Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager

Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager allows you to monitor, manage, and analyze Storage Centers from a centralized management console. It consists of the following components:

•Data Collector: Data Collector is a service that gathers reporting data and alerts from all Storage Centers. There are two types of Data Collectors: Primary and Remote. All installations must include one primary Data Collector. Each Data Collector service (primary or remote) is managed using a Data Collector Manager.

•Database: Data Collector stores data in a database or flat file. The database can run on the same or a different platform from Data Collector.

•Enterprise Manager Clients: An Enterprise Manager Client connects to the Data Collector Service to provide a centralized management console for one or more Storage Centers. Additional clients can be connected to the same Data Collector Service to provide management from more than one location.

•Server Agents: By installing a Server Agent for Microsoft Windows on each Windows server using a Storage Center, Data Collector can gather local volume information from a Windows server. Using this information, Enterprise Manager can free volume storage space from expired Replays that would otherwise remain locked by Windows. Each Server Agent is managed by a Server Agent Manager.

This guide describes how to install and configure Enterprise Manager components. For more information, please refer to the Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager documentation.

Requirements

Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8 or higher to be installed on each computer that will host the Enterprise Manager Data Collector and/or the Enterprise Manager.

On 64-bit systems, both the 32-bit and the 64-bit JRE are required.