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Overland Storage SnapScale Administrator's Manual (290 pages)

Brand: Overland Storage | Category: Server | Size: 36 MB

Table of Contents
5
Chapter 1: Overview

11
- Snapscale Conventions
  11
- Snapscale Node Requirements
  12
- Raincloudos Specifications
  13
- What's New in Raincloudos 4.1
  14
- Raincloudos 4.0 Features
  15
- Using Snapserver Manager with Snapscale
  16
  - Snapserver Manager Installation
    16
- Client and Storage Networks
  16
  - Node/Switch Cabling Example
    17
- Node Port Configurations
  17
  - X2 Node Configurations
    17
  - X4 Node Configurations
    19
Chapter 2: Initial Setup and Configuration

21
Chapter 3: Snapscale Settings

42
- Snapscale Properties
  43
- Date/Time
  44
- Secure Shell
  45
  - Disable SSH
    45
  - Connect to the CLI Using SSH
    46
- UPS Protection
  46
  - Edit UPS Properties
    47
  - Configure UPS Protection
    48
  - Add Network UPS Device
    48
  - Change Network UPS Device
    49
  - Delete Network UPS Device
    49
Chapter 4: Network Settings

50
- Network Information
  51
  - Client Network Information
    51
  - Storage Network Information
    53
- TCP/IP Networking
  54
  - Bonding Options
    56
  - Guidelines in TCP/IP Configuration
    56
  - Edit Storage Network Properties
    57
  - Utility IP Address
    59
- Windows/Smb Networking
  61
- NFS Access
  67
- LDAP/NIS Domains
  71
  - LDAP Vs. NIS Overview
    71
  - Configuring LDAP
    71
  - Configuring NIS
    73
- FTP/FTPS Access
  74
  - Supported FTP Clients
    74
  - Configure FTP/FTPS Access
    74
  - Connect Via FTP/FTPS
    75
- SNMP Configuration
  75
- Web Access
  78
  - Configuring HTTP/HTTPS
    78
  - Configure the Snapscale Cluster as a Simple Web Server Using Web Root
    79
- Isns Configuration
  82
  - Configure the Isns Settings
    82
  - Update Isns Registration
    83
Chapter 5: Storage Options

84
- Peer Sets
  85
  - Peer Sets and Recovery
    86
  - Peer Set Utilization
    87
  - Peer Set Basics
    87
  - Peer Sets Page
    88
  - Spare Disks Page
    90
  - Spare Distributor
    91
  - Data Balancer
    93
- Volumes
  96
  - Volume Overview
    96
  - Creating Volumes
    96
  - Edit Volume Properties
    99
  - Deleting Volumes
    100
- Quotas
  101
  - Default Quotas
    101
  - Quotas for Volume Page
    103
  - Add Quota Wizard
    105
  - Editing or Removing Quotas
    108
- Snapshots
  109
  - Snapshots Overview
    110
  - Creating Snapshots
    110
  - Adjusting Snapshot Space
    113
  - Accessing Snapshots
    114
  - Scheduling Snapshots
    114
  - Edit Snapshot Properties
    115
- Iscsi Disks
  115
  - Configuring Iscsi Initiators
    115
  - Iscsi Configuration on the Snapscale
    116
  - Create Iscsi Disks
    119
  - Edit Iscsi Disk Properties
    121
  - Delete an Iscsi Disk
    121
  - Configuring VSS/VDS for Iscsi Disks
    122
- Nodes
  125
  - Nodes Overview
    125
  - Edit Node Properties
    126
  - Node Drives
    127
  - Adding Nodes
    127
  - Removing Nodes
    133
  - Node Identification
    134
- Disks
  135
  - Replacing Drives
    135
  - Adding Drives
    136
Chapter 6: Security Options

141
- Overview
  141
  - Guidelines for Local Authentication
    142
  - User and Group ID Assignments
    143
- Security Guides
  143
- Shares
  147
  - Share Security Overview
    147
  - Create Shares
    148
  - Edit Share Properties
    150
  - Delete Shares
    152
  - Configuring Share Access
    153
- Local Users
  161
  - Create a User
    162
  - Edit User Properties
    163
  - Local User Password Policies
    165
  - Assign User to Group
    166
  - Delete Local User
    167
- Local Groups
  168
  - Create New Group
    169
  - Edit Group Properties
    170
  - Specify Users in Group
    171
  - Delete Group
    172
- Security Models
  173
  - Managing Volume Security Models
    173
- ID Mapping
  175
  - Add Mapping
    175
  - Change Mapping
    178
  - Auto Mapping
    181
  - Remove Mappings
    182
  - Remove Missing ID Mappings
    185
  - Filesystem Updates
    187
- Home Directories
  188
  - Configure Home Directories
    189
Chapter 7: System Monitoring

191
- System Status
  192
  - Snapscale Status
    192
- Activity
  193
  - Active Users
    194
  - Open Files
    195
  - Network Monitor
    196
- Event Log
  201
  - Filter the Log
    201
- Protocol Manager
  202
- Snapscale Settings
  203
- Tape
  205
Chapter 8: Maintenance

206
- Shutdown and Restart
  207
  - Manually Powering Snapscale Nodes on and off
    207
- Data Import
  208
  - Setting up a Data Import Job
    209
  - Stopping an Import Job
    211
  - Recreating an Import Job
    211
  - Preserving Permissions
    212
- OS Update
  213
  - Update the Raincloudos
    213
  - Online/Rolling Updates Notes
    215
  - Update Notification Option
    217
  - Last os Update
    220
- Support
  220
  - Registering Your Cluster
    221
- Maintenance Tools
  224
  - Email Notification
    225
  - Host File Editor
    227
  - Delete Snapscale Cluster
    228
Chapter 9: Misc. Options

230
- Home Pages
  231
  - Home Page
    231
  - Administration Page
    233
- Snapextensions
  235
  - Bittorrent Sync
    235
  - Snap EDR
    238
- Snap Finder
  238
  - Edit Snap Finder Properties
    240
- Change Password
  241
  - Changing Your Password
    241
- Management Interface Settings
  242
Appendix A: Backup Solutions

244
- Backup and Replication Solutions
  244
- Snap Enterprise Data Replicator
  244
  - Snap EDR Usage
    245
  - Configuring Snap EDR
    245
  - Scheduling Jobs in Snap EDR
    246
- Backup Via SMB or NFS
  246
- Off-The-Shelf Backup Solutions
  246
  - Utility IP Address
    246
Appendix B: Security and Access

247
- Security Model Rules
  247
- Security Model Management
  248
- Special Share Options
  248
  - Hiding Shares
    249
  - Share Level Permissions
    249
  - Where to Place Shares
    249
- File and Share Access
  249
  - NFS Share Access
    250
  - Snapshot Access
    250
  - Snapshot Shares and on Demand File Recovery
    250
  - Creating a Snapshot Share
    250
- File-Level Security
  251
  - Security Personalities and Security Models
    251
  - Windows Acls
    251
Appendix C: Troubleshooting

253
- LED Indicators
  253
  - Snapscale X2 Node Leds
    253
  - X2 LED States
    254
  - Snapscale X4 Node Leds
    255
- Network Reset
  256
  - Performing System Resets Without Network Access
    257
- Networking Issues
  257
- Miscellaneous Issues
  259
- Phone Home Support
  260
Appendix D: Raincloudos Ports

263
Appendix E: Command Line Interface

266
- Snapcli Syntax
  266
  - Snapcli Procedures
    267
- Snapcli Commands
  268
- Scripts in Snapcli
  272
  - Running a Snapcli Script
    272
  - Sample Script
    272
Master Glossary & Acronym List

276
Index

286

Overland Storage SnapScale Administrator's Manual (228 pages)

For a Clustered Network Running RAINcloudOS Version 4.0

Brand: Overland Storage | Category: Network Storage Server | Size: 30 MB

Software Updates
3
Typographical Conventions
4
Table of Contents
5
Chapter 1 - Overview

10
- Snapscale Conventions
  10
- Snapscale Node Requirements
  11
- Raincloudos Specifications
  12
- Raincloudos 4.0 Features
  13
- Client and Storage Networks
  14
  - Node/Switch Cabling Example
    14
- Node Port Configurations
  15
  - X2 Node Configurations
    15
  - X4 Node Configurations
    16
Chapter 2 - Setup and Configuration

18
Chapter 3 - Snapscale Settings

35
- Snapscale Properties
  36
- Date/Time
  37
  - Configure Date and Time Settings Manually
    37
  - Configure Date and Time Settings for Automatic Synchronization
    38
- Ssh
  39
- Ups
  39
  - Edit UPS Properties
    40
  - Procedure to Configure UPS Protection
    41
  - Add Network UPS Device
    41
  - Change Network UPS Device
    42
  - Delete Network UPS Device
    42
Chapter 4 - Network Access

43
- View Network Information
  44
  - Client Network Information
    44
  - Storage Network Information
    46
- TCP/IP Networking
  47
  - Bonding Options
    48
  - Guidelines in TCP/IP Configuration
    49
  - Edit Storage Network Properties
    50
  - Utility IP Address
    51
- Windows/Smb Networking
  52
- NFS Access
  58
  - Support for NFS
    59
  - NFS Share Mounting
    59
- NIS Domains
  60
  - Guidelines for Configuring NIS
    60
- FTP/FTPS Access
  61
  - Supported FTP Clients
    61
- SNMP Configuration
  62
- Web Access
  65
  - Configuring HTTP/HTTPS
    65
  - Using Web Root to Configure the Snapscale as a Simple Web Server
    66
- Isns Configuration
  69
Chapter 5 - Storage Options

70
- Peer Sets
  70
  - Peer Sets and Recovery
    71
  - Peer Set Utilization
    73
  - Peer Set Basics
    73
  - Peer Sets Page
    74
  - Spare Disks Page
    75
  - Spare Distributor
    76
  - Data Balancer
    78
- Volumes
  80
  - Volume Overview
    80
  - Creating Volumes
    81
  - Edit Volume Properties
    83
  - Deleting Volumes
    83
- Quotas
  84
  - Default Quotas
    85
  - Quotas for Volume Page
    86
  - Add Quota Wizard
    87
  - Editing or Removing Quotas
    89
- Snapshots
  90
  - Snapshots Overview
    91
  - Creating Snapshots
    91
  - Adjusting Snapshot Space
    94
  - Accessing Snapshots
    95
  - Scheduling Snapshots
    95
  - Edit Snapshot Properties
    96
- Iscsi Disks
  96
  - Configuring Iscsi Initiators
    96
  - Iscsi Configuration on the Snapscale
    96
  - Create Iscsi Disks
    98
  - Edit Iscsi Disk Properties
    100
  - Delete an Iscsi Disk
    101
  - Configuring VSS/VDS for Iscsi Disks
    101
- Nodes
  104
  - Nodes Overview
    104
  - Edit Node Properties
    105
  - Node Drives
    105
  - Adding Nodes
    106
  - Removing Nodes
    110
  - Node Identification
    111
- Disks
  112
  - Replacing Drives
    112
  - Adding Drives
    113
Chapter 6 - Security Options

117
- Overview
  117
  - Guidelines for Local Authentication
    118
  - User and Group ID Assignments
    119
- Security Guides
  119
- Shares
  121
  - Share Security Overview
    122
  - Create Shares
    122
  - Edit Share Properties
    124
  - Delete Shares
    125
  - Configuring Share Access
    125
- Local Users
  132
  - Create a User
    132
  - Edit User Properties
    133
  - Local User Password Policies
    135
  - Assign User to Group
    136
  - Delete Local User
    137
- Local Groups
  138
  - Create New Group
    138
  - Edit Group Properties
    139
  - Specify Users in Group
    140
  - Delete Group
    140
- Security Models
  141
  - Managing Volume Security Models
    141
- ID Mapping
  141
  - Add Mapping
    142
Click OK to Save Changes (or Cancel to Reset)

144
When Done with All Your Mappings, Click OK to Activate Them

145
- Auto Mapping
  147
- Remove Mappings
  149
- Remove Missing ID Mappings
  152
- Filesystem Updates
  153
- Home Directories
  153
  - Configure Home Directories
    154
At the Confirmation Page, Click Save Changes

145
At the Filesystem Update Option Page, Choose Either Update Filesystem or Do Not

145
- Change Mapping
  145
- Update Filesystem
  
  145
Chapter 7 - System Monitoring

156
- System Status
  157
  - Snapscale Status
    157
- Activity
  158
  - Active Users
    158
  - Open Files
    159
  - Network Monitor
    159
- Event Log
  162
  - Filter the Log
    162
- Protocol Manager
  163
- Snapscale Settings
  164
- Tape
  166
Chapter 8 - Maintenance

167
- Shutdown and Restart
  168
  - Manually Powering Nodes on and off
    168
- Data Import
  168
  - Setting up a Data Import Job
    170
  - Stopping an Import Job
    172
  - Recreating an Import Job
    172
  - Preserving Permissions
    172
- OS Update
  173
  - Update the Raincloudos Software
    174
  - Software Update Notification
    174
  - Configuring Update Notification
    175
  - Manually Checking for Updates
    175
- Support
  175
  - Phone Home Support
    176
  - Registering Your Cluster
    178
- Tools
  179
  - Email Notification
    180
  - Host File Editor
    181
  - Delete Snapscale Cluster
    182
Chapter 9 - Misc. Options

185
- Home Pages - Web/Admin
  185
  - Web Home
    186
  - Administration
    187
- Snapextensions
  189
  - Snap EDR
    189
- Snap Finder
  190
  - Edit Snap Finder Properties
    191
- Change Password
  192
  - Changing Your Password
    192
- Management Interface Settings
  193
Appendix A - Backup Solutions

194
- Backup and Replication Solutions
  194
- Snap Enterprise Data Replicator
  194
  - Snap EDR Usage
    195
  - Configuring Snap EDR for Raincloudos
    195
  - Scheduling Jobs in Snap EDR
    196
- Backup Via SMB or NFS
  196
- Backup Via Agent or Media Server
  196
  - Utility IP Address
    196
Appendix B - Security and Access

197
- Security Model Rules
  197
- Security Model Management
  198
- Special Share Options
  198
  - Hiding Shares
    198
  - Where to Place Shares
    199
- File and Share Access
  199
- File-Level Security
  200
  - Security Personalities and Security Models
    200
  - Windows Acls
    200
Appendix C - Raincloudos Ports

202
Appendix D - Troubleshooting

205
- LED Indicators
  205
  - Snapscale X2 Node Leds
    205
  - Snapscale X4 Node Leds
    207
- Network Reset
  207

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Overland Storage SnapScale Administrator's Manual (290 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Overview

Chapter 2: Initial Setup and Configuration

Chapter 3: Snapscale Settings

Chapter 4: Network Settings

Chapter 5: Storage Options

Chapter 6: Security Options

Chapter 7: System Monitoring

Chapter 8: Maintenance

Chapter 9: Misc. Options

Appendix A: Backup Solutions

Appendix B: Security and Access

Appendix C: Troubleshooting

Appendix D: Raincloudos Ports

Appendix E: Command Line Interface

Master Glossary & Acronym List

Index

Overland Storage SnapScale Administrator's Manual (228 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Overview

Chapter 2 - Setup and Configuration

Chapter 3 - Snapscale Settings

Chapter 4 - Network Access

Chapter 5 - Storage Options

Chapter 6 - Security Options

Click OK to Save Changes (or Cancel to Reset)

When Done with All Your Mappings, Click OK to Activate Them

At the Confirmation Page, Click Save Changes

At the Filesystem Update Option Page, Choose Either Update Filesystem or Do Not

Update Filesystem

Chapter 7 - System Monitoring

Chapter 8 - Maintenance

Chapter 9 - Misc. Options

Appendix A - Backup Solutions

Appendix B - Security and Access

Appendix C - Raincloudos Ports

Appendix D - Troubleshooting

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