Owner's Manual

Launching MD Storage Manager Console

You can launch the MD (Modular Disk) Storage Manager console to get more information about the PowerVault MD

Storage Arrays you are monitoring. After you install the Dell SPI, you can see the Dell Storage group under Tools on the

HPOM console.

For PowerVault MD Storage Arrays you can launch the MD Storage Manager Console directly from Tools, Nodes Tree,

or Services Tree.

NOTE: If the MD Storage Manager Client is installed in a non-default location then, you need to manually configure

the location where the MD Storage Manager Client is installed in the MD Storage Manager Console Tools.

Launching MD Storage Manager Console From Tools

To launch the MD Storage Manager Console from the Tools folder on the HPOM console:

1. Select Tools → Dell Tools → Dell Storage → Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.

2. On the right pane select MD Storage Manager Console and right-click.

3. Select All Tasks → Launch Tool from the pop-up menu.

The Edit Parameters window is displayed.

4. Select any MD Storage Array device under Dell Storage → Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.

5. Click Launch.

The MD Storage Manager Console is launched in the default browser in the system.

Launching MD Storage Manager Console From The Nodes Tree

To launch the MD Storage Manager Console from the Dell Managed Systems nodes tree:

1. Select any MD Storage Array device under the parent node such as Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.

2. Right click and select All Tasks → Launch Tool from the pop-up menu.

The Select the Tool to Execute window is displayed.

3. Select MD Storage Manager Console under Tools → Dell Tools → Dell Storage → Dell PowerVault MD Storage

Arrays and click Launch.

The MD Storage Manager Console is launched in the default browser in the system.

Launching MD Storage Manager Console From The Services Tree

To launch the MD Storage Manager Console from the Dell Hardware → Dell Storage → PowerVault MD Storage Arrays

service tree object.

1. Select any MD Storage Array device under PowerVault MD Storage Arrays service groups on the Services tree.

2. Right-click and select All Tasks → Launch Tool from the pop-up menu.

The Select the Tool to Execute window is displayed.

3. Select MD Storage Manager Console under Tools → Dell Tools → Dell Storage → Dell PowerVault MD Storage

Arrays and click Launch.

The MD Storage Manager Console is launched in the default browser in the system.