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DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000
ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE
Corporate Headquarters:
Hopkinton, MA 01748
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Version 1.1
P/N 300-006-695
REV A02
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  • Page 1 ® Disk Library DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Version 1.1 ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE P/N 300-006-695 REV A02 EMC Corporation Corporate Headquarters: Hopkinton, MA 01748 9103 1000 www.EMC.com...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2008-2009 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Published February, 2009 EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without notice. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS." EMC CORPORATION MAKES NO...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Powering down the storage system ......... 26 Chapter 2 DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Remote Management DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 web pages.......... 28 Supported browser software............. 28 Accessing DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 web pages....28 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Editing a virtual tape library ............ 68 Viewing virtual tape libraries ........... 69 Deleting a virtual tape library ..........69 Managing virtual tape library actions ........70 Managing media actions ............72 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 5 Configuring and managing OST........... 109 Configuring OST ...............109 Managing OST................113 Chapter 6 Viewing Status Accessing status................118 Hardware..................118 Summary ................... 119 Details ..................119 System....................122 CPU .....................122 Ethernet ..................122 De-duplication................123 Ingest...................123 Disk Usage .................124 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 6 Managing Utilities Accessing utilities ................166 Firmware..................166 Analyzer..................167 Diagnostics ................168 Node management ..............171 License keys................172 Chapter 10 Command Line Interface Access to Command Line Interface ..........174 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 7 ..............188 disjoin ads ..................189 list user..................189 add user ..................189 add user ..................190 del user ..................190 getstatus nfs|cifs...............190 deleteall share ................190 edit share ..................191 deleteall user................191 edit user ..................191 add shareadmin.................191 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 8 OST commands ................202 add storageserver ..............202 del storageserver............... 202 edit storageserver ..............202 list storageserver............... 203 add lsu..................203 del lsu ..................203 edit lsu..................204 list lsu ..................204 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 9 Veritas NetBackup OST and LSU Configuration Veritas NetBackup OST and LSU Configuration......218 Enabling Verbose Logging ............. 219 Appendix C Mounting or Mapping the NAS Shares Mounting NFS shares ..............222 Mapping CIFS shares..............225 Glossary Index EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 10 Contents EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 11 Server software events.................. 209 RAID events ....................212 Fibre Channel HBA events ................213 Compression HBA events ................214 Network data management protocol events..........214 Software events....................215 RAS events ..................... 216 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 12 Tables EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Preface

    Preface As part of an effort to improve and enhance the performance and capabilities of its product line, EMC from time to time releases revisions of its hardware and software. Therefore, some functions described in this document may not be supported by all revisions of the software or hardware currently in use.
  • Page 14 Provides an overview of the DL3D 1500/3000 system and procedures to power up and power down the appliance. Chapter 2 Describes how to use the DL3D 1500/3000 system management pages to control the system remotely. Chapter 3 Describes the DL3D 1500/3000 appliance configuration.
  • Page 15 Preface Related documents The following documents are also available for the DL3D 1500/3000 systems: Document no. Document title Document description 300-006-697-A03 DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Provides service-related Service Reference and reference information for Troubleshooting Guide DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 appliances.
  • Page 16 Technical support — For technical support, go to EMC WebSupport on Powerlink. To open a case on EMC WebSupport, you must be a WebSupport customer. Information about your site configuration and the circumstances under which the problem occurred is required.
  • Page 17 Supported Internet The Internet browser software is not supplied with the DL3D Browsers 1500/3000 appliance; you must obtain and install it independently. The DL3D 1500/3000 appliance supports the following Internet browsers: Windows Internet Explorer (IE) 6.02 or later Firefox 1.5 or later JRE 1.4.2 or later...
  • Page 18 Preface EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 19: Chapter 1 About The Dl3D

    About the DL3D 1500/3000 This chapter describes the DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 appliances and their components. It also describes the procedures to power up and power down the appliance. The chapter discusses the following topics: Introduction to the DL3D 1500/3000 ..........20 Data reduction ..................

  • Page 20: About The Dl3D 1500/3000

    About the DL3D 1500/3000 Introduction to the DL3D 1500/3000 The DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 appliances are enterprise disk backup solutions that integrate data de-duplication and replication technology to provide backup and disaster recovery (DR) protection across distributed corporate environments. The Data de-duplication refers to the elimination of redundant data.

  • Page 21: Data Reduction

    Data de-duplication Hardware compression Data de-duplication The DL3D 1500/3000 appliance can reduce the amount of storage capacity required by using data de-duplication. The DL3D series disk backup and replication systems use data de-duplication technology to increase the role that disks can play in data protection. This...

  • Page 22: Hardware Compression

    RAID 6 LUN on the disk array in the DL3D 3000 and on a RAID1 LUN in the DL3D 1500. A metadata index is stored for all data de-duplicated within the DL3D.

  • Page 23: Remote Replication

    About the DL3D 1500/3000 Remote replication Most backup occurs on local devices, making it difficult to deploy disk backup when you require disaster recovery protection. DL3D series solutions combine data de-duplication with replication to decrease the bandwidth required to move backup data over networks and between sites.

  • Page 24: Hardware Components

    About the DL3D 1500/3000 Hardware components This section describes the hardware components of DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000. DL3D 1500 components The DL3D 1500 rack includes the following base hardware components: One Intel-based 2U appliance engine (server) that contains the following: •...

  • Page 25: Powering Up The Appliance

    About the DL3D 1500/3000 Powering up the appliance This section lists the steps required to power up the storage system and the server. Powering up the storage system Verify the following: The two power cords for the storage processor enclosure 2 (SPE2) power supplies are plugged into the standby power supplies (SPS) and the power cord retention bails are in place.

  • Page 26: Powering Down The Appliance

    Unless there is an emergency, never turn off the power to the rack, such as the cabinet door switches, or unplug any of the AC cables going to the SPE to disconnect power. The storage system powers down within two minutes. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 27: Dl3D 1500 And Dl3D 3000 Remote Management

    DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Remote Management The DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 appliances use a web-based interface, which lets you configure and manage the system from a remote workstation on the same network. The DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 appliances are managed through web pages (accessible using Internet browser software installed on the host computer).

  • Page 28: Dl3D 1500 And Dl3D 3000 Web Pages

    DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 web pages Supported browser software The Internet browser software is not supplied with the DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 appliances; you must obtain and install it independently. The DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 appliances support...
  • Page 29 4. Click Login. The Home page appears. The first page that is displayed after you log in to the DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 web pages is the system Home page. The Home page is divided into the following sections:...
  • Page 30 Data reduced by This section displays the current data reduction status. The percentage reduced indicates the total amount of data reduction achieved by both hardware compression and data de-duplication. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 31 DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Remote Management System details This section displays the DL3D model, software version, and system serial number. The cumulative data reduction statistics area contains details such as the original data size before reduction, the data size after reduction, and the resulting reduction ratio.
  • Page 32 In the De-duplication section, click Info to view the Virtual Tape Libraries Configuration Summary page. In the Replication section, click Info to view the Virtual Tape Libraries Replication Status page. NAS data services EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 33 DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Remote Management This section displays NAS share de-duplication and replication status. In the De-Duplication section, click Info to view the NAS Configuration Summary page. In the NAS Replication section, click Info to view the NAS Replication Status page.
  • Page 34 DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Remote Management EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 35 Configuring DL3D 1500/3000 The Configuration page lets you set or configure the following areas of the DL3D 1500/3000 appliance. This chapter discusses configuring the following areas: Accessing the configuration page............ 36 Configuring the network ..............37 Configuring the date and time............39 Configuring security................

  • Page 36: Configuring Dl3D 1500/3000

    Chapter 5, “Configuring and Managing Disk Backup,” contains information about configuring disk backup - NAS and OST. This chapter explains the configuration of network, date and time, security, e-mail, SNMP, and contacts. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 37: Configuring The Network

    Configuring DL3D 1500/3000 Configuring the network Enter the network configuration information during the initial setup of the DL3D 1500/3000 appliance. Consult your network administrator prior to changing any of the information. Viewing/editing the network configuration Use the Network Configuration page to view and edit the network configuration information.

  • Page 38: Optional Network Node Fields

    8. Click Apply. Configuring the network Figure 1 Table 1 Optional network node fields Field Description Domain Name Domain name for the DL3D 1500/3000 appliance. Primary/Secondary/ Domain name server IP address. Tertiary DNS EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 39: Configuring The Date And Time

    Configuring DL3D 1500/3000 Configuring the date and time You can set the date and time from the DL3D 1500/3000 appliance web pages. Setting the correct date and time lets the system provide accurate reports when events occur on the system. The date and time may be set manually or synchronized to an NTP server.
  • Page 40 Configuring DL3D 1500/3000 Configuring date and time Figure 2 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 41: Configuring Security

    Passwords Login Session Passwords The DL3D 1500/3000 appliance has two levels of security built into the system: monitor and administrator. The monitor user is allowed to view the DL3D 1500/3000 remote management pages, but not change them. The administrator user can both view and change the management pages.
  • Page 42 Click Change password to create a new password. Type the new password and confirm the new password. You can also select to enable or disable the CLI monitor and administrator accounts. Click Apply to save the settings. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Ssl

    To establish a SSL connection, a certification authority must assign an encryption key in the form of a certificate file, private key file, and pass phrase to your DL3D 1500/3000 appliance. Once you install these components, you can establish a secure connection using the SSL protocol.

  • Page 44: Login Session

    To modify the session time out value: 1. On the Login Session page, type a value for the Inactivity Timeout field and click Apply. 2. Click OK to confirm the change in time-out value. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 45: Configuring Email

    Configuring DL3D 1500/3000 Configuring email To access the Email page, on the Configuration page, click Email. The management frame displays the Email page. The Email page is divided into the following sections: Recipients Server Test Recipients Use the Recipients page to add, edit, and delete email recipients.
  • Page 46 The Delete page lets you delete a previously configured email recipient. To delete an email recipient: 1. Select the email recipient. 2. Click Delete. The email recipient is deleted. Figure 5 Configuring email recipients EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 47: Server

    Configuring DL3D 1500/3000 Server Use the Server page to specify the outgoing email server information. 1. Type the Host Name or IP address for the outgoing email(SMTP) server (for example, the DNS name). 2. Type the email address that will appear in the From line when the recipient receives an email from the system.

  • Page 48: Configuring Snmp

    3. Type the SNMP community string in the Name field. 4. Enable the trap selections to be reported. Table 2 SNMP trap selections Field Description Informational Generates a trap on system-detected events. Warning Generates a trap on system-detected warning conditions. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 49: Community

    Configuring DL3D 1500/3000 SNMP trap selections (continued) Table 2 Field Description Failure Generates a trap on system-detected errors. Available Generates a trap every time the library transitions from an unavailable to an available state. Unavailable Generates a trap every time the library transitions from an available to an unavailable state.
  • Page 50 – Get allows SNMP get operations – Get/Set allows both SNMP get and set operations 3. Select Enable to enable this SNMP community. 4. Click Apply. An Information page is displayed indicating the community has been added. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 51: Test

    Configuring DL3D 1500/3000 Test Use the Test page to send an SNMP trap: 1. Select an SNMP destination. 2. Click Send from the Test tab. The test trap is sent. Verify that the SNMP trap was sent at the destination.

  • Page 52: Adding Contacts Information

    Apply. Company information Table 3 Field Description Company Name Name of the company where the DL3D 1500/3000 appliance resides. Street Street where the company is located. City City where the company is located. State State where the company is located.

  • Page 53: Primary/Secondary

    Configuring DL3D 1500/3000 Primary/Secondary Use the Primary/Secondary page to type primary contact information. Edit the primary/secondary contact information as desired (Table 4 contains a description of the fields) under the appropriate tab and click Apply. Primary/secondary contact information Table 4...
  • Page 54 Configuring DL3D 1500/3000 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 55: Configuring And Managing Virtual Tape Libraries

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries This chapter contains information on configuring and managing virtual tape libraries, Path-to-Tape, and auto archive features: Introduction ..................56 Configuring virtual tape libraries............ 59 Managing virtual tape libraries ............68 Configuring and managing the Path-to-Tape feature....76 Configuring Auto Archive..............

  • Page 56: Introduction

    SAN. Connecting the DL3D to the SAN The DL3D 1500 has two 4-gigabit front-end Fibre Channel ports, and the DL3D 3000 has four 4-gigabit front-end Fibre Channel ports for target mode SCSI attach. You must make all connections to these ports through a Fibre Channel switch.

  • Page 57: Other Considerations

    You cannot create tape cartridges larger than their physical equivalents on the DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000. A size of 100 GB has been found to be a good minimum virtual cartridge size.
  • Page 58 In this configuration, each backup server has its own dedicated resources. This also simplifies the initial installation and avoids any driver-related issues you may encounter when sharing a tape device between different OS platforms. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 59: Configuring Virtual Tape Libraries

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries Configuring virtual tape libraries To configure virtual tape libraries: 1. Access the Virtual Tape Libraries page. See “Accessing virtual tape libraries” on page 2. Create a virtual tape library and enable immediate or scheduled de-duplication as necessary.

  • Page 60: Creating A Virtual Tape Library

    CAUTION Ensure that your backup application is properly configured for the correct number of tape drives emulated in the DL3D 1500/3000 system virtual tape library. Failure to do so may cause your backup application to malfunction or cease to operate.
  • Page 61 Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries Note: If all tape drives are assigned to other virtual tape libraries, you must edit or delete existing virtual tape libraries to make tape drives to available for a new virtual tape library. 8. Select Enable De-Duplication to enable de-duplication for this virtual tape library.

  • Page 62: Creating Media

    Use the Create Media page to create virtual tape cartridges for a specific virtual tape library. You can also set the tape cartridge capacity, the starting barcode, and the initial location from this page. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 63 Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries To create virtual tape cartridges using the Create Media page: 1. To access the Virtual Tape Libraries Configuration page, click Virtual Tape Libraries located at the top of the Virtual Tape Library page. The Virtual Tape Libraries Configuration page appears.

  • Page 64: Managing San Clients

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries The cartridges are available on the DL3D 1500/3000 for that virtual tape library. Creating media Figure 8 Managing SAN clients Until you assign a virtual library to a SAN client, the backup servers cannot use it. To ensure correct library behavior and device discovery when assigning or unassigning, ensure that device numbering on the bus starts with LUN 0 and no LUN numbering holes exist.

  • Page 65: Managing Targets

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries Note: You must add a SAN client to the SAN client list before you can associate a SAN client group with a virtual tape library. To add a SAN client: 1. On the SAN Client Access page, click SAN Clients. The SAN Clients page appears.

  • Page 66: Adding A San Client Group

    Select the media changer and tape drives that you would like added to the SAN client. The LUN assignment is displayed next to the device. 4. Click Apply to add the SAN client group. The SAN client group is added. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 67: Single Library With Multiple Hosts

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries Single library with multiple hosts You must use the DL3D to create different groups for each host so that multiple hosts can use the same devices. A group consists of exactly one host, one target, and one or more devices. The DL3D does not permit multiple hosts to access the same group.

  • Page 68: Managing Virtual Tape Libraries

    (immediate or scheduled), and backup window (for scheduled de-duplication). To edit a virtual tape library: 1. Set the DL3D 1500/3000 virtual tape library to be edited to the offline state. The section “Changing the mode” on page 70 contains more information.

  • Page 69: Viewing Virtual Tape Libraries

    “Managing virtual actions on the media” on page To delete a virtual tape library: 1. Set the DL3D 1500/3000 virtual tape library to be deleted to the offline state and remove any media that is present in its drives. The section “Changing the mode”...

  • Page 70: Managing Virtual Tape Library Actions

    1. On the Virtual Tape Library Actions page, click Mode. The Mode page appears. The Mode page lists all of the configured virtual tape libraries on the DL3D 1500/3000 appliance. The Virtual Tape Library Name, Current Mode (online or offline), and Serial Number are displayed.
  • Page 71 Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries 2. In the Source section: a. Select the source virtual tape library from the drop-down list. If the virtual tape library is online, click Offline to take it offline. b. Select the location type to display (Slot, Drive, I/E Slot) from the Show Location Type drop-down list.

  • Page 72: Managing Media Actions

    The Media Actions page is divided into the following sections: Summary Virtual Actions Summary The Summary page displays all virtual cartridges defined in the system. To access the Summary page, on the Media Actions page, click Summary. The Summary page appears. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 73: Summary Information

    Use the Virtual Actions page to perform specific actions on the actions on the media virtual tape cartridges in the DL3D 1500/3000. To access the Virtual Actions page, on the Media Actions page, click Virtual Actions. The Virtual Actions page appears.

  • Page 74: Managing San Client Groups

    2. On the SAN Client Access page, click Groups. The Groups page appears. 3. Click the virtual tape library drop-down box to view the host groups associated with the configured virtual tape libraries. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 75 Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries Editing a SAN client group Use the Edit page to edit a SAN client group. To edit a SAN client group: 1. On the SAN Client Access page, click Edit. The Edit page appears. 2.

  • Page 76: Configuring And Managing The Path-To-Tape Feature

    Setting up the Path-to-Tape function A DL3D 3000 system has four Fibre Channel ports for SAN attaches and a DL3D 1500 has two Fibre Channel ports. The default roles of these ports are target ports. When you install the DL3D's Path-to-Tape license or Auto Archive license, one port, FC Port 3, becomes an initiator port.

  • Page 77: Configuring The Path-To-Tape Function

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries Configuring the Path-to-Tape function Use the Path-to-Tape (PTT) Configuration page to configure the backup application specific server. The PTT Configuration page is divided into the following sections: Device Discovery Auto Archive Vendor Specific Discovering physical devices You must discover and configure attached physical libraries before using a backup application or auto archive.
  • Page 78 Discovering physical devices Figure 9 To view the library media changer and configured drives, click the Serial Number link for the library. The tape drives are shown in the Tape Drives list. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 79: Configuring Backup Application-Specific Users

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries Select an intended use for the tape drives: Backup Application Specific - when selected, the tape drive will be used as a backup application specific server. The settings depend on the backup application that you use. Remove - removes the tape drive from the DL3D 3000 configuration.

  • Page 80: Managing Backup Application Specific User

    You can manage the backup application user settings in the following ways: Edit a backup application specific user. See “Editing a backup application specific user” on page Delete a backup application specific user. See “Deleting a backup application specific user” on page EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 81 Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries Editing a backup application specific user To edit a backup application specific user: 1. To access the Backup Application Specific Configuration page, on the Configuration page, click Backup Application Specific. The Backup Application Specific User Configuration page appears.

  • Page 82: Configuring Auto Archive

    1. To access the Media page, click Auto Archive on the PTT page. 2. On the Media page, click Claim Media. The Claim Media page appears. 3. Select the cartridges from the unknown media list. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 83 Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries 4. Select the Media Pool type (Application or Cleaning). Application media will store data. Cleaning media can be used only to clean a tape drive. 5. Select the Application Media Options: a. Select the partition where you will assign the cartridges. b.

  • Page 84: Setting Import/Export Behavior Of Media

    2. On the PTT page, click Auto Archive. 3. On the Auto Archive page, click Behaviors. 4. On the Behaviors page, click Import/Export. The Import/Export Media page is divided into two sections - Import Behavior and Export Behavior. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 85: Configuring Early Tape Creation

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries Managing import behavior The Import Behavior section specifies the default access assigned to a cartridge the next time it is imported into the system. The default import behavior is used for all virtual tape libraries. Changes to this setting will apply to all future cartridge import operations.

  • Page 86: Configuring Barcode Filters

    TSM0* - Means that zero or more 0`s are required to match, i.e. TSM00000 TSM[0-9] - Will match TSM1 TSM[0-9]*- Will match TSM1111111111 TSM[0-9]{3} - Will match TSM and three digits exactly EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 87: Managing Auto Archive

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries Managing auto archive You can manage auto archive in the following ways: View the media summary. See “Viewing media summary” on page Manage virtual actions on the media. See “Managing virtual actions on the media” on page Manage cartridge access.
  • Page 88 Actions page, enter a barcode that the system can use to filter the tape cartridges. For example, entering LTO in the Barcode Filter edit box displays only tape cartridges with barcodes beginning with LTO. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 89: Managing Cartridge Access

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries If you are assigning Import Behavior, select the rule from the drop-down box. The available rules are Scratch, Direct Access, or Virtual. If the Import Behavior radio button is not selected, this drop-down box is unavailable. Note: This behavior will not be changed until the next time the cartridge is imported.

  • Page 90: Managing Physical Actions On The Media

    3. Select the virtual tape library where you want the imported media to be located. 4. Select the Import Behavior to be assigned to the selected media when imported into the DL3D system. The available access rules are Scratch, Virtual, or Direct. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 91: Managing Pending Actions

    Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries 5. Select an Initial Location where the imported cartridge will be located. The available locations are I/E station or Storage Slot. 6. Click Apply. The selected tape cartridges are imported into the virtual tape library. Exporting media The Export page allows you to export offline media from a virtual partition to a physical library.

  • Page 92: Managing Device Modes

    The Drive page lists all of the configured physical tape drives on the DL3D system. The Drive Name, Serial Number, Tape Drive Type, Current Mode (online or offline), Mount State, Mount Count, and Library Name are displayed. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 93 Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries To turn a tape drive online or offline, select the tape drive and click Apply. The tape drive mode is changed to reflect the new online or offline status. Managing auto archive...
  • Page 94 Configuring and Managing Virtual Tape Libraries EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 95: Configuring And Managing Disk Backup

    Configuring and Managing Disk Backup The configuration page lets you set or configure the following areas of the DL3D 1500/3000 appliance: Configuring and managing disk backup........96 Configuring and managing NAS shares ........97 Configuring and managing OST ........... 109...

  • Page 96: Configuring And Managing Disk Backup

    The Disk Backup page is used to configure NAS shares as well as OST storage servers. The Disk Backup page is divided into the following sections: NAS Configuration • Windows Domain Configuration • Access Control Configuration OST Configuration EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 97: Configuring And Managing Nas Shares

    Configuring and Managing Disk Backup Configuring and managing NAS shares The DL3D is designed to be a target-based, specialized, hardware de-duplication appliance that you can configure to present an NFS share or CIFS share to the backup server. NAS backup-to-disk (B2D) shares can be configured as CIFS or NFS shares.
  • Page 98 By default, when a CIFS share is created the default security setting allows access for all users. Further access restrictions on individual users can be managed from the following page: NAS > Shares > Edit. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 99 Configuring and Managing Disk Backup Figure 11 Claiming media Joining a Windows domain You must synchronize the server clock and the ADS server to make sure that the time difference is less than 300 seconds. Make sure both servers use the same NTP server. Once the clocks have been verified: 1.
  • Page 100 Select the domain name abc.def.xyz.com b. Right-click and select Delegate Control.Click Add. c. Type the username: user1 d. Click OK. e. Delegate the following common tasks. Join a computer to the domain. f. Click Finish. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 101 Configuring and Managing Disk Backup 2. Delegate the right to read/write dNSHostname and servicePrincipal name: a. Select the organizational unit Computers or the appropriate name. This is the folder that contains individual computers that belong to the domain. b. Right-click and select Delegate Control. Click Add. c.
  • Page 102 Note: If you are editing a workgroup user, you can change only the local user description or password. The Add Workgroup Users page appears. 2. Edit the workgroup users information as desired (Table 7 provides a description of the fields). EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 103: Workgroup Users Fields

    1. Log in to the primary domain controller as an administrator. 2. On the Administrative Tools page, select MMC Computer Management. 3. Access the DL3D 1500/3000 appliance from the Action menu. Type the system hostname and click Enter. 4. Expand System Tools and Shared Folders to access the shares.
  • Page 104 Enable De-duplication enables immediate de-duplication for the NAS share. a. From the list box, select the start time for the backup window. b. From the list box, select the end time for the backup window. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 105 Configuring and Managing Disk Backup Note: If de-duplication does not complete before the next backup window occurs, de-duplication of the previous day's backup data will continue until finished. This can cause your backup window to be extended. De-duplication of the current backup will not occur until the backup window expires.

  • Page 106: Managing Nas Shares

    Backup Window, Permissions, Access, and Description column headings to sort the rows in the media by the data in the respective column. Click the column heading again to invert the sorting sequence from ascending order to descending order. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 107: Nas Share Summary Fields

    Configuring and Managing Disk Backup NAS Share Summary fields Table 9 Column Description Share Name Lists the NAS share name. Protocol Lists the NAS protocol (CIFS or NFS) in use on the NAS share. Export Path Lists the location of the export path for this NAS share. De-duplication Displays the de-duplication setting (Enabled or Disabled) for this NAS share.

  • Page 108: Advanced Setting

    To enable opportunitistic locking, click to select Enable Opportunistic Locking. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 109: Configuring And Managing Ost

    You must download the OST plug-in client to your backup host, then install and configure the client to allow your Netbackup software to use the OST feature. To obtain the client plug-in, go to EMC Powerlink (https://Powerlink.emc.com) and select Support > Software Downloads > Downloads D > Disk Library.
  • Page 110 Only one backup window may be set. By default, selecting Enable De-duplication enables immediate de-duplication for the storage server. a. From the list box, select the start time for the backup window. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 111 Configuring and Managing Disk Backup b. From the list box, select the end time for the backup window. Note: If de-duplication does not complete before the next backup window occurs, de-duplication of the previous day's backup data will continue until finished. This can cause your backup window to extend. De-duplication of the current backup will not occur until the backup window expires.

  • Page 112: Storage Server Fields

    To add an LSU: 1. Click Add to add an LSU. The Add LSU page appears. 2. Type the LSU information as desired. (Table 11 provides a description of the fields). 3. Click Apply. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 113: Managing Ost

    Configuring and Managing Disk Backup Note: Do not double-click the Apply button. Multiple LSUs may be created if you double-click the Apply button. Adding an OST LSU Figure 15 LSU fields Table 11 Field Description Storage Server Select the storage server in which the LSU will be created. LSU Name Type a name for the LSU.
  • Page 114 Description and Enforce read-only access to this share options. You can also edit the de-duplication settings, but you cannot disable de-duplication once it is enabled. 4. Click Apply. Deleting a storage server To delete a storage server: EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 115 Configuring and Managing Disk Backup Note: You cannot delete the storage servers containing active connections (example: nonzero current connections) and storage servers containing LSUs. 1. To access the Storage Servers page, from the OST page, click Storage Servers. The Storage Servers page appears. 2.
  • Page 116 Configuring and Managing Disk Backup Note: You cannot delete the LSUs in a storage server with active connections (example: non-zero current connections). EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 117 Viewing Status The Status page displays information about the emulated tape drives, virtual disks, robot, storage bins, and DL3D 1500/3000 appliance hardware. This chapter discusses the following topics: Accessing status ................118 Hardware ..................118 System....................122 VTL..................... 127 Viewing Status...

  • Page 118: Accessing Status

    To access the Status page, on the contents frame, click Status. The management frame displays the Status page. Hardware The DL3D 1500/3000 appliance provides a variety of hardware information from the Hardware Status page. The Hardware Status page gives the current status of the hard drives, power supplies, fan modules, temperature of the server, Fibre Channel switches, and storage systems.

  • Page 119: Summary

    Viewing Status Summary The Summary page displays the status of the server and the storage. The overall status information for each component is reported as Normal, Attention, and Failed. To view the Summary page, on the Hardware page, click Summary. The Summary page appears.
  • Page 120 The boot disks consist of two hard drives (in a RAID 1 configuration) installed in the front of the appliance engine. These hard drives contain the DL3D 1500/3000 system software. The details for the boot drives show the partitions and storage devices configured on the boot drives.
  • Page 121 Up - port is connected Down - port is not connected Storage arrays The Common tab displays the components the DL3D 1500/3000 appliance shares. Clicking Storage Arrays displays a list of both the RAID storage systems and JBODs. The Name list displays the names of storage systems.

  • Page 122: System

    The Ethernet page displays the system Ethernet performance in a dynamic graph. To view the Ethernet Performance page, on the System page, click Ethernet. You can choose to view the average network throughput or individual port statistics. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 123: De-Duplication

    Viewing Status The two Ethernet performance graphs - Data Received and Data Sent display the following: Horizontal axis (Seconds): 100 - 0 seconds Vertical axis (Data in MB): 0 - 100 MB. Values exceeding the vertical axis maximum appear in a bright green color.

  • Page 124: Disk Usage

    To view the Disk Usage page, on the System page, click Disk Usage. The Disk Usage page appears. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 125 Viewing Status Disk Usage page Figure 17 System...

  • Page 126: Fibre Channel

    Vertical axis (Data in MB): 0 - 500 MB. Values exceeding the vertical axis maximum appear in bright green color. Vertical bars represent approximately 1 second intervals. Hover your mouse over a bar to view its value. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 127: Vtl

    Viewing Status To access the VTL page, on the Status page, click VTL. The management frame displays the VTL page. The VTL page provides three views for the virtual devices: Physical view Logical view Performance view Physical view The physical view displays the physical representation of the virtual components (tape drives, tape cartridges, and robots) of the virtual tape library.

  • Page 128: Performance View

    Note: This is only a snapshot view of the virtual tape library activity. Refreshing the page will update the displayed values. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 129: Managing Alerts

    Managing Alerts The Alerts page displays the administration alerts, action required and service tickets. This chapter discusses the following topic. Alerts....................130 Managing Alerts...

  • Page 130: Alerts

    Details A summary of the administration alert reported by the DL3D 1500/3000 and DL3D appliance. You can perform a number of functions on this page: EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 131: Action Required

    The Actions Required page notifies you of actions that require user intervention. Service Tickets When an event is detected in the DL3D 1500 or DL3D 3000, and localized isolation and recovery is attempted, the event is reported to one of the monitoring daemons. The monitoring daemon reports the event to the service daemon.

  • Page 132: System Status

    If you have any further questions, contact EMC customer support. Viewing service tickets DL3D 1500/3000 users must have the Administrator privilege to view service tickets. To view the System Status page, on the Alerts page, click System Status.
  • Page 133 Use this procedure to add information to a service ticket related to system troubleshooting and to view the current status of a problem reported by the DL3D 1500/3000 and DL3D appliance. All modified entries are kept with the ticket number and ticket summary when the service ticket is closed.
  • Page 134 Error Log for information on why the ticket was not modified. Sending service tickets by email DL3D 1500/3000 users with Administrator privilege can send service tickets by email. You can send DL3D service tickets to a designated recipient by email.
  • Page 135 Managing Alerts Closing service tickets DL3D appliance users with the Administrator privilege can close service tickets. Use this procedure to close a service ticket. Note: You can analyze a service ticket after it has been closed. The section “Modifying service tickets” on page 133, gives you more information.
  • Page 136 Managing Alerts EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 137: Managing Data Services

    Managing Data Services The Data Services page lets you configure space reclamation and configure the system replication capability. This chapter discusses the following topics: Accessing data services ..............138 Configuring and implementing data replication ......141 Recovering replicated data ............. 161 Managing Data Services...

  • Page 138: Accessing Data Services

    VTLs. If necessary, disable space reclamation until a regular replication schedule can be achieved and perform space reclamation only after namespace replication completes. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 139: Space Reclamation Page

    Managing Data Services Space Reclamation page The Space Reclamation page is divided into the following sections: General Schedule Managing reclamation The General page lets you manually start/stop space reclamation and monitor the progress of space reclamation. To run space reclamation: 1.
  • Page 140 Managing Data Services Scheduling space reclamation Figure 18 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 141: Configuring And Implementing Data Replication

    TCP link to the remote DL3D where it is unencrypted before it is stored. The DL3D uses TCP port 1062 for replication. In DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 version 1.1, there are two variations of replication: Namespace replication (as in DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 version 1.0)

  • Page 142: Configuring And Managing Data Replication

    2. Set up the target DL3D appliance. Specify the source DL3D on the target DL3D. You can identify up to 10 source systems on a single target system. See “Setting up the target DL3D appliance” on page 144. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 143: Prerequisites For Replication

    Managing Data Services 3. Set up the source DL3D appliance. Specify the target DL3D system on each source DL3D in your environment. There is a single target DL3D per source. See “Setting up the source DL3D appliance” on page 146. 4.

  • Page 144: Setting Up The Target Dl3D Appliance

    VTL. (Create media for the VTL only if it will also be a source VTL - that is, used for bi-directional replication. The media you create will replicate to a target VTL.) “Creating a virtual tape library” on page EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 145 Managing Data Services 3. Set the Sync ID on the Cartridge based Targets page: Note: You must specify the Sync ID first at the target system and use the same Sync ID at the source system. The Sync ID creates the match between the source and the target.

  • Page 146: Setting Up The Source Dl3D Appliance

    The source system can now replicate data to a target system. Enabling replication on a virtual tape library To enable replication on a virtual tape library: 1. On the Source Role page, click VTL. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 147 Managing Data Services The Source Role VTL page displays the available virtual tape libraries that are enabled for de-duplication. The page also displays the current replication status for the virtual tape library and information on the most recent replication. 2. Select the virtual tape library to enable replication and click Edit. The Edit Replication page appears.
  • Page 148 4. Select Enable Directory/File Based Replication to target Sync 5. Type the target Sync ID that was configured on the target system. “Configuring directory/file-based replication on a NAS share” on page 145. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 149: Replicating To A Target System

    Managing Data Services 6. Click Apply. The Source Role NAS page appears. Replicating to a target system The Source Replication pages differ depending on the type of data being replicated (virtual tape library or share). The following sections provide information for your specific data type: Replicating a virtual tape library.
  • Page 150 3. Select the virtual tape library and click Replicate Now. The virtual tape library namespace is replicated from the source system to the target system. When complete, a recoverable image of that VTL will be available on the target system. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 151 Managing Data Services Figure 19 Source Role - Virtual tape libraries Configuring and implementing data replication...
  • Page 152 3. To edit the namespace replication time, select Replicate daily at and enter the date and time to send the namespace of that share to the target system. 4. Click Apply. The Source Role NAS page appears. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 153 Managing Data Services Running a namespace replication manually (on-demand replication) To manually replicate the namespace of the NAS share: 1. On the Source Role page, click NAS. The Source Role NAS page appears. 2. Click Check Readiness. Check readiness informs if all the unique blocks of the NAS share are transferred to the target system.
  • Page 154 Managing Data Services Source Role page - NAS shares Figure 20 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 155: Viewing Replication Status

    Managing Data Services Running directory/file-based replication Replication of individual directories or files occurs only when a CLI replication command executes after a backup completes. The CLI commands for replication can be run individually through the DL3D CLI interface or by executing a post-backup script on the host that includes these commands.
  • Page 156 Status area. CAUTION If a node fails during a replication job, the replication job must be restarted. To abort a namespace replication in progress, select the VTL and click Replicate/Abort. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 157 Managing Data Services To synchronize the virtual tape libraries configured for cartridge-based replication, click Synchronize/Abort. The system will update all tape cartridges in the target virtual tape library. Only virtual tape libraries enabled for cartridge-based replication can be synchronized. To abort a synchronization in progress, click Synchronize/Abort. Viewing the replication status of a NAS share The Source Role NAS page displays the available NAS shares that have been de-duplicated.

  • Page 158: Performing Source Role Actions

    Since the block can be as large as 250 MB, the process of completing the current block replication can take up to 15 minutes to complete. Once that block has completed replication, the system will pause and wait to resume. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 159 Managing Data Services Failure Note: If you pause a replication in process, a event will be Replication Events generated on the page. When the replication is resumed, the replication process will continue. Click Resume to resume replication and fail back traffic. Enabling or disabling replication Use the Source Role Actions page to enable or disable the replication state.

  • Page 160: Performing Target Role Actions

    Target Role. On the Target Role page, click Actions. The Actions page appears. Target Role performance data includes statistics gathered while receiving replicated or failed back shares or partitions from source systems. To clear these statistics, click Clear. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 161: Recovering Replicated Data

    Managing Data Services Recovering replicated data The two ways to recover replicated data on the DL3D systems are: Data recovery Data failback While recovering/failing back a NAS share, specify a unique name for that share on the target system. If prompted, assign a user with permission to access the recovered share.
  • Page 162 Note: If the source share is an NFS share, then the target NFS share must be restored as an NFS share. If the source share is a CIFS share, then the target CIFS share must be restored as a CIFS share. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 163: Data Failback

    Managing Data Services Data failback If a virtual tape library or NAS share has been destroyed or corrupted on the original source system, the data failback option copies the replicated virtual tape library or share from the target system to the source system.
  • Page 164 7. Click NAS in the Target Role page to recover a NAS share. 8. On the source system, select the recovered NAS share from the replicated share list and click Recover. The NAS share is recreated on the source system. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 165: Managing Utilities

    Managing Utilities The Utilities page lets you perform maintenance functions on the DL3D 1500/3000, including uploading and activating software images, and configuration files. The Utilities page also lets you restart or shut down the DL3D appliance. This chapter discusses the following topics: Accessing utilities................

  • Page 166: Accessing Utilities

    An Information page appears indicating that the firmware has been either activated or removed. 6. Click OK to return to the Utilities page. The DL3D appliance will use the new firmware image the next time the system is rebooted. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 167: Analyzer

    Managing Utilities Analyzer The Analyzer page allows you to analyze both the network information as well as the disk information. To access the Analyzer page: 1. Access the Utilities page. “Accessing utilities” on page 166 contains more information. 2. Click Analyzer. The Analyzer page is divided into the following sections: Network Analysis Disk Analysis...

  • Page 168: Diagnostics

    The DL3D appliance lets you download a system diagnostics file to your local host, which is helpful while troubleshooting problems on the system. You must have this file available before contacting EMC customer support. To download the system diagnostics file: 1.
  • Page 169 Managing Utilities 4. Click OK to return to the Utilities page. Healthchecks Use the Healthchecks page to configure the automatic healthcheck function on the DL3D. When configured, the system will periodically run a system-wide healthcheck that will determine the status of the overall DL3D system.
  • Page 170 The scheduling applies to all healthchecks. They can be scheduled to run daily, weekly or not at all. Select either Daily or Weekly and use the drop-down boxes to select a start time for periodic healthchecks. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 171: Node Management

    Managing Utilities Scheduling healthchecks Figure 23 Node management The Node Management page allows you to reboot or shut down the DL3D server. To reboot or shut down the DL3D server: 1. Access the Utilities page and click Node Management. “Accessing utilities” on page 166 contains more information.

  • Page 172: License Keys

    The new functionality is now available through the remote management pages. Note: The Path-to-Tape license and the Auto Archive license change the functionality of Fibre Channel port 3 on the HBA from target to initiator. License keys Figure 24 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 173: Command Line Interface

    Command Line Interface You can use the DL3D 1500/3000 command line interface to perform all the operations you perform on the remote management pages. You can perform basic configuration commands such as listing the available virtual tape libraries, NAS shares, adding a virtual tape library, editing a virtual tape library or NAS share and deleting a virtual tape library or NAS share.

  • Page 174: Access To Command Line Interface

    CLI provides a default value for it. The pipe character "|" indicates that you must specify only one of the possible option name or values. This is like an OR symbol. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 175 Command Line Interface One or more options are indicated within parenthesis "( )". You must invoke the CLI program syscli and use it as the command followed by the options. The syntax specified for the CLI in following sections start with options and values and assumes that the command syscli precedes the options.

  • Page 176: Virtual Tape Library Commands

    Lists all available virtual tape library models Description The list library command lists the available virtual tape library models. The specific library model or product ID is required while adding or creating a new virtual tape library. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 177: List Tapedrive

    Syntax syscli --list library Output library count = 3 library = 1 productid = DL1500 description = EMC Disk Library library = 2 productid = Scalar 100 description = ADIC Scalar 100 library = 3 productid = Scalar i2000 description = ADIC Scalar i2000...

  • Page 178: Edit Vtl

    Syntax syscli --list mediatype –drive <drive type> Output List of media types: Total count = 3 [mediatype = 1] type = SDLT1 capability = RW EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 179: Add Media

    Command Line Interface maxcapacity = 160 GB [mediatype = 2] type = SDLT2 capability = RW maxcapacity = 300 GB [mediatype = 3] type = DLTS4 capability = RW maxcapacity = 800 GB add media Lets you create a media Description The add media command lets you create media for a specified virtual tape library.

  • Page 180: Del Media

    Changes the state of the tape to exported state Description The export media command changes the state of the tape to exported state. You must specify the media barcode and the name of the virtual tape library. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 181: Recycle Media

    Command Line Interface Syntax syscli --export media --barcode <barcode> --name <vtl name> Example bash-3.00$ syscli --export media --barcode ENR114 --name ENT-VTL1-NR recycle media Changes the state of the tape to recycled state Description The recycle media command changes the state of the tape to recycled state.

  • Page 182: List Host

    The edit host command lets you add or change the host alias of a host. You must specify the host’s WWPN. Syntax syscli --edit host --wwpn <host’s world wide port name> --alias <host alias> EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 183: Del Host

    Command Line Interface del host Deletes an existing host Description The del host command lets you delete an existing host from the available host list. To add or change the host alias of a host, you must specify the host’s WWPN. The host must be in inactive status before you delete it.

  • Page 184: List Sanclientgroup

    = VMC serial = VL01SV0904BVA11644 lun = 0 [device = 2] type = VTD serial = VD29SV0904BVA11644 lun = 1 [device = 3] type = VTD serial = VD2ASV0904BVA11644 lun = 2 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 185: Add Sanclientgroup

    Command Line Interface add sanclientgroup Adds a host access group Description The add sanclientgroup adds a host access group. You must specify the group name, name of the virtual tape library, host name or name or WWPN, target (FC port), list of device serial numbers (either VMC or VTD) and the desired host LUNs.

  • Page 186: Nas Commands

    Command Line Interface NAS commands This section lists the NAS commands on the DL3D 1500/3000 command line interface and the syntax of these commands. list share Lists all existing NAS shares and their attributes Description The list share command lists all existing NAS shares on the system and their attributes.

  • Page 187: Add Share

    Command Line Interface add share Adds a NAS share Description The add share command lets you add a NAS share. You must specify the following NAS share settings: NAS share name Protocol to export (CIFS or NFS) Enforce Read-only access (True/False) Hide Share from Network Browsing (True/False), applicable to the CIFS protocol only You can also specify the description, whether or not to enable...

  • Page 188: Join Workgroup

    <admin_user> --password <admin_password> disjoin workgroup Lets you disjoin the Samba server from the Windows workgroup Description The disjoin workgroup command lets you disjoin the Samba server from the Windows workgroup. Syntax syscli --disjoin workgroup EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 189: Disjoin Ads

    Command Line Interface disjoin ads Lets you disjoin the Samba server from the Windows active directory domain Description The disjoin ads command lets you disjoin the Samba server from the active directory domain. Syntax syscli --disjoin ads --admin <domain user authorized to join> [--password <domain user password>] list user Lists the CIFS users...

  • Page 190: Add User

    The getstatust nfs|cifs command lists the status of NFS and CIFS service. Syntax syscli --getstatus nfs|cifs deleteall share Deletes all existing NAS shares Description The deleteall share command deletes all existing NAS shares. Syntax syscli --deleteall share [--proto {cifs|nfs}] EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 191: Edit Share

    Command Line Interface edit share Edits the attributes of a NAS share Description The edit share command lets you edit the attributes of a NAS share. You must specify the name of the NAS share and the attributes that you need to change. Syntax syscli --edit share --name <sharename>...

  • Page 192: List Shareadmin

    The add shareuser command grants privileges to an existing workgroup user to access a CIFS share. You must specify the sharename and username. Syntax syscli --add shareuser --share <sharename> --user <username> [--rw] EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 193: List Shareuser

    Command Line Interface list shareuser Lists all workgroup users that have access to a CIFS share Description The list shareuser command lists all the workgroup users that have access to a CIFS share.You must specify the CIFS share name. Syntax syscli --list shareuser --share <sharename>...

  • Page 194: List Sharehost

    --deleteall sharehost --share <sharename> get smbsetting Gets the kernel oplocks setting in CIFS Description The get smbsetting command lets you acquire the kernel oplocks setting in CIFS. Syntax syscli --get smbsetting --oplocks EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 195: Set Smbsetting

    Command Line Interface set smbsetting Changes the kernel oplocks settings in CIFS Description The set smbsetting command lets you change the kernel oplocks settings in CIFS. Syntax syscli --set smbsetting --oplocks disabled|enabled NAS commands...

  • Page 196: Status Commands

    Command Line Interface Status commands This section lists the status commands on the DL3D 1500/3000 command line interface and the syntax of these commands. get capacity Retrieves capacity statistics Description The get capacity command lists all the capacity data points.

  • Page 197: Get Capacity Used Dedup

    Command Line Interface get capacity used dedup Displays the amount of user data which has been de-duplicated Description The get capacity used-dedup command displays the amount of user data in TB that has been de-duplicated. Syntax syscli --get capacity --used dedup get ddratio Retrieves de-duplication ratio statistics Description...

  • Page 198: Replication Commands

    Command Line Interface Replication commands This section lists the replication commands on the DL3D 1500/3000 command line interface and the syntax and output of these commands. replicate vtl Initiates cartridge-based replication Description The replicate vtl command lets you initiate cartridge-based replication for a cartridge in a virtual tape library.

  • Page 199: Lock Nas

    Command Line Interface lock nas Locks the specified NAS share Description The lock nas command locks a specified NAS share. You must specify the name of the NAS share. Syntax syscli --lock nas --name <NAS share name> [--wait] unlock vtl Unlocks the specified virtual tape library Description The unlock vtl command unlocks a specified virtual tape library.

  • Page 200: Getstatus Naslock

    Retrieves the trigger status of a source or target Description The getstatus trigger command lists the trigger request status for a source or target. You must specify either the source or the target. Syntax syscli --getstatus trigger --source | --target EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 201: Getstatus Sync

    Command Line Interface getstatus sync Retrieves the synchronization status Description The getstatus sync command lists the synchronization request status of a specified source or target. Syntax syscli --getstatus sync --source | --target Replication commands...

  • Page 202: Ost Commands

    Command Line Interface OST commands This section lists the OST commands on the DL3D 1500/3000 command line interface and the syntax of these commands. add storageserver Adds a storage server Description The add storageserver command lets you add a storage server to CIFS or NFS.

  • Page 203: List Storageserver

    Command Line Interface list storageserver Lists the storage servers Description The list storageserver command lists the storage servers in NFS or CIFS. You must specify the storage server name. Syntax syscli --list storageserver [ {--proto cifs|nfs} | {--name <server_name>} ] add lsu Add LSU to a specified storage server Description...

  • Page 204: Edit Lsu

    Lists the LSUs Description The list lsu command lists the LSUs in the storage servers. You must specify the storage server name and the LSU name. Syntax syscli --list lsu --storageserver <server_name> [--name <lsu_name>] EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 205 DL3D Event Codes The following tables describe the system events: Server events..................206 Server software events ..............209 RAID events..................212 Fibre Channel HBA events ............. 213 Compression HBA events............... 214 Network data management protocol events........ 214 Software events ................215 RAS events ..................

  • Page 206: Server Events

    Non-Recoverable level The voltage rises lower SL_FRU_IO_SERVER SL_EVT_UNDERVOLTAGE Middle Warning Non-Critical level The voltage rises lower SL_FRU_IO_SERVER SL_EVT_LOWVOLTAGE High Failed Critical level The voltage rises lower SL_FRU_IO_SERVER SL_EVT_VOLTAGE_ High Failed DEGRADE Non-Recoverable level EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 207 DL3D Event Codes Server events (continued) Table 14 State Alert (Failed, (High, Degraded, Middle, Warning, Subsystem Event occurred FRU ID Event Low) Info, Good) Voltage The voltage rises upper SL_FRU_IO_SERVER SL_EVT_OVERVOLTAGE Middle Warning status of Non-Critical level 3.3v Power Supply The voltage rises upper SL_FRU_IO_SERVER High...
  • Page 208 SL_EVT_PWR_FAIL High Failed supply Power supply not SL_FRU_IOS_PWR SL_EVT_NOT_PRESENT High Failed present Node Stopped SL_FRU_IO_SERVER SL_EVT_STOPPED High Failed Node Unavailable SL_FRU_IO_SERVER SL_EVT_COMM_FAIL Middle Warning MB NIC Link Down SL_FRU_IO_SERVER Middle Warning SL_EVT_LINK_FAIL EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 209: Server Software Events

    DL3D Event Codes Server events (continued) Table 14 State Alert (Failed, (High, Degraded, Middle, Warning, Subsystem Event occurred FRU ID Event Low) Info, Good) PCI NIC Link Down SL_FRU_NIC_ETHER_ SL_EVT_LINK_FAIL High Failed PORT Node Node is down SL_FRU_CLUSTER SL_EVT_STOPPED High Failed Keepalive Cluster task failed...
  • Page 210 High Failed Performance Performance degraded SL_EVT_PERF_ Warning DEGRADED Reporting Error reported Warning SL_EVT_REPORT_ Warning reported SL_EVT_REPORT_WA Warning Response Not responding SL_EVT_NO_RESPON Warning Not supported Warning SL_EVT_NOT_SUP Resource System resource SL_EVT_SYS_RES_W Warning waiting EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 211: Server Software Events

    DL3D Event Codes Server software events (continued) Table 15 State Alert (Failed, (High, Degraded, Middle, Warning, Subsystem Event occurred FRU ID Event Low) Info, Good) Vaulting Vaulting operation failed SL_EVT_VAULT_FAIL High Failed Virtual Volume Virtual volume error SL_EVT_VIRT_VOL_E Warning...

  • Page 212: Raid Events

    SL_FRU_RAID_ SL_EVT_ High Failed CTRL LOGDRV_FAIL (data loss) Chassis Hardware fault SL_FRU_RAID_ SL_EVT_HW_ High Failed CHASSIS FAULT Sensors Under temperature SL_FRU_RAID_ SL_EVT_ Warn CTRL UNDERTEMP Over temperature SL_FRU_RAID_ SL_EVT_ Warn CTRL OVERTEMP EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 213: Fibre Channel Hba Events

    DL3D Event Codes RAID events (continued) Table 16 State Alert (Failed, (High, Degraded, Middle, Warning, Subsystem Event occurred FRU ID Event Low) Info, Good) Power Power supply failure SL_FRU_RAID_ SL_EVT_PWR_ High Failed FAIL supply Not present SL_FRU_RAID_ SL_EVT_NOT_ High Failed PRESENT Fan failure SL_FRU_RAID_FAN...

  • Page 214: Compression Hba Events

    (High, Degraded, Middle, Warning, Subsystem Event occurred FRU ID Event Level Low) Info, Good) HiFn License is required SL_FRU_NDMP SL_EVT_LICENCE_ Ticket High Failed REQUIRED License failed SL_FRU_NDMP SL_EVT_LICENSE_ Ticket High Failed FAIL EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 215: Software Events

    DL3D Event Codes Software events Table 20 State Alert (Failed, (High, Degraded, Middle, Warning, Subsystem Event occurred FRU ID Event Level Low) Info, Good) Software Metadump failed SL_FRU_REPL SL_EVT_ Ticket High Failed METADUMP_FAIL Namespace SL_FRU_REPL SL_EVT_REPL_ Ticket High Failed FAIL replication failed Replication paused by SL_FRU_REPL...

  • Page 216: Ras Events

    Replication.htm Warning TIVE an operation High SL_EVT_REPL_TB_TD_FAILED SL_FRU_REPL Has failed Replication.htm Warning an operation High SL_EVT_REPL_TB_AUD_FAILED SL_FRU_REPL Has failed Replication.htm Warning an operation High SL_EVT_REPL_TB_MSG_FAILED SL_FRU_REPL Has failed Replication.htm Warning an operation EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 217 Veritas NetBackup OST and LSU Configuration This appendix lists the commands required for configuring OST and LSU on Veritas NetBackup: Veritas NetBackup OST and LSU Configuration ......218 Enabling Verbose Logging .............. 219 Veritas NetBackup OST and LSU Configuration...

  • Page 218: Veritas Netbackup Ost And Lsu Configuration

    <storage server name as entered in DL3D GUI>_<IP address of DL3D interface> Example: • Adding a storage server by name: server1_10.180.12.205 • Adding a media server by name: nbumedia.emc.com /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbdevconfig –creatests -storage_server server1_10.180.12.205 –stype EMC –media_server nbumedia.emc.com –st 9 2.

  • Page 219: Enabling Verbose Logging

    Veritas NetBackup OST and LSU Configuration Enabling Verbose Logging OST Plug-in Log The OST Plug-in logs various messages to log files under: /var/log/ostlog/client directory on a Linux/Unix media server host. Example: # tail -f /var/log/ostlog/client/ost_client.log DEBUG - 20080725 16:12:43 15982 pgnapi.c:57 Plugin Prefix Quantum claimed.
  • Page 220 Veritas NetBackup OST and LSU Configuration EMC DL3D 1500 and 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 221: Mounting Or Mapping The Nas Shares

    Mounting or Mapping the NAS Shares This appendix lists the procedures required for mounting NFS shares and mapping CIFS shares: Mounting NFS shares ..............222 Mapping CIFS shares............... 225 Mounting or Mapping the NAS Shares...

  • Page 222: Mounting Nfs Shares

    To mount the NFS share on another NFS version, use the command: mount -o vers={1|2|3} {nfs_server}:/{export path} /{mountpoint} To show the list of file systems exported by the nfs server: showmount -e {nfs_server} showmount -e dfshares {nfs_server} EMC DL3D 1500 and 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 223 Mounting or Mapping the NAS Shares To show or clear the NFS statistics, respectively: nfsstat -c [show NFS statistics] nfsstat -z [clear NFS statistics] HP-UX 11i If you are using NFSv3, mount the NFS share created on the DL3D using this command: mount {nfs_server}:/{export path} /{mountpoint} For example: mount cosmowanda:/Q/shares/tl_nfs_1 /stoli1...
  • Page 224 To show the list of file systems exported by the nfs server: showmount -e {nfs_server} showmount -e dfshares {nfs_server} To show or clear the NFS statistics, respectively: nfsstat -c [show NFS statistics] nfsstat -z [clear NFS statistics] EMC DL3D 1500 and 3000 Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 225: Mapping Cifs Shares

    This section describes how to configure several different backup applications to use CIFS shares on the DL3D. ® EMC NetWorker 1. Create a CIFS share on the DL3D and join a workgroup or domain type authentication domain (using the same type as the NetWorker server or storage node that will use the CIFS share).
  • Page 226 1. Create a CIFS share on the DL3D and join a workgroup or domain type authentication domain (using the same type as the Backup Exec server). 2. Map the CIFS share as a network drive in Windows Explorer. EMC DL3D 1500 and 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 227 Mounting or Mapping the NAS Shares 3. Optionally add a username with password for the share on the DL3D. 4. If you added an optional username for the share, add this username to the Administrators and Backup Operators group. 5. Under Device Manager/Services, edit all Backup Exec services except the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers to run under the domain login account.
  • Page 228 16. Make sure all subclients are associated with storage policies. 17. Test the setup by right-clicking the backup set you created and under All Tasks choose Backup all subclients. 18. Run the Job Controller to view progress. EMC DL3D 1500 and 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 229 A physical tape volume may be accessed directly, that is, inserted into a virtual tape drive and accessed through that virtual tape drive by the user. Direct access is an aspect of the DL3D 1500/3000 integrated path-to-tape feature. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 230 Zoning which is implemented in hardware. Hard zoning physically blocks access to a zone from any device outside of the zone. Host The device or devices to which the library is connected. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 231 Mean time to repair NDMP path to tape A licensed feature of DL3D 1500/3000 that permits the customer backup application to initiate, manage and monitor the copying of [a subset of] a virtual tape volume to a physical tape volume, assuming that it originally wrote the virtual tape volume.
  • Page 232 The security vulnerability in soft zoning is that the ports are still accessible if the user in another zone correctly guesses the fibre channel address. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 233 A method of arranging Fibre Channel devices into logical groups over the physical configuration of the fabric. SAN zoning may be utilized to implement compartmentalization of data for security purposes. Each device in a SAN may be placed into multiple zones. EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 234 Glossary EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 235 85 access 174 e-mail, sending service tickets 134 NAS commands 186 OST commands 202 replication commands 198 status commands 196 firmware syntax conventions 174 uploading 166 CLI accounts 42 frames, displayed 29 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 236 37 Send Ticket Information screen 134 network configuration service tickets fields 38 closing 135 viewing/editing 37 modifying 133 network time protocol (NTP) 39 sending by e-mail 134 severity levels 131 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator Guide...
  • Page 237 69 tape cartridges virtual tape library actions 70 degraded 127 unavailable 127 configuration 56 tape drive status 127 details 128 vtl commands 176 Ticket Analysis screen 133, 135 Ticket Details screen 134 EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 238 Index EMC DL3D 1500 and DL3D 3000 Administrator Guide...

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