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  • Page 1 VSky A1100 Product Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. ontents Introduction & B eatures eneFits Hardware Overview anel ront anel pecificationS Hardware Setup nStallation VerView npacking ardware etUp Hardware required for a two node cluster nStall in rack Rack mounting hardware ata and management connectionS...
  • Page 3 Contents Promise Technology, Inc. Initial Configuration ogin to server ext menu Setup using CLI Cluster Wizard CLI login Cli C luster izard cceSS ogin irtual storage setuP wizard nas s etuP sCsi s etuP CCounts Add User User Account Management...
  • Page 4 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Administration ogin to Cluster Status sage Node and storage statistics User Accounts Add User LDAP/AD User Managment Add Individual User Account from LDAP/AD User Account Management Administrator Account Management Change Administrator Password ad C...
  • Page 5 Contents Promise Technology, Inc. sCsi sing i snaPshot anual snaPshots ollBaCk with snaPshot sCsi eamless migration to ky i emote eplication erVice Import Shared Keys for RRS rrs s Chedule RRS Example: NAS to NAS RRS Example: iSCSI to iSCSI...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction Promise Technology, Inc. INTRODUCTION Features & Benefits • Seamless Scaling: Scale to petabytes with a single flat name space and no capacity planning needed • Performance: Aggregated IOPS and bandwidth/throughput. Supports multi-tier caching – flash memory, SSDs* • Resiliency: Provides data protection services, remote replication, and a high-availability and self-healing design •...

  • Page 7: Hardware Overview

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Rear Panel Rear view of VSky A1100 10G SFP+ Fibre Channel ports (link to Public and Private SFP+ switches) (uplink from Vess R2600fiS) eth4 eth5 eth6 eth7 Power Supply Status LEDs PS/2 keyboard...

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    Introduction Promise Technology, Inc. Front Panel Front view of VSky A1100bSM SSD disk carriers VGA port USB ports 2 x USB 3.0 Default setting button 1G LAN LEDs Locate LED Message LED Power button/LED SSD Access LED Feature Description Gigabit LAN LEDs Lights when a valid link is established on the corresponding Gigabit LAN port (from left to right, ports 4-1), blinks when there is activity on the port.

  • Page 9: Vs Ky S Pecifications

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. pecificatiOnS VSky A1100 VSky A1970 Form Factor Controller Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3@3.3 GHz, Dual Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 @ Processor 4 Cores 2.60GHz, 6 Cores / controller Memory 32GB DDR3 ECC 64GB DDR3 ECC / controller 3.5 HDD x 70 (HDD 35-35...
  • Page 10 Introduction Promise Technology, Inc. Software SPEC VSky A1100bSM VSky A1970rDM Interface SMB/CIFS (v2), NFS (v2, v3) Block iSCSI Object S3 compatible API, Swift, WebDAV Scalability Scale-Up Y es (SAS JBOD Storage) Nodes 1 node in a single unit 2 nodes in a single unit...

  • Page 11: Hardware Setup

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. HARDWARE SETUP nStallatiOn verview The initial setup tasks covered in this document are described in three general categories: • Hardware Setup: This includes mounting the 1U server in a standard equipment rack. Connecting the cables needed for data flow and device management, connecting the power, and then powering on the devices.

  • Page 12: H Ardware S Eistup Ist

    Promise Technology, Inc. ardware etUp The basic hardware setup tasks for the VSky A1100 and Vess R2600fiS described in the guide are as follows: 1. Unpacking the VSky A1100 1U Server 2. Installing the VSky A1100 in a rack 3. Monitor and keyboard connection for initial management tasks 4.

  • Page 13: Nstall In Rack

    The device installs to the rack using the mounting rails shipped with the device (see rack mounting hardware illustration). Note that each VSky A1100 server must connect to one Vess R2600fiS subsystem via direct attached Fibre Channel connection. So plan the rack spacing accordingly.
  • Page 14 Hardware Setup Promise Technology, Inc. Follow these steps to install the mounting rails in an equipment rack. 1. On the right and left sides of the server, secure the Rail Latches to the server housing using the latch screws, two screws for each latch.

  • Page 15: D Ata And Management Connections

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 4. Mount the server to the rack. Make sure the side knots on both sides of the server are properly placed in the rack rail holders. See picture below. ata and management cOnnectiOnS Now setup a keyboard and monitor, and connect the cables from the server to the Vess R2000 storage system.

  • Page 16: Connect Monitor And Keyboard

    Public network. The Public network is used by clients systems to utilize storage 10G SFP+ managed by the VSky A1100. Use the right two 10G SFP+ ports (port identifiers eth6/eth7 left to right) to connect to the Cluster (private) network. The Cluster (private) network is used by connected VSky servers for syncing and management of storage resources.

  • Page 17: Network Connections

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Network connections Follow the instruction in the paragraphs that follow to complete the network connections for data and management. Data connections to storage, Public and Cluster (private) networks, and network management link 10G SFP+...

  • Page 18: 1G Network Management Connection

    2. Attach one end of an Ethernet cable to one of the ports on the same Gigabit Ethernet switch. Attach the other end of the Ethernet cable to 1G LAN port eth0 on the rear panel of the VSky A1100.

  • Page 19: Connect Server To Public Network

    To complete the connection from the VSky A1100 to the Public network, connect suitable fiber optic cables from the 10G SFP+ ports eth4 and eth5 on the VSky A1100 to a 10G SFP+ Ethernet switch used for the external network. If you are setting up a server cluster, do this for each VSky A1100 node, using the same corresponding ports on each node.

  • Page 20: Fibre Channel Connection

    Promise Technology, Inc. Fibre Channel connection The data uplink from each paired Vess R2600fiS and VSky A1100 server is direct attached via Fibre Channel: 1. Use suitable Fibre Channel cabling to connect both Fibre Channel ports on the Vess R2600fiS to both Fibre Channel ports on the VSky A1100.

  • Page 21: Onnect The Ower

    Power cable receptacles Ower On SyStem Before powering on the VSky A1100, make sure all Vess R2600fiS subsystems are booted up and running. See the Vess R2000 Product Manual if you need boot up instructions for the Vess R2600fiS. VSky A1100 Power button on front...

  • Page 22: Initial Configuration

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. INITIAL CONFIGURATION This chapter describes how to perform the initial configuration steps to create a server cluster. There are two methods available. The recommended method is to use the Cluster Wizard to configure network settings, create storage volumes and spare drives, and create the cluster for storage management.

  • Page 23: Ogin To Server

    Promise Technology, Inc. Login to server When all system hardware for VSky A1100 and Vess R2600fiS are booted up and the system health has been checked via LED observation, you are ready to begin configuration. For the system setup, use the keyboard and monitor attached to the server to login.

  • Page 24: Ext Menu

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. Text menu The Text Menu interface used for system configuration appears after booting up.

  • Page 25: Setup Using Cli Cluster Wizard

    USing lUSter izard For a more simplified initial setup, the VSky A1100 can be configured with the Cluster Wizard. To run the Cluster Wizard The first tasks however are performed using the Command Line Interface (CLI) to run the Cluster Wizard in the Terminal Console. To use the Terminal Console, scroll down and select the option Terminal Console and press the Enter key.

  • Page 26: Cli Cluster Wizard

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. CLI Cluster Wizard To launch the CLI Cluster Wizard, type the command: cluster_wizard The wizard begins immediately. In the CLI interface, you are asked a series of questions, each question requires a response. If you press the Enter key as the response for any of the question prompts, the current value or default value for the parameter is set.
  • Page 27 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 2. Configure network settings, first for the Public network. • IP address • Netmask • Gateway IP address • DNS server IP address Please enter a new public IP (e.g., 10.0.0.10) or accept the current public ip: 10.10.0.100 and press Enter: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx...
  • Page 28 Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. 4. Enter the IP address or URL for the NTP server. Please enter an ntp server ip address or leave blank and press Enter: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 5. Enter a name for the storage volume. Please enter a storage volume name (e.g., storage01):...
  • Page 29 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. The replication number indicates the number of nodes to replicate (i.e. create a copy) across. For a two-node cluster, the replication number can be 2 (recommended), or 1. For a three-node cluster, up to 3 replicas are allowed.
  • Page 30 Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. 8. Commit the settings and create the cluster. Would you like to create mycluster01? (yes/no or exit the wizard and press Enter):yes Setting RAID . . . Pd = 13 Hot spare drive existed Setting RAID done Activating trial0 license .

  • Page 31: A Ccess W Eb Gui

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. cceSS Now that the cluster has been created, it is time to move to the web graphical user interface (GUI) for further configuration. The remaining sections of this guide describes how to setup virtual storage.

  • Page 32: Irtual Storage Setup Wizard

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. Virtual storage setup wizard Virtual storage is created with a simple procedure using a Setup Wizard. Virtual storage is created from the available storage pool, i.e. the volume chosen for this purpose, described previously in Configure Storage Settings.
  • Page 33 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 3. Choose a storage pool for the virtual storage. Note that if you created more than one storage pool, you can select multiple pools. Note that this step can be completed later if you prefer. Enter a takeover IP address used for the virtual storage.

  • Page 34: Nas Setup

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. For NAS or iSCSI, you can click on Continue and follow the directions that follow below. NAS Setup Continue on in the Setup Wizard to create a shared folder for NAS configuration. Create new storage service:...
  • Page 35 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 1. Click on the Continue button. In the new menu, choose Shared Folder to create the shared folder for NAS, and click Next. 2. Choose the disk pool, and click Next. 3. Enter a Folder Name for the new shared folder. You can enable NFS, and SMB/CIFS for the folder here as well.

  • Page 36: Iscsi Setup

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. iSCSI Setup Continue on in the Setup Wizard to create a shared folder for iSCSI configuration. Create new storage service: 1. Click on the Continue button. In the new menu, choose iSCSI and click Next.

  • Page 37: User Accounts

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. User Accounts User accounts must be setup for WebDAV and S3 clients. Accounts can be created manually or you can enlist LDAP or Microsoft AD servers to create user accounts pulled from an existing database.

  • Page 38: User Account Management

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. User Account Management To create a new user account: 1. Go to cluster home page. 2. Click the Account menu tab. 3. Check the box for the user account you want to manage. 4. Click Delete User, Suspend User, Reset Password, or Reset S3 Key accordingly. Then change the settings or confirm the delete or suspend instructions as appropriate for the action.

  • Page 39: Setup Using Text Menu

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. etUp USing text menU Use the procedure described in the remaining sections of this chapter to use the Text Menu to perform basic setup for network configuration settings, storage volumes (using CLI menu), and creating the cluster. When you complete these tasks, you must then use the web GUI menus to setup virtual storage (described in previous sections of this chapter).

  • Page 40: N Etwork S Ettings

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. etwOrk ettingS Configure network settings for the different interfaces, for the Public, Cluster (private) and Management networks. It is only necessary to set IP settings for one Management port (eth0), but you can configure all the 1G ports if you wish.

  • Page 41: Configure Port Bonding

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Configure port bonding Follow these same steps for each interface. First setup the Public IP settings: 1. Choose Network Settings in the Main Menu and press <Enter>. Use the arrow keys to select Configure Bonding in the next menu.

  • Page 42: Configure Network Interface

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. Configure network interface Follow these same steps for each interface. First setup the Public IP settings: 1. Use the arrow keys to select Configure Network Interface. 2. Choose the Manual Configuration option, and enter the IP settings for the Public interface, Bond0.

  • Page 43: Configure Ntp Settings

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Configure NTP settings Note that NTP settings need to be configured properly so that the Object Storage environment functions. That is why this step is included in the initial setup process. Once the NTP server settings are configured, it is then crucial to change the host name and choose the correct time zone settings.

  • Page 44: Change Host Name

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. Change Host Name The host name is very important steps for later configuration and operation of object storage. The naming rule for host names is very simple. The first part of the name can be anything, up to 60 characters in length. Most importantly, the host name must be unique for each node in the cluster.

  • Page 45: C Reate Logical Drive On V Ess Storage Enclosure

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. reate lOgical drive On eSS StOrage enclOSUre Before you can configure storage settings on the VSky A1100bSM, you need to create logical drives on the Vess RAID storage subsystem. This can be done through an SSH connection to the Vess. You need to exit the text menu temporarily and return to the CLI menu.

  • Page 46: Create Array And Spare Drive

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. Create array and spare drive For our example, we will create a single RAID 5 array with one spare drive. To do this, first use the array command as follows:| array -a add -p1~15 -l “raid=5“...

  • Page 47: Configure Storage Settings

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Configure Storage Settings Now create a single storage volume. 1. Return to the Main Menu, and choose Storage Settings. 2. Choose Create Storage Volume. 3. Choose Single partition volume, then enter a name for the new volume.

  • Page 48: C Reate S Erver C Luster

    Initial Setup Promise Technology, Inc. reate erver lUSter Now create the cluster, starting with the first cluster node. To setup the first node in the cluster: 1. Return to the Main Menu, and choose Node Management. 2. Select Choose Network Interface.

  • Page 49: Icense K Ey

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Enter License Key At this point it is necessary to enter the license key in order to setup the cluster. This is done in the Cluster Management menus. 1. Return to the Main Menu, and choose Cluster Management.

  • Page 50: Administration

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. ADMINISTRATION This section contains the following: • “Login to Web GUI” on page 46 “Cluster Status” on page 47 • • “Disk Usage” on page 47 • “User Accounts” on page 49 • “AD Configuration for CIFS” on page 52 • “Virtual Storage Management” on page 60 • “NAS” on page 60 •...

  • Page 51: Login To Web Gui

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Login to Web GUI To login to the administration portal: 1. Use a computer on the same subnet as the server, launch a browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer) and use a secure https connection to the active IP address of the server. In the address bar, type the active or public IP address, plus the port number 8080 using the following format: https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080...

  • Page 52: Cluster Status

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. lUSter tatUS Disk Usage Click on the cluster name in the left panel, then click the Status menu tab to view a graphical summary of cluster statistics, including disk usage. Click on the color coded buttons below the pie chart to toggle on and off specific categories in the chart. Status - Disk Usage Overview Disk Usage - custom view...

  • Page 53: Node And Storage Statistics

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Node and storage statistics Scroll down the cluster status menu to view warnings and statistics for the individual nodes in the cluster. • Warnings: The top section of the menu lists warnings, if there are any, for nodes that are having some problem.

  • Page 54: User Accounts

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. ccOUntS Add User To create a new user account: 1. Go to cluster home page. 2. Click the Account menu tab. 3. Click Add User button. 4. Fill in user account and email information. 5. Click on the Add button. The new user account appears listed in the Account menu.

  • Page 55: Ldap/Ad User Managment

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. LDAP/AD User Managment To use an existing AD/LDAP directory for user accounts: 1. Go to cluster home page 2. Click the Account menu tab 3. Click LDAP/AD button 4. Enable LDAP/AD and fill in the server information. 5. Click on the Done button. Add Individual User Account from LDAP/AD Once you have LDAP/AD user account management set up, to add individual user accounts: 1.

  • Page 56: User Account Management

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. User Account Management To create a new user account: 1. Go to cluster home page. 2. Click the Account menu tab. 3. Check the box for the user account you want to manage. 4. Click Delete User, Suspend User, Reset Password, or Reset S3 Key accordingly. Then change the settings or confirm the delete or suspend instructions as appropriate for the action. 5. Click on the Done button.

  • Page 57: Ad Configuration For Cifs

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. AD Configuration for CIFS This section describes how to configure Active Directory for use with the Common Internet File System (CIFS). To configure AD settings for CIFS, follow these steps: 1. From the Home page, expand Virtual Storages list and select the Pool (Default used in this example) to be configured, then click on the Configuration tab. 2. Click the Join AD button. 3. Enter settings for AD configuration for CIFS: •...
  • Page 58 Administration Promise Technology, Inc. The join status appears in the Configuration menu under AD Configuration for CIFS. 5. Now when you create a new NAS folder, or change settings on and existing NAS folder, change the SMB/CIFS settings to enable CIFS. This will allow users to be added from the AD server.
  • Page 59 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 6. In the new menu, use the search function to find users on the AD server to add. Type in the search criteria and click Search, then click to select the users you want to add. Click Done when finished, the selected users will be added. You can view the users added under the Allowed User list in the Create Shared Folder menu. The listed accounts can be used to access the new folder.

  • Page 60: Add Account To Sds Administrator

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. Add account to SDS Administrator User can add one or more accounts to Software Defied Storage (SDS) Administrator user data base from the VSky account table. This way, administration of select virtual storage can be done through the SDS Administrator, without first logging into VSky. Choose the user accounts to add to SDS Admin, and click on the SDS Admin button. In the new menu, choose which virtual storage(s) to manage via SDS Admin, and click Add.
  • Page 61 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. The account settings will appear listed in the SDS Admin Accounts. Now you will be able to login to VSky through SDS Admin using the account(s) entered into the SDS Admin data base.

  • Page 62: Import Ssl Certificate (Google Chrome)

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. Import SSL Certificate (Google Chrome) To avoid getting a security alert in your browser every time you want to login to VSky, follow these instructions to import the SSL certificate. Then you will simply go to the login screen without additional inconvenience. If you see a warning like this when you login, click the Proceed Anyway button and login normally. Follow the steps below. 1. From the Home page, click the Configuration tab, then click the Import SSL Certificate button at the bottom of the page.
  • Page 63 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 2. Copy the certificate key and private key then click the Import button. A dialog appears informing that The server certificate and private key is imported successfully. 3. In the Chrome browser, go to the settings page (or enter chrome://settings/advanced) and click Show advanced settings..a. In the HTTPS/SSL area, click Manage Certificates. Select the Trusted Root Certification Authorities tab. Click Import.
  • Page 64 Administration Promise Technology, Inc. In the first wizard screen, click Next. Click Browse and select the certificate file. Select the Place all certificates in the following store option. G. If not already selected, Browse and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities; click Next. Click Finish. If another security warning dialog displays, click Yes. Now when you login using Chrome, the warning will no longer appear.

  • Page 65: Virtual Storage Management

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. irtUal tOrage anagement Setup and administration tasks for NAS include creating Shard Folders, and configuration of Shared Folders. Create Shared Folder To create a shared folder: 1. Click on the Virtual Storage where you want to create the shared folder. 2. Click on the NAS menu tab. 3. Click on Create Folder button. In the new menu, enter a name for the new Shared Folder. If you want to enable NFS, or SMB/CIFS, click on the menu tab to enable and configure those shared file systems.

  • Page 66: Disable/Enable Nas Folder

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. Disable/Enable NAS Folder To disable a shared folder: 1. Click on the Virtual Storage where you want to create the shared folder. 2. Click on the NAS menu tab. 3. Click to select the Shared Folder from the list to configure. 4. Click the Disable Folder button. The folder will appear with a line through the folder name indicating it is disabled and not available for use.

  • Page 67: Configure Shared Folder Qos

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Configure Shared Folder QoS To change shared folder QoS settings: 1. Click on the Virtual Storage where you want to create the shared folder. 2. Click on the NAS menu tab. 3. Click to select the Shared Folder from the list to configure. 4. Click the QoS Policies button. 5. Check Enable QoS. A new menu appears.

  • Page 68: Ip Takeover

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. IP takeover See “Node Host Name, IP Address and DNS” on page 64 for information on IP takeover function. To change IP Takeover settings: 1. Choose a Virtual Storage 2. Click on the Configuration menu tab. 3. Enter the IP settings for IP Takeover. Use CIDR notation or the IP settings will not be recognized. 4. Click the Add button.

  • Page 69: Node Host Name, Ip Address And Dns

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Node Host Name, IP Address and DNS VSky storage servers support simultaneous S3, NAS and iSCSI operations using the same physical storage resources. A multi-node VSky server cluster needs to create redundancy for high availability, therefore it must have some failover mechanism to continue operations in the event of a node going offline. How the IP settings for the nodes and how DNS services for resolving the host names of the nodes is handled in a failover situation is key to providing continuity of operations for S3, NAS and iSCSI clients. The basics of how this done is discussed here. Each node in the VSky cluster is connected to a different group of clients. These clients are using NAS, S3 or iSCSI to create the connection. For NAS and iSCSI clients, each node functions in the role of a gateway device.
  • Page 70 Administration Promise Technology, Inc. NAS/iSCSI failover example - Takeover IP Address In the illustration above, one node goes offline. The Takeover IP Address is immediately assigned to another node, so incoming DNS queries direct clients to the gateway that will handle clients that were previously managed by the offline node. S3 failover example Failover for S3 clients works differently. S3 clients that were connected via the offline node are redirected to the other available nodes.

  • Page 71: S3 S Etup

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. S3 S etUp Every S3 client requires two alphanumeric keys, the Access Key and Secret Key. Unique keys are generated for every user when setting up user accounts. Get the keys for each user from the User Account menu. See the documentation for the S3 client you are using for more details and instruction on setting up S3 clients. Setting Up Object Storage Client To connect an Object Storage Client to VSky storage, first setup an account to be used for the client. See “User Accounts” on page 49 for instructions on setting up and configuring user accounts.
  • Page 72 Administration Promise Technology, Inc. 6. Select the VSky account from the Source pull-down menu. 7. Create a “bucket” for Object Storage. Click on New Bucket and type in a Bucket Name. 8. Create a New Folder. Click on New Folder and type in a Folder Name. 9. To upload files, drag the files from the right panel into the left panel.

  • Page 73: S3 Domain Name Rules

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. S3 Domain Name Rules VSky implements the Amazon S3 API to support compatible S3 tools. Most S3 tools use the Amazon S3 address, which is typically hard coded into the tool. Therefore, the S3 domain name must follow specified naming rules in order to use S3 tools. To set the S3 Domain Name, from the Home page, click the Configuration menu tab, then click the S3 Domain Name button at the bottom of the menu. A new menu appears. Enter the new S3 domain name using the naming rules, and click Done to create the new S3 Domain Name.

  • Page 74: Scsi

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. ScSi The setup and administration tasks for an iSCSI network include creating and configuring an iSCSI Target, creating iSCSI volumes, and configuring and start volume migration. Note Users are advised not to use Takeover IP for iSCSI setup as this can cause data inconsistencies. That is why this step is eliminated from iSCSI setup in the Wizard. Add iSCSI Target To create an iSCSI Target: 1.

  • Page 75: Configure Iscsi Target

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Configure iSCSI Target To configure a previously created iSCSI target: 1. Click on the Virtual Storage where you want to create the shared folder. 2. Click on the iSCSI menu tab. 3. Click on Configure Target button. 4. Change the Name or Size of the 5. In the new menu, change Authentication method, enter Allowed, and Denied user names to the authentication lists, or enable/disable write-through mode.

  • Page 76: Using Iscsi Snapshot

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. Using iSCSI snapshot When you create a new iSCSI volume, you have the option to enable snapshots in the Create New Volume input menu. Click the Enable scheduled snapshot option box, and the menu expands to reveal schedule inputs. Enter the snapshot schedule information and click the Create button to setup snapshots upon creation of an iSCSI volume.

  • Page 77: Manual Snapshots

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Manual snapshots To manually create a volume snapshot, perform these steps: 1. In the iSCSI menu tab, click the View link for the volume you will create a snapshot. 2. Click the Create Snapshot button. 3. In a new menu, enter a name for the new snapshot, and click Add. 4. The new snapshot appears listed in the Snapshot Management menu. Click Done to return to the iSCSI menu.

  • Page 78: Ollback With Snapshot

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. Rollback with snapshot To rollback with a previously created snapshot, first disable the volume you are rolling back. Select the volume and click the Disable Volume button. Click the View link for the volume to see the Snapshot Management menu. Then click on the Rollback link for the snapshot you wan to use. A pop-up dialog informs that the rollback task has been queued. Click OK to start rollback. The rollback can take a long time, especially for large volumes. The status of the volume indicates the rollback is underway, When the rollback task is completed, click the Enable Volume button to bring the volume back online.

  • Page 79: Seamless Migration To Vsky Iscsi

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Seamless migration to VSky iSCSI Follow the procedure described here to migrate data from external storage on an iSCSI SAN outside the cluster, to the VSky cluster iSCSI SAN. The process is simplified since VSky includes a wizard for iSCSI migration. 1. In the iSCSI menu tab, select a target for the migration, and click the Migrate button. This launches the migration wizard in a new menu.
  • Page 80 Administration Promise Technology, Inc. 3. Mount the iSCSI target to be imported. If it is already mounted, you can skip to the next step. 4. Choose the source disk located on the mounted iSCSI target.
  • Page 81 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 5. Now create a destination volume on VSky cluster storage. Enter a name and size for the new volume. 6. Set the bandwidth to allocate for the procedure. Note that the migration process will not start until you choose to Start Migration in a separate menu. See step 8. So you can perform this task during non-peak hours.
  • Page 82 Administration Promise Technology, Inc. 7. To create the migration volume and submit the migration task , click the Submit button. 8. When you are ready to begin the migration process, choose the volume from the list and click the Start Migration button.

  • Page 83: Emote Eplication Ervice

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. emOte eplicatiOn ervice Remote Replication Service (RRS) in VSky is used to back up data to a separate remote VSky cluster. RRS on the VSky can back up from one type of service to another, or to the same type of service*, on the remote cluster. That is, for example, data available on the local VSky iSCSI service, can be backed up to a remote VSky OSD or NAS. In order to use RRS, it first must be enabled with in text mode. RRS must be enabled on only one node in a cluster, that node functions as the server. Note that the gateway function must be enabled to use RRS. If it is not enabled, first enable it under Node Management, then enable RRS.

  • Page 84: Import Shared Keys For Rrs

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. Import Shared Keys for RRS Perform this task for both VSky clusters involved in RRS. You need to access both the both local and remote clusters simultaneously. It is necessary to first obtain the shared key from one server, then add that key to the remote server, and vice versa. For simplicity in the example, we refer to cluster A and cluster B to distinguish between the two clusters being configured for RRS. Launch a web browser and go to the cluster home page, then follow these steps to exchange the shared keys: 1. In the home page of the cluster A, click the Remote DR (data replication/recovery) menu tab.

  • Page 85: Rrs Schedule

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. RRS Schedule When the shared keys have been imported to both servers, set up a schedule. Replication can be done one time, or scheduled for recurrent replication according to the schedule set. Click on the preferred option button to choose the type of RRS, one time or recurrent replication. In a new menu, set the schedule for the replication task.

  • Page 86: Rrs Example: Nas To Nas

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. RRS Example: NAS to NAS In this example, there are two separate servers, each with a shared NAS folder. We will setup one time replication from one NAS to another. NAS shared folders on two different servers: 1.
  • Page 87 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 2. Enter details for one time replication in the new menu. Details include: • Name for the RRS configuration • Source Data Type • Source Virtual Storage • Source shared folder name, you can enable auto-syncing for the replication here •...

  • Page 88: Rrs Example: Iscsi To Iscsi

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. RRS Example: iSCSI to iSCSI In this example, there are two separate servers, each with an iSCSI volume. We will setup one time replication for the volume to the remote server. iSCSI volumes on two different servers: 1.
  • Page 89 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. When the replication is completed, the status of the replication appears in the Remote DR menu. And the replicated data is found in the shared folder of the remote server.

  • Page 90: Rrs Example: Object Storage Account To Object Storage Account

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. RRS Example: Object Storage Account to Object Storage Account In this example, there are two separate S3 accounts, each with an Object Storage bucket on separate clusters. We will setup one time replication from one account to the other. See “S3 Setup” on page 66 if you have not yet setup an S3 client system.
  • Page 91 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. When the replication is completed, the status of the replication appears in the Remote DR menu. And the replicated data is found in the bucket of the other account on the remote server.

  • Page 92: Rrs Example: Nas Folder To Object Storage Account

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. RRS Example: NAS folder to Object Storage Account In this example, there is a NAS folder that will replicate to an S3 client Object Storage bucket on a remote cluster. Open the CloudBerry client software in the source client. NAS shared folder content, and CloudBerry user interface, map local drive 1. Go to the Remote DR menu for the local server (“user 85” in this example) and click on the One Time Replication Task button.
  • Page 93 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. When the replication is completed, the status of the replication appears in the Remote DR menu. And the replicated data is found in the bucket of the other account on the remote server.

  • Page 94: S3 Multi-Region Configuration

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. S3 Multi-region configuration In order to use Remote Replication Service to replicate one S3 cluster to another S3 cluster, it is necessary to use S3 Multi-Region Configuration. Follow the instructions here to set up RRS between two S3 clusters. Note that it is necessary to change configuration of the DNS server used by both clusters. Before implementing the S3 multi-region configuration, make sure you are able to enter the configuration manually into the DNS server configuration in order to resolve the endpoint URL used for RRS.
  • Page 95 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Go to the Remote DR menu for Server B, and click the Create Secondary Region button. In the new menu, enter the IP address of the RRS server in the Master Region RRS Server (Server A). Upon creating the Master and Secondary regions, the endpoint URL for each appears listed in the Remote DR menu.
  • Page 96 Administration Promise Technology, Inc. Now, check to make sure the replication configuration is in place. The buckets for the two servers should be synced. Note that S3 accounts created on Server A will appear in Server B, however S3 accounts created on Server B do not appear in Server A.

  • Page 97: Onfiguration Asks

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. OnfigUratiOn aSkS E-mail Notification Set up email notification to receive alerts and notices of important and critical events via email. See “Events that trigger email notification” on page 96 for a summary of what conditions result in an email notification to be sent. To configure email notification, from the VSky Home page, click on the Configuration menu tab, then click the E-Mail Notification button. Email notification must be setup for each individual node in a cluster. Note Email notification is configured on each node individually. Enter the following information: E-mail Address List: Type or paste email addresses to receive notifications. Separate each address by a comma.

  • Page 98: Storage Pool Management

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. Storage Pool Management A storage pool is simply designated data storage capacity on the VSky A-Series storage management system. The default pool consists of all Object Storage Devices (OSD) in a cluster. The administrator has the option to use the default storage pool, or create new storage pools. Pools that are created by the administrator can be deleted, but the default pool cannot be deleted.

  • Page 99: Create A New Pool

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Create a new pool To create a new storage pool, type in a name for the new pool and select one or more OSD in the list, then click the Add button. The new pool appears listed in the Pool Management menu. Sort pools Listed pools can be sorted by name, health status, replication number or quota size. Click the up/down pointers at the top of each column to sort the list according to preference.

  • Page 100: Replication Number

    Administration Promise Technology, Inc. Replication number Replication number refers to the number of existing copies of the data set for a node in the server, including the original. So, for example, a replication number of 2 means one copy is created (1 copy plus 1 original equal 2 replicas). The number of replications cannot exceed the number of nodes in the cluster. Change the number of replications created for the pool. By default, the number of replications is 2, the maximum is 3. If you enter 1, then there will be no redundancy. Quota setting A quota setting for a pool limits the amount of storage capacity allocated for the pool.

  • Page 101: Vs Ky E Nclosure S Tatus

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. nclOSUre tatUS VSky servers includes a status monitoring menu display for the host servers and connected Vess storage enclosures and JBOD expansion units. Use the enclosure status menu to view real time conditions for hardware and RAID components.

  • Page 102: Multi-Tenancy

    Upload VSky ISO file to datastore on the ESXi server. Prepare the necessary environment 1. First install ESXi on a server. In this example, ESXi version 5.5 is installed on a VSky A1100 (IP address, 10.0.0.9). 2. Create at least two virtual NICs (one Public, one Cluster) for the VSky server where you are installing ESXi.
  • Page 103 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 5. Create a virtual machine on the ESXi server (10.0.0.9). 6. Install Promise VSky Gateway. Choose the Typical installation and click Next.
  • Page 104 Multi-tenancy Promise Technology, Inc. Enter a name for the virtual gateway, click Next. Choose the destination storage for the virtual machine files. Choose the guest operation system. Click Next.
  • Page 105 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Create the network connections, at least two domains, one for the Public interface, and one for the Cluster interface. In this example, Public for NIC1 (IP 10.0.0.x) and Cluster for NIC2 (IP 10.10.10.x).
  • Page 106 Multi-tenancy Promise Technology, Inc. Review settings, make sure to enable Edit the virtual machine settings before completion. Click Continue. Click to enable Connect at power on. Click to enable Datastore ISO file, and Browse to locate it. If you have not already uploaded VSky ISO to datastore, upload it first.
  • Page 107 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. In the vSphere GUI, Power On the VSky Virtual Gateway. In the same menu, open the console menu, ..and choose the Install PROMISE VSky Gateway option in the new menu.
  • Page 108 Multi-tenancy Promise Technology, Inc. Install vCenter on a separate server, for this ex- ample, vCenter 5.5.0 is installed on a system running Windows Server 2008 R2. Connect to vCenter server using Vmware vSphere Client. Enter the IP address, or name used for the server; and the login informa- tion. For the User name, use the format: <account>@vsphere.local...
  • Page 109 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Now create a new cluster. Click on the newly created Datacenter, right-click and choose New Cluster,or press Ctrl + L. Add a new host in the cluster. Right-click and choose, Add Host, or press Ctrl + H.
  • Page 110 Multi-tenancy Promise Technology, Inc. Now install VMware tools. Go to vSphere Client > Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools. Go to VSky virtual gateway CLI, run these commands: #mkdir /mnt/VMwareTools #mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/VMwareTools #ls /mnt/VMwareTools #tar xzvf /mnt/VMwareTools/VMwareTools-x.x.x-xxxx.tar.gz -C /tmp /#cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/#sudo ./vmware-install.pl –d...
  • Page 111 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Clone the vmgw to a template from th evShpere Web client. Go to vSphere Client > Template > Clone to Template. Choose Datacenter, click Next.
  • Page 112 Multi-tenancy Promise Technology, Inc. From Hosts and Clusters, choose VMs and Templates, click Next. VSky Template is created.
  • Page 113 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 7. Now setup Gateway VM Deployment Profiles. Go to VSky A-series Web GUI > Home page > Configuration > Create a New Profile Specify a profile name and max VM amount.
  • Page 114 Multi-tenancy Promise Technology, Inc. Assign hypervisor type Connect Information All information is the same as in step 6.K on page 103...
  • Page 115 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. VM Location VM Configuration Use the same template cloned in step 6.T on page 107.
  • Page 116 Multi-tenancy Promise Technology, Inc. NIC Mapping NIC Number select 2. Public NIC select NIC-1. Both Storage NIC and Cluster NIC select NIC-2. NIC-1 Configuration Number of IP range should be less than max VM amount which is set at step 2.2. The domain of IP range should be the same as VSky A-series public IP domain. The format of IP range should be X.X.X.X-X.X.X.X Network label should select the NIC which connect to public network domain (see step 6.E on page 100)
  • Page 117 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. NIC-2 Configuration Number of IP range should be less than max VM amount which is set at step 2.2. The domain of IP range should be the same as VSky A-series public IP domain. The format of IP range should be X.X.X.X-X.X.X.X Network label should select the NIC which connect to public network domain (see step 6.E on page 100)
  • Page 118 Multi-tenancy Promise Technology, Inc. VM profile created successfully. Click Done.
  • Page 119 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. 8. Create the Gateway VM. Go to Web GUI > Home page > Virtual Storages > Create Gateway VM. Select profile which is created at step 7, and select virtual gateway amount.
  • Page 120 Multi-tenancy Promise Technology, Inc. The clone VM process runs. When finished, the clones appear in the vSphere interface. And appear in VSky.

  • Page 121: Appendix: License Information

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. ppendix icenSe nfOrmatiOn VSky A Series Servers are available with two types of licenses for using the operating system and software: • A Trial License expires after a set period of time, after which the license must be upgraded or renewed to continue using the VSky A Series Server.

  • Page 122: Bundled License

    License Information Promise Technology, Inc. undled icense Every VSky A Series server is shipped bundled with a Trial-1 license, or, with a Perpetual License including one or more of the three key types. urchasing a erPetual icense Perpetual licenses are available via the following purchase arrangements: •...

  • Page 123: Icense Acquisition Procedure

    VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. iCense aCQuisition ProCedure The process for perpetual license acquisition is as follows: 1. The VSky customer issues a purchase order and receives shipment of the server(s). 2. The VSky customer can then contact Technical Support (FAE) to get the license and activate it.

  • Page 124: Manual License Acquirement And Activation

    License Information Promise Technology, Inc. anual icense cquireMent and ctivation A PROMISE sales representative or technical support staff member will assist the customer with license purchase and acquisition. However, if the customer wishes to perform the task, he or she can follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 125 VSky A1100 Product Manual Promise Technology, Inc. Automatic License Acquirement and Activation Automatic license activation is a simple matter of establishing an Internet connection to the server and executing two commands using the command line utility. Follow the instructions in [LINK] to configure network settings for the public and cluster interfaces, including the gateway and DNS settings for the public interface. Then use the following commands in the command line utility: Acquire license clm -a retrievelic Activate license clm -a activatelic Validation To check to make sure the perpetual license has been activated, login as administrator to the web GUI, then go to Hosts, click on the node cluster IP address, go to the License Key menu page, the page will display that license key type and activation status.
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