•
If one or more of the system setup tasks fails, click
Troubleshoot Initialization Error
to learn how to resolve the issue.
•
If the Configuring Disks task fails, click
View Disks
to see the status of the drives detected by the Storage Center.
•
If any of the Storage Center front-end ports are down, the
Storage Center Front-End Ports Down
dialog box opens. Select the
ports that are not connected to the storage network, then click
OK
.
2
When all of the Storage Center setup tasks are complete, click
Next
.
Configure Key Management Server Settings
The Key Management Server Settings page opens if the Storage Center is licensed for SEDs. Use this page to specify the key
management server network settings and select the SSL certificate files.
1
Specify the network settings for the key management server.
2
If the key management server is configured to verify client certificates against credentials, type the user name and password of the
certificates.
3
Select the key manager server certificate files.
4
Click
Next
.
Create a Storage Type
Select the datapage size and redundancy level for the Storage Center.
1
Select a datapage size.
•
Standard (2 MB Datapage Size)
: Default datapage size, this selection is appropriate for most applications.
•
High Performance (512 KB Datapage Size)
: Appropriate for applications with high performance needs, or in environments in
which snapshots are taken frequently under heavy IO. Selecting this size increases overhead and reduces the maximum available
space in the Storage Type. Flash Optimized storage types use 512 KB by default.
•
High Density (4 MB Datapage Size)
: Appropriate for systems that use a large amount of disk space and take snapshots
infrequently.
2
Modify the redundancy for each tier as needed.
•
For single-redundant RAID levels, select
Redundant
.
•
For dual-redundant RAID levels, select
Dual Redundant
.
3
To have the system attempt to keep existing drives on the same redundancy level when adding new drives, select the
Attempt to
maintain redundancy when adding or removing disks
check box.
4
Click
Next
.
Configure Ports
Set up Fibre Channel, iSCSI and SAS ports.
1
Select the check box of each type of port you want to configure. You must select at least one type to continue.
NOTE:
If a port type is grayed out, no ports of that type have been detected.
2
Click
Next
.
Configure Fibre Channel Ports
For a Storage Center with Fibre Channel front-end ports, the Review Fault Domains page displays information about the fault domains that
were created by the Storage Center.
Prerequisite
One port from each controller within the same fault domain must be cabled.
NOTE:
If the Storage Center is not cabled correctly to create fault domains, the Cable Ports page opens and explains the issue.
Click Refresh after cabling more ports.
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