Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Ser - Page 217

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 process is affected by the number of controllers analyzing data. Create a Data Reduction Schedule 1. Click Group, expand Group Configuration, and select a NAS cluster. 2. Click the Data Reduction tab. 3. In Data Reduction Schedules, click the Add link. The Create Data Reduction Schedule dialog box opens. 4. In Name, type a name for the new schedule. The name can be up to 63 characters long. 5. In Days, select the days that the schedule will run. You must select at least one day. 6. In Start Time, specify in 12-hour format the time the schedule will start. For example, 3:30PM or 7:00AM. 7. In End Time, specify in 12-hour format the time the schedule will stop. 8. If you are ready to run data reduction on the container, select the Enable schedule checkbox. If you do not enable the schedule now, you can enable the schedule later from the Data Reduction Schedules panel. 9. Click OK. Update a NAS Cluster Data Reduction Schedule NOTE: To edit the properties of a NAS cluster data reduction schedule, you must have group administrator (grpadmin) privileges. 1. Cick Group, expand Group Configuration, and select a NAS cluster. 2. Click the Data Reduction tab. 3. In the Data Reduction Schedules panel, select the schedule and then click Modify. 4. In the Modify data reduction schedule dialog box, type or select the necessary data. 5. Click OK. The updated information is saved and becomes effective immediately. Modify a Data Reduction Schedule 1. Click Group, expand Group Configuration, and select a NAS cluster. 2. Click the Data Reduction tab. 3. On the Data Reduction Schedules panel, select the schedule that you want to modify. 4. Click Modify. The Modify Schedule dialog box opens. 5. Modify the schedule as appropriate: a. In Name, type a descriptive name for the schedule. b. In Days, select each day that you want to schedule to run. You must select at least one day. c. In Start Time, specify the time that the schedule will start running. d. In End Time, specify the time that the schedule will stop running. e. In Schedule Status, select or clear the Enable schedule checkbox. A schedule that is not enabled will not run. 6. Click OK. Delete a Data Reduction Schedule 1. Click Group, expand Group Configuration, and select a NAS cluster. 2. Click the Data Reduction tab. 3. In the Data Reduction panel, select the schedule that you want to delete and click Delete. The Delete Schedule dialog box opens. 4. Click Yes. NAS Container Operations 217