Table of Contents
Advertisement
Change the Operation Mode of a Storage Center
Change the operation mode of a Storage Center before performing maintenance or installing software updates so that you can isolate
alerts from those events.
About this task
NOTE:
Do not change the mode of the Storage Center from Pre-production mode until setup and testing is complete.
Steps
1
In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
2
Click the General tab.
3
In the Operation Mode field select Maintenance. Selecting Maintenance isolates alerts from those that would occur during normal
operation.
4
Click OK.
Verify Connectivity and Failover
This section describes how to verify that the Storage Center is set up properly and performs failover correctly.
The process includes creating test volumes, copying data to verify connectivity, and shutting down a storage controller to verify failover
and MPIO functionality.
Create Test Volumes
Connect a server to the Storage Center, create one or more test volumes, and map them to the server to prepare for connectivity and
failover testing.
Prerequisite
NOTE:
The localhost must have network connection to both the iSCSI connection and Data Collector host IP.
Steps
1
Configure a localhost to access the Storage Center using the Set up localhost on Storage Center wizard.
a
In the Storage view, select a Storage Center.
b Click the Storage tab, then click Servers > Create Server from Localhost.
2
Connect to the Storage Center using the Dell Storage Manager.
3
Create two small test volumes (TestVol1 and TestVol2) on the server.
4
Map TestVol1 to storage controller 1 and TestVol2 to storage controller 2.
5
Partition and format the test volumes on the server.
Test Basic Connectivity
Verify basic connectivity by copying data to the test volumes.
1
Connect to the server to which the volumes are mapped.
2
Create a folder on the TestVol1 volume, copy at least 2 GB of data to the folder, and verify that the data copied successfully.
3
Create a folder on the TestVol2 volume, copy at least 2 GB of data to the folder, and verify that the data copied successfully.
68
Perform Post-Setup Tasks
Advertisement
Table of Contents
