User ManualTable of ContentsDell FluidFS V3 NAS Solutions For PowerVault NX3500, NX3600, And NX3610 Administrator's Guide3Introduction11How PowerVault FluidFS NAS Works11FluidFS Terminology11Key Features Of PowerVault FluidFS Systems12Overview Of PowerVault FluidFS Systems13Internal Cache14Internal Backup Power Supply14Internal Storage14PowerVault FluidFS Architecture14Client/LAN Network15MD System16SAN Network16Internal Network16Data Caching And Redundancy16File Metadata Protection16High Availability And Load Balancing17Failure Scenarios17Ports Used by the FluidFS System18Required Ports18Feature-Specific Ports18Other Information You May Need19Upgrading to FluidFS Version 321Supported Upgrade Paths21FluidFS V2 and FluidFS V3 Feature and Configuration Comparison21Performing Pre-Upgrade Tasks24Upgrading from FluidFS Version 2.0 to 3.025FluidFS Manager User Interface Overview29FluidFS Manager Layout29Navigating Views29Working With Panes, Menus, And Dialogs30Showing And Hiding Panes30Opening A Pane Menu30Opening A Table Element Menu30Changing Settings Within A Dialog31Accessing NAS Volume SubTopics32Working With The Event Log32Viewing The Event Log32Viewing Event Details33Sorting The Event Log33Searching the Event Log33FluidFS 3.0 System Management35Connecting to the FluidFS Cluster35Connecting to the FluidFS Cluster Using the FluidFS Manager Web Client35Connecting to the FluidFS Cluster CLI Using a VGA Console35Connecting to the FluidFS Cluster CLI through SSH Using a Password36Connecting to the FluidFS Cluster CLI through SSH without Using a Password36Managing Secured Management36Adding a Secured Management Subnet37Changing the Netmask for the Secured Management Subnet38Changing the VLAN ID for the Secured Management Subnet38Changing the VIP for the Secured Management Subnet38Changing the NAS Controller IP Addresses for the Secured Management Subnet39Deleting the Secured Management Subnet39Enabling Secured Management39Disabling Secured Management40Managing the FluidFS Cluster Name40Viewing the FluidFS Cluster Name40Renaming the FluidFS Cluster40Managing Licensing41Viewing License Information41Accepting the End-User License Agreement41Managing the System Time41Viewing the Time Zone41Setting the Time Zone42Viewing the Time42Setting the Time Manually42Viewing the NTP Servers42Add or Remove NTP Servers43Enabling NTP43Disabling NTP43Managing the FTP Server44Accessing the FTP Server44Enabling or Disabling the FTP Server44Managing SNMP44Obtaining SNMP MIBs and Traps45Changing the SNMP Read-Only Community45Changing the SNMP Trap System Location or Contact45Adding or Removing SNMP Trap Recipients45Enabling or Disabling SNMP Traps46Managing the Health Scan Throttling Mode46Viewing the Health Scan Throttling Mode46Changing the Health Scan Throttling Mode47Managing the Operation Mode47Viewing the Operation Mode47Changing the Operation Mode47Managing Client Connections48Displaying the Distribution of Clients between NAS Controllers48Viewing Clients Assigned to a NAS Controller48Assigning a Client to a NAS Controller48Unassigning a Client from a NAS Controller48Manually Migrating Clients to another NAS Controller49Failing Back Clients to Their Assigned NAS Controller49Rebalancing Client Connections across NAS Controllers49Shutting Down and Restarting NAS Controllers50Shutting Down the FluidFS Cluster50Starting Up the FluidFS Cluster50Rebooting a NAS Controller50Managing NAS Appliance and NAS Controller51Enabling or Disabling NAS Appliance and Controller Blinking51FluidFS 3.0 Networking53Managing the Default Gateway53Viewing the Default Gateway53Changing the Default Gateway53Managing DNS Servers and Suffixes53Viewing DNS Servers and Suffixes54Adding DNS Servers and Suffixes54Removing DNS Servers and Suffixes54Managing Static Routes55Viewing the Static Routes55Adding a Static Route55Changing the Target Subnet for a Static Route56Changing the Gateway for a Static Route56Deleting a Static Route56Managing the Internal Network57Viewing the Internal Network IP Address57Changing the Internal Network IP Address57Managing the Client Networks57Viewing the Client Networks58Creating a Client Network58Changing the Netmask for a Client Network58Changing the VLAN Tag for a Client Network59Changing the Client VIPs for a Client Network59Changing the NAS Controller IP Addresses for a Client Network59Deleting a Client Network60Viewing the Client Network MTU60Changing the Client Network MTU60Viewing the Client Network Bonding Mode60Changing the Client Network Bonding Mode61Managing SAN Fabrics61Managing SAN Fabrics/Subnets62Viewing the SAN Network Configuration62Adding an iSCSI Fabric62Modifying an iSCSI Fabric’s Configuration62Deleting an iSCSI Fabric63Modifying iSCSI Portals63Viewing Storage Identifiers64FluidFS 3.0 Account Management And Authentication65Account Management and Authentication65Default Administrative Accounts65Administrative Account66Support Account66Enabling or Disabling the Support Account66Changing the Support Account Password67Using the Escalation Account67CLI Account68Default Local User and Local Group Accounts68Managing Administrator Accounts68Viewing Administrators69Adding an Administrator69Assigning NAS Volumes to a Volume Administrator70Changing an Administrator’s Permission Level70Changing an Administrator’s Email Address70Changing a Local Administrator Password71Deleting an Administrator71Managing Local Users71Adding a Local User71Changing a Local User’s Group72Enabling or Disabling a Local User72Changing a Local User Password73Deleting a Local User73Managing Password Age and Expiration73Changing the Maximum Password Age73Enabling or Disabling Password Expiration74Managing Local Groups74Viewing Local Groups74Adding a Local Group74Changing the Users Assigned to a Local Group75Deleting a Local Group76Managing Active Directory76Enabling Active Directory Authentication77Modifying Active Directory Authentication Settings78Disabling Active Directory Authentication78Managing LDAP78Enabling LDAP Authentication78Changing the LDAP Base DN79Adding or Removing LDAP Servers80Enabling or Disabling LDAP on Active Directory Extended Schema80Enabling or Disabling Authentication for the LDAP Connection80Enabling or Disabling TLS Encryption for the LDAP Connection81Disabling LDAP Authentication81Managing NIS81Enabling NIS Authentication82Changing the NIS Domain Name82Changing the Order of Preference for NIS Servers82Disabling NIS Authentication83Managing User Mappings between Windows and UNIX/Linux Users83User Mapping Policies83User Mapping Policy and NAS Volume Security Style83Managing the User Mapping Policy84Managing User Mapping Rules84FluidFS 3.0 NAS Volumes, Shares, and Exports87Managing the NAS Pool87Discovering New or Expanded LUNs87Viewing Internal Storage Reservations87Viewing the Size of the NAS Pool87Expanding the Size of the NAS Pool88Enabling or Disabling the NAS Pool Used Space Alert88Enabling or Disabling the NAS Pool Unused Space Alert88Managing NAS Volumes89File Security Styles89Thin and Thick Provisioning for NAS Volumes90Choosing a Strategy for NAS Volume Creation90Example NAS Volume Creation Scenarios91NAS Volumes Storage Space Terminology92Configuring NAS Volumes92Cloning a NAS Volume96NAS Volume Clone Defaults96NAS Volume Clone Restrictions97Managing NAS Volume Clones97Managing CIFS Shares98Configuring CIFS Shares98Viewing and Disconnecting CIFS Connections100Using CIFS Home Shares101Changing the Owner of a CIFS Share102Managing ACLs or SLPs on a CIFS Share103Accessing a CIFS Share Using Windows104Accessing a CIFS Share Using UNIX/Linux105Managing NFS Exports105Configuring NFS Exports105Setting Permissions for an NFS Export109Accessing an NFS Export109Managing Quota Rules110Viewing Quota Rules for a NAS Volume110Setting the Default Quota per User110Setting the Default Quota per Group111Adding a Quota Rule for a Specific User111Adding a Quota Rule for Each User in a Specific Group112Adding a Quota Rule for an Entire Group112Changing the Soft Quota or Hard Quota for a User or Group113Enabling or Disabling the Soft Quota or Hard Quota for a User or Group113Deleting a User or Group Quota Rule114Managing Data Reduction114Enabling Data Reduction at the System Level115Enabling Data Reduction on a NAS Volume115Changing the Data Reduction Type for a NAS Volume116Changing the Candidates for Data Reduction for a NAS Volume116Disabling Data Reduction on a NAS Volume117FluidFS 3.0 Data Protection119Managing the Anti-Virus Service119Excluding Files and Directory Paths from Scans120Supported Anti-Virus Applications120Configuring Anti-Virus Scanning120Viewing Anti-Virus Events123Managing Snapshots123Creating On-Demand Snapshots124Managing Scheduled Snapshots124Modifying and Deleting Snapshots126Restoring Data from a Snapshot127Managing NDMP129Supported DMAs130Configuring NDMP130Specifying NAS Volumes Using the DMA132Viewing NDMP Jobs and Events132Managing Replication133How Replication Works134Target NAS Volumes136Managing Replication Partnerships136Replicating NAS Volumes138Recovering an Individual NAS Volume141Restoring the NAS Volume Configuration142Restoring Local Users144Restoring Local Groups145Using Replication for Disaster Recovery146FluidFS 3.0 Monitoring153Viewing the Status of Hardware Components153Viewing the Status of the Interfaces153Viewing the Status of the Disks153Viewing the Status of the Power Supplies154Viewing the Status of a Backup Power Supply154Viewing the Status of the Fans154Viewing the Status of FluidFS Cluster Services154Viewing the Status of Background Processes156Viewing FluidFS Cluster NAS Pool Trends156Viewing Storage Usage156Viewing FluidFS NAS Pool Storage Usage156Viewing Volume Storage Usage156Viewing FluidFS Traffic Statistics156Viewing NAS Controller Load Balancing Statistics157FluidFS 3.0 Maintenance159Adding and Deleting NAS Appliances in a FluidFS Cluster159Adding NAS Appliances to the FluidFS Cluster159Deleting a NAS Appliance from the FluidFS Cluster161Detaching, Attaching, and Replacing a NAS Controller161Detaching a NAS Controller161Attaching a NAS Controller162Replacing a NAS Controller162Managing Service Packs163Viewing the Upgrade History163Managing Firmware Updates164Reinstalling FluidFS from the Internal Storage Device164Troubleshooting167Viewing the Event Log167Running Diagnostics167Running FluidFS Diagnostics on a FluidFS Cluster167Launching the iBMC Virtual KVM168Troubleshooting Common Issues169Troubleshooting Active Directory Issues169Troubleshooting Backup Issues170Troubleshooting CIFS Issues171Troubleshooting NFS Issues175Troubleshooting NAS File Access And Permissions Issues179Troubleshooting Networking Issues181Troubleshooting Replication Issues182Troubleshooting System Issues185Getting Help189Contacting Dell189Locating Your System Service Tag189Documentation Feedback189Size: 6.3 MBPages: 189Language: EnglishOpen manual