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Managing Container Operations, Creating Storage Containers

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Managing Container Operations This topic describes using the DR Series system to manage your data storage and container operations. Data storage operations include tasks such as creating new containers, managing or deleting existing containers, moving data into containers, and displaying current container statistics. Creating Storage Containers By default, the DR Series system provides a container named backup for your use after you complete the basic system configuration and initialization process. You can create additional containers to store your data as needed. NOTE: The DR Series system does not support container names that begin with a number. Containers function like a shared file system that can be accessed using the following connection types: • NFS • CIFS • NDMP (for VTL type containers) • iSCSI (for VTL type containers) • RDA (Rapid Data Access) - OST (OpenStorage Technology) - RDS (Rapid Data Storage) • No Access (an unassigned connection type) Choosing the No Access or unassigned connection type lets you create containers that can be configured later as needed. To modify a container configured with a No Access connection type, select the container, click Edit, and start configuring it as desired. Creating an NFS or CIFS Connection Type Container To create an NFS or a CIFS connection type container, complete the following steps: 1. Select Storage → Containers. The Containers page is displayed, which includes a Containers summary table listing all existing containers. 2. Click Create. The Container Wizard - Create New Container dialog box appears. 3. For Container Name, type the name of the container, and then click Next. Container names cannot exceed 32 characters in length, must start with a letter, and can be composed of any combination of the following characters: • A-Z (uppercase letters) • a-z (lowercase letters) • 0-9 (numbers). Do not start a container name with a number. • dash (-) or underscore (_) special characters NOTE: The DR Series system does not support the use of the following special characters in container names: /, #, or @. 4. On the next page of the wizard, for Storage Access Protocol, select NAS (NFS, CIFS), and then click Next. 5. On the next page of the wizard, next to Enable Access Protocols, select NFS or CIFS as appropriate. (Use NFS to back up UNIX or LINUX clients. Use CIFS to back up Windows clients.) 61

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Managing Container Operations
This topic describes using the DR Series system to manage your data storage and container operations. Data storage
operations include tasks such as creating new containers, managing or deleting existing containers, moving data into
containers, and displaying current container statistics.
Creating Storage Containers
By default, the DR Series system provides a container named
backup
for your use after you complete the basic system
configuration and initialization process. You can create additional containers to store your data as needed.
NOTE:
The DR Series system does not support container names that begin with a number.
Containers function like a shared file system that can be accessed using the following connection types:
•
NFS
•
CIFS
•
NDMP
(for VTL type containers)
•
iSCSI
(for VTL type containers)
•
RDA
(Rapid Data Access)
–
OST
(OpenStorage Technology)
–
RDS
(Rapid Data Storage)
•
No Access
(an unassigned connection type)
Choosing the
No Access
or unassigned connection type lets you create containers that can be configured later as
needed. To modify a container configured with a
No Access
connection type, select the container, click
Edit
, and start
configuring it as desired.
Creating an NFS or CIFS Connection Type Container
To create an NFS or a CIFS connection type container, complete the following steps:
1.
Select
Storage
→
Containers
.
The
Containers
page is displayed, which includes a Containers summary table listing all existing containers.
2.
Click
Create
.
The
Container Wizard — Create New Container
dialog box appears.
3.
For
Container Name
, type the name of the container, and then click
Next
.
Container names cannot exceed 32 characters in length, must start with a letter, and can be composed of any
combination of the following characters:
•
A-Z (uppercase letters)
•
a-z (lowercase letters)
•
0-9 (numbers). Do not start a container name with a number.
•
dash (-) or underscore (_) special characters
NOTE:
The DR Series system does not support the use of the following special characters in container
names: /, #, or @.
4.
On the next page of the wizard, for
Storage Access Protocol
, select
NAS (NFS, CIFS)
, and then click
Next
.
5.
On the next page of the wizard, next to
Enable Access Protocols
, select
NFS
or
CIFS
as appropriate.
(Use NFS to back up UNIX or LINUX clients. Use CIFS to back up Windows clients.)
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