Multiserver Administration; Ssm Feature Licensing; Connecting To The Server For The First Time - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

SnapServer GuardianOS 7.2 Administrator's Guide

Multiserver Administration

Multiserver administration provides the following:
• Simultaneous application of settings to server groups – You can organize
GuardianOS servers into functional groups and apply settings to all servers in the
group simultaneously.
• Comparing settings across servers – SSM can compare settings across any number
of GuardianOS servers and identify when settings differ among servers. For example,
comparing protocol access configuration for a group of servers may reveal that settings
are consistent for Windows, NFS, and AFP but that differences exist among servers in
HTTP/HTTPS and FTP/FTPS settings.
• Copying settings from one server to one or more different servers – SSM can
copy selected settings (TCP/IP, SNMP, SMB, etc.) from any GuardianOS server to one
or more different GuardianOS servers.
• Scheduling operations to run during off-peak hours – Operations can be
scheduled to run on multiple GuardianOS servers during off-peak hours.
• Automatic email notification of completed operations – You can configure SSM
to send an operations report (CSV format) upon completion of any operation.
• Automatic notification of available GuardianOS updates – SSM is by default
configured to check daily for applicable updates to the servers it has discovered and
display an alert, notifying the administrator of the available updates.

SSM Feature Licensing

Use the SSM Feature Licensing menu to apply SnapExtension license keys to one or more
servers. There is no limit to the number of licenses that can be entered using this dialog box.
1. Start SSM and select the GuardianOS servers to be licensed.
2. Navigate to Administration > Feature Licensing. If you have not already obtained your
licenses, in the License Required dialog box, select Click here to purchase
SnapExtension license keys at www.SnapServer.com.
3. Once you have obtained the license keys, enter one license key per line (or multiple
keys per line, separated by spaces), click Enter License, then click OK.
The Feature License dialog box does not display any pre-existing SnapExtension licenses.
Only licenses that have been applied while the current dialog box is open will be displayed.

Connecting to the Server for the First Time

SnapServers are configured to acquire an IP address from a DHCP server. If no DHCP
server is found on the network, the SnapServer defaults to an IP address in the range of
169.254.xxx.xxx and is labeled "ZeroConf" in SSM. While you may not be able to see the
server on your network, you can discover the SnapServer using either the default server
name or the SSM utility. Use the server name method if you are installing one SnapServer
on the network. Use SSM if you are installing two or more SnapServers, or if your network
does not have IP-to-name resolution services.
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