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  • Page 1 Installation Guide Lattus A10 Access Node 6-67807-06 Rev A...
  • Page 2 Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide, 6-67807-06 Rev A, December 2014, Product of USA. Quantum Corporation provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installing the Rails and Mounting Brackets ..... . 7 Installing the Lattus A10 Access Node ......7 Step 2: Cable the Lattus A10 Access Node Before You Begin .
  • Page 4 Configuring Lattus for S3 ......29 Install the Lattus A10 Software ......30 Configure the Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services .
  • Page 5 Step 8: Enabling Communication with a Multi-Geo System 79 Adding a Lattus A10 to a Multi-Geo System ....79 Connecting the A10 to a Remote Controller Node ..80...
  • Page 6 Stopping and Starting Lattus Snpolicyd ..... . . 83 Shutting Down the Lattus A10 ......83 Modifications to the objs.conf File .
  • Page 7 Tables Table 1 Lattus A10 to Lattus Controller Node Direct-Connect  Method ..........11 Table 2 Lattus A10 to Lattus Controller Node Switched Interconnect Method .
  • Page 8 Tables viii Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...
  • Page 9 #hostname <name> File and directory names, menu “In the Add Namespace commands, button names, and window, select the number of window names are shown in bold namespaces you want to font. add.” Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...
  • Page 10 AA — hexadecimal additional sense code QQ — hexadecimal additional sense code qualifiers Product Safety Quantum will not be held liable for damage arising from unauthorized Statements use of the product. The user assumes all risk in this aspect. This unit is engineered and manufactured to meet all safety and regulatory requirements.
  • Page 11 Preface bodily injury, damage to the equipment, or interference with other equipment. WARNING: Before operating this product, read all instructions and warnings in this document and in the system, safety, and regulatory guide. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...
  • Page 12 Preface Related Documents The following Quantum documents are also available for Lattus systems: Document Document Document Title Description Lattus Site Planning 6-67795 Describes how to Guide prepare the customer site prior to installation Lattus Installation 6-67794 Describes how to Guide...
  • Page 13 • eSupport - Submit online service requests, update contact information, add attachments, and receive status updates via email. Online Service accounts are free from Quantum. That account can also be used to access Quantum’s Knowledge Base, a comprehensive repository of product support information. Sign up today at: http://www.quantum.com/osr...
  • Page 14 Preface For further assistance, or if training is desired, contact the Quantum Customer Support Center: United States 1-800-284-5101 (toll free) +1-720-249-5700 EMEA +800-7826-8888 (toll free) +49-6131-3241-1164 APAC +800-7826-8887 (toll free) +603-7953-3010 For worldwide support: http://www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport/Index.aspx Worldwide End-User For more information on the Quantum Worldwide End-User Standard...

  • Page 15: Introduction

    Node in a Lattus system at the customer's site. Installation Sequence In a Lattus system, a Lattus A10 Access Node is typically installed and configured after all other Lattus components (including controller nodes, storage nodes and switches) have been installed and configured.

  • Page 16: Multi-Geo Connectivity

    Introduction Product Terminology Multi-Geo Connectivity Customers can add a Lattus A10 Access Node to any Lattus system at any time, including Lattus Multi-Geo systems that include two or three data centers in different geographical locations. Instructions for enabling communication between a Lattus A10 Access Node and a...
  • Page 17 Introduction Task Overview • Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services on page 29 • Step 5: Install Centrify Samba on page 55 • Step 6: Install Centrify Samba Without Active Directory on page 69 •...
  • Page 18 Introduction Task Overview Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 19: Step 1: Unpack And Rack The Lattus A10

    In addition to the server, make sure you have power cords and the proper Ethernet cables. 2 In the Lattus A10 packing materials, locate the Lattus A10 USB installation drive, which contains the installation media. The drive is located in a labeled kit bag, or possibly in a small ESD bag inside the kit bag.
  • Page 20 Step 1: Unpack and Rack the Lattus A10 The following illustration shows the contents of the USB drive: Figure 1 Lattus A10 USB Drive Contents Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 21: Installing The Rails And Mounting Brackets

    Installing the Rails and Mounting Brackets Note: Do not switch on power to the rack until instructed to do so. 1 Install the rails in the rack before you install the Lattus A10. 2 After installing rails, attach the mounting brackets to the node before attaching the node to the rails.
  • Page 22 Step 1: Unpack and Rack the Lattus A10 Installing the Lattus A10 Access Node Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 23: Step 2: Cable The Lattus A10 Access Node

    Step 2: Cable the Lattus A10 Access Node Task: Cable the Lattus A10 Access Node to the Lattus Controller Nodes using either of the two supported methods: • Direct-Connect: The Lattus A10 connects one 10gE port (Eth5) directly to a 10gE port (Eth6) on Controller Node 1, and a second 10gE port (Eth7) directly to another 10gE port (Eth6) on Controller Node2.

  • Page 24: Connecting The Ethernet Cables

    Step 2: Cable the Lattus A10 Access Node Connecting the Ethernet Cables do not connect all power cords to the same bank in the rack. Instead, try to distribute cords across multiple power banks inside the rack. 5 Secure power cords out of the way using cable ties and Velcro tie strips.
  • Page 25 Step 2: Cable the Lattus A10 Access Node Connecting the Ethernet Cables Table 1 Lattus A10 to Lattus Controller Node Direct- Connect Method Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 26: Connecting Using The Switched-Interconnect Method

    Step 2: Cable the Lattus A10 Access Node Connecting the Ethernet Cables Connecting Using the Lattus Hardware and Cabling Aids Refer to Table 2 and the located on Switched-Interconnect CSWeb. Method Table 2 Lattus A10 to Lattus Controller Node Switched...

  • Page 27: Step 3: Install And Configure The Lattus A10 Server

    Server Task: Install the CentOS 6.3 operating system software. The Lattus A10 ships from Dell with the BIOS and disk drive RAID layout preconfigured, but you must still install the CentOS operating system, configure host network settings, and install Dell service tools.

  • Page 28: Install The Os From The Usb Image

    Follow the steps in this section to install the OS. 1 Access CSWeb and download the file called “A10_USB_boot.doc.” Follow the steps in this document for creating a Lattus A10 USB drive from which to install the operating system. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...
  • Page 29 On CSWeb you will also need to download the operating system image called “CentOS-6.3-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso.” 2 After creating the Lattus A10 USB drive, insert it into an available USB port on the front or rear of the Lattus A10. 3 Connect your laptop to the iDRAC port on the rear of the Lattus Lattus Hardware Overview and Cabling Aid A10.
  • Page 30 Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Install the OS from the USB Image 8 At the Boot Manager Main Menu, select the BIOS Boot Menu option: 9 When the BIOS Boot Manager appears, select Hard drive C: and then select the USB boot drive.
  • Page 31 Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Install the OS from the USB Image Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...
  • Page 32 Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Install the OS from the USB Image The CentOS 6.3 Welcome screen displays, as shown below. 10 Within 60 seconds, press the TAB key to edit the options and add a reference to the kick start file.
  • Page 33 Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Install the OS from the USB Image 11 Add a reference to the custom ks.cfg kick start file by modifying the editable line below the top box, as shown below. vmlinuz ks=hd:sda1:ks.cfg biosdevname=0 initrd=initrd.img...
  • Page 34 Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Install the OS from the USB Image 12 Press ENTER to start the installation. The remaining part of the OS installation is non-interactive. At the end of the installation, a screen prompts you to reboot the system, as shown below.

  • Page 35: Installing The Lattus A10 Service Utilities

    Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Installing the Lattus A10 Service Utilities 14 While still connected to the iDRAC port, log in to the Lattus A10 using root as the user name and password as the password.

  • Page 36: Installing The Intel 10Gbe Driver

    1 Open a terminal window and change the directory location to the location where you copied the folders from the Lattus A10 USB drive. 2 Install the Intel 10GbE driver located in the Lattus A10 CentOS SW folder by using the following command: # rpm -U ixgbe-3.11.33-1.x86_64.rpm...

  • Page 37: Configure Host Settings

    Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Configure Host Settings Configure Host Settings Before You Begin Refer to the Lattus Installation Worksheet for the following information. (If you do not have the worksheet, collect the information from the customer.)

  • Page 38: Configuring Settings

    Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Configure Host Settings Configuring Settings Complete the following steps: 1 Configure the Lattus A10 host settings: a From the Xwindows session, select System > Preferences > Network Connections. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...
  • Page 39 Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Configure Host Settings The Network Connections dialog box appears. b On the Wired tab, select the following Ethernet ports, and then click Edit to define the network settings. • Eth1 - Customer-supplied address •...
  • Page 40 Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Configure Host Settings The Editing System dialog box displays. (Customer-facing ports use non-bonded network ports for maximum stream count). c Using the appropriate table(s), set the defined IP address for each of the Lattus ports.
  • Page 41 Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Configure Host Settings 2 Check the option Connect automatically. 3 In the Method pulldown, choose Manual and then enter IP information. 4 Click Apply to save each interface’s configuration. 5 Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network configuration file as either root...
  • Page 42 Step 3: Install and Configure the Lattus A10 Server Configure Host Settings 6 Restart the network services by running the following command. (You might have to reboot the system.) # service network start (or: /etc/init.d/network start) Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 43: Step 4: Install And Configure Lattus A10 Software And Nas Services

    Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Task: In this task you install and configure the Lattus A10 software and NAS services. Note: Although the Lattus A10 software uses some StorNext components and the Lattus A10 graphical user interface resembles the StorNext GUI, StorNext itself is not installed....

  • Page 44: Install The Lattus A10 Software

    Before you begin the configuration process, you should first verify that the sector count in the snfs1.cfgx configuration file on the supplied Lattus A10 USB drive matches the sector count used by StorNext File System. If the sector counts don’t match, snfs1-data1 won't mount and StorNext won't start.

  • Page 45: Starting Configuration

    Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configure the Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services 2 Open the snfs1.cfgx configuration file and locate the sectors= value. The line in the snfs1.cfgx configuration file containing this value looks similar to this: <snfs:diskType typeName="SNFS_DATA_6000GB"...
  • Page 46 Apply the names snfsdr-disk1 and snfsdr-disk2 to the LUNs containing 1677703135 sectors. f Write the labels using this command: # /usr/cvfs/bin/cvlabel /tmp/labels 7 Enter the primary IP address of the Lattus A10 system into the file. /usr/cvfs/config/fsnameservers 8 Start StorNext:...

  • Page 47: Configuring Dss Policy

    Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring DSS Policy # /usr/cvfs/bin/cvadmin -e 'start snfsdr' # mkdir -p /stornext/snfsdr # mount /stornext/snfsdr 12 Set up the directory structure for placing the metadumps onto the snfsdr file system.
  • Page 48 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring DSS Policy 4 Create the Lattus DSS policy. The field values should come from the Lattus Sizing Tool provided by Quantum Pre-Sales, or obtained from the customer. For example:...
  • Page 49 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring DSS Policy iv) Force dispersion over racks: Select Yes to have your data spread evenly across racks in the case of a rack failure. (Recommended.) Make sure the durability policy is evenly divisible by the number of racks you have (such as 20/4).

  • Page 50: Creating Namespaces

    Tasks: Create two namespaces: • Namespace1 is for the Lattus A10 backup. • Namespace2 is for Lattus A10 user data. You can create both namespaces in a single step. Note: This section applies to the AXR REST interface only. If the S3...
  • Page 51 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Creating Namespaces The Add Namespace dialog box displays the parameter fields for two namespaces. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 52: Namespace For Lattus A10 User Data

    Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Creating Lattus S3 Buckets a Enter the following for Namespace 1: i) Name: Enter NS_BACKUP. ii) DSS Policy: Set this to the name of the policy you configured Configuring DSS Policy on page 33 for user data.

  • Page 53: Creating S3 Buckets

    Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Creating Lattus S3 Buckets each OBJS controller configured for HTTPS. If you intend to use HTTP only, certificates are not needed. See also the note under Manager Protocol: Select the protocol you want the Lattus Object Storage Manager GUI interface to use.

  • Page 54: Configuring Lattus Object Storage

    Lattus A10 user data. 4 Click Add. The S3 buckets table displays the newly added S3 bucket for Lattus A10 user data. 5 Repeat step 3, using "s3-backup" as the bucket name for Lattus A10 backup data. Configuring Lattus Object Storage...

  • Page 55: Configuring Objs.conf

    Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring objs.conf 4 From the Configuration > Licenses page, verify that the SNFS Lattus Object Storage license is shown and has a green checkmark in the Status column. Click Next to continue.
  • Page 56 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring objs.conf 1 From the left panel, click Configuration > Storage Destinations. The Lattus Object Storage dialog box appears. 2 Click New, and then enter the following fields: • ID: This identification string defines the new Lattus Object Storage destination.
  • Page 57 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring objs.conf Note: You must create or import a Lattus Object Storage security certificate prior to creating a Lattus Object Storage Destination. The certificate applies to each OBJS controller configured for HTTPS. If you intend to use HTTP only, certificates are not needed.
  • Page 58 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring objs.conf • Authentication: This parameter specifies the authentication method used to communicate with the Lattus host. Set this to AWS Signature Version 2 if the S3 REST interface is used. Set this to Digest if Lattus AXR interface is used and a user name and password are required for access.
  • Page 59 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring objs.conf https and Server Authentication is set to “Only Peer Verification” or “Peer and Host Verification”. • Certificate Absolute Path Name: This specifies the absolute path of the file required to verify the peer. If you specify the Certificate Absolute Path Name, it is not necessary to specify the Certificate Directory Path.
  • Page 60 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring objs.conf drop-down menu. The Transfer Timeout specifies the predetermined amount of time that should elapse before the transfer ceases. The default period is 3 minutes. 3 Click Apply.
  • Page 61 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring objs.conf For example, if is set to 128, change the limit ingest_threads to 9000 in DSM_control: # ulimit -n 9000 c Restart the StorNext file systems and snpolicyd after making...
  • Page 62 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring objs.conf s3-data1 for Lattus S3. This configures the policy to store to the defined container. h On the Source Directories tab, create a directory. For example:  /stornext/snfs1/data1. Click Add to add the directory to the “Source Directories”.
  • Page 63 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring objs.conf Note: Note 4: The segment size is rounded up internally to a power of 2. For example, if the segment size is configured to 10 GB, the final segment size applied is 16 GB.

  • Page 64: Configure Email Notification

    Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring objs.conf This sets truncation on files on a specific directory. Quantum recommends that Follow these steps to configure Email notification: you do not change these 1 Choose Email Server from the Tools menu.

  • Page 65: Configure Backup

    Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configure Backup offset: 0 length: 1675472 tag: sfFEF87FD65CC0040000000000028C884E000000000000YMSQPWSVU4Q5DJR6ZS namespace: NS_Data1 Where sfFEF87FD65CC0040000000000028C884E000000000000YMSQPWSVU4Q5DJR6ZS is the object ID for the object that was stored to Lattus storage, and is the namespace in which the object is stored. (Storage occurs NS_Data1 after stopping and then restarting snpolicyd.)

  • Page 66: Configuring Nfs Export(S)

    Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring NFS Export(s) 5 Add this text to the crontab file: # run weekly full backups at 00:30 on Sunday. 30 0 * * sun /usr/adic/gui/bin/cmdwrap - NO_END_OF_FILE/usr/adic/TSM/exec/snbackup -cron # run nightly partial backups at 00:30 Monday through Saturday.
  • Page 67 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring NFS Export(s) 2 Re-export file systems and ensure that NFS is enabled and started: # exportfs -av # chkconfig nfs on # service nfs start 3 Configure the Samba share(s).
  • Page 68 Step 4: Install and Configure Lattus A10 Software and NAS Services Configuring NFS Export(s) Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 69: Step 5: Install Centrify Samba

    • A Windows Domain Controller with UNIX UID and GID mappings enabled • A second Windows system in the same Windows domain • A Lattus A10 Access Node Following are the primary steps for getting Centrify Samba working: 1 Install the Centrify DirectControl Administrator Console on the second Windows system in the domain, and use this to create a Centrify “Zone”...

  • Page 70: Centrify Installation Packages

    Note: This could be installed on the Domain Controller, but customers will probably not want you to install software on a domain controller. 2 Install Samba on the Lattus A10 Access Node. 3 Create shares in /etc/samba/smb.conf and restart Samba. Centrify Installation...

  • Page 71: Installing The Centrify Directcontrol Admin Console On A Windows

    • Identity Management For Unix • (Optional) Add Users (for example, “account1” and “legal1”) to the Active Directory domain (for example, “selab.local”) • (Optional) Add site administrative user (for example, “qadmin”) and assign administrative privileges. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...
  • Page 72 (domain name) [root@se-a10 cifs]# /usr/bin/adquery user account1 account1:x:10009:10004:account1:/home/account1:/bin/ • On the Lattus A10 (se-a10.selab.local): • If a sticky bit exists, remove it from the Stornext directory: chmod -s /stornext/snfs1/cifs • Add new samba share directories to the stornext file system mkdir /stornext/snfs1/cifs/<samba-share-name>...

  • Page 73: Starting The Centrify Installation

    Administrator privileges. Complete the following steps: 1 Extract the appropriate ZIP file into a folder on the system: # Centrify-Suite-2012.3-mgmt-std-win32.zip - or - # Centrify-Suite-2012.3-mgmt-std-win64.zip The contents of the ZIP file are shown. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...
  • Page 74 3 Select Centrify DirectManage. The Installation Wizard appears. 4 Exit all Windows programs before running the Wizard. 5 Click Next to continue. 6 Read and agree to the terms of the EULA, and then click Next. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...
  • Page 75 De-select everything except for DirectControl / DirectAuthorize > Administrator Console > Main Console: b Click Next. 10 In the Choose Destination Folder dialog box, select the default Destination Folder or click Browse …, and select an alternative folder. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 76: Creating The _Quantum_Sfu Zone

    12 When the Setup of Centrify DirectManage is complete dialog box appears, click Finish. Creating the _quantum_sfu Zone Complete the following steps: Centrify DirectControl 1 Run the application as a user with Domain Administrator privileges. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...
  • Page 77 NIS domain name. Note: Check to see if the customer has multiple NIS domains to choose from, and then enter the one that includes the users you wish to enable. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 78: Installing Centrify Directcontrol On The Lattus A10 Node Using

    Step 5: Install Centrify Samba Installing Centrify DirectControl on the Lattus A10 Node Using Active Directory Note: This should not be common, but if you are in an environment where the domain name is not resolvable via DNS, this step unfortunately does not allow you to specify a domain controller.
  • Page 79 Step 5: Install Centrify Samba Installing Centrify DirectControl on the Lattus A10 Node Using Active Directory Note: Ignore any complaints about not having redundant DNS controllers, or any complaints about openssh not being configured correctly. 4 Enter s to install the “Standard Edition”.

  • Page 80: Installing Centrify Samba On The Lattus A10 Node

    17 If you did not choose to have the script automatically reboot, reboot now. Installing Centrify Samba on the Lattus A10 Node Follow these steps to install Centrify Samba on the Lattus A10. 1 As root, create a new directory and copy the Centrify Samba TGZ file into that directory. For example: # mkdir /root/samba # cp /root/desktop/centrify-samba-4.5.3-rhel3-...
  • Page 81 Step 5: Install Centrify Samba Installing Centrify Samba on the Lattus A10 Node 4 Run: /usr/share/centrifydc/bin/adbindproxy.pl and accept all the default responses. 5 In the /etc/init.d/centrifydc-samba file: a Comment out all start winbindd and cond_restart winbindd lines (three lines total).

  • Page 82: Testing Samba

    To have Samba share a StorNext file system, you can create a simple share by copying the entry for samba-test in /etc/samba/smb.conf and giving this share a new name, and then pointing it at a directory on a StorNext file system. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 83: Step 6: Install Centrify Samba Without Active Directory

    Directory-enabled Lattus systems and non-AD Lattus systems in the same environment. This is because the non-AD systems do not join the Active Directory domain and thus have no access to the _quantum_sfu zone configuration. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 84: Installing Centrify Directcontrol Without Joining An Active Directory

    10 When you finally get to the If this information is correct... question again, press Enter to complete the installation. Ignore any warnings about duplicate DNS servers or having the wrong version of openssh. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 85: Installing Centrify Samba On The Lattus A10 Node

    Step 6: Install Centrify Samba Without Active Directory Installing Centrify Samba on the Lattus A10 Node Installing Centrify Samba on the Lattus A10 Node 1 As root, create a new directory and unroll the Centrify Samba tarball in that directory: # tar zxvf centrify-samba-4.5.4-rhel3-x86_64.tgz...
  • Page 86 Step 6: Install Centrify Samba Without Active Directory Installing Centrify Samba on the Lattus A10 Node echo echo -n " Failed: machine is not joined." failure "centrifydc-samba startup: not joined" echo return 2 daemon $EXEC $OPTIONS RETVAL=$? echo [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && touch $lockfile...

  • Page 87: Adding Lattus_User Accounts

    Consult with the customer to get the best values to avoid conflicts with existing customer-managed UID/GID values. It is also possible to configure all users to share the same GID by specifying the -G option. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 88: Testing Samba

    Considerations for Since the above configuration limits configuration of permissions to the Samba Directory administrator of the Lattus A10 system, a likely configuration is to pre- configure per-user directories for the target users of the Samba shares. Configuration and Permissions An additional consideration is the degree of sharing with other users to set up for these directories and the files created in these directories.

  • Page 89: Administrator Access Through Samba

    Administrator Access through Samba By default, all administrative access to the Lattus A10 node is through direct access to the Lattus A10 system through the Lattus Web Interface or ssh access.
  • Page 90 Step 6: Install Centrify Samba Without Active Directory Administrator Access through Samba •The username root •The groups wheel and root 2 After changing this, run the following: # adflush # service centrifydc restart # service centrifydc-samba restart Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 91: Step 7: Configure Nfs And Cifs Clients

    Step 7: Configure NFS and CIFS Clients While not strictly part of the Lattus A10 software installation, the following information should be used to configure NAS clients for correct operation and best performance. Configuring Linux NFS Clients NFS version 3 should be specified, as well as TCP. In addition, the read and write maximum request sizes should be set to 1MB.

  • Page 92: Configuring Windows Cifs Clients

    - /nfs/stornext/snfs1/ data1 nfs 0 yes proto=tcp,vers=3,wsize=1048576,rsize=1048576,forcedirectio Note: Quantum recommends that you DO NOT use NFS clients running RHEL5 or earlier, SLES9 or earlier, and Solaris-9 or earlier. Also, if NFS is used with RHEL4, RHEL5, or SLES9 clients, the NFS sync mount option should not be used.

  • Page 93: Step 8: Enabling Communication With A Multi-Geo System

    A Lattus Multi-Geo configuration is one that spans two or three data centers which are located in different geographic areas. The Lattus A10 can be located at any of the locations in the Multi-Geo system, but for optimal performance the Lattus A10 should be located at the same data center that contains the Lattus Controller Node(s) with which the Lattus A10 will communicate.

  • Page 94: Connecting The A10 To A Remote Controller Node

    Controller Node that is not located at the same data center, follow this procedure: Node 1 Shut down the local Lattus rack where the Lattus A10 is located. 2 Start the Lattus A10 and use the Lattus A10 GUI’s Object Storage Destinations page to connect to the desired remote Lattus Controller Node(s).

  • Page 95: Step 9: Conduct The Customer Handoff

    Step 9: Conduct the Customer Handoff Reminder: When conducting the handoff to the customer, never mention Amplidata or StorNext. In place of Amplidata, use Quantum Lattus. Instead of StorNext, use CIFS/NFS to Lattus. Performing Lattus Common Tasks Lattus User Essentials Review the “Basic Operations”...

  • Page 96: Changing Passwords

    DO NOT enable this feature, because once Named Streams is enabled, it CANNOT be disabled without remaking the whole file system. • Lattus does not support migration from or to a “roll your own” StorNext deployment. Lattus A10 Access Node Installation Guide...

  • Page 97: Stopping And Starting Lattus Snpolicyd

    • Lattus does not support migration from or to Quantum StorNext appliances via the Lattus A10. • The Lattus A10 does not support sharing a file or folder via both NFS and CIFS simultaneously. Due to the semantic differences between the two protocols, doing so will result in permission and coherency issues.

  • Page 98: Modifications To The Objs.conf File

    Whenever there is a manual change to objs.conf, you must run the following: # snpolicy -reloadconfig=mount_path -config=objs You should use the Lattus A10 GUI to make the changes because the GUI takes care of reloading the object storage configuration file. Refer to the objs.conf man pages for more information.

  • Page 99: Step 10: Troubleshoot The Lattus A10 Installation

    Lattus A10 Installation Verifying BIOS Settings The Lattus A10 server ships with the BIOS settings set by Dell. To ensure correct operation, the Lattus A10 Acces Node must be set to the value shown in the column “Quantum’s Required Shipping Value.”...
  • Page 100 Step 10: Troubleshoot the Lattus A10 Installation Verifying BIOS Settings Field Value (Factory Default Quantum’s Required Field Name Value) Shipping Value Node Interleaving Disabled/Enabled Disabled Processor Settings Logical Processor Enabled/Disabled Enabled QPI Speed Maximum Data Rate/ Maximum Data Rate 8.0Gts/7.2Gts/6.4Gts...
  • Page 101 Step 10: Troubleshoot the Lattus A10 Installation Verifying BIOS Settings Field Value (Factory Default Quantum’s Required Field Name Value) Shipping Value Embedded SATA ACHI Mode/ATA Mode/RAID Not Available Mode/Off Boot Mode BIOS/UEFI BIOS Boot Sequence Retry Disabled/Enabled Disabled BIOS Boot Settings...
  • Page 102 Step 10: Troubleshoot the Lattus A10 Installation Verifying BIOS Settings Field Value (Factory Default Quantum’s Required Field Name Value) Shipping Value Slot Disablement (Slots 1-6) Enabled/Disabled/Boot Driver Driver Disabled (slots 1-6) Disabled Serial Communications Serial Communication On without Console On without Console...
  • Page 103 Step 10: Troubleshoot the Lattus A10 Installation Verifying BIOS Settings Field Value (Factory Default Quantum’s Required Field Name Value) Shipping Value TPM Security Off/On with Pre-boot Measurement /On without Preboot Measurement TPM Activation No Change No Change TPM Status Unknown...

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    Enable Auto Import Disabled Enabled Verifying A10 BIOS Follow these steps to change Lattus A10 BIOS settings: Settings 1 Configure the service laptop to the IP network of the iDRAC port (10.17.21.51 http://10.17.21.51). 2 Log in as root with the password calvin.

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