Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Reconnect to a Storage Center

If Unisphere Central cannot communicate with or log in to a Storage Center, the Data Collector marks the Storage Center as down. Reconnect to the Storage Center to provide the updated connectivity information or credentials.

1. If you are connected to a Data Collector and a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).
   The Unisphere CentralHome page is displayed.
2. From the STORAGE menu, click Storage Centers.
   The Storage Centers view is displayed.
3. In the Storage Centers view, click the name of a Storage Center with a status of Down.
   The Reconnect to Storage Center dialog box opens.
4. Type the information needed to reconnect to the Storage Center.
   • Host or IP Address – Type the host name or IP address of a Storage Centercontroller. For a dual-controllerStorage Center, type the IP address or host name of the management controller.
   • User Name and User Password – Type the user name and password for a Storage Center user.
     NOTE If you specify a Storage Center user with the Reporter or Volume Manager privilege, access to the Storage Center from Unisphere Central is restricted based on the privilege and user groups assigned to the Storage Center user.
5. Click OK.