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Enterprise management window – Dell PowerVault MD3220 User Manual

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Configuration: Overview

Enterprise Management Window

The EMW provides high-level management of storage arrays. When you start

MDSM, the EMW is displayed. The EMW has these tabs:

Devices tab—Provides information about the storage arrays.

Setup tab—Presents the initial setup tasks that guide you through adding

storage arrays and configuring alerts.

The Devices tab has a Tree view on the left side of the window that shows

discovered storage arrays, unidentified storage arrays, and the status

conditions for the storage arrays. Discovered storage arrays are managed by

MDSM. Unidentified storage arrays are available to MDSM but not

configured for management. The right side of the Devices tab has a Table

view that shows detailed information for each storage array.
In the EMW, you can:

• Discover hosts and managed storage arrays on the local sub-network.
• Manually add and remove hosts and storage arrays.
• Locate the storage arrays.
• Name or Rename discovered storage arrays.
• Add storage array comments to the Table view.
• Sort rows in the Table view according to different criteria.
• Store your EMW view preferences and configuration data in local

configuration files. The next time you open the EMW, data from the local

configuration files is used to show customized view and preferences.

• Monitor the status of managed storage arrays and indicate status using

appropriate icons.

• Add or remove management connections.
• Configure alert notifications for all selected storage arrays through e-mail

or SNMP traps.

• Report critical events to the configured alert destinations.
• Launch the AMW for a selected storage array.
• Run a script to perform batch management tasks on specific storage arrays.
• Import the operating system theme settings into the MDSM.
• Upgrade firmware on multiple storage arrays concurrently.

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