Reference Guide

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Table of contents

Revisions (required) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2

1 Glossary ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

2 Overview...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

3 Launching CSM from EVO:RAIL .............................................................................................................................................. 5

4 Getting started ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6

4.1 Configuring the appliance for the first time ............................................................................................................... 6

4.2 Importing configuration from a backup file ............................................................................................................... 7

5 Host management ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7

5.1 Columns and fields (Hosts) ........................................................................................................................................... 9

5.2 Refreshing the host information .................................................................................................................................. 9

5.3 Detail report for each host .......................................................................................................................................... 10

5.4 Updating hosts and components ................................................................................................................................ 11

6 Uploading Update Bundle using the GUI ............................................................................................................................. 11

7 Backup and restore ................................................................................................................................................................. 12

7.1 Creating a backup file .................................................................................................................................................. 13

7.2 Restoring CSM configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 13

8 Modifying credentials .............................................................................................................................................................. 13

9 Downloading the Diagnostic Bundle ................................................................................................................................... 14

10 Events ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

11 Update Bundle Details ............................................................................................................................................................ 17

12 Troubleshooting CSM ............................................................................................................................................................. 18

3 Dell Storage PowerTools Cluster Services Manager User’s Guide