Configure A Phone Home Proxy; Configure A Phone Home Proxy; Phone Home; Phone Home - Dell SC8000 Deployment Manual

Chapter 6 Perform Post-Setup Tasks

Configure a Phone Home Proxy

If requires hosts to use a proxy server to reach the internet, configure Phone Home to use
the proxy server before sending data with Phone Home or checking for Storage Center
updates.
1 From the Storage Management menu, select System→ Phone Home→ Configure
Phone Home Proxy. The Configure Phone Home Proxy wizard starts.
2 Select Use Phone Home Proxy Server and enter the following:
Proxy Server Address: Enter the IP address of the proxy server.
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Port: Enter the TCP port number of the proxy server.
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Proxy User Name: Enter the user name for the proxy server.
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Proxy Password/Confirm Password: Password for the proxy server.
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3 Click OK.

Phone Home

Complete setup by sending Storage Center configuration information to Dell Technical
Support Services with Phone Home.
Phone Home sends a copy of a Storage Center configuration to Dell Technical Support
Services to enable them to support a Storage Center. The initial configuration is sent to Dell
Technical Support Services when Storage Center is installed.
Prerequisites
TCP ports 22 and 443 must be allowed outbound to the internet.
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If the network requires hosts to use a proxy server to reach the internet, the Storage
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Center must be configured to use a Phone Home proxy.
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