Connecting to Data Agent Using Data Supervisor

To ensure that the Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor can connect to the Data Agent regardless of which node is running Data Agent, perform the following steps:

1.Start Data Supervisor.

2.In the Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor Query dialog box, enter the name of the cluster running Data Agent.

NOTE: Do not enter the cluster node (server) name.

Identifying the Device Name of the Storage Processor

Before you run Data Supervisor, you must identify the storage processor’s device name that Data Supervisor will manage. To locate the storage processor’s device name and run Data Supervisor, perform the following steps:

1.Verify that the Dell OpenManage Data Agent service is running.

2.Go to the Dell OpenManage command line interface (CLI) program directory and type the following

command:

omcli -h hostname getagent

For hostname, type the name of the cluster.

The storage processor devices and their node names appear on the screen. The device name is labeled Node for each storage processor device.

3.Start Data Supervisor.

The Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor Query dialog box appears.

4.In the Enter the “hostname devicename” field, type the host name and device name.

For hostname, type the name of the cluster. For devicename, type the device name reported by the omcli command.

The Components for Array dialog box appears, displaying the attached PowerVault 65xF storage systems.

For more information on Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor, see the Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor Installation and Operation Guide.

Restoring Communications to a Failed Storage Device Using Dell OpenManage ATF

When a communication failure—such as a failed host bus adapter (HBA) or a faulty cable—occurs between a cluster node and a storage device, repair or replace the failed components by running Dell OpenManage Application Transparent Failover

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