perform Next Steps.................................................................................................76
Discover and Conî‚‚gure Uninitialized SC5020 and SC7020 Storage Centers.......................................................... 77
Open the Discover and Conî‚‚gure Uninitialized Storage Centers Wizard From the Storage Manager
Client Welcome Screen..............................................................................................................................................77
Open the Discover and Conî‚‚gure Uninitialized Storage Centers Wizard from the Storage Manager
Client............................................................................................................................................................................77
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................77
Select a Storage Center to Initialize.........................................................................................................................78
Welcome Page............................................................................................................................................................78
Customer Installation Authorization.........................................................................................................................79
Set System Information.............................................................................................................................................79
Set Administrator Information.................................................................................................................................. 79
Conî‚‚rm the Storage Center Conî‚‚guration............................................................................................................ 79
Deploy the Storage Center.......................................................................................................................................80
Enter Key Management Server Settings................................................................................................................ 80
Create a Storage Type...............................................................................................................................................80
Fault Tolerance............................................................................................................................................................81
Inherit Settings...........................................................................................................................................................83
Conî‚‚gure Time Settings........................................................................................................................................... 83
Conî‚‚gure SMTP Server Settings............................................................................................................................ 83
Set Up SupportAssist ...............................................................................................................................................83
Accept the SupportAssist Collection Agreement.................................................................................................. 84
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Provide Contact Information.................................................................................................................................... 84
Provide Site Contact Information............................................................................................................................ 84
Validate SupportAssist Connection......................................................................................................................... 85
Complete Conî‚‚guration and Perform Next Steps.................................................................................................85
Conî‚‚guring SC9000 Storage Centers.......................................................................................................................... 85
Welcome Page............................................................................................................................................................86
Set System Information............................................................................................................................................ 86
Submit the Storage Center License........................................................................................................................ 86
Create a Disk Folder...................................................................................................................................................87
Deploy the Storage Center – Add a Controller.......................................................................................................87
Deploy the Storage Center....................................................................................................................................... 87
Enter Key Management Server Settings.................................................................................................................87
Create a Storage Type...............................................................................................................................................88
Conî‚‚gure Ports..........................................................................................................................................................88
Inherit Settings...........................................................................................................................................................90
Conî‚‚gure Time Settings........................................................................................................................................... 90
Conî‚‚gure SMTP Server Settings............................................................................................................................ 90
Set Up SupportAssist ................................................................................................................................................91
Accept the SupportAssist Collection Agreement...................................................................................................91
Provide Contact Information.....................................................................................................................................91
Provide Site Contact Information............................................................................................................................. 91
Validate SupportAssist Connection......................................................................................................................... 92
Complete Conî‚‚guration and Perform Next Steps.................................................................................................92
Conî‚‚guring SC4020 and SC8000 Storage Centers................................................................................................... 92
Welcome Page............................................................................................................................................................93
Submit the Storage Center License........................................................................................................................ 93
Create a Disk Folder...................................................................................................................................................93
Add a Controller (Conî‚‚gure Storage Center Wizard)........................................................................................... 94
Set System Information............................................................................................................................................ 94
Enter Key Management Server Settings................................................................................................................ 94
Conî‚‚gure Ports..........................................................................................................................................................95
Inherit Settings........................................................................................................................................................... 97
Conî‚‚gure Time Settings............................................................................................................................................97
Conî‚‚gure SMTP Server Settings............................................................................................................................ 97
Accept the SupportAssist Collection Agreement...................................................................................................97
Provide Contact Information.................................................................................................................................... 98
Provide Site Contact Information............................................................................................................................ 98
Validate SupportAssist Connection......................................................................................................................... 98
Complete Conî‚‚guration and Perform Next Steps.................................................................................................98
Set Up a localhost or VMware Host..............................................................................................................................99
Set Up a localhost from Initial Setup.......................................................................................................................99
Set Up a VMware Host from Initial Setup.............................................................................................................100
Set Up a VMware vCenter Host from Initial Setup...............................................................................................101
5 Storage Center Administration................................................................................................................... 103
Adding and Organizing Storage Centers..................................................................................................................... 103
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Storage Center User Privileges and User Groups................................................................................................ 103
User Privilege Levels................................................................................................................................................103
Adding and Removing Storage Centers................................................................................................................ 104
Organizing Storage Centers....................................................................................................................................106
Managing Volumes......................................................................................................................................................... 108
Attributes That Determine Volume Behavior........................................................................................................ 108
Volume Icons.............................................................................................................................................................108
Creating Volumes..................................................................................................................................................... 109
Modifying Volumes....................................................................................................................................................113
Copying Volumes.......................................................................................................................................................118
Migrating Volumes With Live Migrate....................................................................................................................120
Creating and Managing Volume Folders................................................................................................................ 127
Creating and Managing Volume Snapshots.......................................................................................................... 128
Mapping Volumes to Servers..................................................................................................................................132
Deleting Volumes and Volume Folders...................................................................................................................135
Managing Data Reduction.............................................................................................................................................136
Data Eligible for Data Reduction............................................................................................................................. 137
Supported Hardware Platforms.............................................................................................................................. 137
Compression............................................................................................................................................................. 138
Deduplication.............................................................................................................................................................138
View Amount of Space Saved by Data Reduction...............................................................................................139
Change the Default Data Reduction Proî‚‚le..........................................................................................................139
Pause or Resume Data Reduction..........................................................................................................................140
Disable Data Reduction for a Volume......................................................................................................................141
Managing Snapshot Proî‚‚les.......................................................................................................................................... 141
Default Snapshot Proî‚‚les.........................................................................................................................................141
Consistent and Non-Consistent Snapshot Proî‚‚les...............................................................................................141
Creating and Applying Snapshot Proî‚‚les.............................................................................................................. 142
Modifying Snapshot Proî‚‚les................................................................................................................................... 144
Managing Expiration Rules for Remote Snapshots..............................................................................................145
Managing Storage Proî‚‚les............................................................................................................................................ 146
Create a Storage Proî‚‚le (Storage Center 7.2.1 and Earlier)................................................................................ 146
Create a Storage Proî‚‚le (Storage Center 7.2.10 and Later)................................................................................146
Apply a Storage Proî‚‚le to One or More Volumes................................................................................................. 147
Apply a Storage Proî‚‚le to a Server........................................................................................................................ 147
Delete a Storage Proî‚‚le........................................................................................................................................... 147
Managing QoS Proî‚‚les.................................................................................................................................................. 148
Create a QoS Proî‚‚le.................................................................................................................................................148
Edit a QoS Proî‚‚le..................................................................................................................................................... 148
Delete a QoS Volume Proî‚‚le................................................................................................................................... 149
Apply a QoS Proî‚‚le to a Volume.............................................................................................................................149
Remove a Group QoS Proî‚‚le From a Volume.......................................................................................................149
Importing Volumes from an External Storage Array...................................................................................................149
Connect to an External Storage Array (iSCSI) ....................................................................................................150
PS Series Storage Array Import Requirements.....................................................................................................150
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Storage Center Import Requirements....................................................................................................................150
PowerVault MD Series Import Requirements........................................................................................................ 151
Supported Server Operating Systems for Online Import..................................................................................... 151
Import Data from an External Device (Oine)......................................................................................................151
Import Data from an External Device (Online)......................................................................................................152
6 Storage Center Server Administration........................................................................................................153
Server Management Options........................................................................................................................................153
Managing Storage Center Server Objects............................................................................................................153
Managing Servers Centrally Using Storage Manager..........................................................................................154
Managing Servers on a Storage Center...................................................................................................................... 154
Creating Servers.......................................................................................................................................................155
Modifying Servers.................................................................................................................................................... 160
Mapping Volumes to Servers..................................................................................................................................163
Creating and Managing Server Folders................................................................................................................. 166
Deleting Servers and Server Folders......................................................................................................................167
Managing Servers Centrally on the Servers View......................................................................................................167
Server Types That Can Be Centrally Managed.....................................................................................................167
Storage Manager Server Agent for Windows Servers........................................................................................ 168
IPMI Support for NAS Appliances..........................................................................................................................168
Registering Servers with Storage Manager.......................................................................................................... 168
Organizing and Removing Registered Servers......................................................................................................170
Updating Server Information...................................................................................................................................172
Managing Server Data Collection and Reporting Settings..................................................................................173
Creating Server Volumes and Datastores .............................................................................................................173
Assigning/Creating Virtual Servers on Storage Centers..................................................................................... 176
Manually Mapping a Windows Server to a Storage Center Server....................................................................177
Managing NAS Appliances Powered by Windows Storage Server.................................................................... 178
Installing and Using the Server Agent on a Windows Server................................................................................... 180
Download the Server Agent....................................................................................................................................180
Install and Register the Server Agent.................................................................................................................... 180
Manage the Server Agent with Server Agent Manager......................................................................................182
Uninstalling the Server Agent................................................................................................................................. 183
7 Managing Virtual Volumes With Storage Manager...................................................................................... 185
Conî‚‚guring VVols in Storage Manager........................................................................................................................185
Requirements and Recommendations for Conî‚‚guring VVols in Storage Manager..........................................185
Safeguarding VVols Data......................................................................................................................................... 186
VMware Virtual Volume Concepts............................................................................................................................... 186
Setting Up VVols Operations on Storage Manager....................................................................................................187
Virtual Volumes Restrictions................................................................................................................................... 188
VASA Provider................................................................................................................................................................ 188
VASA Provider Restrictions.....................................................................................................................................189
Register the VASA Provider....................................................................................................................................189
Unregister a VASA Provider.................................................................................................................................... 189
Using Storage Manager Certiî‚‚cates With VASA Provider..................................................................................190
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Managing Storage Containers....................................................................................................................................... 191
How Storage Container Options Aî‚„ect vCenter Advertised Capabilities..........................................................191
Data Reduction Options for VVols..........................................................................................................................192
Create a Storage Container Using the Storage View.......................................................................................... 195
Edit a Storage Container Using the Storage View............................................................................................... 196
Delete a Storage Container.....................................................................................................................................196
View Storage Container Information......................................................................................................................196
Creating VVol Datastores...............................................................................................................................................197
Create a Datastore or Storage Container and Map it to VMware vSphere ........................................................... 197
View VVol and Datastore Information..........................................................................................................................198
Protocol Endpoint Monitoring.......................................................................................................................................198
8 PS Series Storage Array Administration..................................................................................................... 201
About Groups..................................................................................................................................................................201
Adding PS Series Groups........................................................................................................................................202
Organizing PS Series Groups................................................................................................................................. 204
Remove a PS Series Group.................................................................................................................................... 205
Launch Group Manager..........................................................................................................................................205
About Volumes...............................................................................................................................................................205
Create a Volume.......................................................................................................................................................207
Modify a Volume...................................................................................................................................................... 208
Create a Volume Folder...........................................................................................................................................209
Edit a Volume Folder............................................................................................................................................... 209
Delete a Volume Folder........................................................................................................................................... 209
Move a Volume to a Folder..................................................................................................................................... 210
Move Multiple Volumes to a Folder........................................................................................................................210
Rename a Volume.....................................................................................................................................................210
Clone a Volume..........................................................................................................................................................211
Modify Volume Access Settings..............................................................................................................................211
Set a Volume Online or Oine.................................................................................................................................211
Add Access Policy Groups to a Volume................................................................................................................. 212
Add Access Policies to a Volume............................................................................................................................212
Create a Basic Access Point................................................................................................................................... 212
Delete a Volume........................................................................................................................................................ 213
Restore a Volume from the Recycle Bin................................................................................................................ 213
Empty the Recycle Bin.............................................................................................................................................213
Permanently Delete a Volume in the Recycle Bin.................................................................................................213
About Snapshots............................................................................................................................................................ 214
Create a Snapshot....................................................................................................................................................214
Create a Snapshot Schedule...................................................................................................................................214
Modify Snapshot Properties................................................................................................................................... 215
Control Snapshot Space Borrowing ......................................................................................................................215
Set a Snapshot Online or Oine............................................................................................................................ 216
Restore a Volume from a Snapshot........................................................................................................................216
Delete a Snapshot.................................................................................................................................................... 216
Managing Replication Schedules..................................................................................................................................217
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Create an Hourly Replication Schedule..................................................................................................................217
Create a Daily Replication Schedule....................................................................................................................... 217
Schedule a Replication to Run Once......................................................................................................................218
Edit a Replication Schedule.....................................................................................................................................218
Enable or Disable a Replication Schedule..............................................................................................................219
Delete a Replication Schedule.................................................................................................................................219
About Access Policies....................................................................................................................................................219
Create a Local CHAP Account...............................................................................................................................220
Edit a Local CHAP Account....................................................................................................................................220
Modify Target Authentication.................................................................................................................................220
Set the iSCSI Discovery Filter.................................................................................................................................221
Create an Access Policy Group...............................................................................................................................221
Edit an Access Policy Group................................................................................................................................... 221
Delete an Access Policy Group.............................................................................................................................. 222
Create an Access Policy..........................................................................................................................................222
Edit an Access Policy...............................................................................................................................................223
Delete an Access Policy.......................................................................................................................................... 225
Monitoring a PS Series Group......................................................................................................................................225
View Logs................................................................................................................................................................. 225
View Event Logs...................................................................................................................................................... 225
View Audit Logs....................................................................................................................................................... 225
View Outbound Replications.................................................................................................................................. 226
View Inbound Replications......................................................................................................................................226
View Replication History......................................................................................................................................... 226
View Alerts................................................................................................................................................................226
9 Storage Center Maintenance..................................................................................................................... 227
Managing Storage Center Settings............................................................................................................................. 227
Viewing and Modifying Storage Center Information........................................................................................... 227
Modifying Storage Center Network Settings.......................................................................................................229
Conî‚‚guring Storage Center User Preferences.................................................................................................... 230
Conî‚‚guring Storage Center Data Settings...........................................................................................................233
Conî‚‚guring Storage Center Secure Console Settings........................................................................................235
Conî‚‚guring Storage Center SMTP Settings........................................................................................................ 237
Conî‚‚guring Storage Center SNMP Settings....................................................................................................... 238
Conî‚‚guring Storage Center Time Settings.......................................................................................................... 240
Conî‚‚guring Filters to Restrict Administrative Access.........................................................................................240
Conî‚‚guring a Storage Center to Inherit Settings...................................................................................................... 243
Managing Storage Center Users and Groups............................................................................................................ 243
User Privilege Levels................................................................................................................................................243
User Groups..............................................................................................................................................................243
User Account Management and Authentication................................................................................................. 244
Managing Local Storage Center Users................................................................................................................. 244
Managing Local Storage Center User Groups......................................................................................................249
Enabling Directory Services Authentication......................................................................................................... 252
Managing Directory Service Users........................................................................................................................255
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Managing Directory User Groups.......................................................................................................................... 259
Managing Local Storage Center User Password Requirements.........................................................................261
Managing Front-End I/O Ports....................................................................................................................................263
Front-End Connectivity Modes..............................................................................................................................263
About Fault Domains and Ports............................................................................................................................. 264
Failover Behavior..................................................................................................................................................... 266
Rebalancing Front-End Ports.................................................................................................................................266
Managing Front-End I/O Port Hardware..............................................................................................................266
Converting Front-End Ports to Virtual Port Mode...............................................................................................271
Grouping Fibre Channel I/O Ports Using Fault Domains...........................................................................................272
Create a Fibre Channel Fault Domain.................................................................................................................... 272
Rename a Fibre Channel Fault Domain................................................................................................................. 272
Delete a Fibre Channel Fault Domain.....................................................................................................................273
Grouping iSCSI I/O Ports Using Fault Domains......................................................................................................... 273
iSCSI VLAN Tagging Support................................................................................................................................. 273
Creating iSCSI Fault Domains.................................................................................................................................274
Modifying iSCSI Fault Domains.............................................................................................................................. 276
Conî‚‚guring NAT Port Forwarding for iSCSI Fault Domains...............................................................................280
Conî‚‚guring CHAP for iSCSI Fault Domains......................................................................................................... 283
Grouping SAS I/O Ports Using Fault Domains...........................................................................................................285
Create a SAS Fault Domain.................................................................................................................................... 285
Delete a SAS Fault Domain.....................................................................................................................................285
Managing Disks and Disk Folders................................................................................................................................ 285
Storage Center Disk Management........................................................................................................................ 286
Scan for New Disks................................................................................................................................................. 286
Create a Disk Folder................................................................................................................................................ 286
Delete Disk Folder.................................................................................................................................................... 287
Modify a Disk Folder................................................................................................................................................ 287
Manage Unassigned Disks......................................................................................................................................288
Enable or Disable the Disk Indicator Light............................................................................................................ 288
Release a Disk.......................................................................................................................................................... 288
Cancel Releasing a Disk.......................................................................................................................................... 289
Delete a Disk.............................................................................................................................................................289
Restore a Disk.......................................................................................................................................................... 290
Replace a Failed Disk...............................................................................................................................................290
Managing Secure Data.................................................................................................................................................. 291
How Secure Data Works......................................................................................................................................... 291
Conî‚‚gure Key Server...............................................................................................................................................291
Conî‚‚gure Rekey Interval for Disk Folder.............................................................................................................. 292
Rekey a Disk Folder................................................................................................................................................. 292
Rekey a Disk ............................................................................................................................................................ 293
Copy Volumes to Disk Folder..................................................................................................................................293
Create Secure Data Disk Folder.............................................................................................................................293
Managing Data Redundancy........................................................................................................................................ 294
Redundancy Requirements.....................................................................................................................................294
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Managing RAID........................................................................................................................................................ 295
Managing Storage Types........................................................................................................................................ 296
Managing Disk Enclosures............................................................................................................................................ 297
Add an Enclosure..................................................................................................................................................... 297
Remove an Enclosure..............................................................................................................................................298
Replace an Enclosure.............................................................................................................................................. 299
Rename a Disk Enclosure........................................................................................................................................299
Set an Asset Tag for a Disk Enclosure.................................................................................................................. 300
Delete an Enclosure.................................................................................................................................................300
Mute an Enclosure Alarm........................................................................................................................................300
Unmute an Enclosure Alarm....................................................................................................................................301
Clear the Swap Status for an Enclosure Cooling Fan..........................................................................................301
Clear the Swap Status for an Enclosure I/O Module...........................................................................................301
Clear the Swap Status for an Enclosure Power Supply.......................................................................................301
Replace a Failed Power Supply.............................................................................................................................. 302
Clear the Under Voltage Status for a Power Supply...........................................................................................302
Clear the Swap Status for a Temperature Sensor...............................................................................................302
Clear the Minimum and Maximum Recorded Values for Temperature Sensor................................................ 303
Replace a Failed Cooling Fan Sensor.................................................................................................................... 303
Enable or Disable the Disk Indicator Light............................................................................................................ 303
Clear the Swap Status for a Disk...........................................................................................................................304
Managing Storage Center Controllers........................................................................................................................ 304
Add a Controller....................................................................................................................................................... 304
Replace a Failed Controller..................................................................................................................................... 304
Enable or Disable a Controller Indicator Light...................................................................................................... 305
Replace a Failed Cooling Fan Sensor.................................................................................................................... 305
Conî‚‚gure Back-End Ports......................................................................................................................................306
Managing I/O Card Changes................................................................................................................................. 306
Add a UPS to a Storage Center.............................................................................................................................307
Updating Storage Center..............................................................................................................................................308
Update Storage Center Software..........................................................................................................................308
Using the Storage Center Update Utility..............................................................................................................308
Shutting Down and Restarting a Storage Center......................................................................................................309
Shut Down All Controllers in Storage Center.......................................................................................................309
Restart All Controllers in a Storage Center........................................................................................................... 310
Shut Down a Controller........................................................................................................................................... 310
Restart a Controller..................................................................................................................................................310
Reset a Controller to Factory Default.....................................................................................................................311
Managing Field Replaceable Units (FRU).................................................................................................................... 311
Managing FRU Tickets............................................................................................................................................. 311
10 Viewing Storage Center Information......................................................................................................... 313
Viewing Summary Information......................................................................................................................................313
Storage Center Summary Plugins.......................................................................................................................... 313
Viewing Summary Information for a Storage Center...........................................................................................314
Viewing Summary Information for Multiple Storage Centers............................................................................. 315
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Using the Status Plugin........................................................................................................................................... 316
Using the Storage Summary Plugin....................................................................................................................... 318
Using the Front End IO Summary Plugin..............................................................................................................320
Using the Current Alerts Plugin.............................................................................................................................. 321
Using the Replication Validation Plugin................................................................................................................. 322
Using the Top 10 Fastest Growing Volumes Plugin............................................................................................. 322
Using the Current Threshold Alerts Plugin........................................................................................................... 323
Viewing Detailed Storage Usage Information.............................................................................................................323
View Storage Usage by Tier and RAID Type.........................................................................................................323
View Storage Usage by Volumes........................................................................................................................... 324
View Historical Storage Usage...............................................................................................................................325
View a Data Progression Pressure Report............................................................................................................325
Viewing Historical IO Performance.............................................................................................................................. 327
Using the IO Usage Tab...........................................................................................................................................327
Viewing Current IO Performance.................................................................................................................................329
Using the Charting Tab........................................................................................................................................... 329
Conî‚‚guring Chart Options............................................................................................................................................ 331
Conî‚‚guring User Settings for Charts.................................................................................................................... 331
Conî‚‚guring Chart Settings.....................................................................................................................................332
Conî‚‚gure the Storage Center Data Gathering Schedule......................................................................................... 333
Exporting Usage Data................................................................................................................................................... 333
Export Storage Usage Data....................................................................................................................................333
Export I/O Usage Data........................................................................................................................................... 334
Monitoring Storage Center Hardware.........................................................................................................................336
Monitoring a Storage Center Controller................................................................................................................336
Monitoring a Storage Center Disk Enclosure....................................................................................................... 339
Monitoring SSD Endurance.....................................................................................................................................341
Viewing UPS Status................................................................................................................................................ 343
11 SMI-S....................................................................................................................................................... 345
SMI-S Provider.............................................................................................................................................................. 345
Supported Management Solutions........................................................................................................................345
Supported SMI-S 1.6 Proî‚‚les................................................................................................................................. 345
SMI-S Namespace...................................................................................................................................................346
Setting Up SMI-S.......................................................................................................................................................... 346
SMI-S Prerequisites.................................................................................................................................................346
Enable SMI-S for the Data Collector.....................................................................................................................346
Using the Dell SMI-S Provider with Microsoft SCVMM...........................................................................................347
SCVMM Prerequisites............................................................................................................................................. 347
Limitations for SCVMM 2012................................................................................................................................. 348
Modify the SCVMM 2012 Management Server Registry to Allow HTTPS......................................................348
Prepare the SCVMM 2012 Server for Indications............................................................................................... 349
Use SCVMM to Discover the SMI-S Provider.....................................................................................................349
12 FluidFS Administration.............................................................................................................................. 351
How FS8600 Scale-Out NAS Works........................................................................................................................... 351
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FS8600 Scale-Out NAS Terminology....................................................................................................................352
Key Features of the Scale-Out NAS..................................................................................................................... 353
Overview of the FS8600 Hardware...................................................................................................................... 354
Overview of the FS8600 Architecture................................................................................................................. 355
Data Caching and Redundancy..............................................................................................................................356
File Metadata Protection........................................................................................................................................ 356
Load Balancing and High Availability......................................................................................................................357
Ports Used by the FluidFS Cluster........................................................................................................................ 358
FluidFS System Management for FS Series Appliances...........................................................................................358
NAS Access..............................................................................................................................................................358
Management Access...............................................................................................................................................358
Seamless Session Failover......................................................................................................................................358
Using the Storage Manager Client or CLI to Connect to the FluidFS Cluster.................................................358
Managing Secured Management.......................................................................................................................... 360
Managing the FluidFS Cluster Name.................................................................................................................... 363
Accept the End-User License Agreement............................................................................................................364
Managing the System Time....................................................................................................................................364
Managing the FTP Server...................................................................................................................................... 365
Managing SNMP..................................................................................................................................................... 366
Managing the Health Scan Throttling Mode........................................................................................................368
Managing the Operation Mode..............................................................................................................................368
Managing Client Connections................................................................................................................................369
Shutting Down and Restarting NAS Controllers...................................................................................................371
Managing NAS Appliance and NAS Controller Blinking.......................................................................................372
FluidFS Networking....................................................................................................................................................... 373
Managing the Default Gateway..............................................................................................................................373
Managing DNS Servers and Suî‚…xes.....................................................................................................................373
Managing Static Routes..........................................................................................................................................375
Managing the Client Networks.............................................................................................................................. 376
Viewing the Fibre Channel WWNs........................................................................................................................ 380
Managing iSCSI SAN Connectivity........................................................................................................................ 381
Add or Remove an iSCSI Port.................................................................................................................................381
Add or Remove an iSCSI Fabric..............................................................................................................................381
Change the VLAN Tag for an iSCSI Fabric...........................................................................................................382
Change the NAS Controller IP Addresses for an iSCSI Fabric...........................................................................382
FluidFS Account Management and Authentication...................................................................................................382
Account Management and Authentication...........................................................................................................382
Default Administrative Accounts............................................................................................................................383
Default Local User and Local Group Accounts.................................................................................................... 385
Managing Administrator Accounts........................................................................................................................ 385
Managing Local Users and Groups Using MMC..................................................................................................388
Managing Local Users.............................................................................................................................................389
Managing Local Groups........................................................................................................................................... 391
Managing Active Directory..................................................................................................................................... 394
Managing LDAP.......................................................................................................................................................396
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Managing NIS...........................................................................................................................................................399
Managing User Mappings Between Windows and UNIX/Linux Users..............................................................401
FluidFS NAS Volumes, Shares, and Exports...............................................................................................................403
Managing the NAS Pool..........................................................................................................................................403
View Internal Storage Reservations...................................................................................................................... 404
View the Size of the NAS Pool.............................................................................................................................. 404
Expand the Size of the NAS Pool..........................................................................................................................404
Set the Metadata Tier.............................................................................................................................................404
Enable or Disable the NAS Pool Used Space Alert..............................................................................................405
Enable or Disable the NAS Pool Unused Space Alert......................................................................................... 405
About Multitenancy.................................................................................................................................................406
Create a New Tenant.............................................................................................................................................. 409
Moving a NAS Volume Between Tenants..............................................................................................................410
Managing NAS Volumes...........................................................................................................................................411
Managing SMB Shares............................................................................................................................................422
Managing NFS Exports...........................................................................................................................................433
Global Namespace................................................................................................................................................... 437
Using FTP................................................................................................................................................................. 438
Using Symbolic Links...............................................................................................................................................439
Managing Quota Rules............................................................................................................................................439
About Data Reduction.............................................................................................................................................440
FluidFS Data Protection................................................................................................................................................443
Managing Antivirus..................................................................................................................................................443
Managing Snapshots...............................................................................................................................................444
Managing NDMP..................................................................................................................................................... 449
Managing Replication..............................................................................................................................................458
File Access Notiî‚‚cation.................................................................................................................................................472
FluidFS Monitoring.........................................................................................................................................................472
Monitoring NAS Appliance Hardware....................................................................................................................472
FluidFS Maintenance.....................................................................................................................................................475
Connecting Multiple Data Collectors to the Same Cluster.................................................................................475
Adding and Removing FluidFS Clusters in Storage Manager.............................................................................476
Organizing FluidFS Clusters Using Folders........................................................................................................... 477
Adding a Storage Center to a FluidFS Cluster..................................................................................................... 478
Adding and Deleting NAS Appliances in a FluidFS Cluster................................................................................. 479
Detaching, Attaching, and Replacing a NAS Controller....................................................................................... 481
Managing Service Packs.........................................................................................................................................483
Managing Firmware Updates................................................................................................................................. 485
Update Firmware Using FTP.................................................................................................................................. 485
Restoring the NAS Volume Conî‚‚guration............................................................................................................ 485
Restoring Local Users............................................................................................................................................. 486
Restoring Local Groups........................................................................................................................................... 487
Reinstalling FluidFS from the Internal Storage Device........................................................................................ 488
FS Series VAAI Plugin................................................................................................................................................... 489
Enable or Disable the FS Series VAAI Plugin........................................................................................................489
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Installation Instructions........................................................................................................................................... 489
Plugin Veriî‚‚cation....................................................................................................................................................490
Removal Instructions...............................................................................................................................................490
FluidFS Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................................ 491
Viewing the Event Log.............................................................................................................................................491
Running Diagnostics................................................................................................................................................492
Conî‚‚guring the BMC Network..............................................................................................................................494
Launching the iBMC Virtual KVM..........................................................................................................................494
Troubleshooting Common Issues...........................................................................................................................495
13 Remote Storage Centers and Replication QoS.......................................................................................... 513
Connecting to Remote Storage Centers..................................................................................................................... 513
Connecting Storage Centers Using Fibre Channel...............................................................................................513
Connecting Storage Centers Using iSCSI............................................................................................................. 513
Creating and Managing Replication Quality of Service Deî‚‚nitions.......................................................................... 515
Create a QoS Deî‚‚nition...........................................................................................................................................515
Rename a QoS Deî‚‚nition........................................................................................................................................ 516
Change the Link Speed for a QoS Deî‚‚nition........................................................................................................ 516
Enable or Disable Bandwidth Limiting for a QoS Deî‚‚nition................................................................................ 516
Modify the Bandwidth Limit Schedule for a QoS Deî‚‚nition............................................................................... 516
Delete a QoS Deî‚‚nition............................................................................................................................................517
14 Storage Center Replications and Live Volumes..........................................................................................519
Storage Center Replications......................................................................................................................................... 519
Replication Types.....................................................................................................................................................520
Replication Requirements........................................................................................................................................521
Replication Behavior When a Destination Volume Fails.......................................................................................521
Replicating a Single Volume to Multiple Destinations.......................................................................................... 521
Replication on SCv2000 Series Storage Systems...............................................................................................522
Replication Icons......................................................................................................................................................523
Simulating Replications........................................................................................................................................... 523
Replicating Volumes.................................................................................................................................................524
Migrating Volumes to Another Storage Center................................................................................................... 525
Modifying Replications............................................................................................................................................526
Monitoring Replications.......................................................................................................................................... 529
Managing Cross-Platform Replication......................................................................................................................... 531
Cross-Platform Replication Requirements............................................................................................................ 531
Managing Replications Between PS Series Groups and Storage Centers........................................................531
Managing Replication Schedules...........................................................................................................................534
Portable Volume Disks.................................................................................................................................................. 536
Portable Volume Requirements..............................................................................................................................536
Portable Volume Process........................................................................................................................................537
Types of Portable Volume Disks............................................................................................................................. 537
Requirements for USB Disks.................................................................................................................................. 537
Requirements for PowerVault RD1000 Disk Bays................................................................................................537
Portable Volume Nodes.......................................................................................................................................... 538
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Using Portable Volume Disks to Transfer Replication Data................................................................................ 538
Managing Replication Baselines and Portable Volume Disks............................................................................. 540
Storage Center Live Volumes.......................................................................................................................................545
Behavior of Volume QoS Settings in Live Volume Operations...........................................................................545
Live Volume Requirements..................................................................................................................................... 545
Live Volume Types................................................................................................................................................... 546
Live Volume Icon......................................................................................................................................................546
Live Volume Roles....................................................................................................................................................546
Automatic Failover for Live Volumes.....................................................................................................................548
Managed Replications for Live Volumes...............................................................................................................552
Creating Live Volumes............................................................................................................................................ 553
Modifying Live Volumes..........................................................................................................................................555
Modifying Live Volumes with Automatic Failover.................................................................................................561
Live Volume ALUA................................................................................................................................................... 562
Monitoring Live Volumes........................................................................................................................................ 564
15 Storage Center DR Preparation and Activation.........................................................................................567
How Disaster Recovery Works.....................................................................................................................................567
Step 1: A Volume is Replicated to a DR Site......................................................................................................... 567
Step 2: The Source Site Goes Down.....................................................................................................................568
Step 3: An Administrator Activates Disaster Recovery.......................................................................................568
Step 4: Connectivity is Restored to the Source Site.......................................................................................... 569
Step 5: An Administrator Restores the Source Volume......................................................................................569
Disaster Recovery Administration Options..................................................................................................................571
Preparing for Disaster Recovery...................................................................................................................................571
Saving and Validating Restore Points.....................................................................................................................571
Predeî‚‚ning Disaster Recovery Settings for Replications....................................................................................572
Test Activating Disaster Recovery.........................................................................................................................573
Activating Disaster Recovery....................................................................................................................................... 575
Types of Disaster Recovery Activation for Live Volumes....................................................................................575
Disaster Recovery Activation Limitations..............................................................................................................576
Planned vs Unplanned Disaster Recovery Activation..........................................................................................576
Disaster Recovery Activation Procedures.............................................................................................................576
Activating Disaster Recovery for PS Series Group Replications..............................................................................579
Restarting Failed Replications......................................................................................................................................580
Restart Replication for Multiple Restore Points...................................................................................................580
Restart a Replication for a Single Restore Point..................................................................................................580
Restoring Replications and Live Volumes.................................................................................................................... 581
Volume Restore Options..........................................................................................................................................581
Volume Restore Limitations.....................................................................................................................................581
Restoring a Live Volume and a Managed Replication.......................................................................................... 581
Volume Restore Procedures...................................................................................................................................582
Deleting Restore Points................................................................................................................................................ 583
16 Remote Data Collector............................................................................................................................. 585
Remote Data Collector Management......................................................................................................................... 585
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Remote Data Collector Requirements.........................................................................................................................585
Conî‚‚guration Requirements...................................................................................................................................585
Software Requirements.......................................................................................................................................... 586
Storage Manager Virtual Appliance Requirements....................................................................................................586
Installing and Conî‚‚guring a Remote Data Collector..................................................................................................586
Install a Remote Data Collector..............................................................................................................................586
Install a Virtual Appliance as a Remote Data Collector........................................................................................587
Disconnecting and Reconnecting a Remote Data Collector.................................................................................... 589
Temporarily Disconnect a Remote Data Collector...............................................................................................589
Reconnect a Remote Data Collector to a Storage Center.................................................................................589
Remove a Remote Data Collector.........................................................................................................................590
Using a Remote Data Collector to Activate Disaster Recovery...............................................................................590
Log in to the Remote Data Collector.....................................................................................................................590
Create a User........................................................................................................................................................... 592
Use a Remote Data Collector to Prepare for Disaster Recovery.......................................................................592
Use a Remote Data Collector to Test Activate Disaster Recovery....................................................................593
Use a Remote Data Collector to Activate Disaster Recovery............................................................................ 593
Enabling Email Notiî‚‚cations for the Remote Data Collector....................................................................................593
17 Storage Replication Adapter for VMware SRM.........................................................................................595
Where to Find Dell SRA Deployment Instructions.....................................................................................................595
Dell SRA Limitations...................................................................................................................................................... 595
Dell SRA Requirements for VMware SRM................................................................................................................. 595
VMware SRM and Storage Manager Prerequisites.................................................................................................. 596
Dell SRA with Stretched Storage and vMotion......................................................................................................... 596
Storage Manager SRA Conî‚‚gurations........................................................................................................................ 597
Primary Data Collector Only Conî‚‚guration...........................................................................................................597
Remote Data Collector Conî‚‚guration................................................................................................................... 597
Selecting the Snapshot Type to Use for SRM 5.x and 6.x Volume Failover...........................................................598
Limitations for Selecting the Snapshot Type for SRM Failover.........................................................................598
Change the Snapshot Type Used for SRM Volume Failover..............................................................................599
18 Storage Center Threshold Alerts...............................................................................................................601
Conî‚‚guring Threshold Deî‚‚nitions................................................................................................................................601
Setting Up Threshold Deî‚‚nitions............................................................................................................................601
Assigning Storage Objects to Threshold Deî‚‚nitions........................................................................................... 604
Assigning Threshold Deî‚‚nitions to Storage Objects........................................................................................... 605
Viewing Threshold Alerts for Threshold Deî‚‚nitions............................................................................................ 606
Viewing and Deleting Threshold Alerts........................................................................................................................607
View Current and Historical Threshold Alerts...................................................................................................... 607
Filter Threshold Alerts by Storage Center............................................................................................................ 607
Filter Threshold Alerts by Threshold Deî‚‚nition Properties................................................................................. 607
View the Threshold Deî‚‚nition that Generated an Alert......................................................................................608
Delete Historical Threshold Alerts......................................................................................................................... 608
Conî‚‚guring Volume Advisor Movement Recommendations................................................................................... 608
Threshold Deî‚‚nitions That Support Volume Advisor.......................................................................................... 608
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General Volume Advisor Requirements.................................................................................................................609
Additional Requirements for the Volume Latency Threshold Deî‚‚nition............................................................609
Types of Volume Movement Recommendations.................................................................................................609
Creating Threshold Deî‚‚nitions to Recommend Volume Movement...................................................................611
Moving a Volume Based on a Recommendation.................................................................................................. 614
Export Threshold Alert Data to a File...........................................................................................................................616
Conî‚‚guring Email Notiî‚‚cations for Threshold Alerts.................................................................................................616
Conî‚‚gure SMTP Server Settings...........................................................................................................................616
Conî‚‚gure an Email Address for Your User Account.............................................................................................617
Conî‚‚gure Email Notiî‚‚cation Settings for Your User Account............................................................................ 617
Performing Threshold Queries...................................................................................................................................... 617
View Saved Queries................................................................................................................................................. 618
Create a Threshold Query....................................................................................................................................... 618
Run a Saved Threshold Query................................................................................................................................ 619
Export the Results of a Threshold Query..............................................................................................................619
Edit a Saved Threshold Query............................................................................................................................... 620
19 Storage Center Reports............................................................................................................................ 621
Chargeback Reports...................................................................................................................................................... 621
Storage Center Automated Reports............................................................................................................................ 621
Displaying Reports......................................................................................................................................................... 622
View a Storage Center Automated Report...........................................................................................................622
View a Chargeback Report.....................................................................................................................................623
Working with Reports....................................................................................................................................................624
Update the List of Reports.....................................................................................................................................624
Navigate Through the Pages of a Report.............................................................................................................624
Print a Report...........................................................................................................................................................624
Save a Report to the Client Computer................................................................................................................. 624
Delete a Report........................................................................................................................................................625
Conî‚‚guring Automated Report Generation............................................................................................................... 625
Set Up Automated Reports for All Storage Centers (Global Settings).............................................................625
Set Up Automated Reports for an Individual Storage Center............................................................................626
Testing Automated Reports Settings.......................................................................................................................... 626
Conî‚‚gure Storage Manager to Email Reports........................................................................................................... 627
Conî‚‚gure SMTP Server Settings.......................................................................................................................... 627
Conî‚‚gure an Email Address for Your User Account............................................................................................628
Conî‚‚gure Email Notiî‚‚cation Settings for Your User Account........................................................................... 628
20 Storage Center Chargeback.................................................................................................................... 629
Conî‚‚gure Chargeback or Modify Chargeback Settings...........................................................................................629
Assign Storage Costs for Global Disk Classes..................................................................................................... 630
Assign Storage Costs for Storage Center Disk Tiers........................................................................................... 631
Conî‚‚guring Chargeback Departments....................................................................................................................... 632
Setting Up Departments.........................................................................................................................................632
Managing Department Line Items......................................................................................................................... 634
Assigning Volumes to Chargeback Departments.................................................................................................635
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Perform a Manual Chargeback Run............................................................................................................................ 638
Viewing Chargeback Runs............................................................................................................................................639
View a Chart of Department Costs for a Chargeback Run................................................................................639
View the Results of the Chargeback Run in Table Format.................................................................................639
View Cost and Storage Savings Realized by Dynamic Capacity for a Chargeback Run................................ 639
View Cost and Storage Savings Realized by Using Data Instant Snapshots for a Chargeback Run............ 640
View Cost Savings Realized by Using Data Progression for a Chargeback Run............................................. 640
Working with Charts..................................................................................................................................................... 640
Zoom in on an Area of the Chart...........................................................................................................................640
Return to the Normal Zoom Level of the Chart.................................................................................................. 640
Save the Chart as a PNG Image............................................................................................................................ 641
Print the Chart..........................................................................................................................................................641
Exporting Chargeback Data..........................................................................................................................................641
Export Chargeback Run Data................................................................................................................................. 641
Export Chargeback Run Data for a Single Department.......................................................................................641
21 Storage Center Monitoring.......................................................................................................................643
Storage Alerts................................................................................................................................................................ 643
Status Levels for Alerts and Indications................................................................................................................643
Viewing Storage System Alerts..............................................................................................................................643
Send Storage Center Alerts and Indications to the Data Collector Immediately............................................. 646
Events Alerts.................................................................................................................................................................. 646
Storage Manager Event Types...............................................................................................................................646
Viewing Data Collector Events...............................................................................................................................647
Conî‚‚guring Email Alerts for Storage Manager Events....................................................................................... 649
Storage Logs................................................................................................................................................................... 651
Send Storage Center Logs to Storage Manager..................................................................................................651
Viewing Storage Logs............................................................................................................................................. 654
Audit Logs.......................................................................................................................................................................656
Viewing Audit Logs..................................................................................................................................................656
Export Monitoring Data................................................................................................................................................ 658
Conî‚‚gure Data Collection Schedules..........................................................................................................................658
22 Data Collector Management.....................................................................................................................661
Access the Data Collector View .................................................................................................................................. 661
Conî‚‚guring Data Collector Settings............................................................................................................................662
Conî‚‚guring General Settings.................................................................................................................................662
Conî‚‚guring Environment Settings........................................................................................................................ 668
Conî‚‚guring Monitoring Settings.............................................................................................................................671
Conî‚‚guring Virtual Appliance Settings..................................................................................................................676
Managing Available Storage Centers...........................................................................................................................677
Delete an Available Storage Center........................................................................................................................677
Clear All Data for a Storage Center....................................................................................................................... 678
Remove a Storage Center from a Data Collector User Account....................................................................... 678
Managing Available PS Series Groups.........................................................................................................................679
Delete an Available PS Series Group..................................................................................................................... 679
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