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Common tasks, Add users, Import data from external storage systems, Create data protection policies

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Common tasks Add users Add user accounts with specific roles and privileges for different management tasks. About this task PowerStore ships with a default admin account that has the Administrator role. Use this account to create additional accounts to enable user access. To grant users privileges to perform specific tasks, select the corresponding role for those actions. For more information about user account types, roles, and privileges, see the context-sensitive help entry for this feature. For in-depth information about how this feature works, see the PowerStore Security Configuration Guide. Steps 1. Select the Settings icon, and then select Users in the Users section. 2. Click Add. 3. In the Add User panel: ● Enter a User Name. ● Select a User Role for the account. ● Enter a password in both password fields. 4. Click Apply. Import data from external storage systems Use the Importing External Storage to PowerStore tool to import data from your existing supported storage systems. About this task You can import data from the following storage platforms to a PowerStore cluster: ● Dell EqualLogic Peer Storage (PS) Series ● Dell Compellent Storage Center (SC) Series ● Dell EMC Unity Series ● Dell EMC VNX2 Series Import of the following block storage resources is supported: ● LUNs and volumes ● Consistency groups and volume groups ● Thin and thick clones ● VMFS datastores NOTE: Import of file storage resources is not supported. Before beginning the import process, ensure that you review the prerequisites and take necessary preconfiguration actions. For more information, see the context-sensitive help entry for this feature. For in-depth information about how this feature works, see the PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide. Create data protection policies Use snapshot and data replication rules to protect your data. About this task Snapshots are point-in-time copies of data that are stored in an application, volume, or volume group. You can take snapshots manually or configure the system to automatically take snapshots on a schedule with snapshot rules. 4

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Common tasks
Add users
Add user accounts with specific roles and privileges for different management tasks.
About this task
PowerStore ships with a default
admin
account that has the Administrator role. Use this account to create additional accounts
to enable user access. To grant users privileges to perform specific tasks, select the corresponding role for those actions.
For more information about user account types, roles, and privileges, see the context-sensitive help entry for this feature. For
in-depth information about how this feature works, see the
PowerStore Security Configuration Guide
.
Steps
1.
Select the
Settings
icon, and then select
Users
in the
Users
section.
2.
Click
Add
.
3.
In the
Add User
panel:
●
Enter a
User Name
.
●
Select a
User Role
for the account.
●
Enter a password in both password fields.
4.
Click
Apply
.
Import data from external storage systems
Use the Importing External Storage to PowerStore tool to import data from your existing supported storage systems.
About this task
You can import data from the following storage platforms to a PowerStore cluster:
●
Dell EqualLogic Peer Storage (PS) Series
●
Dell Compellent Storage Center (SC) Series
●
Dell EMC Unity Series
●
Dell EMC VNX2 Series
Import of the following block storage resources is supported:
●
LUNs and volumes
●
Consistency groups and volume groups
●
Thin and thick clones
●
VMFS datastores
NOTE:
Import of file storage resources is not supported.
Before beginning the import process, ensure that you review the prerequisites and take necessary preconfiguration actions. For
more information, see the context-sensitive help entry for this feature. For in-depth information about how this feature works,
see the
PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide
.
Create data protection policies
Use snapshot and data replication rules to protect your data.
About this task
Snapshots are point-in-time copies of data that are stored in an application, volume, or volume group. You can take snapshots
manually or configure the system to automatically take snapshots on a schedule with snapshot rules.
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