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a. Login to SolarWinds Storage Manage.
b. Click Home on the upper left or go to Settings on the upper right and
Click Getting
Started.
c. Click Add next to Storage Arrays.
d. Click the dropdown.
e. Select Dell Compellent.
f. Enter the Compellent Enterprise Manager username and password. This
is the same
username and password created through the CLI (cimuser) command.
g. Example User: cmuser
h. Example Password: STM1234
i. Provider IP: <IP of the server running the Compellent Data Manager
Collector>
j. Click Test.
k. Copy the bolded IP from the results screen.
l. Paste the copied IP into the Storage Center IP section.
m. Click Save.
Troubleshooting Compellent
What is the minimum version of Enterprise Manager supported?
Answer: v 5.5.4
Where can I find the version of Enterprise Manager running?
Answer: Open the Data Collector Manager GUI. If the service is running,
there will be a shortcut in the system tray. Right click > Show. >Version
will be displayed on the screen.
How to stop/start the SMI-S provider?
The SMI-S provider is NOT running as a separate service. It is running as a
process under the Data Collector Manger Service. The service name is
Compellent Enterprise Manager Data Collector. The process name of the smi-s
provider is cimserver.
Q: Unable to connect or get data from the SMI-S Provider. How do I debug?