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Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide PS Series Firmware Version 10.0 FS Series Firmware Version 4.0 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 2
and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2018 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 3
Manual...24 Audience...24 Related Documentation...24 Dell Online Services...24 Dell EqualLogic Storage Solutions...24 Dell Technical Support and Customer Service...24 Contacting Dell Access Online Help...31 Localized Online Help...32 Troubleshooting Online Help...32 2 Architecture Fundamentals 34 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 4
About NAS Containers...50 About the NAS Reserve...50 3 Set Up the iSCSI SAN 52 4 Post-Setup Tasks...53 About the Group Date and Time...53 Change or Delete an NTP Server...53 Change the Time Zone and Clock Time...54 About Session Idle Timeout...54 Change the Session Idle Timeout...54 Set General GUI - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 5
SNMP Access to a Group...78 Display SNMP Access to a Group...79 About SNMP Traps...79 About VDS and VSS Authentication...81 Display and Configure Windows Service Access to a Group 81 Add a VDS/VSS Access Control Policy...81 Modify a VDS/VSS Access Control Policy...81 Delete a VDS/VSS Access Control - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 6
to an Existing Group...127 Set the RAID Policy and Pool for a New Member...128 Prerequisites...128 Convert a RAID Policy...128 Supported RAID Policy Conversions...129 RAID Sets...129 Enable and Disable a Volume RAID Preference...131 Prerequisites...131 Procedure...131 About Overriding Automatic Load - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 7
Delete a Storage Pool...134 About Groupwide Volume Defaults...134 Modify Groupwide Volume Settings...134 About Space Borrowing...135 Benefits of Space Borrowing...135 Displaying Space-Borrowing Information...135 Using Space-Borrowing Information...136 About Compression of Snapshots and Replicas... - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 8
Size of a Volume...152 Increase the Reported Size of a Volume...153 About Reclaiming Unallocated Space...153 Running Defrag Tools...154 XCopy Support for VVol Datastores...154 Unmapping with VMware...154 Unmapping with VVol Datastores...154 Unmapping Replicated Volumes...154 Unmapping with Red Hat - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 9
Maintenance Mode...183 Set a NAS Cluster to Maintenance Mode...184 Resume Normal Cluster Operation...184 Shut Down and Restart a NAS Cluster Manually...184 About Deleting a NAS Cluster...185 Delete a NAS Cluster...185 13 NAS Controller Operations 186 Add Additional NAS Controllers...186 About - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 10
Update NAS Controller Firmware...189 Cleanly Shut Down a NAS Controller Pair...189 14 NAS Container Operations 191 Create a NAS Container...191 Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NAS Container Settings 192 Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NAS Container Permissions 192 Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NFS - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 11
Clusterwide Defaults...210 Enable the NAS Antivirus Service on an SMB Share 211 Monitor the NAS Antivirus Service...212 NAS Directory Paths and File Types FS Series VAAI Plugin...226 Installation Instructions...226 Plugin Verification...226 Removal Instructions...227 15 Diagnose and Resolve NAS - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 12
Data from a Snapshot...274 Requirements and Restrictions...274 Failback to Primary Operation (Manual)...275 Move a Failback Replica Set to a Different Pool...275 Replicate to Partner Operation (Manual)...275 Switch Partner Roles Permanently...276 Make an Inbound Replica Set Promotion Permanent 276 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 13
Convert a Failback Replica Set to an Inbound Replica Set 277 Make a Temporary Volume Available on the Secondary Group 278 Replicate a Recovery Volume to the Primary Group...278 Where to Go from Here...279 Promote an Inbound Replica Set to a Recovery Volume 279 Recovery Volume Options...280 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 14
Pause Synchronous Replication (SyncRep)...316 Resume Synchronous Replication (SyncRep)...317 Enable Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) for a Volume Collection 317 Disable Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) for a Volume Collection 317 Change the Pool Assignment of a Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 15
Add Diagnostic Contact Information...354 Generate and Email Diagnostic Reports...354 Enable FTP on a NAS Cluster...356 Troubleshooting Performance Issues...356 Server and Application Performance Recommendations 356 Network Infrastructure Performance Recommendations 357 PS Series Group Performance - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 16
About Replication...365 About Volumes...366 Access Control List Panel...368 Access Control List Panel (for selected volume)...369 Access Panel - SNMP...370 Access Panel...370 Access Policies Panel...370 Accounts and Groups Panel...371 Active Directory Panel...372 Active Directory Settings Dialog Box - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 17
Configure DMA Servers Dialog Box...401 Configure DNS Dialog Box...401 Configure Member Wizard...401 Configure NAS Antivirus Servers Dialog Box...403 Configure NAS Cluster Wizard...403 Configure Replication Partner Wizard...404 Configure Replication Settings Dialog Box...406 Configure SMTP Servers - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 18
Panel...444 Disk Versions Panel...444 EIP Card or OPS Panel...444 Email Event Notifications Panel...445 Enter Maintenance Mode Message...445 EqualLogic Software Updates...446 Event Logs Panel...446 Failback Recovery Volume Dialog Box...446 Filter Volumes Dialog Box...447 Firmware Panel...447 Find - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 19
...472 Local Users Panel...472 Manage Delegated Space Dialog Box...472 Manage Replication Services Dialog Box...473 Manage Tags Dialog Box...473 Manual Transfer Utility Window...474 Manual Map Users Dialog Box...474 Manual User Mapping Dialog Box...475 Member Health Status Panel...476 Member Space - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 20
Modify Passwords Dialog Box (for Replication)...485 Modify Policy Dialog Box...485 Modify Quota Dialog Box...486 Modify RAID Configuration Dialog Box...486 Modify Replica Set Wizard...487 Modify Replication Partner Dialog Box...487 Modify Replication Partner IP Address Dialog Box...487 Modify SAN - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 21
Panel...525 Replication History Panel...525 Replication History Panel...526 Outbound Volume Replication Panel...526 Outbound Volume Replication Panel...526 Pending Manual Replications in Group Panel...527 Pick Tags for Columns Dialog Box...528 Pick Tags for Volume Dialog Box...528 Pick Volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 22
Remote Replicas Panel (Outbound Collections)...544 Remote Replicas Panel (Outbound Collections)...544 Remote Replicas Panel (Outbound)...544 Remote Replicas Panel (Outbound)...545 Remote Replicas Panel...546 Rename NAS Cluster Dialog Box...546 Inbound Replicas Panel...546 Replicas Panel (Inbound - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 23
569 UNIX Authentication Panel...570 UNIX Authentication Server Configuration Dialog Box 570 Update Firmware Dialog Box...571 Updates Panel...571 Update Using Dell Storage Update Manager (Member Firmware Update Dialog Box 571 User Mapping Panel...572 VDS/VSS Access Control List Panel...572 VMware - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 24
, array software, and host software, log in to the Documentation page at the Dell EqualLogic support site. Dell Online Services To learn about Dell products and services: 1. Visit dell.com or the URL specified in any Dell product information. 2. Use the locale menu, or click the link that specifies - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 25
Dell Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services might not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, go to dell.com/ support. About This Manual - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 26
easy-to-use SAN and NAS management tool integrated with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series firmware. Providing a comprehensive single point of management, boxes. Built-in monitoring and notifications provide email, syslog support, comprehensive Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) monitoring and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 27
CLI to manage the group or to reenable access. See your Hardware Owner's Manual for information about serial connections. Log In to the Group Manager GUI You can to the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide. This guide is located on the EqualLogic support website at eqlsupport.dell.com ( - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 28
operating system. If your browser and operating system are set to a non-English supported language, and you want the GUI to display in English, log in to computer on which you install the GUI application. See the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Release Notes for details about Java versions - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 29
Show or Hide the Session Banner You can customize the message on the sign-on banner page that displays when you log in to Group Manager. NOTE: The custom banner page can contain up to 1000 bytes of text. The number of characters in the banner page varies with the number of bytes required for each - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 30
Location Table Navigation Tree Navigation Tabs Alarms Action Move to the next row Move to the previous row Move to the next cell Move to the previous cell Leave table and move to the next item in the pane Leave table and move to the previous item in the pane Show context (right-click) menu for - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 31
you cannot access the Internet for any reason, you can download the online help kit and install it locally. Go to eqlsupport.dell.com to download the kit and installation instructions. Access Online Help Online help is available from the Group Manager GUI as either a set of help topics that you can - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 32
to a regression in some versions of Java; you might not see the problem using browsers other than Internet Explorer. Refer to the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Release Notes for information about the Java versions supported for this release. You must install and use the standalone Group - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 33
2. Click and select Compatibility View settings. 3. Clear the option to display websites in Compatibility view. About Group Manager 33 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 34
2 Architecture Fundamentals The Dell EqualLogic product family provides a unified file and block storage platform. client servers as a single entity that offers network storage access in block mode. NOTE: Dell recommends that all arrays run the same version of PS Series firmware at all times, except - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 35
Figure 2. PS Series Group and Pools depicts a PS Series group with three members and two storage pools. Table 3. PS Series Group and Pools explains the callouts used in the figure. Figure 2. PS Series Group and Pools Table 3. PS Series Group and Pools Callout 1 Description PS Series group - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 36
pool space that you want to allocate (the NAS reserve or available NAS datastore). You can increase, but not decrease, the NAS reserve. Dell FluidFS software, which runs on the NAS cluster, load balances client connections across the available NAS controllers in the NAS cluster. To provision NAS - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 37
Figure 3. PS Series Group with NAS Cluster Table 4. PS Series Group with NAS Cluster Callout 1 Description PS Series group Storage area network (SAN) comprising one or more PS Series arrays connected to an IP network. Arrays are high-performance (physical) block-storage devices. 2 NAS cluster - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 38
the FS Series NAS appliance using NFS or SMB protocols and the Dell FluidFS scale-out file system. With storage data management features, you software. • Configure the system to alert you to management activity or problems through log files, SNMP traps, and email notification • Add more arrays - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 39
environments can use many iSCSI connections. A storage pool in a PS Series group can support numerous simultaneous connections, as described in the release notes for the particular Dell EqualLogic firmware release. These connections can be used for fully provisioned volumes, thin-provisioned volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 40
and more secure. - Ensure that Dell EqualLogic MPIO extensions are properly installed on the supported operating systems. See the Host Integration SAN," you can separate workloads as needed (for example: by application, service level, disk type, cost, or by department within the organization). - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 41
NOTE: You can add both FS Series NAS reserve and PS Series volumes to a storage pool. However, you might want to keep the NAS reserve and the block (volume) space in different pools so that you can monitor space usage more easily. Storage Pool: Design Checklist Before you can design storage pools - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 42
data. In this case, the database would be assigned to the pool that contains the members with the best random-access performance. Tip: Dell EqualLogic recommends using as few pools as possible and letting the PS Series software handle load balancing and assignment of volumes to the most appropriate - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 43
prefix is string is volume name is iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic 7-8b0900-6d0000000-001ebbc5d80sf0k0 db3 Each volume appears on the network use the volume's target name to connect to the volume. Each iSCSI volume supports a set of features and capabilities: • Snapshots - To protect volume data from - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 44
• Control Access to Hosts (servers) - To prevent inadvertent corruption of the volume caused by multiple hosts writing to it in an uncoordinated manner, enable multihost access to a volume. Volume Attributes You set some attributes when you create a volume; other attributes use default values. In - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 45
even if the physical drives use 4K-byte sectors. You cannot change the sector size after creating the volume. Volume Types A PS Series group supports the following volume types: • Standard The default volume type is a standard volume. No restrictions apply to a standard volume. You can enable (and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 46
About NAS Architecture NAS architecture is an advanced clustered architecture, providing the performance of a networked file system with the efficiency of a storage system. Figure 6. NAS Hardware Architecture shows a typical configuration, although other types of configurations are possible. Table - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 47
Figure 7. NAS Software Architecture Table 9. NAS Software Architecture Callout 1 Description PS Series group (partial) Storage area network (SAN) comprising one or more PS Series arrays connected to an IP network. Arrays are high-performance (physical) block-storage devices. 2 NAS cluster - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 48
protection for internal-use disks. The scalable Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS) enables PS Series cluster, you specify the network configuration for the service and the amount of storage pool space for the containers have robust security mechanisms and support snapshots and NDMP for data protection. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 49
security reasons, Dell strongly recommends that this network be in a different subnet from the client network. A NAS cluster supports various network single switch failure or network cable disconnection results in a service disruption. About NAS Controllers A NAS controller has preinstalled - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 50
Support user and group quotas • Support snapshots for data protection • Support thin clones • Support NDMP for remote backups • Support As part of the service configuration, the NAS reserve is configured with the Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS) and Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 51
Figure 8. NAS Reserve Table 10. NAS Reserve Callout 1 Description NAS storage space Space allocated for storing user data as needed through various structures (volumes, snapshots, thin provisioning, replicas, containers, SMB/NFS, quotas, and local users and groups) 2 NAS reserve Amount of - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 52
iSCSI SAN To start using the PS Series array: 1. Configure the array on the network and create a PS Series group. See the Installation and Setup Guide for more information. 2. Log In to the Group Manager GUI. 3. Set the RAID Policy and Pool for a New Member (and assign the member to the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 53
Firmware for Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays and FS Series Appliances. This document is available from the support site, eqlsupport.dell.com. the group time changes by an hour or more, either because you manually modified it or the NTP server time changed, the synchronization operation can - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 54
4. Type the IP address for the NTP server. 5. Type the port number for the NTP server. 6. Click OK. 7. Select the IP address and click Modify or Delete as needed. 8. Use the arrows to move a server up or down in the list. Change the Time Zone and Clock Time To display the current date and time - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 55
can select options for setting data validation, debugging policies, and software updates. You can also set advanced policies to control problem notifications. 1. Click Tools. 2. Click User Preferences. 3. Click the Advanced tab. 4. Select your preferences and click OK. Monitor Events Event messages - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 56
space is insufficient). The group also generates event messages when certain normal operations occur (for example, when a user logs in to the group or creates a volume). To display events: 1. Click Monitoring. 2. Under Events, select Event Log. The events display in the window. To change which - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 57
problems before they affect performance or data availability. Notifications are not enabled by default, and must be configured manually. notifications -The group periodically checks the customer support website for updates to Dell EqualLogic software, including PS Series array firmware. About - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 58
component fails or if you update firmware, the group can automatically notify customer support through email. Dell recommends that you enable Email Home to expedite Dell Technical Support becoming engaged in solving any problems. Email Home is available to all PS Series customers, but response time - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 59
Dell Technical Support of hardware failures and firmware updates. NOTE: If you want to manually send diagnostic reports to Dell Technical Support are logged, contact your support provider. If you have a service agreement, your support provider can help you resolve the problem. To disable the Email - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 60
Change the syslog Notification Configuration 1. Click Group → Group Configuration. 2. Click the Notifications tab to display the Event Logs panel. 3. Make any of the following changes: • To disable syslog notification, clear Send events to syslog servers. • To modify the IP address for a syslog - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 61
5 Data Security You can secure data at the group, volume, or NAS container level. Table 12. Data Security Operations Group Security Volume Security NAS Container Security Enable or disable GUI and CLI access Create, modify, or delete administration accounts Add, modify, or remove a Microsoft - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 62
group's use of cryptographic protocols. For more information, see the grpparams crypto-legacy-protocols command in the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide. Switch Administration Authentication Type To switch the authentication type for the group: 1. Click Group → Group Configuration - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 63
, you can use an external Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) server to authenticate administration accounts. NOTE: You cannot features and allows you to perform all group operations. NOTE: Dell recommends that you set up an account for each administrator, with no users - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 64
Account Type Pool administrator Description Can view the volumes, members, snapshots, and other objects only in the pool or pools for which the account has authorization. They cannot manage members. Optionally, pool administrators can view information about all group objects except NAS clusters. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 65
maximum number • PS Series group administrator controls which of user accounts. user accounts are in the group. • The group administrator must manually remove unused Active Directory and LDAP accounts. Local accounts • Good for environments with a small IT staff, or • Using Active Directory - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 66
IPSec protocols must be manually enabled using the CLI. IPSec can be enabled for a group only if all members of that group support IPSec. For more protocols command in the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide. You can also enable or disable SSH v1 protocol support; see the grpparams - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 67
SSH key pair authentication supports the following: • RSA and SSH 2 keys • One public key per user • A administration accounts for the group. The grpadmin account is the default administration account. Dell recommends that you set up an additional account for each administrator for auditing purposes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 68
this field if you type the value as a Unicode character string, which takes up a variable number of bytes, depending on the specific character. • Dell recommends that administrator account names not be reused after they have been deleted. All accounts can always view their own audit log information - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 69
PS Series Group on the customer support website. For other RADIUS implementations, account contact information. For security reasons, Dell recommends that you require vendor-specific attributes. set attributes. For each account, you must set the Service-Type attribute to one of these values: • EQL- - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 70
to use a RADIUS authentication server. You must specify the EQL-Admin-Privilege attribute. Table 16. Vendor-Specific Attributes describes the Dell vendor-specific attributes and values for RADIUS attributes. Table 16. Vendor-Specific Attributes Attribute Field EQL-Admin-Privilege VSA vendor ID - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 71
as a RADIUS client on a Microsoft Windows server, you must specify the following items: • Name (also called Friendly Name) for the client. Dell recommends using the group name. • Group IP address (also called Client address) or dedicated management network IP address. • Vendor Name attribute. Select - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 72
1. Click Group → Group Configuration. 2. Click the Administration tab. 3. In the Authentication panel, select RADIUS and then click the RADIUS settings button to open the RADIUS Settings dialog box. 4. In the RADIUS Authentication Servers section, click Add. The Add RADIUS Authentication Server - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 73
provides authentication and authorization mechanisms in which other related services can be deployed. If your environment uses Active . You can also perform these tasks at a later time. See theDell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Release Notes for more information about NTP requirements for using - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 74
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 to add up to three IP addresses. NOTE: Adding multiple Active Directory servers ensures continued authentication of Active Directory accounts even in the event of a resource outage. The group uses the first Active Directory server in the list for authenticating accounts; if - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 75
• If the account type is Pool administrator or Volume administrator, you can use the Pool access section to specify the pools to which the account has access and the storage quota for the account. • If the account type is Pool administrator, you can use the Additional access section to give the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 76
3. Click AD settings button to display the Active Directory settings dialog box. 4. Select the IP address of the server in the list of Active Directory servers, and then either click Up to promote the server or click Down to demote the server. Remove an Active Directory Server 1. Click Group → Group - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 77
-authenticating. Change the Active Directory Group Name Before you change the name of a PS Series group that has already been configured for single sign-on, Dell recommends that you leave the current Active Directory (AD) domain, change the group name, and then join the AD domain again using the new - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 78
to a PS Series group through one or more readonly community names. NOTE: SAN Headquarters requires you to configure SNMP access to a group. The Manual Transfer Utility (MTU) requires you to configure SNMP access and specify public for the SNMP community name. In addition, SAN Headquarters uses SNMP - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 79
1. Click Group → Group Configuration. 2. Click the SNMP tab. 3. Click Add in the SNMP Access panel. 4. Enter an SNMP community name (for example, public). You can specify up to 5 names, and each name can be up to 64 ASCII characters long. Names cannot contain the following characters: space, tab, - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 80
Trap Type Trap Names iSCSI iscsiTgtLoginFailure, iscsiIntrLoginFailure, iscsiInstSessionFailure, scsiTgtDevicesStatusChanged, scsiLuStatusChanged Link linkUp, linkDown Member Offline eqlMemberStatusChanged eqliscsiVolumeMultiInit allowed or not-allowed iatorAttributeChanged Network - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 81
need to be enabled before you can use them. To be able to perform management operations using VDS and VSS, you must first allow these services to access your PS series group. You use the same access control methods (access policies, access policy groups, and basic access points) to define VDS - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 82
protects against disclosure, modification, eavesdropping, and attack. IPsec is supported for both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. NOTE: For more general IPsec protocols. In the context of an iSCSI SAN that uses EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays, IPsec secures communications between group member arrays - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 83
in which each group treats the other as an iSCSI initiator and traffic is protected accordingly. However, this configuration is not supported, and Dell recommends against implementing it in a production environment. IPsec Policies Traffic that meets the conditions stipulated by the policy can either - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 84
use this command. Consequently, Dell strongly discourages the use of manual keying in any production environment. security-association commands. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. IPsec Pre support the use of ASCII strings. • You want to use characters - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 85
host is using IPv4 and PSK and another host is using IPv6 and certificates. Either IKEv1 or IKEv2 can be used in this configuration if supported by the host, but the example shown uses IKEv1. Figure 10. Transport Mode (Host-to-Host) with Certificates or PSK iSCSI Initiator Configuration In the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 86
Table 18. iSCSI Initiator Configuration (IPv4) Setting Rule Name IPv4 Value ToPSA_IPSEC_IPv4_CERT_IKEv1 Enabled? Yes Profiles Domain,Private,Public Mode Transport Endpoint1 10.125.56.10/32 Endpoint2 10.122.56.2/32 10.125.56.3/32 10.125.56.4/32 10.125.56.5/32 Protocol Action Auth1 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 87
Setting IPv6 Value fe80::b4a5:d2d6:431d:1f81-fe80::b4a5:d2d6:431d:1f81 fe80::ccd9:8e77:1389:ea69-fe80::ccd9:8e77:1389:ea69 Port1 Port2 Protocol Action Auth1 Auth1PSK MainModeSecMethods QuickModeSecMethods Any Any TCP RequireInRequireOut ComputerPSK password DHGroup14-AES256-SHA384 ESP:SHA256- - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 88
Figure 11. Tunnel Mode Between Linux Hosts Using PSK iSCSI Initiator Configuration (IPv4) This example uses the following configuration: • Mint 17 (also known as Qiana) • Linux Kernel 3.13.0-36-generic, x86_64 • strongSwan 5.1.2 The following configuration files are relevant: • /etc/strongswan. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 89
# leftcert=selfCert.der # leftsendcert=never # right=192.168.0.2 # rightsubnet=10.2.0.0/16 # rightcert=peerCert.der # auto=start # conn sample-with-ca-cert # leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16 # leftcert=myCert.pem # right=192.168.0.2 # rightsubnet=10.2.0.0/16 # rightid="C=CH, O=Linux - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 90
NOTE: strongSwan allows you to specify properties that apply to all connections (conn %default). The auto=route directive tells strongSwan to install an IPsec security policy into the host's security policy database for every defined connection. If this directive were not present here, it would need - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 91
Figure 12. Tunnel Mode Between Linux Hosts Using Certificate-Based Authentication iSCSI Initiator Configuration (IPv4) This example uses the following configuration: • Mint 17 (also known as Qiana) • Linux Kernel 3.13.0-36-generic, x86_64 • strongSwan 5.1.2 The following configuration files are - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 92
Nashua Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]: Dell Equallogic Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []: Networking and iSCSI Common Name server FQDN or YOUR name) []: Joe Secure Email Address []: [email protected] Now take a peek at the new root certificate: draoidoir:fwoods> - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 93
19:01:25 2014 GMT Not After : Oct 14 19:01:25 2015 GMT Subject: C=US, ST=New Hampshire, L=Nashua, O=Dell Equallogic, OU=Networking and iSCSI, CN=Joe Secure/[email protected] Subject Public Key Info: Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption Public-Key: (2048 bit) Modulus: 00:c1:01:43:7f:63 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 94
CAkey server.key -out draoidoir.crt -days 365 Signature ok subject=/C=US/ST=New Hampshire/L=Nashua/O=Dell Equallogic/OU=Networking and iSCSI/ CN=draoidoir.lab.equallogic.com/[email protected] Getting CA Private Key Now we can look at the two resulting certificates: 1.35 draoidoir - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 95
2014 GMT Not After : Oct 14 19:24:12 2015 GMT Subject: C=US, ST=New Hampshire, L=Nashua, O=Dell Equallogic, OU=Networking and iSCSI, CN=kirt5.lab.equallogic.com/[email protected] Subject Public Key Info: Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption Public-Key: (2048 bit) Modulus: 00:ef:67:f5 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 96
Modulus: 00:ef:67:f5:d5:06:06:38:33:54:41:44:7e:bc:6d: 70:35:ea:9a:10:7e:d4:f3:a2:c9:f5:3b:8c:35:19: 59:ba:77:09:01:b8:26:9e:e8:76:5e:54:06:82:5c: f7:2c:a8:17:1a:16:bb:12:54:56:b5:3c:62:0b:58: e8:4a:30:78:aa:3f:9f:9c:39:8a:3a:d2:9e:1d:3f: dc:ea:4e:ff:e9:ae:a5:f0:c2:2c:ca:62:e2:56:00: 65:1b:96:0f:22: - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 97
session was 7728 bytes in 6 transfers. 221 Thank you for using the FTP service on 10.124.65.39. 9. Drop the certificates in place on the strongSwan Hampshire, L=Nashua, O=Dell Equallogic, OU=Networking and iSCSI, CN=kirt5.lab.equallogic. com, [email protected]" conn kirt5wka right - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 98
# rightsubnet=10.2.0.0/16 # rightid="C=CH, O=Linux strongSwan CN=peer name" # auto=start "leftcert=draoidoir.crt" tells strongSwan where it can find its local certificate (in /etc/ ipsec.d/certs). This is the local certificate that it will present to the array. "leftsendcert=yes" tells - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 99
Example 4: Tunnel Mode (Host-to-Gateway) Using PSK In Figure 13. Tunnel Mode (Host-to-Gateway) Using PSK, a tunnel mode connection to a Cisco ASA gateway is established, using pre-shared keys to authenticate IPv4 traffic. The example uses IKEv1. Figure 13. Tunnel Mode (Host-to-Gateway) Using PSK . - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 100
interface Ethernet0/7 !passwd encrypted ftp mode passive dns server-group DefaultDNS domain-name company.com access-list 101 extended permit ip 10.125.55.0 255.255.255.0 host 10.125.56.2 pager lines 24 mtu outside 1500 mtu inside 1500 icmp unreachable rate-limit 1 burst-size 1 asdm image disk0:/ - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 101
policies defined using the Local Security Policy Manager are not supported. strongSWAN Limitations with IPsec If you are using strongSWAN, the and can be enabled for a group only if all members support IPsec. See the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Release Notes for more information. • - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 102
and traffic is protected accordingly. However, this configuration is not supported, and Dell recommends against implementing it in a production environment. • The FTP. Therefore, when you restore a configuration, you must manually restore any configuration options set using the ipsec certificate load - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 103
DN Qualifier PKCS9 unaddr Pseudonym IPsec Supported Authentication Algorithms Table 21. Supported IPsec Authentication Algorithms lists supported IPsec authentication algorithms. Table 21. Supported IPsec Authentication Algorithms Algorithm Type Supported Algorithms IKE Integrity • HMAC-SHA1 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 104
• HMAC-SHA2-512 • NULL • 3DES-CBC • AES-CBC • AES-CBC-192 • AES-CBC-256 NOTE: IKE (Diffie-Hellman) Key Exchange Group 2 algorithm is supported only if legacy support is not disabled. Requirements for Pre-Shared Keys Pre-shared keys that are used with the group must meet the following requirements - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 105
group members to an existing IPsec-enabled group, provided the new member is a model that supports IPsec. See the documentation for the setup command in the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for instructions on joining an IPsec-enabled group. Some older PS Series array models do not - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 106
management-network show command. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. Configure a Management Network Perform these tasks before configuring a management network: • Make sure your network environment can support a dedicated management network. You need - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 107
(LLDP) enabled, the switch must have LLDP support enabled. If the SAN switch does not provide LLDP support, disable LLDP on all non-array devices connected to the switch. For instructions on disabling LLDP on your devices, refer to the user manual of the device. To configure a management network - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 108
the SAN Headquarters documentation. • If you are using an NTP server, Dell recommends that the NTP server be on the same subnet as the the management network interfaces on all the group members so that they again support all traffic. Disable and Stop Using the Management Network Address 1. Click - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 109
. • The deleted pages are not immediately available for new allocation in existing or new volumes. • Under certain conditions, such as FST (free space trouble), when old snapshots are deleted automatically, or if some pages are moved out of the system, clearing the data might delay recovery from the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 110
use an iSNS (Internet Storage Name Service) server for initiator discovery of iSCSI instructions. See the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays iSCSI Initiator and Operating System Considerations document for more information about iSCSI initiator configuration or contact Dell Technical Support - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 111
volumes and all the access attributes are specified only once, requiring less manual configuration and less possibility of data entry errors. • Single point of volume to which you wanted to secure access. Each volume supported up to 16 different access control records, which together constituted an - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 112
Study 2: Apply an existing policy to a volume Scenario: A user wants to grant access to a volume using a previously specified access policy (or policy group), without having to reenter the IP address, initiator name, and CHAP user name. Solution: If the volume has not been created yet: 1. Run the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 113
3. To remove a node from cluster A, remove the node's access policy from the group policy. This disassociation instantly removes the node from the group. Study 6: Determine each volume a host/cluster can access Scenario: The group administrator needs to determine which volumes a host can access. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 114
NOTE: Click Access to show all access policies and access points that are currently assigned to this volume. 3. In the Activities panel, click Add basic access point. 4. Specify the authorization parameters (CHAP account name, iSCSI initiator name, or IP address) for the host that you are - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 115
4. Perform the desired action in the corresponding subpanel: Add, Modify, or Remove an Access Policy Group: • To bind an additional access policy group to the volume, click Add to open the Add Access Policy dialog box. You can then select additional groups that you want to bind to this volume. • To - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 116
Create an Access Policy Group Access policy groups combine individual access policies together so that they can be managed as a single entity. 1. Click Group → Group Configuration. 2. Click the Access Policies tab. 3. In the Access Policies panel, locate the Access Policy Groups section and click - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 117
• To make changes to the access points within an access policy, select a policy and click Modify to open the Edit Access Policy dialog box. You can create new access points, edit existing access points, or remove access points that belong to this policy. • To remove an access policy from VDS/VSS - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 118
- CHAP user name - Password (otherwise known as a CHAP secret). For optimal security, passwords must contain at least 12 characters (preferably random). Individual iSCSI initiators have their own rules and restrictions for length and format. Consult your initiator documentation for details. To - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 119
Configure CHAP for Initiator Authentication on Existing Volumes To configure CHAP for an existing volume: 1. Click Volumes 2. Expand Volumes and then select the volume that you want to configure. 3. In the Activities panel, click Add basic access point to open the New Basic Access Point dialog box. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 120
format nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn:port. Enable or Disable iSNS Discovery You can configure a PS Series group to use an iSNS (Internet Storage Name Service) server, which facilitates the discovery of iSCSI targets in the group. By default, the group disables automatic discovery of targets by iSNS servers. If - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 121
You cannot use the Group Manager GUI to enable or disable iSNS discovery for a volume or snapshot. Instead, you must use the following CLI command lines: volume select volume_name isns-discovery enable | disable volume select volume_name snapshot select snapshot_name isns-discovery enable | disable - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 122
Table 22. Access Requirements for iSCSI Targets Security Condition Description Network access To discover targets, the initiator must have network access to the group IP address. Initiator access controls (Optional) If the initiator enabled target authentication (sometimes called mutual - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 123
You can enable or disable multihost access when creating a volume. You can also modify a volume or snapshot and enable or disable multihost access. Allow or Disallow Multihost Volume Access In a shared storage environment, you must control computer access to iSCSI targets (volumes and snapshots), - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 124
style. All access permissions are controlled by the Windows administrator through the use of access control lists or share-level permissions. • Mixed - Supports both NTFS and UNIX security styles. The permissions and ownership for a file or directory will be the last ones set. Permissions and access - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 125
3. In the Modify Settings dialog box, click the Access Permissions tab. 4. Set the permission (Read, Write, or Execute) for each user (Owner, Group, and Others). Alternatively, you can specify the equivalent three-digit format in the Numeric value field. 5. Click OK. About Volume-Level Security - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 126
are using IPv6 addresses exclusively in the group, you must use the CLI to change the group IP address. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. • If you have replication partners configured, you must update those groups with the changes. 126 PS Series Group - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 127
to do after the member has been added. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. When you add a member to a option with the command. • If you attempt to add a member that does not support IPsec to an existing group in which IPsec is used, setup will not be able - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 128
.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/19861480 • If you used the Remote Setup Wizard to create a group and add the first member to the group, you already set the RAID policy for the member, and the group automatically assigned the member to the default pool. See the Installation and Setup Guide - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 129
expansion after all the drives have been installed. 5. Click OK. Supported RAID Policy Conversions While a member remains online, you can convert it each RAID set. This information is dynamic and maintained by the Dell EqualLogic firmware. Table 25. 12-Drive Configuration shows the RAID set - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 130
Table 26. 14-Drive Configuration shows the RAID set relationship for each RAID type in a 14-drive configuration. Table 26. 14-Drive Configuration RAID Policy Spare Disks RAID Set Relationship RAID 6 1 (11+2) RAID 6 Accelerated 1 HDD (6+2 HDD) (6+2 SSD) RAID 10 2 (6+6) RAID 50 2 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 131
RAID Policy RAID 50 RAID 5 Spare Disks RAID Set Relationship 2 (6+1 ,6+,1, 6+1, 6+1, 6+1, 6+1) (3+1) 2 (12+1, 12+1, 12+1) (6+1) Best Practices For selected configurations Not for business-critical data Table 31. 84-Drive Configuration shows the RAID set relationship for each RAID type in a 84 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 132
bind member_name To unbind a volume from a member, use the following CLI command line: volume select volume_name unbind See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information about using CLI commands. Shut Down a Group To perform maintenance, you might need to shut down a PS - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 133
bytes, depending on the specific character. 5. Click Next → Finish. NOTE: Alternatively, you can create a storage pool from an existing member. For instructions, see Create a Storage Pool from an Existing Member. Create a Storage Pool from an Existing Member NOTE: This procedure should be treated as - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 134
are accepted for this field if you type the value as a Unicode character string, which takes up a variable number of bytes, depending on the specific character. • The pool description can be up to 127 characters. Fewer characters are accepted for this field if you type the value as a Unicode - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 135
About Space Borrowing Space borrowing includes snapshot space borrowing and replication borrowing. (For more information about these borrowing methods, see About Snapshot Space Borrowing and About Replication Borrowing.) PS Series firmware v8.0 and later provides the following borrowing capabilities - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 136
panel or the Pool Disk Space panel. You can also see these statistics through several CLI commands. Refer to the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. Using Space-Borrowing Information Using information displayed in the GUI, you can see how space borrowing is - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 137
by the array. Compression is disabled by default on Dell EqualLogic arrays. Compression can be manually suspended and resumed, as needed, to prevent the is moved, it is again eligible for compression if the new destination supports it. Compression can be enabled on any PS6210 or PS6610 array that - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 138
or rolled back, the compression statistics will indicate that the space has been rehydrated. Base volumes with compressed pages are not supported. Compression Statistics by Pool Pool-level compression statistics allow you to assess the overall space-savings achieved by all compression-capable - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 139
visible only within the pool area. Enable Compression Snapshot and replica compression can be enabled on any PS6210 or PS6610 array running the supported firmware. Compression is enabled at the pool level. If the group contains more than one compression-enabled member, compression must be enabled - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 140
2. Expand Storage Pools and select the pool for which you want to view compression statistics. 3. Click the Status tab and locate the Pool Disk Space panel. The statistics are listed under Snapshot and replica set compression. See Compression Statistics by Pool. View Compression Statistics by - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 141
Action Display pool compression statistics Command pool select pool_name show The General settings section of the General Member Information panel shows Compression ... running, and the Activities panel contains the Suspend compression link, which is used to temporarily pause compression. NOTE: - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 142
9 About Volumes Volumes provide the storage allocation structure within the PS Series group. To access storage in a PS Series group, you allocate portions of a storage pool to volumes. You can create a volume on a single group member or one that spans multiple group members. You assign each volume a - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 143
• You cannot set a template volume to read-write permission. To modify a volume permission: 1. Click Volumes. 2. Expand Volumes and then select the volume name. 3. In the Activities panel, click Set access type. 4. Change the permission in the Set access type dialog box. 5. (Optional) Select the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 144
, and delete tags. However, administrators with write privileges for the volume can assign tags to the volume. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. Predefined Smart Tags Smart tags include a set of predefined tags, described in Table 34. Predefined Smart - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 145
To associate tags for a specific volume, you can use either the Volumes panel, the Activities panel, or the General Volume Information panel. From the Volumes panel: 1. Click Volumes → Volumes. 2. Select a volume from the list displayed in the Volumes panel. 3. In the Activities panel, click Modify - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 146
Delete a Volume When you delete a volume, space that the group allocated to the volume becomes part of free pool space. The following requirements and considerations apply: • If you delete a volume, the group also deletes its snapshots. However, the group does not delete any volume replicas on the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 147
1. Click Volumes. 2. Expand Volume Collections and then select the collection. 3. Click Modify volume collection to open the Modify Volume Collection dialog box. 4. Click the General tab to change the collection name or description. 5. Modify the name (up to 63 characters) or description (up to 127 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 148
• When the last volume is removed from a folder, the folder is not deleted. • Volume administrators can view all of the volumes in a folder, provided that the volumes were not created by other volume administrators. Create a Volume Folder 1. Click the Volumes tab. 2. In the Activities panel, click - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 149
Add and Remove Volumes from Folders You can move volumes into, out of, or between folders. Your account must have group administrator privileges. If volume folders are not being displayed, you can enable the option from the tree view menu ( Show volume folders. ). Select Group volumes → Add - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 150
recovery bin before snapshots that use borrowed space are deleted. • Manual purge operations are displayed in the audit log. Automatic purge , use the CLI command recovery-bin. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. Display Deleted Volumes 1. Click Volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 151
(depending on available free space or on group limits, such as volume count) before the firmware automatically purges it. However, you can also manually purge volumes from the recovery bin. 1. Click Volumes. 2. Click Volumes in the Volumes panel (not an individual volume name). About Volumes 151 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 152
) volumes is not supported. You cannot use the Group Manager GUI to decrease the reported size of a volume. Instead, you must use the following Group Manager CLI command: volume select volume_name shrink new_size See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information about - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 153
Group Manager CLI volume select size command. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information about using CLI commands that relate to volumes. About Reclaiming Unallocated Space PS Series firmware supports using SCSI unmap operations to recover unused space previously - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 154
deleting or migrating a VM. Space reclamation can be done manually by running the esxcli storage vmfs unmap command. For more the EqualLogic array to reclaim the space in a thin volume. Starting with PS Series firmware v10.0, Unmap supports multiple Dell recommends that you disable 154 About Volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 155
, unmapping is disabled in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Linux file systems that support unmap operations, such as ext4 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, must be . This scenario is most likely with replicated volumes. Therefore, Dell recommends that you not use volume unmapping with replicated volumes. Also - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 156
for volumes and snapshots, and provides solutions for any problems. Table 35. Current Volume and Snapshot Status Status Description data cannot be found. This condition is serious. Contact your PS Series support provider. offline (nospace auto The thin-provisioned volume and its snapshots - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 157
state. Determine the reason for the issue and correct the problem. During a failover, SyncRep is trying to determine Wait for usage increases over time. NOTE: Dell recommends that you fully understand the -the-clock support to handle any space allocation issues and prevent service-level disruption - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 158
The volume reserve is equal to the reported size. For example, even if only 10 percent of a volume is in use, the group allocates the full reported size. • Thin provisioning enabled The volume reserve is equal to or less than the reported size, depending on volume usage and the thin-provisioning - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 159
Thin-Provisioning Space Settings Three settings control how the group allocates space to thin-provisioned volumes and when the group generates events related to space usage: • Minimum volume reserve Minimum amount of pool space that the group allocates to the volume, based on a percentage of the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 160
The values in the table change based on the new values. If a change exceeds capacity, the Free pool space field contains a negative value. 6. Click OK. Disable Thin Provisioning on a Volume You can disable thin provisioning on a standard volume. NOTE: You cannot disable thin provisioning on a - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 161
set offline, and the volume permission is set to read-only. NOTE: If you are using the Group Manager CLI, you must perform these tasks manually before you can convert to a template volume. • Volume reserve decreases to the amount of in-use space (or the minimum volume reserve, whichever is greater - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 162
If you detach a thin clone, the resulting new standard volume has in-use space equal to the combined shared space and unshared space, as shown in the Shared Space table in the Volume Status window. Restrictions on Template Volumes and Thin Clones With a few exceptions, all normal volume attributes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 163
• Before converting to a template volume, make sure that the standard volume contains all the data that is shared with the thin clones. • You cannot convert a volume to a template while it is a member of a collection. • Make sure that the standard volume has sufficient free space to hold the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 164
pause based on user priorities or classes of service - Bandwidth allocation or traffic class prioritization - Ability to provide different service characteristics to traffic classes - End-to-end congestion -based arrays. Mixed groups of 1Gb and 10Gb arrays are not supported. 164 About Volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 165
as all the network switches between the initiators and the targets, must support DCB. All devices must be configured for DCB from end to end, the grpparams dcb def-vlan-id command. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. Change the Data Center Bridging VLAN - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 166
requires modifying the configuration of third-party products. See the documentation for your switches for detailed instructions on these tasks. 1. Set the switch ports used by group members to allow both the old DCB Details link appears dimmed if the member does not support DCB. 166 About Volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 167
virtual machine (VM) is controlled using VMware vSphere and on EqualLogic environments are managed by the Dell Virtual Storage Manager for VMware (VSM). VSM creates the VM VVols using VSM, see the Dell Virtual Storage Manager for VMware Installation and User's Guide. VMware Group Access Panel 167 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 168
Configuring a protocol endpoint requires establishing one or more access policies. Dell requires the use of Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) to establish cannot be used to hold standard EqualLogic volumes, snapshots, or NAS containers. Storage containers are not supported outside of the virtual volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 169
interface, you can monitor both the logical and physical space consumption of the datastore/storage container by selecting the specific datastore, then Manage → Dell VSM. Storage container accounting is done in units of logical space. That is, the storage container size is specified in terms of MB - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 170
4. In the Activities panel, click Modify storage container. The Modify Storage Container dialog box opens. 5. On the General settings tab: a. Modify the name for the container and/or the description. b. Select a different storage pool for the container (if more than one pool is available). 6. On the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 171
incorrectly propagated to Group Manager. To manually trigger a verification between the VSM and Group Manager, use the VSM system schedule command Verify Snapshots and Replicas Run Now. For details, see the Dell Virtual Storage Manager Installation and User's Guide. VMware Group Access Panel 171 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 172
, modify, or delete an SMB share Create, show, or delete an SMB home share Create, modify, or delete an NFS export Advanced Diagnose problems in a NAS cluster Shut down a NAS controller pair Delete a NAS cluster Rebalance SMB client connections across NAS containers Add, modify, or delete a NAS - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 173
, modify, or delete a local group for a NAS cluster Advanced Diagnose problems in a NAS cluster Delete a NAS cluster 12 NAS Cluster Configuration A . • FS7500 and FS7600 NAS clusters support four IPv4 addresses per controller. • FS7610 NAS clusters support two IPv4 addresses per controller. About - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 174
NAS cluster operation fails, you can consider one of the solutions described in the following sections. If you cannot correct the problem, contact your customer support representative. If an operation fails during a NAS cluster configuration, Group Manager gives you the opportunity to correct the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 175
for your hardware configuration. • HW mismatch error Contact your customer service representative. • BPS error Check the BPS connectivity to the . Then, click Retry. If the validation fails again, contact your customer support representative. • IPMI error NOTE: For the FluidFS 7500 only, ensure that - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 176
• Configure the NAS cluster to use DNS (Domain Name Service), which is a networking service that translates Internet domain names into IP addresses. If you want to use DNS, manually add the NAS cluster IP address and NAS cluster name to the DNS server. If you are in a routed client network and using - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 177
, such as adding a NAS controller pair, detaching a NAS controller, or attaching a NAS controller operation. If the NAS reserve resize operation fails, contact your Dell support representative. Add a Local Group for a NAS Cluster To add a local group for a NAS cluster: NAS Cluster Operations 177 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 178
1. Click Group, expand Group Configuration, and then select the NAS cluster. 2. Click the Local Users and Groups tab. 3. In the Local Groups panel, click Add. 4. In the Add local user dialog box, specify the group name. NOTE: The group name accepts up to 20 ASCII characters, including letters, - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 179
is no automatic mapping. • Click Map users to manually map users. NOTE: You can use the Group Manager CLI to specify whether to map unmapped users to the guest account (the default setting). See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide. Delete a User Mapping for a NAS Cluster To delete - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 180
with preferred domain controller join, if an error message is generated, the domain controller is not added and must be added manually. • You cannot delete the Active Directory configuration. To stop using Active Directory, click Leave. Configure Preferred Domain Controllers Setting a preferred DC - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 181
3. In the Active Directory panel, click Leave. Domain users will be prevented from access if you leave the Active Directory domain. The status changes to not configured. NOTE: You cannot delete the Active Directory configuration. Configure or Modify NIS or LDAP for a NAS Cluster To authenticate UNIX - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 182
reconnects automatically. NOTE: Modify the MTU byte size only if directed by Dell support. For normal NAS cluster operation, a value of 1500 is required. Domain Name Service (DNS) is a networking service that translates Internet domain names into IP addresses. If you want to use DNS, manually add the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 183
you must put the NAS cluster into maintenance mode. NOTE: After you perform a SAN network change with replication configured, you will need to manually create a new static route for the new SAN network. Modify the SAN Network Configuration If you modify the PS Series group network configuration (for - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 184
service tag identification numbers for instructions for shutting down a NAS controller. 5. Power off each NAS controller in turn. See one of the following manuals: • Dell Equallogic FS7500 Series Appliances Hardware Owner's Manual • Dell Equallogic FS7600 Series Appliances Hardware Owner's Manual • Dell Equallogic - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 185
you no longer need to provide NAS operations, you can delete the NAS cluster from the PS Series group. When you delete a NAS cluster: • All service data and all client data that is stored in the NAS reserve is destroyed. • The NAS reserve space is added back to the free pool - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 186
: • The NAS controllers are connected to the networks and power. • Each NAS controller is powered on and is in standby mode. • Obtain the service tag identification number for each controller that you are adding. Obtain and verify the following network resources: • 500GB of free NAS reserve space in - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 187
NAS cluster functionality, you must attach a functioning NAS controller to the service. After the new controller is attached, it inherits the NAS cluster a NAS controller only under the direction of your customer support representative and only when you are replacing that NAS controller - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 188
only when directed by your customer support representative. In some cases, your support representative might instruct you to cleanly shut down a the following information and NAS controller physical state: • Obtain the service tag identification number for the NAS controller that you want to - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 189
support representative. About Updating NAS Controller Firmware The NAS firmware is supplied in service Dell Storage Update Manager provides guided update management to simplify the process of updating the firmware for your EqualLogic manuals address service tag location and how to - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 190
• Dell Equallogic FS7500 Series Appliances Hardware Owner's Manual • Dell Equallogic FS7600 Series Appliances Hardware Owner's Manual • Dell Equallogic FS7610 Series Appliances Hardware Owner's Manual 190 NAS Controller Operations - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 191
14 NAS Container Operations Table 43. Basic and Advanced NAS Container Operations provides a list of basic and advanced NAS container operations. Table 43. Basic and Advanced NAS Container Operations Basic Create, modify, or delete NAS containers Create, modify, or delete an SMB share Enable, - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 192
Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NAS Container Settings To modify or display the NAS clusterwide default NAS container space settings: 1. Click Group, expand Group Configuration, and then select the NAS cluster. 2. Click the Defaults tab. 3. In the Default NAS Container Settings panel, modify the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 193
2. Click Modify Settings. The Modify Settings dialog box opens. 3. Click the Space tab. 4. In the Size field, enter the new size for the NAS container. 5. Click OK. Modify the Snapshot Reserve and Warning Limit for a NAS Container NOTE: Select the Enable data reduction checkbox to activate the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 194
. Of the three fields in the netgroup form (host, user, domain), FluidFS supports only the host field. You can configure the netgroups host field with one of directory. Access NFS Exports NFS version 3 relies on client authentication services. If a user can authenticate to a client machine, they can - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 195
root user, mount the NFS export and specify the NAS service IP address, the file-system name, and the export NAS_service_ip_address:/file_system_name /export_path mount_path Dell recommends the following options: upper 32 bits are utilized. To solve this problem, you can use either 32-bit or 64-bit - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 196
3. Select the NFS export in the NFS Exports panel and then click Modify NFS Export. The Modify NFS Export dialog box opens. 4. In the dialog box, click the Permissions tab. 5. Specify whether to allow access to all clients, if they meet other access control requirements, or to a specific IP address - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 197
optional security methods for a NAS cluster on a per NFS export basis. Use the CLI to specify these methods. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. The nas-cluster select container select nfs-export select security-methods command allows you to choose from - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 198
. FluidFS v4 supports SMB protocol versions 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. The default SMB protocol version is SMB 3.0. You can set the default to an earlier version using the CLI command nas-cluster select cluster_name smb-protocol. Refer to the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 199
initial SMB share when you create a NAS container. However, you cannot configure and enable the NAS antivirus service. You must modify this initial SMB share to configure and enable the antivirus service. 1. Click NAS, expand NAS clusters and Local Containers, and then select the NAS container name - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 200
about the CLI commands, see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide, which is available on the support site. Enable or Disable SMB Message NAS antivirus service, you cannot modify the antivirus settings for SMB shares. However, if you subsequently reconfigure the service, the settings - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 201
You can also enable access-based enumeration from the Group Manager CLI. For more information about the CLI commands, see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide. Enable Access-Based Enumeration at the SMB Share Level To enable access-based enumeration at the individual SMB share level - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 202
NOTE: Only the SMB shares created in a NAS container after setting this default property will have access-based enumeration by default. SMB shares that were created before setting this property still have the properties that were set when the shares were created. Enable Access-Based Enumeration on - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 203
You still must create the user folders yourself and set the permissions manually or by using an automated script if the automatic home folder creation click the Add button. A selection dialog box opens for user, computer, service account, or group. 3. In the text box labeled Enter the object name - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 204
, click Other users or group. A selection dialog box opens for user, computer, service account, or group. 4. In the text box labeled Enter the object name to container_name path_prefix [parameters] See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information about the variables - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 205
, click the Edit button. The Permissions window opens. 3. In the Permissions window, click the Add button. The selection dialog box opens for user, computer, service account, or group. 4. In the text box labeled Enter the object name to select, type the name of a user and click OK. The Permissions - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 206
network interfaces and distribute the connections across stacked network switches for high availability. NOTE: Dell recommends that you separate the client and SAN network to avoid the following problems: • Congestion caused by client traffic and storage traffic passing over one network • Issues - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 207
Optimal Virtual IP Assignment To optimize availability and performance, client connections are load balanced across the available NAS controllers. NAS controllers in a NAS cluster operate simultaneously. If one NAS controller fails, clients are automatically failed over to the remaining controllers. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 208
optimal configuration settings, you must manually modify the VIPs of each be interpreted as a file-permission problem. At this point, only NAS share on which the NAS antivirus service is disabled. Otherwise, NAS antivirus NFS export, because NFS does not support NAS antivirus. NAS antivirus must be - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 209
on the cluster. • The server must be accessible by the network. Dell recommends that the server be located on the same subnet as the NAS supported antivirus software on the external antivirus servers. • Set up the antivirus software as a network-accessible service according to the user instructions - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 210
to all newly created SMB shares. The defaults do not apply to any existing SMB shares for which you have manually configured share-specific NAS antivirus settings. If you unconfigure the NAS antivirus service, you cannot modify the clusterwide defaults. However, if you subsequently reconfigure the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 211
scanning now reads enabled for this share. After you enable the antivirus service, you can: • Control which file types are excluded from being Item dialog box. NOTE: Wildcard characters (*) and question marks (?) are not supported in antivirus exclude paths. 5. Specify a file type such as xls or - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 212
If you have configured NAS antivirus, you can monitor which SMB shares are using the service. 1. Click NAS , expand NAS Clusters and Local Containers, and then select the NAS container name. 2. Click the SMB Shares tab. 3. In the Virus scanning column, - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 213
are processed according to the antivirus server's configuration. Dell recommends coordinating the antivirus server's own policies with individual SMB share. NOTE: Wildcard characters (*) and question marks (?) are not supported in antivirus exclude paths. 1. Click NAS, expand NAS Clusters and Local - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 214
accessed through an NFS export. However, NAS antivirus does not support NFS exports. To access infected files: 1. Click NAS, expand where you can either safely scan and disinfect the file according to the instructions provided by the antivirus software vendor or otherwise dispose of the file. Create - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 215
5. Select the user type. 6. In the User field, you can enter a user name (or the beginning of a user name) and click the Search button. 7. Select the user and click Next. 8. In the Create quota - Quota settings dialog box, specify the following configuration settings: • Quota size and units (MB, GB, - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 216
NOTE: • You can create multiple quota directories, but nesting quota directories is not supported. • Quota rules can be set on empty directories only. After you set a quota rule for a directory. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information about these commands. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 217
NOTE: Dell does not recommend using a combination of local and external authentication where replication and quotas are applied. External Authentication External authentication is managed on a server whenever a - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 218
accessing the NAS container. In addition, NAS containers: • Have robust security mechanisms • Support user and group quotas • Support snapshots for data protection • Support thin clones • Support NDMP for remote backups • Support replication to remote FS Series NAS clusters for disaster tolerance - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 219
NOTE: • The NAS clusterwide default values are applied when new containers are created. • If you select the Container thin provisioning default checkbox, ensure that you click the Save all changes icon afterward. If you do not, updates from the array will clear your selection. Thin-Provisioned - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 220
reserve functionality for that container. Snapshot reserves cannot be enabled even if you later disable data reduction. Snapshots can still be manually created, deleted, and restored, and automatically deleted when the maximum number of snapshots to keep is exceeded. Data reduction is accomplished - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 221
per-NAS-volume basis to store data more efficiently. The Dell FluidFS cluster supports two types of data reduction: • Deduplication - Performed on Effect on Snapshots Supported Snapshot Actions Before Data Reduction Manually create snapshots Yes Manually delete snapshots Yes Automatically - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 222
the ignorefilters flag enables data reduction on a container with archive data without waiting for the minimum Access Time/ Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data. That is, you should use this setting only on containers with - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 223
waiting for the minimum Access Time/ Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data. waiting for the minimum Access Time/ Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 224
archive data without waiting for the minimum Access Time/ Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data. That is, reduction completes on NAS_B, the data reduction service begins running on container NAS_A. 224 NAS Container Operations - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 225
Analyzing data on a container for data reduction will take longer than scanning and reducing previously analyzed data. When defining the data reduction schedule on your system, consider when all files on a container need to have been analyzed for data reduction. The efficiency of the data reduction - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 226
/vaai_plugin: • A depot - FluidFSNASVAAI_For_Esx_v5.5.zip file Installation Instructions The FS Series VAAI plugin supports ESXi versions 5.5, 5.5U1, and 5.5U2. NOTE: A positive reply should return: Dell_FluidFSNASVAAI 1.1.0-250 DELL VMwareAccepted 2015-02-17 226 NAS Container Operations - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 227
file size 16777216 TB UUID: 1cec81cb-6db87d1c-0000-000000000000 Partitions spanned (on "notDCS"): nfs:FSseries_Datastore NAS VAAI Supported: YES Is Native Snapshot Capable: YES Removal Instructions To remove the VAAI plugin from an ESXi host: 1. Execute the following command in the ESXi host console - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 228
related to a NAS cluster, including the service itself, the NAS controllers, NAS containers, SMB shares, and NFS exports. • Be aware of the NAS cluster alarms, which help you to identify and correct problems before any operations are affected. • Contact Dell support for assistance in running and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 229
• General System For more information, see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide. Offline Diagnostics To obtain offline diagnostics, the NAS cluster must be offline or not serving data. Diagnostics can help you troubleshoot low-level hardware issues. Offline diagnostics use the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 230
4. Choose the appropriate option. 5. Press the Escape key at any time during a test to stop the test. Generating PS Series and NAS Cluster Diagnostics Reports NOTE: To generate diagnostics reports, you must have group administrator (grpadmin) privileges. To generate a diagnostics report: 1. Log in - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 231
NAS system software, also install the latest service pack updates. Before reinstalling FS Series to the appliance. • Back up your data (recommended by Dell). To reinstall FS Series firmware v4: 1. Power off on the appliance, see the Hardware Owner's Manual for your system. NOTE: Power off only - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 232
time or on a regular basis (for example, hourly or daily). The Manual Transfer Utility (MTU) allows you to export a volume on to a transportable is not available, you can obtain volume data from the other pool. Dell recommends that you protect data by using a robust backup application as a - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 233
A NAS cluster supports the Network Data completes, the NDMP server deletes the temporary snapshots. NOTE: Manually deleting the temporary NDMP snapshot immediately terminates the current backup you change the NAS cluster IP address, the NDMP service restarts. In addition, if you change the NAS cluster - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 234
NOTE: • You cannot restore a template volume from a snapshot. • Generally, snapshots will not be deleted unless you take action to delete them. In some instances, however, snapshots can be deleted by the system. For example, when a new snapshot is taken and not enough snapshot reserve space is - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 235
Snapshot reserve is a percentage of the volume reserve. Because the volume reserve for a thin-provisioned volume changes as volume usage increases, the snapshot reserve for a thin-provisioned volume also changes. The group generates event messages when the amount of free snapshot reserve falls below - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 236
up a variable number of bytes, depending on the specific character.) For information about the number of snapshots that can be created, see the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Release Notes. When the maximum number of snapshots for a volume or group is reached, the system displays an error - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 237
Set a Snapshot Online or Offline By default, a snapshot is offline. You can set a snapshot online, making it accessible to iSCSI initiators that match one of the snapshot's access control policies. If you set a snapshot offline, any current iSCSI connections to the snapshot are lost. 1. Click - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 238
Type dialog box opens. 5. Select the permission for the snapshot (either Set read-write or Set read-only). 6. If your environment supports multiple initiators accessing a volume, you can check the Allow simultaneous connections from initiators with different IQNs checkbox. This option is disabled by - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 239
size is different from that of the volume. To restore a volume from a snapshot: 1. Disconnect any iSCSI initiators from the volume. Follow the instructions for your operating system and initiator. 2. Click Volumes. 3. Expand Volumes and then select the volume name. 4. Click Set offline and confirm - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 240
appears (identified by its timestamp) when you expand the NAS container name in the far-left panel. About Deleting NAS Container Snapshots You can manually delete a snapshot when it is no longer needed. The NAS cluster automatically deletes one or more of the oldest snapshots for a NAS container - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 241
using a volume collection is to create a custom snapshot collection. Custom snapshot collections can include any volume in the group, so you manually select which volumes you want to include when you configure the collection. Unlike the standard snapshot collection, you cannot create a schedule for - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 242
2. Click Custom Snapshot Collections in the Volumes list. 3. In the Activities panel, click Create custom collection to open the dialog box. 4. Provide the requested information in each step of the wizard and click Next. 5. Click Finish to create the collection or click Back to make changes. The - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 243
A regular (standard) volume has a fixed volume reserve; this volume reserve for regular volumes does not change when its usage increases. With a thin-provisioned volume, the system automatically increases volume reserve as more data is written to that volume. As the volume reserve increases, so does - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 244
right for your environment. You can use PS Series replication functionality alone or with Auto-Snapshot Manager (for Linux and Windows), Dell Virtual Storage Manager for VMware (formerly ASM/VE), or Storage Replication Adapter for VMware Site Recovery Manager. See the related product documentation - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 245
, called manual transfer replication, accommodates less common instances where the network link between groups might be insufficient to support large data it to the other member. See the Dell EqualLogic Manual Transfer Utility Installation and User's Guide for more information. Plan Your Volume - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 246
. 9. Monitor each replication operation and make sure it is successful. If the replication operation is not successful, identify and correct the problem. For example, you might need to increase network bandwidth or increase replication space. 10. Monitor the number of replicas and replication space - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 247
Figure 16. Replication to Multiple Partners Reciprocal Replication Between Partners Both partners replicate volumes to each other. For example, in Figure 17. Reciprocal Replication Between Partners, GroupA replicates Volume1 to GroupB, and GroupB replicates Volume2 to GroupA. For the replication of - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 248
and to keep the desired number of volume replicas, you must allocate sufficient replication space. To determine the optimal amount of replication space, Dell recommends that you set up replication using the default space values, monitor activity over some time period, analyze the space usage, and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 249
Figure 19. Local Replication Reserve Local replication reserve has two purposes: • Preserve the contents of the volume at the time replication started. The primary group creates a snapshot of the volume in the local replication reserve to preserve the contents of the volume at the time replication - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 250
a local replication reserve value that is less than 100 percent, sufficient space might not be available to maintain the failback snapshot. Therefore, Dell recommends that you select the option that allows you to borrow free pool space if not enough local replication reserve is available. Guidelines - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 251
The local replication reserve size is based on a percentage (5 percent to 200 percent) of the volume reserve. For a thin-provisioned volume, the volume reserve size changes dynamically based on volume usage; therefore, the local replication reserve size also changes. The recommended local - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 252
The secondary group administrator delegates space to the primary group when configuring the group as a replication partner. The administrator can modify the partner configuration and increase or decrease delegated space as needed. When the primary group administrator configures a volume for - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 253
2. The primary group increases the replica reserve if the replica volume usage increased since you enabled replication on the volume. NOTE: If delegated space is too small to hold the increased, replica reserve, the primary group generates an event message and replication pauses. Replication resumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 254
, and the replication frequency. See How Volume Changes Affect Replication Space. Use the following guidelines for sizing replica reserve: • Recommended value Dell recommends that you specify 200 percent for the replica reserve. Specifying 200 percent guarantees that you can store at least two - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 255
might become inadequate when you add more users. If a replication operation requires copying a large amount of data, you might want to use manual transfer replication. For each replication operation, you can display the amount of data that the primary group is transferring to a replication partner - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 256
following table shows the firmware versions compatible with version 9. You can also check the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Release Notes for the most current list. Table 47. Replication Support - Partner Firmware Matrix Firmware on Group Firmware on Partner v10.0.x v9.0, v9.1.x, v10 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 257
Primary Group Replication Attributes Table 48. Primary Volume Replication Attributes describes attributes that you set when you configure a volume for replication in the primary group. You can modify the replication configuration and change the attribute values. Table 48. Primary Volume Replication - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 258
promoted replica that does not have antivirus enabled. You will have to manually create the same shares that were on the original on the promoted replica an FS7500 cluster to an FS7610 cluster. You cannot use the Manual Transfer Utility to facilitate NAS container replication. NOTE: The requirements - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 259
by using manual transfer replication. See the Dell EqualLogic Manual Transfer Utility Installation and User's Guide for more 555-3456 123abc123 RepPool 35GB NOTE: You will not see password or configuration problems between partners until you enable replication on a volume. If you receive a - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 260
the group has more than one pool, you can specify a new value for each one as needed.) 5. Click OK. Modify Replication Services To modify the replication services on a partner that is being replicated (the source), and enable or disable volume or NAS container replication: 1. Click Replication and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 261
NOTE: If the group is hosting a recovery volume from the partner, before you delete the partner either: • Demote the recovery volume to an inbound replica set (which is deleted when you delete the partner). Double-click the recovery volume in the far-left panel and click Demote to replica set. • - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 262
Pause and Resume Replication of a Volume You can pause and resume volume replication. For example, tasks such as promoting a replica set require you to first pause volume replication. To pause replication for a volume: 1. Click Volumes. 2. Expand Volumes and then select the volume name. 3. In the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 263
for replication to a partner. • Configure the volume collection to replicate to the same partner. • If the volume is large, consider using the Manual Transfer Utility (MTU) to perform the initial upload of data to the partner. • You should always monitor replication activity to make sure that the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 264
set, which is the set of replicas created over time. You can create replicas of individual volumes or volume collections. You can create replicas manually at any time, or you can set up a schedule. Individual replicas are identified by the date and time that the replication operation started. The - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 265
Volumes and then select the volume name. 3. Click Create replica to open the Create Replica dialog box. 4. (Optional) Select Perform manual replication to use manual transfer replication to perform the replication. 5. Click Yes to start the replication. Monitor replication to make sure that replicas - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 266
or replica sets from the secondary group, the primary group information is not updated and errors can result. The following considerations apply: • Dell recommends that you delete replicas when you are logged in to the primary group. • Deleting a replica set disables replication on the volume - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 267
set for a volume collection. Deleting a replica collection deletes all the replicas that are in the collection. The following considerations apply: • Dell recommends that you delete replicas when you are logged in to the primary group. • Deleting a replica collection set disables replication on the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 268
Manager supports read-only view of cross-platform replication. See the Dell Storage Manager Administrator's Guide for supports volume replication only • Replication of thin clones and template volumes • Shrinking of a volume that is configured for replication if the source partner is an EqualLogic - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 269
on the Storage Center is supported with Dell Storage Manager 2018 R1 or later. • Modification of the TTL value is supported for inbound replica snapshots feature are treated as "never expire", and are not deleted until you manually modify the TTL value of these replicas. The TTL feature is enabled - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 270
• If you are creating a replication schedule, you must configure both groups to be replication partners for each other. • You cannot schedule a snapshot or replication operation for a template volume. Using a schedule can generate many snapshots or replicas, so make sure that you have sufficient - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 271
• Schedule name - Name can be up to 63 bytes and is case insensitive. Fewer characters are accepted for this field if you type the value as a Unicode character string, which takes up a variable number of bytes, depending on the specific character. • Start and end dates • Time of day and repetition • - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 272
• Time - Time of day that the schedule runs. • Status - Whether the schedule is enabled (running) or disabled (paused). • Actions - Tasks that you can perform for this schedule (including modify, enable or disable, and delete). Disable a NAS Container Snapshot Schedule To temporarily stop a schedule - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 273
the data across both groups and protects the recovery volume. During the replication, initiators can continue to access the recovery volume. Recommendation: Dell recommends that you replicate the recovery volume to the primary group immediately before failing back to the primary group, because the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 274
back to the primary group - To return to the original volume replication configuration, you can use the Failback to Primary operation. Recommendation: Dell recommends that you use the Replicate to Partner operation before failing back to the primary group. Although the Failback to Primary operation - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 275
multiple tasks. You can perform each task in the operation individually. One step in the procedure requires that you create a replica. You can use manual replication if you have a large amount of data to transfer. To fail back a volume to a partner using individual tasks: 1. From the primary group - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 276
if a large amount of data must be transferred. See the Dell EqualLogic Manual Transfer Utility Installation and User's Guide or the online help for information. To replicate a recovery volume to a partner using individual tasks: 1. Log in to the primary group and then: a. Set the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 277
• Before you can make a template replica set promotion permanent, you must permanently promote all the attached thin clone replica sets. • You must specify: - A new volume name, must be unique name in the group Name can be up to 63 bytes and is case-insensitive. You can use any printable Unicode - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 278
considerations apply: • You cannot replicate a recovery template volume. • Dell recommends that you replicate the recovery volume to the primary group 6.0 or greater. If you do not meet this requirement, you must manually perform the Replicate to Partner procedure. • You must stop all replications - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 279
password. 6. Select whether to perform the replication by using manual transfer replication. 7. Select whether to save the primary Click the Failback Operations tab. If an individual task fails, you must correct the problem and then retry the task. When the volume demote task on the primary group - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 280
• Retain the iSCSI target name of the original volume. • Keep the ability to demote to the replica set. (Unless you are permanently promoting the replica set, make sure that you keep this ability.) 7. Click Next to open the Promote Replica Set - iSCSI Access panel. 8. Specify the following - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 281
to Primary operation, correct the problem. After correcting the problem, in the Failback Operations panel operation. The following considerations apply: • Dell recommends that you use the Replicate to whether to perform the replication by using manual transfer replication. 8. Select whether to save - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 282
a. Demote the original volume to a failback replica set on the primary group. b. Replicate the recovery volume to the primary group. If you kept the failback snapshot for the original volume, only the changes made to the recovery volume are replicated. 3. When you are ready to fail back to the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 283
Prerequisites for Permanently Promoting a Replica Set to a Volume The following constraints apply: • In some cases, you cannot permanently promote a replica set in a single operation. If you cannot deselect the Keep ability to demote to replica set option, you must temporarily promote the replica - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 284
About Failing Over and Failing Back a Volume If a failure or maintenance in the primary group makes a volume unavailable, you can fail over to the secondary group and allow users to access the volume. If the primary group becomes available, you can fail back to the primary group. Restriction: You - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 285
Figure 22. Primary Group Failure (Data Not Available) Figure 23. Step 1-Fail Over to the Secondary Group (Data Available) shows the first step in recovering data on the secondary group, which is to fail over the volume to the secondary group. To fail over the volume, promote the inbound replica set - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 286
Figure 24. Step 2-Replicate to the Primary Group (Data Available and Protected) shows the second step in recovering data- replicate to the primary group. When the primary group is available: • Demote the original volume to a failback replica set. • Replicate the recovery volume to the primary group. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 287
containing the source container incurs a catastrophic loss, contact Dell Technical Support for assistance. Disaster recovery requires that: • A replication volume • Failing back to a source volume You can perform these operations manually, or you can perform the replicate to partner and fail back to - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 288
on your system as part of recovering from a disaster, the type of replication you perform is determined by the state of your storage resources. • Manual replication - Use this process if you are not able to restore data to the primary volume after failing over to the recovery volume. For example - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 289
. NAS replication network requirements include: • A path through the firewall for the SAN's physical and logical ports/IP addresses used on the: - Dell EqualLogic arrays - NAS controllers • A path through the firewall for the appropriate TCP/UDP ports • Static routes (required only when using a wide - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 290
route and then add the static route back with the updated information. NOTE: You can manually configure the NAS static routes only using the CLI. You cannot configure static routes using the about these CLI commands, see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide. 290 About Data Recovery - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 291
FS7610 Cluster Management and Replication Port CAUTION: The ports identified with an arrow in Figure 28. FS7610 NAS Cluster Management and Replication Port are used for NAS cluster management and replication functionality. It is critical that these ports remain connected and operational at all times - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 292
Monitor each replication operation and make sure it is successful. If the replication operation is not successful, identify and correct the problem. For example, you might need to increase network bandwidth or increase replication space. NAS Volume Replication Operations The following operations are - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 293
, you can replicate from an FS7500 cluster to an FS7610 cluster. • The network connection between the replication partners must be capable of supporting replication data transfers. The Manual Transfer Utility (MTU) cannot be used to facilitate NAS container replication. About Data Recovery 293 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 294
the destination cluster is not supported between major revisions (such as for replication, see the Installation and Setup Guide to complete the following tasks: • Allocate affect client access performance. You can perform these operations manually as part of the replication process or you can perform - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 295
export. NOTE: Restoring volume configuration on the destination cluster is not supported between major revisions (such as version 2 > version 3). About Single- between the replica container and a new source container, manually perform replication from the replica container to the new source - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 296
of containers on the destination cluster. NOTE: Replica containers count toward the total number of containers in the group. See the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Release Notes for the maximum number of containers allowed in a group. • Container Replication of configuration information - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 297
that it replicate back to the original source container. 3. Manually perform replication on the promoted recovery container. 4. After replication completes NOTE: Restoring volume configuration on the destination cluster is not supported between major revisions (such as version 2 > version 3). - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 298
NOTE: To display replication history: 1. Click Monitoring. 2. Below NAS Replication, select Outbound Replica Containers. 3. Select the Replication History button. Activate the Source Cluster When you configure the source cluster to serve client requests, you reverse the changes that you made when - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 299
Partner wizard and at any time after you have defined a replication partnership. If you do not test the partnership, any configuration problems between the configured partners are not identified until the source first tries replicating to the replication partner. To test a replication partnership - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 300
test from running. If you continue to receive this error, contact Dell customer support. OK All of the following conditions have been validated: • The to return to the wizard tab, where you can resolve the problems found with the IP address verification. Delete Replication for a NAS Container - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 301
restoration to perform a failover operation. However, if the source cluster configuration needs to be applied to the destination cluster, contact Dell Technical Support for assistance. Fail Over to a Recovery Volume Failing over to a recovery volume prepares storage resources to recover data that - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 302
between the primary volume and the replica volume, enabling the recovery volume to restore data to the primary volume. You can perform these operations manually as part of the failback process or you can perform them as part of the single-step failback process. Time and bandwidth, as well - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 303
the source cluster. 6. Recreate the replication relationship. NOTE: You have to reinstall Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS) on the source cluster only if the source cluster is entirely new. See the Installation and Setup Guide if you must reconfigure the source cluster. About Promotions and Recovery - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 304
About Cloning Volumes Cloning a volume creates a new standard volume, template volume, or thin clone volume, with a new name and iSCSI target, but the same reported size, pool, and contents as the original volume at the time of the cloning. • [Parent volume] Templates are read-only (gold image) - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 305
• Cloning a thin clone replica creates a new thin clone volume, which remains attached to the thin clone replica set. By default, the new volume is set online, has read-write permissions, and uses the group default snapshot space and iSCSI settings. Cloning a replica consumes 100 percent of the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 306
, you can still obtain the data from the other pool. NOTE: • You cannot perform traditional replication on a synchronous replication-enabled volume. • To support up to 32 volumes for synchronous replication, a PS Series group must contain only PS6xx0 arrays. If the group contains one or more PS4xx0 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 307
in the primary group, you can If a disaster involving the active pool occurs, you promote the replica set on the secondary group to can manually switch the volume to the alternate a recovery volume. pool. After the promotion, you must reconfigure After the switch, the alternate pool becomes the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 308
volume's data over time. Both the active pool and the alternate pool must have enough space for the volume and snapshot reserve. Dell recommends that snapshot borrowing be enabled in groups where synchronous replication is in use, and that the snapshot reserve for synchronous replication volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 309
Figure 32. Synchronous Replication 1. The iSCSI initiator sends a write to the group. 2. Data is simultaneously written to both the SyncActive and SyncAlternate volumes. 3. The SyncActive and SyncAlternate volumes confirm to the group that the writes are complete. 4. The write is confirmed to the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 310
• Until all tracked changes are written, the data in the SyncAlternate volume is valid only up to the point in time when the volume went out of sync. • While changes are being tracked or when tracked changes are being written back to the SyncAlternate volume, performance might be temporarily - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 311
to a different member in the SyncActive pool. NOTE: If the disconnect operation will not succeed from any member in the SyncActive pool, contact your Dell support provider for assistance. • Log in to the Group Manager GUI using an IP address that belongs to a group member in the pool containing the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 312
A volume can become out of sync if synchronous replication is paused, or if one of the volumes becomes unavailable or has no free space. The volume can become out of sync when the snapshot reserve in the SyncAlternate volume is full, but only when the snapshot space recovery policy sets volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 313
system snapshot, the group cannot put an out-of-sync volume back in sync. To ensure that a volume can be put back in sync, Dell recommends that snapshot borrowing be enabled in groups where synchronous replication is in use, and that the snapshot reserve for synchronous replication volumes be set - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 314
pauses synchronous replication. When the failover is complete, you must manually set the volume online and resume synchronous replication. CAUTION: Failovers replication collections have the additional capability of supporting synchronous replication operations. In synchronous replication volume - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 315
collection have the same pool assignments. In the CLI, you must manually set the pool assignments before creating the collection. For example, assume you might disrupt iSCSI connections to the volume. Consequently, Dell recommends that synchronous replication volume collections should be created - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 316
replication is configured, and you cannot enable traditional replication on a volume for which synchronous replication is configured. For instructions on disabling replication for a volume, see Disable Replication. To configure synchronous replication (SyncRep) on a volume: 1. Click Volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 317
1. Click Volumes. 2. Expand Volumes and then select the volume. 3. In the Activities panel, click Pause SyncRep. When prompted, confirm the action. While synchronous replication is paused: • The volume's SyncRep status in the General Volume Information panel indicates that it is paused. • If any - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 318
cases, you might have to restart host applications, iSCSI initiators, or operating systems for hosts to reconnect to the volume. Consequently, Dell recommends that synchronous replication switches and failovers be performed during periods of downtime or minimal activity. Switch from SyncActive to - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 319
If you fail over to the alternate pool while the volume is out of sync, any changes written to the volume since it went out of sync will be written to a snapshot. As with other snapshots, it can be cloned or restored, but is also subject to deletion by the group's snapshot retention policy. If the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 320
or stolen, its contents are inaccessible without the encryption key. The Dell AutoSED feature provides the benefits of SED security with no effort on or set up drives, manage encryption, or install a Key Management Service (KMS). Everything is handled by AutoSED. AutoSED operates at the level - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 321
are not necessary because the data is redundant; however; they might be useful in the event that a disk needs to be sent to a data recovery service. Use the Maintenance tab to back up the disk encryption key shares. How Self-Encryption Protects Data To understand how SED protects your data, you - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 322
added to this pool. Every volume in this pool immediately becomes insecure. Because of Dell EqualLogic's automatic load balancing, volumes and snapshots will be spread across all the members, backup sets can be manually requested at any time. 322 About Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs) and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 323
-erase command not available? The command is not needed. Whenever it is safe to erase a drive, AutoSED will always do so, without intervention. A manual secureerase is never necessary, so no command is provided to perform it. NOTE: Secure-erase is also known as cryptographical erase or crypto-erase - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 324
or return a locked SED? Yes. Any data that you have written to the drive will be locked and inaccessible. When you return a drive to Dell, the only information that remains readable are its operating statistics (S.M.A.R.T. data), its RAID type, and its hardware error logs. Can I add SEDs to a non - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 325
the drive because it needs the SEDset key from array X. The drive can be manually converted to a spare, and doing so will instantly erase it. 7. SED array contained keying system, requiring no external Key Management Service (KMS). Exclusive to Dell, automatic local keying relies upon the concept of - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 326
When AutoSED generates a backup set, this set consists of three shares with a threshold of two, which adds security and reliability to a sensitive process. To destroy a set of shares, you could erase every share. However, if you erase only two shares from a backup set, the remaining share cannot - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 327
of your storage environment to quickly identify hardware and software problems. Monitoring provides valuable data about the time and action of users on the system, protecting against security intrusions. Using Dell EqualLogic performance monitoring tools, you can gather information about group - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 328
points are collected, and change the number of data points to save. To more effectively monitor multiple PS Series groups from a single GUI, Dell recommends that you use the SAN Headquarters monitoring tool. Start Performance Monitor from the Tools Menu 1. Open the Tools menu and click Performance - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 329
NOTE: The "Go to" icons work only when monitoring is paused. Table 53. Performance Monitor Operation Iconss Icon Operation Start polling the data. Stop polling the data. Go to the start (first item). Go to the previous item. Go to the next item. Go to the end (last item). Add, Change, or - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 330
To delete counter sets: 1. In the Performance Monitor window, click Add statistics. 2. In the Select Statistics dialog box, click Counter sets. 3. In the Counter Set Management dialog box, select the counter set that you want to delete. 4. Click the Delete link. 5. In the Delete Counter Set - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 331
Figure 35. Performance Monitor - Select Data Point Customizing the Performance Monitor Within the Performance Monitor window, you can change the following items: • Colors used in graphs See Change the Display Colors. • Values for data points: - Length of time between which data points are collected - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 332
Figure 36. Performance Monitor - Select a Color Dialog Box Change the Data Collection Parameter Values You can change the following parameter values for data collection as needed: • Time between data points • Number of data points to save Table 55. Data Collection Values shows the parameters and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 333
data collections are automatically uploaded to Dell Technical Support for analysis, unless you disable automatic can: • Quickly be informed of problems related to hardware, capacity, and Headquarters, see the Dell EqualLogic SAN Headquarters Installation and User's Guide. Manage SAN Headquarters - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 334
with data on an offline member are also offline. If a member has a problem, double-click the member to display additional information. • Low free space - a power supply, see the Hardware Owner's Manual for your array model or contact your PS Series support provider. • The Power Supplies panel shows - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 335
card with no impact on group operation. • For information about replacing channel cards, see the Hardware Owner's Manual for your array model or contact your PS Series support provider. Monitor a Specific Member 1. Click Group. 2. Expand Members and select the member name. 3. Click the Status tab - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 336
a control module, see the Hardware Owner's Manual for your array model or contact your PS Series support provider. Do not remove a failed control module Identify why the cache is in write-through mode and correct the problem, if necessary. Control Module Status Table 56. Control Module Status - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 337
array model, and provides solutions for any problems. Table 57. Cache Battery or Cache- an extended period of time, contact your PS Series service provider for more information. Does not apply to the support provider for information about replacing a channel card. Contact your PS Series support - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 338
Manual for your array model or contact your PS Series support provider. NVRAM Battery Status Table 59. NVRAM Battery Status describes status values for control module NVRAM coin cell batteries and provides solutions for any problems any problems. NOTE: When you remove a drive from an array, Dell - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 339
set offline and data might be lost. In some cases, a member might detect a problem with a drive. The member automatically copies the data on the failing drive to a drives, see the Hardware Owner's Manual for your array model or contact your PS Series support provider. Monitor Network Hardware A - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 340
these actions into your schedule, you will prevent performance issues: • Check for damaged hardware. Eliminate bad hardware as the initial cause of performance problems. The issue might be as simple as an unplugged power cable. • Check the volume I/O latencies. One of the leading indicators of the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 341
understand the capacity for new applications or support the growth of existing servers, you must Dell EqualLogic SAN Headquarters Installation and User's Guide. • Basic performance terminology and the type of data collected • The areas in your environment that can be sources of performance problems - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 342
• Use the 80/20 rule. By focusing on 20 percent of the most likely causes of a performance issue, you will solve 80 percent of the problems. • Keep the host perspective in mind when managing the arrays. In particular: - Make sure time is synchronized on all monitoring areas (host, array). - Never - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 343
Corrective Actions Contact Dell customer support to replace malfunctioning service tag, and serial number, plus RAID status and policy, and firmware version. In particular, SAN Headquarters provides information about: • Hardware alerts The SAN Headquarters Alerts panel shows hardware problems - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 344
not apply. If latency statistics indicate a performance problem, examine the total IOPS in the pools. The storage array configuration (disk drives and RAID level) determines the maximum number of random IOPS that can be sustained. EqualLogic customer support or your channel partner can help size - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 345
Queue Depth SAN Headquarters displays the queue depth (average number of outstanding I/O operations at the start of each incoming I/O operation) for each disk drive (raw I/O), volumes (only iSCSI traffic), groups, and pools. A queue depth of zero indicates no I/O activity. High or sustained queue - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 346
requested status. The group sets a volume or snapshot offline if network problems occur or if a member that contains volume data is not available. If the group sets a volume offline because of a problem, the group also sets all its snapshots offline. The group also sets a - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 347
full IP routing. If necessary, increase the network bandwidth. Additionally, check how much data you are replicating. You might want to use manual transfer replication if you are transferring a large amount of data. Monitoring Replication Partners You can monitor information about all the configured - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 348
Description Incomplete replication operations If a replication operation fails to complete, you might need to increase replication space. Incomplete manual transfer operations or failback operations Some operations require multiple tasks that administrators must complete. Make sure you complete - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 349
network bandwidth. In the Data size column of the panel, check how much data you are replicating. You might want to use manual transfer replication if you are transferring a large amount of data. Monitor Replication Schedules To monitor replication schedules: 1. Click Monitoring. 2. Under Schedules - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 350
an alarm if a persistent hardware condition occurs in a member (for example, high temperature or a failed power supply). Alarms help you discover and correct problems before they disrupt operations. Make sure you investigate all alarms. Each alarm has a priority level, based on the severity of the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 351
and Operations panel and click the Critical tab to display Critical alarms. A critical alarm indicates a serious problem that can cause damage to the array or data loss. Correct the problem that causes a critical alarm immediately. Table 65. Alarm and Operations Panel - Critical Tab shows the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 352
• Data integrity: - RAID is not functioning - More than one valid RAID set in the array - Full lost block table • Cache: - Control module cache has lost data - Cache battery is not charging because it exceeds the temperature limit - Cache contains data that does not belong to any of the installed - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 353
by default. About Diagnostics Diagnostics collect information about events that occur on a Dell EqualLogic storage system. Dell customer support can use these generated diagnostic reports to propose a solution to a problem with your system. You can generate a complete diagnostic report based on - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 354
a quick customer troubleshooting tool to determine any network or other issues. Customers should run this tool only when instructed to by support. After running this tool, customers should send the diagnostic logs to support. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for information - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 355
members are selected to be included in the diagnostic report. A member is selected if the Select checkbox for that member is checked. If your Dell support representative directed you to remove any member from the report, verify that the Select checkbox for that member is clear. 7. Click Next. 8. If - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 356
Cluster If you are working with a Dell customer support representative to run diagnostics on NAS controllers, troubleshoot issues: • Fix any failed hardware components in the Dell or upgrade network hardware: - Correct any network hardware problems that are causing poor performance. - Fix switches or - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 357
Dell EqualLogic. • Make sure the switches and interswitch links have sufficient bandwidth for the iSCSI I/O. Contact EqualLogic customer support support MPIO. • Lack of receive buffers can also cause network performance problems in the Installation and Setup Guide. In particular: - If possible - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 358
a dedicated management network. Storage Pool Capacity Low storage pool capacity is a problem that generates an alert in SAN Headquarters. If a pool has less than in a PS Series group can support numerous simultaneous connections, as described in the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Release - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 359
initiator name instead of an IP address can make access controls easier to manage and more secure. • Ensure that Dell EqualLogic MPIO extensions are properly installed on the supported operating systems. See the Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools documentation for details. • Ensure that MPIO is - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 360
21 Reference: GUI Panels, Wizards, and Dialog Boxes Provide detailed information for each GUI panel, operation message, wizard, and dialog box in Group Manager. This information includes: • Field name and description • Field input limits • Shortcut keys About Groups A PS Series group is a fully - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 361
the FS Series NAS appliance using NFS or SMB protocols and the Dell FluidFS scale-out file system. With storage data management features, you software. • Configure the system to alert you to management activity or problems through log files, SNMP traps, and email notification • Add more arrays - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 362
Panel Description • Storage pool and resource - Each storage pool on the group and its associated resources • Total - Amount of space being used on each storage pool and its associated resources, but does not include the total amount of space allocated to volume reserves • Used as designated - - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 363
of your storage environment to quickly identify hardware and software problems. Monitoring provides valuable data about the time and action of users on the system, protecting against security intrusions. Using Dell EqualLogic performance monitoring tools, you can gather information about group - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 364
When you configure a NAS cluster, you specify the network configuration for the service and the amount of storage pool space for the NAS reserve. The NAS reasons, Dell strongly recommends that this network be in a different subnet from the client network. A NAS cluster supports various network - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 365
no single switch failure or network cable disconnection results in a service disruption. About Replication The replication technology provided by PS Series firmware alone or with Auto-Snapshot Manager (for Linux and Windows), Dell Virtual Storage Manager for VMware (formerly ASM/VE), or Storage - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 366
original configuration. NOTE: Replication is used primarily for disaster recovery and does not take the place of a comprehensive backup strategy. You can manually delete replicas and replica sets that are no longer needed. You cannot delete the most recent, complete replica from a replica set, but - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 367
prefix is string is volume name is iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic 7-8b0900-6d0000000-001ebbc5d80sf0k0 db3 Each volume appears on the network use the volume's target name to connect to the volume. Each iSCSI volume supports a set of features and capabilities: • Snapshots - To protect volume data from - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 368
• Control Access to iSCSI Initiators - To protect your volumes from unauthorized and uncoordinated access by iSCSI initiators, you can use access control policies. • Control Access to Hosts (servers) - To prevent inadvertent corruption of the volume caused by multiple hosts writing to it in an - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 369
Attribute IP addresses Applies to Description IP address specified in the access point, if applicable. Requires that access policies be expanded so that access points are shown. Indicates whether an extended access point or access policy is to be applied to both the volume and its snapshots, the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 370
: SAN Headquarters requires you to configure access to a group. The Manual Transfer Utility (MTU) requires you to specify public as the community name SSH v1 protocol support or the FTP service. For more information, see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide. Access Policies Panel - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 371
Field Access Policies Access Policies Description Contains a list of all available access control policies. The "+" sign next to a policy name indicates that you can expand it to view the access points that make up the policy. New Modify Delete Columns Policy CHAP Account iSCSI Initiator IP - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 372
Active Directory Panel Table 78. Active Directory Panel Field Description Status Status of Active Directory on the NAS cluster: • optimal • non optimal • offline • unknown Shortcut None Domain Configure Active Directory Domain configured for the NAS cluster None Configures the NAS cluster - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 373
, consisting of a name, description, and up to 16 access points. After you create a new access policy, it appears in the Access Policies list until you manually add it to the group. Reference: GUI Panels, Wizards, and Dialog Boxes 373 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 374
of a name, description, and up to 16 access points. After you create a new access policy, it appears in the Access Policies list until you manually add it to the group. Modify Enables you to modify the name, description, or access point properties of the currently selected access policy Delete - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 375
group name up to 20 ASCII characters, including letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens, and periods. The name is not case-sensitive. This release does not support group names that include Unicode characters. Some names (for example, root, fse, sys, and bin) are reserved by the group and cannot be - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 376
Add Local User Dialog Box Table 86. Add Local User Dialog Box Title Field Description Shortcut General settings User name User names can have up to 20 ASCII characters, including letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens, and periods (multiple periods cannot be consecutive). The name must start - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 377
-R Table 88. Secondary Client Networks Field Description Name Secondary client names can be modified but not deleted. Network settings VLAN ID Supported during the create and modify processes only. The default ID is 0, providing for backward compatibility. Netmask Netmask assigned to the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 378
Field Next Back Description Navigates to the next configuration screen Navigates to the previous configuration screen Shortcut Alt-N Alt+B Table 89. SAN Access Field Description Shortcut Group IP address (read- Network address for the PS Series group only) Alt+G NAS cluster Allows access - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 379
• Warnings Tab • Actions Tab • Group Operations Tab • Failback Operations Tab Table 94. Critical Tab Field Severity Object Condition Description Critical. Signifies a serious problem that could cause damage to the array or data loss. Object to which the alarm applies Summary of the condition of the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 380
Field Condition Table 97. Group Operations Tab Field Started Object Operation Status Progress Actions Table 98. Failback Operations Tab Field Name Executing on Status Started Description Summary of the condition of the object that triggered the alarm. Displays information regarding how to correct - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 381
. Before you can configure and enable the NAS antivirus service: • Install the supported antivirus software on the external antivirus servers. • Set up the antivirus software as a network-accessible service in accordance with the user instructions for the antivirus software. Audit Log Panel Table - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 382
CLI to view the contents of the audit log. See the description of the show audit-log command in the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. Authentication Panel Table 102. Authentication Panel Field Description Shortcut Authentication type Local only Account - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 383
is set at the factory, based on GMT. The default time zone is America/New York, EST (Eastern Standard Time). None New date and time Manually set a new date and time for the GUI Alt+N Reset to current group Resets the date and time to the current group's set time time - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 384
or more drives. Optimizes the use of solid-state drives for critical data Supported only on arrays that contain both solid state (SSD) and hard disk ( select raid-policy. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. RAID 5 Dell recommends not using RAID 5 for - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 385
Workload Requirement Random reads Random writes Performance impact of drive failure or RAID reconstruction RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 RAID 50 Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Fair Fair Excellent Good RAID performance and availability are directly affected during rebuild and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 386
Panel Title Field Client network settings VLAN tagging Netmask Default gateway Advanced client network settings Bonding mode MTU size Description Supported during the create and modify processes only. The default ID will be 0, providing for backwards compatibility. Enter a number of 1-4094 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 387
Field Description Create volume in folder (Optional) Places this thin clone in a folder. You must create folders before running the wizard. Folders are for organizational purposes only. If no folders exists for the group, this option is disabled. Storage pool assignment Storage Pool Assignment - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 388
Field No Description Some environments might need multihost access to a target. You can enable multihost access to a target if you meet any of the following conditions: Shortcut • Your cluster environment gives the initiators on each cluster computer a different IQN, and the environment can - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 389
NOTE: Cloning a snapshot creates a new standard volume, template volume, or thin clone volume with a new name and new iSCSI target name, but with the same reported size, pool, and contents as the original volume at the time you created the snapshot. The group allocates space equal to the volume - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 390
Field Estimated changes in storage pool pool Description Shows the differences between the amount of current space and new space in the specified pool for these categories: volume reserve, snapshot reserve, replication reserve, delegate space, free pool space, and the amount of space available for - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 391
Field Description Pick one or more access policies or policy groups. Access Policies Displays the available access policies Access Policy Groups Displays the available access policy groups New Displays a dialog box to create a new access policy or access policy group, depending on whether - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 392
Field Description Shortcut Storage pool Lists the storage pool to which the clone will belong (matching that of the original) Alt+S Folder Create volume in folder (Optional) Select a folder to place this clone in. Alt+F Storage pool assignment Displays all the pools within the group, - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 393
Field No Description Some environments might need multihost access to a target. You can enable multihost access to a target if you meet any of the following conditions: Shortcut • Your cluster environment gives the initiators on each cluster computer a different IQN, and the environment can - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 394
Clone Volume Wizard You can clone a volume, including a template volume or a thin clone volume. Cloning creates new copies of a volume that are the same type and have the same contents as the original volume. Table 127. General Volume Settings Field Description Shortcut General properties Name - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 395
NOTE: The following table shows the different access-type configurations that you can choose in the Define iSCSI Access Points window, and whether you can access the volume or snapshot from multiple iSCSI initiators. Table 129. Define iSCSI Access Points Field Description Shortcut What kind of - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 396
Field Description Edit Displays a dialog box to modify the selected access policy or access policy group, depending on whether you have Access Policies or Access Policy Groups selected Add Adds the selected access policy or access policy group and moves it to the list of access controls that - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 397
Collection Volumes Panel Table 133. Collection Volumes Panel Field Volume Storage pool Reported size Volume reserve Status Replication partner SyncRep status iSCSI connections Description Name of the volume within the selected collection Storage pool to which the volume belongs Maximum amount of - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 398
Field ECO level Boot ROM Description ECO level of the component Boot ROM version followed by the date and time the boot ROM ran for the component Configure Active Directory Wizard NOTE: Configuring Active Directory interrupts client access to SMB shares. • Configure NTP Servers • Configure DNS • - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 399
Table 137. Configure Active Directory Title Field General settings Domain Description Active Directory domain to which you want to add the NAS cluster. Use the fully qualified domain name (for example, mydomain.company.com), not the NetBIOS domain name. The Active Directory domain name accepts - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 400
Title Field Description Replica Container Replicate to an existing Does not create a new container as the replica container on the container on the partner partner cluster. Instead, uses a container that already exists on the cluster as the replica container. Any data on the specified container - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 401
Configure DMA Servers Dialog Box Table 141. Configure DMA Servers Dialog Box Field Description Add Adds a DMA server IP address. This address can contain up to 63 characters. You can specify up to 3 addresses. Modify Delete Modifies the selected IP address Deletes the selected IP address - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 402
must use the CLI command member select raid-policy. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. RAID 50: Alt+0 Specify whether the it properly. Disabling a network interface makes it unable to service network I/O requests, but does not unconfigure the interface. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 403
Table 147. Summary Field Member settings Member name Storage pool Description RAID configuration RAID policy Estimated member capacity Expanded group capacity Description Displays the name you entered for the member Displays the storage pool you chose or created for the member Displays the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 404
Title Field Controller IP addresses IP address field Auto fill Clear Description Shortcut Enter one IP address for each NAS controller. Automatically enters NAS controller IP addresses based on their virtual Alt+F IP address Clears the NAS controller IP addresses field Alt+R Table 150. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 405
. This step is only seen when a NAS cluster has been configured on the PS Series Group. Table 155. Replication Services Field Description Enable volume replication Performs volume replication with this partner Enable NAS replication Performs NAS replication with this partner Shortcut Alt - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 406
. You can also see how space is being used for particular pools. Shortcut Alt+D None NOTE: You will not see password or configuration problems between partners until you enable replication on a volume. If you receive a login error message, make sure that you specified the correct passwords when - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 407
Configure SMTP Servers Dialog Box Table 160. Configure SMTP Servers Dialog Box Field Description Add Adds a new SMTP server Modify Modifies the selected SMTP server Delete Deletes the selected SMTP server Up Moves the selected SMTP server up in order of preference Down Moves the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 408
Revisions Revision levels for the control module model, boot ROM, and member firmware version NOTE: For certain PS Series models that do not support write-through mode, not all cache control options are available. See the hardware documentation for your PS Series array model. Convert Recovery - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 409
Field Description Shortcut Description (Optional) Descriptive text about the volume's purpose or other distinguishing characteristics. Maximum length is 127 characters. Fewer characters are accepted for this field if you type the value as a Unicode character string, which takes up a variable - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 410
Field Description To use an existing policy or policy group, either double-click it, or select it in the Available list and click Add to move it to the Selected list. To use all the available policies and policy groups, click Add All. Shortcut Access policy groups: Alt+G Available list: Alt +V Add - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 411
another event indicates that the fan speed is back to normal, then the problem has been resolved. If the warning persists, replace the fan module. You speeds for the fan Copy Data to Transfer File Wizard The Manual Transfer Utility Copy Data to Transfer File wizard copies a replication - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 412
Field Transfer options Description - The data does not benefit from further compression (such as video or audio files). - The media has enough space for the transfer file without compression. - The speed of the copy operation is more important than data compression. • Verify transfer file - If - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 413
Field Color Description Description Shows the color used by each counter Explains the data that the selected counter contains NOTE: You cannot modify or delete preconfigured counter sets. Create Administration Account Wizard • General Settings • Account Permissions • Contact Information Table - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 414
Table 178. Account Permissions Field Description Shortcut Account type Group administrator (all Can perform the same tasks as the grpadmin account, except for updating member Alt+G permissions) firmware or fetching diagnostic files using FTP. Read-only account (read-only access to group) - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 415
Field Mobile Description (Optional) Mobile phone number of account contact, up to 31 ASCII characters Shortcut Alt+L Create SMB Share Wizard • General Settings • Antivirus Settings • Summary Table 181. General Settings Field Name Description An SMB share name can contain up to 24 characters, - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 416
Field Modify Delete Large file handling Table 183. Summary Field Copy Description • /data/*/tmp The path can contain up to 511 ASCII characters. Shortcut Changes the selected extension None Confirms that you want to delete the selected path None Specifies the size of files to exclude from - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 417
Create NAS Container Wizard The Create NAS Container wizard guides you through the process of creating a NAS container. This wizard includes the following screens: • Container Name • Data Reduction • Space Settings • Create Share • Summary NOTE: The - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 418
not automatically create an SMB share. Use this option if you want to create a Alt+D basic SMB share on which you can enable the antivirus service or the access control list (ACL). Create NFS export Creates an NFS export. UNIX users access NAS storage through the NFS protocol. You must modify - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 419
Table 190. Summary Field Copy Description Copy contents of the Summary screen to the clipboard. Use this copy to save the information in a text file, such as Notepad, for future reference. Create NAS Snapshot Dialog Box Table 191. Create Snapshot Dialog Box Field Name Description Specifies a - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 420
Title Field All Clients in Netgroup Permission Read-write Read-only Trusted users All except root Nobody All Description Allows access provision at the Netgroup level, decreasing the need to enter individual IP addresses Shortcut Alt+C Creates a share with read and write permissions Creates - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 421
Field Schedule Status Description • End Time Enables the schedule to run Shortcut Alt+B Create Quota Wizard • Type • NAS User/Group Template • Limits • Summary Table 196. Type Tab Field Single user Description Applies a quota limit to a specific user. Shortcut Alt+S Each user in the group - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 422
the location of the replication partner, and upload the data into the replica set on the partner group. To use manual transfer replication, you must use the Manual Transfer wizard. Alt+P Yes Creates a replica of the selected volume Alt+Y No Leaves the dialog box without creating a replica Alt - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 423
Title Field Description Snapshot schedule Defines a schedule to create snapshots Replication Defines a schedule to replicate with a partner. To define a replication schedule, schedule you must have defined a replication partner for the container. Schedule options Run once Runs the schedule - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 424
Type Title Field Start and End Dates Start End Run every Time of Day Start Repeat interval Until Snapshot Settings Maximum number of snapshots to keep (1-512) Make snapshots writable Description Shortcut Start date of the schedule End date of the schedule. This field is optional; not - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 425
Create Storage Container Wizard Table 207. Create Storage Container Wizard Field Description Shortcut General settings Name (Required) Name that uniquely identifies the storage container. Name can be up to 63 bytes and is case-insensitive. You can use any printable Unicode character except - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 426
Create Thin Clone Wizard • Volume Settings • Space • Define iSCSI Access Points • Access Types NOTE: Thin clones can be created only from a template volume. Table 210. Volume Settings Field Description Shortcut General properties Name Name can be up to 63 bytes and is case-insensitive. You - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 427
Table 212. Define iSCSI Access Points Field Description What kind of access type do you want for this volume? Shortcut Copy access controls from another volume Displays the options for copying access controls from another volume Alt+P Select or define access Displays the options for defining - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 428
Field Description Edit Displays a dialog box to modify the selected access policy or access policy group, depending on whether you have Access Policies or Access Policy Groups selected Add Adds the selected access policy or access policy group and moves it to the list of access controls that - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 429
Create Volume Wizard • Volume Settings • Space • Define iSCSI Access Points • Access Types • Volume Tags • Sector Size • Summary Table 216. Volume Settings Field Volume settings Description Shortcut Name (Required) Name that uniquely identifies the volume. Name can be up to 63 bytes and is - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 430
Field Description Shortcut At 100%, a 20GB volume would consume 40GB of storage space: 20GB for storage and 20GB for snapshots. Reported Volume Size Displays the space allocation on the volume. When thin provisioning is enabled, this field becomes a space allocating tool outfitted with 3 - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 431
NOTE: The following table shows the individual options that are displayed when each different access type is selected in Define iSCSI Access Points. Table 219. Access Types Field Description Shortcut Copy access controls from another volume Select the volume from which to copy access controls - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 432
Shortcut Alt+5 Alt+4 NOTE: Sector size is a permanent volume setting; it cannot be modified later. Some operating systems might not support 4K-byte sector volumes Table 222. Summary Field Description General settings Displays the volume name, storage pool assignment, volume size, sector size - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 433
Custom Snapshot Collections Panel Table 224. Custom Snapshot Collections Panel Field Total snapshot collections Description Number of snapshot collections for this group Created Date and time the snapshot was created Name Name of the collection or snapshot Status Status of the collection: • - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 434
waiting for the minimum Access Time/Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data Description Group Replication partner name Volume Volume that is being replicated manually Operation Current operation: • Copy data to file - Copies - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 435
errors in the data that was written in the transfer file • Load - Loads the copied data to the intended computer Percentage progress bar of the manual transfer operation Provides links that enable you to: • View details about a transfer The details are displayed in the Copy data from volume to file - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 436
: - Pause per class - Ability to independently pause based on user priorities or classes of service. - Bandwidth allocation or traffic class prioritization-Ability to provide different service characteristics to traffic classes. - End-to-end congestion management - Ability to notify sender of - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 437
ignore-filters flag enables data reduction on a container with archive data without waiting for the minimum Access Time/Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data. That is, you should use this setting only on containers with archive - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 438
. You must modify the NAS container to change the default file security style Table 231. Default NAS Container Permissions Options Option Mixed Description Shortcut Supports both NTFS and UNIX security styles. The permissions and ownership for a Alt+M file or directory will be the last one set - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 439
Field Minimum space reservation (0-100 percent) Description Minimum amount of space to reserve if thin provisioning is enabled. Shortcut Default NFS Export Settings Panel Table 233. Default NFS Export Settings Panel Title Option Description Shortcut NFS file id compatibility 32bit Sets - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 440
Field Description If your system has more than one storage pool, the GUI displays information about the default pool first and then for any other pools. Delete Local Group Message Table 235. Delete Local Group Message Field Description Yes Deletes the selected local group No Does not delete - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 441
Delete NAS Container Snapshots Dialog Box Table 239. Delete Snapshots Dialog Box Field Description Select snapshots to delete: Timestamp Timestamps of the snapshots that can be deleted. Click the arrow to change the order of the list. Name Name of the snapshot Size Size of the snapshot - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 442
Detach a NAS Controller Message Table 243. Detach NAS Controller Message Field Description Yes Detaches the selected controller from the group No Does not detach the selected controller from the group Disable Active Directory Message Table 244. Disable Active Directory Message Field - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 443
Discover NAS Devices Wizard The Discover NAS Devices wizard opens when you first configure a NAS cluster. Table 246. Discover NAS Devices Wizard Field Description Shortcut Discover uninitialized devices Lists uninitialized NAS controllers or appliances that were discovered and that can be - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 444
in the slot. NOTE: When you remove a drive from an array, Dell recommends that you not reinsert it immediately. Instead, wait for the system present in some models. Contact your support provider for help. • failed - Component has failed. Contact your support provider for help. Firmware revision - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 445
fails or if you update firmware, the group can automatically Alt+C notify customer support through email. Dell recommends that you enable Email Home to expedite customer support becoming engaged in solving any problems. Email Home is available to all PS Series customers, but response time and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 446
download the update NOTE: You must have an account on the EqualLogic support website to download EqualLogic software. Event Logs Panel Use the fields described to set manual replication Specifies manual replication of the volume. Selecting this option performs replication Alt+M using the Manual - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 447
process of updating the firmware. You must provide the password for an account with administrator privileges to continue the upgrade process. Dell recommends that you install identical firmware revisions on all group members. Alt+U Disallow downgrades Prevents downgrading of the firmware. If this - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 448
General Member Information Panel Table 259. General Member Information Panel Field Description Status Status Status of the member: • Online - Array is a functioning member of the group. A member can experience a failure but still be online. • Offline - Member is unavailable, failed, or power - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 449
occurred in the same RAID set. The member is set offline. Contact your support provider for help. • Expanding - Disk array is expanding (for example, because name can contain up to 15 ASCII letters, numbers, and hyphens. Service mode Status of the NAS cluster: • Normal - The cluster is functional. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 450
Field NAS members Storage pool Description • Maintenance - The cluster is down for maintenance. The cluster cannot provide client access to SMB share and NFS export. • Transitioning to normal - The cluster is being taken out of maintenance mode. Number of NAS controllers or appliances in the NAS - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 451
- No communication with the primary group for 1 hour or more. • in progress - Replication is in progress. • manual - Replication is in progress using the Manual Transfer Utility (MTU). • ready - Replication is correctly configured on the volume. • stopped - Administrator paused replication - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 452
Title Original volume Replica reserve Field Replication partner Primary pool Volume name Size Requested reserve Thin provisioning Free reserve Description Group on which the original volume resides Name of the primary volume's pool on the primary group Name of the original volume Size of the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 453
by the default snapshot schedule, the name is "Default." (For more information about the default snapshot schedule, see theDell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide Size Snapshot collection Name Collection View snapshot collection Size of the volume, in MB, GB, or TB Collection timestamp - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 454
General Volume Information Panel Table 269. General Volume Information Panel Field Status Status iSCSI access Description Status of the volume Type of iSCSI access for the volume: • unrestricted - Volume is open to all iSCSI initiators. • restricted - Volume is open only to iSCSI initiators with a - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 455
of the purpose of the diagnostic report feature. Dell customer support uses diagnostic reports to troubleshoot a problem. You can generate the report before contacting Dell customer support for assistance. If you are working with a support representative when you generate the report, you can - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 456
if NAS is configured on the system. Table 270. Getting Started Field Description Shortcut Case number Assigned by Dell customer support for an issue that you are troubleshooting using the diagnostic report. A case number is a numerical value, 4 to 10 digits in length, with no leading zeroes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 457
address to use to access the diagnostic report if it will not be accessed by email. The IP address and port information is required for Dell customer support to be able to access the NAS cluster diagnostics report. Table 274. Add SMTP Server Dialog Box Field Description IP address IP address to - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 458
the available space on any group members running the preferred RAID level. The requested RAID preference has not been applied to the volume. NOTE: Dell recommends that free pool space not fall below one of the following levels, whichever is smaller: • 5 percent of the total pool space • 100GB - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 459
the available space on any group members running the preferred RAID level. The requested RAID preference has not been applied to the volume. NOTE: Dell recommends that free pool space not fall below one of the following levels, whichever is smaller: • 5 percent of the total pool space • 100GB - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 460
Table 281. Borrowed and Oversubscribed Space Field Total borrowed space Description Total amount of borrowed pool space, including the amount of space that has already been borrowed and the amount of space that can be recovered from deleted volumes in the recovery bin. Click the link to display - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 461
Field Description • Time between data points - Sets the number of seconds (1 through 60; the default is 1) between each moment that data is collected for the statistic that you selected. You can also select one of the predefined values from the list. • Number of data points to save - Sets the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 462
among a rack of group members by flashing its LEDs Stop LEDs flashing Stops flashing the group member's LEDs Service tag Depending on the array model, displays the service tag for this array. Shortcut Alt+L Alt+L None Inbound Replica Containers Panel The Inbound Replica Containers panel - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 463
. • farenddown - No communication with the primary group for 1 hour or more. • in progress - Replication is in progress. • manual transfer in progress - Manual transfer is in progress. • partner down - Volume replication cannot continue because the partner is unavailable. • partner paused inbound - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 464
Field Started Description • remote disallow downgrade not set - Replication paused because the secondary group did not disallow firmware downgrades. • remote partner needs upgrade - Replication paused because the secondary group is running incompatible firmware. • remote replicaset is recovery - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 465
Inbound Replicas Panel Table 290. Inbound Replicas Panel Field Total inbound replica sets Replica set placement Replica Replication status Description Number of replica sets on the partner Location of the replica set on the partner Names of the replica sets on the partner. Expand the name to see - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 466
indicating that the drive is unhealthy, and might soon result in a disk failure if not replaced. Sector size that the disk supports IP Configuration Panel Table 292. Settings Field Default gateway Modify Interface IP address Subnet mask Status Description Identifies the default gateway used by - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 467
Field Changed Requested status Speed MTU size Packet errors Role Network configuration Switch information Copy Description • disabled Date and time of the last configuration change Requested status of the network interface: • enabled - Configured and serving I/O • disabled - Not serving I/O Speed - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 468
iSCSI Authentication Panel Table 294. iSCSI Authentication Panel Field Description Shortcut Initiator authentication Enable RADIUS authentication for iSCSI initiators Configures the group to use an external RADIUS authentication server to centralize the management of administration accounts. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 469
iSCSI Connections Panel (Snapshots) Table 296. iSCSI Connections Panel Field Total iSCSI connections Initiator address Connection time Interface Read Written Description Displays the total number of iSCSI connections to the snapshot IP address of the connecting initiator Duration of the connection - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 470
Description Shortcut iSNS servers, in order of preference IP address (and optional port) for each iSNS server. The iSNS (Internet Storage Name Service) server automatically discovers and maintains an up-to-date list of group targets. The iSNS server then provides the target names to initiators - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 471
Load Data from Transfer File Wizard The Manual Transfer Utility Load Data from Transfer File wizard copies the transfer file that you created on the primary group to the secondary group. Using the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 472
Field Account owner Description Administrative account that created the CHAP user account NOTE: Right-click a specific account for additional actions or click Add, Modify, or Delete from within the panel. Local Groups Panel Table 307. Local Groups Panel Field Total local groups Group name Group - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 473
site is moved to another pool or you change the name of the primary pool. Manage Replication Services Dialog Box Table 310. Manage Replication Services Dialog Box Field Description Enable Volume Replication Performs replication on volumes in the configured group. Enable NAS Replication - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 474
transfer replication, you must first download and install the Manual Transfer Utility (MTU) from the Dell support site. The following options are available in the main Manual Transfer Utility window. Table 312. Manual Transfer Utility Window Option Description View Use this menu to select - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 475
Refresh Refreshes the selected mapping Source user User to inherit permissions from Mapped to user User who will inherit the permissions Table 315. Manual Map Users Dialog Box Field UNIX users Description User Enter the full name or partial name of the UNIX user to search for Search - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 476
Member Health Status Panel The Member Health Status panel displays the status of the PS Series array components. Table 316. Member Health Status Panel Field Status overview table Description Shortcut Displays the status of the member components. Each area is a link to the tab where more - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 477
Field Description • Channel cards - Channel card number, status, firmware revision, and initial (init) revision. Channel card 0 is on the right, channel card 1 is on the left. • EIP card - Status and firmware revision. Only one per member. Shortcut Member Space Panel Table 317. Member Space - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 478
array models) might not be able to back up the memory contents to flash. Alt+W NOTE: For certain PS Series models that do not support write-through mode, not all cache control options are available. See the hardware documentation for your PS Series array model. Merge Storage Pools Panel Table - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 479
Modify Access Policy Group Dialog Box Use this dialog box to make changes to the selected access policy group. Table 323. Modify Access Policy Group Dialog Box Field Name Description Name of the access policy group. The policy name can contain up to 31 ASCII characters, including letters, numbers - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 480
Field Description Description (Optional) Description of the account, up to 127 characters. Fewer characters are accepted for this field if you type the value as a Unicode character string, which takes up a variable number of bytes, depending on the specific character. Shortcut Alt+D Table 325. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 481
recommends that you connect all the client network interfaces and distribute the connections across stacked network switches for high availability. For security, Dell recommends that the client network be in a different subnet from the SAN network. The Modify Client Network dialog box includes the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 482
enters IP addresses based on the next virtual IP address Alt+F Deletes NAS controller IP addresses from the table. Alt+R Table 330. Supported NAS Appliance IP Addresses by Bonding Mode NAS Appliance Model FS7500 Number of NAS Cluster IP Addresses by Bonding Mode Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 483
network None Enable interface Makes a network interface operational if you configure it properly. Disabling a network interface makes it unable to service network I/O requests, but does not unconfigure the interface. Alt+E Restrict to management access Displayed only for the highest-numbered - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 484
a different value for the port. Changing this value to an in-use port disables the NDMP service. To correct this situation, change the port number to an unused value and then enable the NDMP service. Table 337. DMA Servers Field Add Modify Delete Description Adds a DMA server IP address. You can - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 485
ignore-filters flag enables data reduction on a container with archive data without waiting for the minimum Access Time/Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data. That is, you should use this setting only on containers with archive - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 486
CLI command member select raid-policy. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information. RAID 10 Applications and 6 (accelerated) optimizes the use of solid-state drives for critical data. Supported only on arrays that contain both solid state (SSD) and hard disk - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 487
Modify Replica Set Wizard Table 342. Modify Failback Replica Set Wizard (for volume) Field Description Storage pool assignment Select a storage pool in the primary group for the failback replica set. If you later promote the failback replica set to a volume, the volume belongs to the new pool. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 488
perform a SAN network change with replication configured, you will need to manually create a new static route for the new SAN network. NAS controller IP addresses for SAN network Service tag NAS member service tag containing a unique identification number None NAS controller Name of the NAS - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 489
Field Description Schedule Type and Object Shortcut Run until The end of the repeat interval. For example, you can specify the schedule to run hourly from noon until 9:00 p.m. Hourly and daily Alt+U Maximum number of snapshots to keep Specifies how many snapshots to keep that result from - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 490
This value can range from 10% to 100%. The default value is 80%. None Table 350. Access Permissions Tab Field Mixed Description Supports both NTFS and UNIX security styles. Permissions and access rights from one protocol to another are automatically translated. NTFS Switches access permissions - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 491
Modify Snapshot Properties Dialog Box Table 353. General Settings Field Description General settings Name (Optional) Enter a new name for the snapshot. Description (Optional) Add or edit a description for the snapshot. Shortcut Alt+N Alt+D Table 354. iSCSI Settings Field Description - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 492
Field Container physical size Description Numeric value that specifies the size of the storage container. Select appropriate units (MB, GB, or TB) from the list. Shortcut Alt+S Modify Storage Pool Dialog Box Table 356. Modify Storage Pool Dialog Box Field Description Shortcut Name Name can - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 493
Field Startup Show view at startup Description Shortcut Selects a view window to display when starting Group Manager. The default setting Alt+V is Group. Table 358. Communication Field Description Connection policies Automatically log in using Windows Active Directory credentials - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 494
it can slow performance. Alt+D Sets the URL of the location of the software updates. Sets the URL of the location for the Dell Storage Update Manager (DSUM) Alt+U Alt+M Modify Volume Settings Dialog Box • General • Space • Advanced Table 361. General Field Name Description Shortcut Displays - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 495
Field Estimated changes in storage pool Description Displays the effect of the changes you are making. Shortcut None Table 363. Advanced Field iSCSI target Public alias Allow simultaneous connections from initiators with different IQNs Description Name of the iSCSI target to the volume. You can - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 496
Modifying Volume Replication Configuration Settings You can modify the settings described in Volume Replication Configuration Attributes. Changes are not applied until the next replication. NOTE: The space currently used to store replicas represents the lower limit for replica reserve. You cannot - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 497
Field Last login Description NOTE: The default administrator account, grpadmin, can perform all group management tasks, including managing the group, storage pools, members, NAS clusters, volumes, and accounts. You set the password for the grpadmin account when you create a group. • Read-only - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 498
Move to Folder Dialog Box Table 369. Move to Folder Dialog Box Field Description Folder Select which folder to move the volume to. Shortcut Alt+F NOTE: You can move volumes into, out of, or between folders only if your account has grpadmin privileges. Move Recovery Volume Dialog Box If your - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 499
Description Operational status of the battery: Normal -The battery is fully charged. A green checkmark indicates a normal status. Problem - The battery has failed. Contact Dell customer support for more information. Warning - The battery is below the normal level for operation. If the battery level - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 500
NAS SMB Connections Panel The SMB Connections panel is on the SMB Connections tab of a member page. This panel displays the status of server Message Block (SMB) connections to an FS7500 controller. Table 374. CIFS Connections Panel Field Description User name Name of the user who accesses the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 501
Access Panel Table 377. NAS Cluster Access Panel Field Description Enable FTP access Allows FTP access to the NAS cluster. To enable Dell customer support access to NAS diagnostic reports on your cluster, you must select this option. Shortcut Alt+F Reference: GUI Panels, Wizards, and Dialog - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 502
NAS Configuration Window The NAS Configuration window, which appears after you run the Configure NAS Cluster wizard, shows the progress of the NAS cluster configuration. The rest of the group remains operational while the NAS cluster is being configured. When the configuration succeeds, the progress - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 503
• Space • Data Reduction Table 379. Overview Field Container Type Total capacity Total used Snapshot reserve Used by snapshots Snapshots NFS exports SMB shares Replication partner Data reduction Table 380. Space Field Container Type Total Capacity Total used Description Name of the NAS container - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 504
Field Total free space Data reduction space savings Snapshot reserve Free snapshot reserve Table 381. Data Reduction Field Container Type Total capacity Data reduction Data reduction space savings Rehydrate on read Compression Access time filter Description Amount of NAS container space not used - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 505
waiting for the minimum Access Time/Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data indicates a normal status. Problem-The cooling fan is operating outside the valid operating range. A red circle indicates a problem with the cooling fan. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 506
Field Time Status Add Modify Delete Description Starting time and ending time of the schedule on each of the defined days Status of the schedule. Possible values are: • Enabled - Schedule will start running on the specified day at the defined time. • Disabled - Schedule has been defined, but will - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 507
Field Description • Disabled - Data reduction has never been enabled on the container. The snapshot reserve functionality is available. • Was Enabled - Data reduction was previously enabled, but is not currently enabled on the container. The snapshot reserve functionality remains disabled on the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 508
without waiting for the minimum Access Time/Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data. a normal status. • Problem-The disk is operating outside the valid operating range. A red circle indicates a problem with the disk. NAS Member - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 509
Panel Table 389. NAS Members Panel Field Total NAS members NAS member Service tag Status Description Number of NAS members defined for the NAS cluster an OK status. • Problem - The power supply is operating outside the valid operating range. A red circle indicates a problem with the power supply. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 510
NAS Quotas Panel Table 391. Quotas Panel Field Organize by quota type Add Modify Delete Target Type Quota size Warning limit Usage Description Displays group quota information by quota type Launches the Create Quota wizard, where you can add a new quota Launches the Modify Quote dialog box, where - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 511
Field Description NOTE: If NAS quota rules are in effect, the system does not display quota usage values for the default user or default group, or when the "each user in group" option is used. In these cases, quota usage is always displayed as zero. However, the system does show quota usage for all - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 512
ignore-filters flag enables data reduction on a container with archive data without waiting for the minimum Access Time/Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data. That is, you should use this setting only on containers with archive - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 513
ignore-filters flag enables data reduction on a container with archive data without waiting for the minimum Access Time/Modify Time data-reduction policy. Dell recommends that you not use this setting on containers with live data; that is, you should use this setting only on containers with archive - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 514
Field Transferred Last replication Replication partner Replica container name Replication schedules Running schedules Next replication Description Replication status can be: • ready - Container is ready for replication. • in progress - Replication is in progress. • paused - Replication is paused. • - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 515
replica containers and replications. If you continue, the automatic cleanup deletes only local NAS replica containers and relationships.You still need to manually delete remote replica containers and replication relationships with this NAS cluster. If you recreate the NAS cluster, and want to enable - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 516
environment allows for faster data transfer rates. • unknown - The type of duplex being used could not be determined. Flow control Flow control supports lossless transmission by regulating traffic flows so that frames are not dropped during periods of congestion. Flow control stops and resumes the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 517
Field Description transmission of network traffic between two nodes on an Ethernet physical link in fullduplex mode. Controlling the flow prevents buffers on the nodes from overflowing and dropping frames. Possible values: • on - Flow control is operational. • off - Flow control is not operational. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 518
NAS Snapshot Schedules Panel Table 406. NAS Snapshot Schedules Panel Field Description Name User-defined schedule name Container Name of the source NAS container. Select the name to go to the container's data. Create Schedule action (for example, create a snapshot) Run Date on which the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 519
fan is working within the valid operating range. A green checkmark indicates a normal status. • Problem - The cooling fan is operating outside the valid operating range. A red circle indicates a problem with the cooling fan. Temperature Temperature read by the sensor NAS Thin Clone Summary Panel - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 520
The element is operating outside a valid operating range. A red circle indicates a problem. • Offline-The element is offline. A gray circle indicates an element is Field Requested status Description Status of the NDMP service: • Stopped (NDMP offline) Shortcut None 520 Reference: GUI Panels, - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 521
Field Description • Started (NDMP online) DMA servers Number of DMA servers Modify settings Opens the Modify NDMP Settings dialog box Configure DMA Servers Opens the Configure DMA Servers dialog box. You can configure up to three DMA servers. Shortcut None Alt+M Alt+D Network Management - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 522
New Access Policy Group Dialog Box This dialog box defines a new access policy group and lets you select the access policies that are to belong to the group. New access policies can be created here and subsequently assigned to the group. Table 415. New Access Policy Group Dialog Box Field - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 523
Field Description Snapshots only - Indicates that the selected policies provide access only to this volume's snapshots. Shortcut Click OK to create the new basic access point or click Cancel to close the dialog box without creating the access point. Table 417. New Basic Access Point Dialog Box - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 524
Field File Security Style Default file permissions Owner Group Others Default directory permissions Owner Group Others Description Type of security style applied to the NAS cluster: • NTFS - All access permissions are controlled by the Windows administrator by using access control lists or share - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 525
Outbound NAS Replica Containers Panel The outbound NAS replica container information is provided on the Remote Replica Containers panel. Table 421. Remote Replica Containers Panel Field Source Container Description Name of the NAS container on the source group Replica Container Name of the NAS - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 526
Field Description • complete - Replication operation is complete, and all the data is on the secondary group. • incomplete - Replication operation is not complete. Replication History Panel Each row in the Replication History panel represents a previous replication operation that was performed on - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 527
completed. • in progress - Replication operation cannot start if another replication operation for the same volume is in progress. • manual transfer in progress - Manual transfer is in progress. • partner down - Volume replication cannot continue because the partner is unavailable. • partner paused - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 528
Field Actions Description • Complete - The transfer operation has finished. Click Start data copy to start the replication process. Pick Tags for Columns Dialog Box Table 428. Pick Tags for Columns Dialog Box Field Description Tags to display Displays the list of tags that you can select as - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 529
RAID level; the requested RAID preference has not been applied to the volume. Amount displayed in MB, GB, and TB. Arrays that support data compression will also display compression statistics. Table 433. Snapshot and Replica Set Compression Field Description Expanded size The space required if - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 530
. A member can experience a failure but still be online.) • Offline - Member is unavailable, failed, or power was removed. (Identify and correct the problem.) • Vacating - Member is moving data to the remaining pool members before it is removed from the group. (Informational. This operation can take - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 531
Field Reported size Replication partne SyncRep status Number of snapshots iSCSI connections Table 437. Configuration Field Volume Status Reported size Snapshot reserve RAID preference Description Reported size of the volume in MB, GB, or TB. The group rounds up volume sizes to the next 15MB if the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 532
Field Load balancing Access type Shared access Sector size Volume Administrator Table 438. Space Field Volume Status Reported size Volume reserve Free space Snapshot reserve Free snap reserve Borrowed space Table 439. Space by Percent Field Volume Status Reported size Volume reserve Free space - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 533
Field Snapshot reserve Free snap reserve Borrowed space Table 440. Replication Field Volume Status Reported size Replication partner Replica reserve Local reserve Replication status Failback baseline Pending data Table 441. SyncRep View Field Volume Status Reported size SyncRep status Description - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 534
Field SyncAlternate pool Unreplicated data Description which the SyncAlternate pool is taken offline. If data is written to the volume while synchronous replication is paused, it is written only to the SyncActive pool, and the two pools are out of sync. The group tracks all volume writes while - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 535
failed. Replace the power supply as soon as possible. Contact your support provider. (Not displayed for all members) Operational status of the fan another event indicates that the fan speed is back to normal, then the problem has been resolved. If the warning persists, replace the fan module. You - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 536
Field Description • None (do not allow access) Do you want to allow simultaneous access to this volume from more than one iSCSI initiator? Default is No. Select Yes to permit the volume to allow simultaneous access from initiators with different IQNs. • Yes • No Shortcut • Alt+S • Alt+O Table - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 537
Table 450. Assign volume tags Field Description Tags assigned (n of n) Select a tag from the list shown that best defines the attributes of the volume. Copy from volume Copies tag information from an existing volume with tags. If no tags exist on the system or no volumes with tags are - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 538
Table 454. Select or define access controls policies Field Description Pick one or more access policies or policy groups Lists the available access policies and policy groups to choose from. Select either Access Policies or Access Policy Groups to change the list. • Access Policies • Access - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 539
Field Capacity Free space RAID policy Number of disks Member status Compression Firmware iSCSI connections Description Total capacity of the member Free space on the member RAID policy of the member Number of disks in the member and their type (SAS, SATA, SSD) Status of the member: • online - - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 540
Field Add Modify Delete Up Down Request timeout, seconds Retries Description Specify the IP address of the server, set a port number, or use the default port. (Optional) Provide a RADIUS secret and confirm the secret. Shortcut None Modify the IP address of the server, set a port number, or use - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 541
progress • partner paused inbound For individual replicas within the set: • completed • in progress • partner down • failed (when the replication failed) • manual transfer in progress Schedule Name of the schedule that is applied to the replica Reference: GUI Panels, Wizards, and Dialog Boxes - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 542
Field Details Description Provides details of the replication job (for example: 1 replica. Reserved 30MB) Table 463. Remote Replicas Panel - Replication History Field Started Description Date and time the replication job started Volume Name of the volume replicated Duration How long the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 543
replication partner Status of the replication task, indicating whether the replication was successful. Status or replica sets can be either: • ready • manual transfer in progress • partner paused inbound Status for individual replicas within the set can be either: • completed • in progress • partner - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 544
Field Details Description Provides details of the replication job (for example: 1 replica. Reserved 30MB) Remote Replicas Panel (Outbound Collections) Table 469. Remote Replicas Panel Field Total replicated volume collections Replica Replication status Description Number of replicated volume - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 545
Table 472. Remote Replicas Panel - Volume Replicas Field Description Replica Shows the volume name and the replicas, identified by a timestamp Replication status Status of the replication operation for the volume and for the individual replicas. Can be either: • completed - Replication of the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 546
Field Schedule Details Description • waiting - Replication data transfer did not start because the group cannot create more iSCSI sessions. Name of the schedule that created the replica Name of the collection that the replica belongs to, if any Remote Replicas Panel Table 475. Remote Replicas - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 547
Field Details Description Shows the number of replica collections and/or the complete name of the replica collection and of the replicas Replicas Panel (Inbound Collection) Table 478. Replicas Panel Field Total volume replica collections Replica Replication status Description Number of volume - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 548
Replicas Panel (Inbound) The Replicas panel displays information about inbound replicas of the selected volume. Table 480. Replicas Panel Field Total volume replicas Description Number of inbound replicas for this volume Created Date and time the replica was created Size Size of the original - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 549
Field Status Delegated space Free space NAS status (FS Series group only) Description Indicates whether the status of replication activity to or from the partner is enabled or paused. Click the link to change the setting. Delegated space on the replication partner Unused delegated space on the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 550
Description Status of the volume replication. Can be either: • in progress - Replication is in progress. • manual transfer in progress - Replication operation is using Manual Transfer Utility (MTU). • partner paused outbound - Administrator paused replication to the outbound replica. 550 Reference - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 551
Title Replication settings Field Failback snapshot Failback baseline Pending data transfer Replication partner Replica reserve Local reserve Description • paused - Administrator paused replication. • ready - Replication is correctly configured on the volume. Indicates whether keeping the failback - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 552
Title Settings Replication schedules Field Replication partner Replica reserve Local reserve Replication schedules Running schedules Next replica Description Partner that is storing the replicas Current size of the replica reserve for the volume Current size of the local replication reserve for - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 553
this operation. No Do not restore the container from the snapshot. Alt+N Resume Data Transfer Wizard The Resume Data Transfer wizard resumes a Manual Transfer Utility (MTU) copy or load operation. The wizard displays information about the operation that you are resuming and allows you to finish - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 554
and Operations panel whenever SAN Headquarters (SAN HQ) is not monitoring this group. SAN HQ is Dell's management tool for consolidated performance and event monitoring across multiple Dell EqualLogic SAN groups. Alt+R Server name Name of the server(s) where SAN HQ is installed None Status - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 555
Title Field Advanced SAN network settings MTU size Description Lists MTU size for the SAN network. By default, the internal network uses 9000 (jumbo frames) for a maximum transmission unit (MTU) size. You cannot change the MTU size for the SAN network. Before you can modify the SAN network - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 556
Field Preview Description Fewer characters are accepted for this field if you type the value as a Unicode character string, which takes up a variable number of bytes, depending on the specific character. Shortcut Opens a pop-up window containing the text you have entered. This sign-on banner Alt - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 557
Sideplanes Panel Table 503. Sideplanes Panel Field Top left Top right Bottom left Bottom right Status Firmware revision Description Location of the sideplane for the information being displayed Current status of the sideplane. Possible values are: good, failed, unknown Current version number of the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 558
Snapshot and Replication Schedules Panel (Volume Collections) Table 505. Snapshot and Replication Schedules Panel (Volume Collections) Field Description Schedule Name of the schedule Create Type of schedule Run Date or range of dates when the schedule runs Time Times of day and frequency - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 559
Snapshot Collection Status Panel Table 507. Snapshot Collection Status Panel Field Description Name Name of the custom snapshot collection Created Date and time the custom snapshot collection was created Volume collection Volume collection, if applicable, to which the volumes belong - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 560
Field Modify Delete Description Click the link to revise the selected schedule. Click the link to delete the selected schedule. To disable a schedule, right-click the selected schedule and choose Disable schedule from the menu. Snapshot Summary Panel Table 510. Snapshot Summary Panel Field - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 561
Field Snapshot schedules Running schedules Next snapshot Snapshots Panel Table 512. Snapshots Panel Field Total volume snapshots Created Collection Schedule Storage pool Size Status Permission Connections Snapshots Panel Table 513. Snapshots Panel Field Total snapshot collections Created Schedule - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 562
Field Connections Description • read-only - Access to only view the snapshot • shared - Multihost access • not shared - Limited access Number of iSCSI initiators connected to the snapshots in the collection Snapshots Panel Table 514. Snapshots Panel Field Total snapshots in the collection Snapshot - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 563
Field Description • Start or resume compression - Member is compression-capable and in the "inactive" state or is in the "suspended" state. • Pause compression - Member is in the "running" state. NOTE: When compression is suspended, new snapshots are not compressed and previously compressed - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 564
Field Logical size VVol snapshots VVol linked clones Online VVols, snapshots, and linked clones Description This field is equivalent to the Logical space field in the main Storage Container panel. It identifies the amount of logical space allocated for the storage container. The logical size of a - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 565
Storage Pools Panel Table 521. Storage Pools Panel Field Storage pool Capacity Free Members Volumes Snapshots Borrowed space Available for borrowing Description Name of the pool and the name of each RAID configuration Total capacity of the pool, including capacity by RAID level Free space in the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 566
log for a warning message pertaining to this condition. You can search the events guide for a number that deals with the specific issue that needs to be addressed. . Contact your support provider for help. • Critical - The temperature sensor has failed. Contact your support provider immediately for - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 567
communication with the primary group for 1 hour or more. Correct the network problems or make sure the primary group is available. • authfailure - Authentication between was automatic (over the network) or manual (performed using MTU, the Manual Transfer Utility) Indicates whether a failback snapshot - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 568
with the primary group for 1 hour or more. Correct the network problems or make sure that the primary group is available. • Authfailure -Authentication volume is assigned to replicate. • {Partners name} (manual) - When the Manual Transfer Utility is in progress. iSCSI connections Number of iSCSI - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 569
Thin Clones Summary Panel Table 529. Thin Clones Summary Panel Field Description Thin clone Name of the thin clone. You can change the name in the Modify settings option for the thin clone. Shared space Space that the thin clone is sharing with the template volume. The amount of space - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 570
Field Description PS Series storage array SNMP traps are generated when hardware or security issues occur in the group. To receive these traps, configure up to 5 IP addresses. Shortcut Trap community name Sets the trap community name, which can be up to 64 ASCII characters long. The name must be - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 571
revision on each control module Installed software components Supported display languages Lists the available languages for the Dell Storage Update Manager (Member Firmware Update Dialog Box) Dell highly recommends that you use Dell Storage Update Manager to update your current Dell EqualLogic - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 572
Dell EqualLogic storage configurations to determine which components, if any, can or need to be updated. Using a multistep firmware update wizard, Dell Storage Update Manager guides mapping. Map users Allows you to define mappings manually. These mappings take precedence over automatic mappings. - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 573
storage containers that the VVols exist in The lifecycle of the virtual machine (VM) is controlled using VMware vSphere and on EqualLogic environments are managed by the Dell Virtual Storage Manager for VMware (VSM). VSM creates the VM entities on the array, using actions triggered by vCenter and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 574
is recommended for experienced users only. For detailed information about setting up VVols using VSM, see the Dell Virtual Storage Manager for VMware Installation and User's Guide. Volume and Snapshot Space Panel NOTE: When viewing synchronous replication (SyncRep) volumes, the panel displays the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 575
data protection and reliability. • RAID 6-Accelerated - Recommended situation: Optimal for the use of solid state drives for critical data. • RAID 5 - Dell recommends against using RAID 5 for any business-critical data, although it might be required for certain applications, depending on performance - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 576
Field Snapshot reserve Number of snapshots Status Replication partner SyncRep status Description Amount of space allocated for the snapshots of each volume Number of snapshots for the collection or volume Indicates whether the volume is online or offline Replication partner for the collection and - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 577
Field Purge All Description Opens a window asking if you want to permanently delete all volumes in the recovery bin Shortcut Alt+A NOTE: When a volume has been deleted, if no space is in use (no data is on the volume), the volume is not sent to the volume recovery bin. Instead, it is permanently - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 578
4K-byte sectors. Refer to the documentation for your operating system for information about whether 4K-byte sectors are supported. Alt+4 NOTE: After you have created a volume, you cannot change its sector size. Volumes Panel and Folder Information Panel The Volumes panel displays information - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 579
• Table 546. Overview • Table 547. Configuration • Table 548. Space • Table 549. Space by Percent • Table 550. Replication • Table 551. SyncRep You can sort the view by clicking the heading of a column. By default, the view is sorted by volume name. Table 544. Volumes Panel Field Description - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 580
Field Description You can also use the checkbox to turn filtering on or off without changing the filter settings. Shortcut Settings Pick tag columns Group rows Opens the Filter volumes dialog box. Select one or more tags and their values to use as filters. Opens the Pick tags for columns dialog - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 581
Field Storage pool Reported size Snapshot reserve RAID preference Load balancing Access type Shared access Sector size Table 548. Space Field Volume Status Storage pool Reported size Volume reserve Free space Snapshot reserve Description Storage pool where the volume is located Reported size of the - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 582
Field Free snap reserve Borrowed space Table 549. Space by Percent Field Volume Status Storage pool Reported size Volume reserve Free space Snapshot reserve Free snap reserve Borrowed space Table 550. Replication Field Volume Status Storage pool Reported size Replication partner Replica reserve - Dell EqualLogic PS6210X | EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Seri - Page 583
Field Replication status Fallback baseline Pending data Table 551. SyncRep Field Volume Status Storage pool Reported size SyncRep status SyncAlternate pool Unreplicated data Description Indicates the status of replication activity to or from the partner is enabled or paused Point in time at which
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