Document Outline

• Storage Center System Manager 5.5 User Guide
  • Disclaimers
  • Trademarks and Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
    • Purpose
    • Related Publications
    • Contacting Dell Support Services
  • 1 Introduction
    • What’s New in this Release
      • Storage Center 5.5
      • Storage Center 5.4
      • Storage Center 5.3
      • Storage Center 5.2.2
      • Storage Center 5.2.1
      • Storage Center 5.1
      • Storage Center 5.0
    • Introducing the Storage Center System Manager
      • Starting the Storage Center System Manager
      • Possible Messages on System Manager Startup
      • Viewing the System Explorer
      • System Dashboard
    • Navigation
      • Storage Management Menu
      • System Tree
      • Shortcut Menu
      • Selecting Multiple Components
      • View Menu
  • 2 Quick Start Guide
    • Introduction
    • Step 1. Manage Unmanaged Hardware
    • Step 2. Change Admin Password
    • Step 3. Create Servers
    • Step 4. Configure Your User Volume Defaults
      • Set Volume Replay Defaults
      • Set Mapping Defaults
    • Step 5. Create Multiple Volumes
    • Step 6. Monitor Alerts - Ongoing
      • Add Space as Required
      • Monitor Physical Components
  • 3 Servers
    • Introduction
      • Server Icons
    • Servers
      • Creating a Server
    • Server Clusters
      • Creating a Server Cluster
      • Creating New Servers for Server Cluster
      • Adding a Server to a Server Cluster
      • Creating a Server Cluster from Selected Servers
      • Moving an Existing Server to a Server Cluster
      • Removing a Server from a Server Cluster
      • Removing Multiple Servers from a Server Cluster
      • Deleting a Server Cluster
      • Promoting and Demoting Server Cluster Mappings
    • Virtual Servers
      • Creating a Virtual Server
      • Converting a Server to a Virtual Server
      • Converting a Virtual Server to a Physical Server
      • Deleting a Virtual Host Server
    • Common Server Commands
      • Renaming a Server
      • Changing the Operating System of a Server
      • Displaying Alerts When Server Connection is Lost
      • Deleting a Server
    • Managing HBAs
      • Adding HBAs to a Server from a List
      • Finding an HBA
      • Manually Defining an HBA
      • Removing HBAs from a Server
      • Deleting an HBA
      • Remove Mappings from a Server
    • Managing Server Folders
      • Creating a Server Folder
      • Adding Servers to a Server Folder
      • Moving Servers to a Different Folder
    • Viewing Server Information
      • Viewing Server General Information
      • Viewing Server HBAs
      • Viewing Server Connectivity
      • Viewing a Server Connectivity Report
      • Viewing Server Mapping
      • Viewing Advanced Mapping Details
      • Viewing Volumes Mapped to a Server
      • Server Charts
    • Topology Explorer Server Functions
      • Creating a New Server with the Topology Explorer
      • Creating a New Server Folder with the Topology Explorer
  • 4 Volumes
    • Introduction
      • Types of Volumes
    • Creating Volumes
      • Creating a Volume
      • Next Action Window
      • Creating Multiple Volumes for a Server
      • Creating Multiple Volumes
    • Mapping Volumes to a Server
      • Mapping a Volume to a Server
      • Advanced Mapping Options
      • Mapping Multiple Volumes to a Server or Server Cluster
      • Mapping a Volume to Remote System
      • Removing Mapping from a Volume
    • Import Data to Lowest Tier
      • Taking a Volume Out of Import Mode
    • Creating a Boot from SAN Volume
    • Modifying Volumes
      • Modifying a Volume
      • Changing Volume Properties
      • Deleting a Volume
      • Deleting Multiple Volumes
      • Restoring a Deleted Volume
      • Expanding a Volume
    • Managing Volume Folders
      • Creating a Volume Folder
      • Viewing a List of Volume Folders
      • Viewing Volume Folder Properties
      • Deleting a Volume Folder
      • Moving a Volume to a Folder
      • Moving Multiple Volumes to Another Folder
    • Applying Replay Profiles
      • View General Replay Profile Information
      • Apply Replay Profiles to Server Volumes
    • Copy, Mirror, and Migrate
      • Copying a Volume
      • Mirroring a Volume
      • Migrating a Volume
      • Viewing Copy/Mirror/Migrate Events
    • Viewing Volume Information
      • Viewing General Volume Information
      • Viewing Volume Mapping
      • Viewing Copy/Mirror/Migrate Information
      • Viewing Replications
      • Viewing and Modifying Replays
      • Viewing Replay Calendar
      • Viewing Volume Statistics
      • Viewing Volume Charts
      • Viewing Volume Distribution Reports
      • Viewing Multiple Volume Properties
    • Recycle Bin
    • Topology Explorer Volume Functions
      • Creating a Volume in the Topology Explorer
      • Creating a Volume Folder in the Topology Explorer
      • Mapping a Volume to a Server in the Topology Explorer
      • Creating an External Device with the Topology Explorer
  • 5 Disks
    • Introduction
      • Storage Types and Storage Classes
    • Viewing Tiers
    • Adding Disks to a Storage Center System
      • Adding Unassigned Disks to a Folder
    • Configuring Storage
      • Modify Tier Redundancy
      • Removing a Storage Class
    • Rebalancing RAID
      • Scheduling RAID Rebalancing
    • Managing Disks
      • Alerting When One Path is Available
      • Moving a Managed Disk
      • Releasing Disks
      • Deleting Disks
      • Showing Placement of a Disk in an Enclosure
    • Managed Disk Folders
      • Viewing the Assigned Disk Folder
      • Disk Folder Properties
      • Creating a Disk Folder
      • Deleting a Disk Folder
    • Importing from External Device without Replication License
      • Classify Disk as External Device
      • Import from External Device
    • Non-Standard Storage Types
      • Modifying a Storage Type
      • Removing a Storage Type
  • 6 Controllers
    • Introduction
    • About Controller Virtual Ports
    • Viewing Controller Properties
      • Viewing General Controller Properties
      • Viewing Controller IP Properties
      • Viewing and Adding Controller Information
    • Viewing Controller Status
      • Viewing a List of Controllers
      • Viewing General Controller Information
      • Viewing Controller CPU Performance Information
      • Viewing the Back of a Controller
    • Viewing FC Folders and Cards
      • Viewing FC Folders
      • Viewing FC IO Card Information
      • Viewing FC Virtual Port Mode General Information
      • Viewing FC IO Card Status
      • Viewing FC IO Card Properties
      • Changing FC Virtual Port Properties
      • Changing and Resetting the User Alias
    • Viewing iSCSI Cards
      • Viewing iSCSI Folders
      • Viewing iSCSI IO Card Information – Physical Ports
      • Viewing iSCSI IO Card General Information – Virtual Ports
      • Viewing iSCSI Control Port Information
      • Viewing Advanced iSCSI Card Information
      • Changing an iSCSI Control Port Fault Domain
      • Changing iSCSI Control Port IP Settings
      • Viewing iSCSI IO Card Properties
      • Enabling Jumbo Frames
      • Enabling VLAN Tagging
      • Changing Advanced iSCSI Card Properties
    • Creating a Remote Storage Center Connection
      • iSCSI Remote Connections
      • Adding a Remote System to iSCSI Ports
      • Viewing Remote iSCSI Connections – Virtual Ports Not Enabled
      • Viewing Remote iSCSI Connections – Virtual Ports Enabled
      • Changing Advanced Remote Connection Properties
      • Deleting iSCSI Remote Connections
      • Viewing Remote Connection Properties
      • Changing a Remote iSCSI Name
    • Configuring Remote Connections Using CHAP
      • Displaying Remote CHAP Initiators
      • Adding a Remote CHAP Initiator
      • Enabling CHAP
      • Creating CHAP Connections
      • Disabling CHAP
      • Changing Remote Compellent Connections CHAP Settings
      • Deleting Remote CHAP Initiators from a Servers
    • Viewing SAS Cards
      • Viewing SAS Folders
      • Viewing SAS General IO Card Information
      • Viewing SAS IO Card Connectivity Status
      • Viewing Individual SAS Ports
      • Viewing SAS IO Card Charts
    • Rebalancing Local Ports
  • 7 System Management
    • Setting Up a Storage Center
      • Submitting a License
      • Configuring Time
      • Configuring SMTP
      • Configuring iSNS Server
      • Configuring Syslog Server
    • Configuring Local Ports
      • Editing Fault Domains (FC and iSCSI tabs only)
      • Creating a New Fault Domain
      • Editing Virtual Ports
      • Resetting Default Port Settings
      • Converting to Virtual Ports
    • Configuring iSCSI IO Cards
    • Allowing Replications to/from Remote Systems
    • Viewing Licensed Applications
    • Configuring System Access via IP Filtering
      • Managing IP Filtering
      • Creating an IP Filter for a User
      • Creating a New IP Filter
      • Viewing Access Violations
    • Viewing Disk Space Usage Summary
      • Available Storage Summary
      • Storage Consumption Trends
      • Data Progression Pressure Reports
      • Volume Distribution Reports
    • SNMP Server
      • Configuring the SNMP Server
      • Configuring a Secure Console
      • Restarting / Disabling Secure Console Access
      • Generating a New SSL Certificate
      • Resetting the License Acceptance
    • Viewing System Properties
    • Selecting RAID Stripe Width
    • Data Progression
      • Scheduling Data Progression
      • Determining if Data Progression is Running
      • Stopping Data Progression
    • Setting System Cache
    • Configuring Global Disk Spares
    • Adding Optional Information about Storage Center
    • Finding Unmanaged Hardware
      • Finding Unmanaged Hardware at Startup
      • To Classify a Disks as External
    • Viewing Background Processes
    • Phoning Home
    • Viewing the System Log
    • Responding to the Alert Monitor
      • Alert indicators
      • Alert Categories
      • Alert Status
      • Viewing the System Alert Monitor
      • Acknowledged Alerts
      • Alert Deletion
      • Finding More Information About an Alert
      • Space Warnings
    • Monitoring Storage Space
    • Changing the Storage Alert Threshold
    • Adding Space
    • Adding a Controller
    • Shutting Down and Restarting
      • Shutting Down a System
      • Restarting a System
    • Upgrading Storage Center Software
      • Understanding the Update Process
      • Getting an Update Package
      • Configuring Automatic Updates
      • Update Component Types
      • Getting an Update Package
      • Checking Update Status
      • Viewing Update Package Details
      • Deciding How to Apply Updates
  • 8 Users and Groups
    • Introduction
    • User Privilege Levels
      • Administrative User
      • Volume Managers
      • Reporters
    • Viewing Users
      • Creating a User
      • Deleting a User
      • Restoring a User
    • Changing User Properties
      • General User Properties
      • User Contact Information
      • User Views
      • User Information
      • Changing User Password
      • Downgrading User Privileges
      • Upgrading User Privileges
    • Configuring User Volume Defaults
      • My User Volume Defaults
      • Other User Volume Defaults
      • New User Volume Defaults
      • User Volume Defaults - Advanced
      • Configuring My Volume Defaults - Replay
      • User Volume Defaults - Mapping
    • Managing User Groups
      • Modifying a User Group
  • 9 Data Instant Replay
    • Introduction
    • Viewing Replay Profiles
      • Viewing a List of Replay Profiles
      • Viewing General Replay Profile Information
      • Viewing Volumes to Which a Replay Profile is Applied
    • Applying Replay Profiles to Volumes
      • Standard Default Daily Replay Profile
      • Standard Default Sample Replay Profile
      • Applying an Existing Replay Profile to One or More Volumes
    • Viewing Volumes Attached to a Replay Profile
      • Changing Profiles Attached to Selected Volumes
    • Creating Replay Profiles
      • Non-Consistent and Consistent Replays
      • Creating a Non-Consistent Replay Profile
      • Taking Simultaneous Replay Profiles
      • Applying a Replay Profile
      • Creating a Consistent Replay Profile
    • Adding Replay Profile Rules
      • Once
      • Daily
      • Weekly
      • Monthly
      • Configuring Replay Profile Volume Defaults
    • Managing Replay Profiles
      • Modifying a Replay Profile
      • Deleting a Replay Profile
      • Detaching Volumes from a Replay Profile
      • Viewing Replays Attached to a Volume
      • Viewing Volume Replay History
      • Expiring a Replay Explicitly
      • Expiring Multiple Replays
      • Pausing and Resuming Replays
      • Cleaning Up Orphaned Volume Replay Histories
      • Changing Volume Replay Displays
      • Viewing Individual Replay Properties
      • Deleting a Replay
      • Viewing a Volume Replay Calendar
      • Creating an Immediate Replay
      • Creating Immediate Replays from a Replay Profile
    • Recovering Data
      • Creating a View Volume
      • Viewing Consistency Groups
      • Creating Volumes from Consistency Groups
      • Deleting a View Volume
  • 10 Remote Instant Replay
    • Introduction
    • Synchronous and Asynchronous Replications
      • Synchronous Replication
      • Asynchronous Replication
      • Asynchronous Replication and Data Instant Replay
    • Estimating Bandwidth
    • Disallowing Replications Between Storage Center Systems
    • Establishing Physical Connectivity
      • Viewing Server Connectivity
    • Defining a QoS
      • Viewing QoS Definitions
    • Creating Volumes on a Remote System
    • Mapping an Existing Volume to a Remote System
      • Viewing Mapping Properties of Remote System
      • Unmapping Volumes from Remote System
      • Viewing Copy/Mirror/Migrate Events
    • Creating Replications
      • Creating a Mirrored Replication
      • Creating a Copy Replication
    • Creating a Simulated Replication
      • Changing Source Volume Properties
    • Viewing Replications
      • Viewing Asynchronous Replications
      • Viewing Replications from a Source Volume
    • Modifying Replications
    • Re-creating a Volume from a Replication
  • 11 Charting Viewer
    • Introduction
    • Downloading and Installing Charting Viewer
      • Charting Viewer Requirements
      • Charting Viewer Installation Process
    • Using Charting Viewer
      • Starting Charting Viewer
      • Using Charting Viewer Controls
      • Setting Charting Viewer Properties
    • Viewing Storage Center Charts
      • Viewing the System Chart
      • Viewing Volume Charts
      • Viewing Server Charts
      • Viewing Disk Charts
      • Viewing Controller and Local Ports Charts
    • Printing a Chart
    • Saving a Chart as a PNG Image
    • Zooming In and Out
  • 12 Additional Hardware
    • Introduction
    • Enclosures
      • Viewing All Enclosures
      • Viewing General Information for an Enclosure
      • Viewing Enclosure Physical Display
      • Renaming an Enclosure
      • Removing an Enclosure
      • Viewing Back End Loops
      • Viewing Physical Disk Status
      • Viewing Power Supply Status
      • Viewing IO Module Status
      • Viewing Cooling Fan Sensor Status
      • Viewing Temperature Sensor Status
      • Viewing Audible Alarm Status
    • Removing an Enclosure
      • Removing a Failing Disk
    • Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)
      • Configuring UPS
      • Adding UPS to Storage Center
      • Viewing UPS Status
    • Racks
      • Creating a Rack
      • Adding or Removing Racked Items
      • Rack Properties
      • Removing a Rack from System Display
  • 13 IO Card Changes
    • I/O Card Change Wizard
  • A Storage Profiles
    • Overview
    • Changing User Volume Defaults
    • Storage Profiles Created by the System
    • Creating Custom Storage Profiles
      • Creating a Volume Using Storage Profiles
      • Applying Profiles to Existing Volumes
      • Viewing Volumes Configured with a Storage Profile
    • Managing Storage Profiles
      • Modify a User-Created Profile
      • Delete a User-Created Storage Profile
      • Apply a Profile to Volumes
      • Changing the Storage Profile Used by a Volume
      • Viewing Volume Statistics
    • Manual Storage Mode
      • Creating a Storage Profile in Manual Mode
      • Viewing a Storage Profile Created in Manual Mode
      • Changing RAID Stripe Width in Manual Mode
  • B Portable Volume
    • Introduction
    • List of Portable Volumes
  • C Enterprise Solid State Drives
    • Overview
      • Introduction
      • Requirements
      • Storage Tiers and Storage Profiles
    • Installation and Setup
      • Installing the Hardware
      • Configuring Storage Profiles
      • Automatically Progressing Data to ESSDs
      • Disabling Write Cache
      • Replays
  • D Configuring a UPS
    • Introduction
    • Configuring an APC™ UPS
    • Configuring a Liebert™ UPS
  • E Server HBA Settings
    • Introduction
    • Settings by HBA Vendor
      • Emulex Card Settings
      • Qlogic Card Settings
      • Cambex Card Settings
    • Settings by Server Operating System
      • AIX Settings
      • Solaris Settings
      • HP-UX Settings
      • SLES Settings
      • RHEL Settings
      • Netware Settings
      • Windows Settings
      • VMWare Settings
      • Tru64 Settings
      • OpenVMS Settings
  • Glossary