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Installing the RDA with OST Plug-In

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3. In Container Name, enter a name for the container. 4. In Marker Type, select the None marker type. For OST operations, only the NetBackup and Backup Exec media servers are supported. 5. In Connection Type, set the container type to Rapid Data Access (RDA). The RDA pane is displayed. 6. In the RDA pane, set the RDA Type to Symantec OpenStorage (OST). 7. In Capacity, select either the Unlimited or Size options to set the capacity for the OST connection type container. If you select Size, make sure to define the desired size in Gibibytes (GiB). 8. Click Create a New Container (or click Cancel to display the Containers page). NOTE: For general information about creating DR Series system containers, see Creating Containers, and for creating an OST connection type container, see Creating an OST or RDS Connection Type Container. NOTE: The capacity option in this command example sets the quota on the LSU. This is the maximum number of bytes (ignoring optimization) that can be written to an LSU and it is listed in the gigabytes (GB). If the capacity option is not specified (or if 0 is specified for the capacity), then the LSU will not have a quota. If this is the case, then this means that the amount of data that can be written to the LSU is limited only by the amount of free space on the disk. Installing the RDA with OST Plug-In Before you can start the installation process for the RDA with OST plug-in, you need to understand its role. The plug-in must be installed on to the media server type you choose. (For details on supported platforms, see the Dell DR Series System Interoperability Guide.) The RDA with OST plug-in software enables integration between DR Series system data storage operations and the supported data management applications (DMAs). Understanding the RDA with OST Plug-In (Linux) The plug-in must be installed on the designated Linux-based media server running the support Linux server operating system software in the following directory: /usr/openv/lib/ost-plug-ins. The RDA with OST plug-in is installed using a self-extracting installer that installs the plug-in and all of its related components. The installer supports the following modes, with the default being Help (-h): NOTE: If no option is selected, the Help mode is displayed by default. • Help (-h) • Install (-install) • Upgrade (-upgrade) • Uninstall (-uninstall) • Force (-force) $> ./DellOSTPlugin-xxxxx-x86_64.bin -help Dell plug-in installer/uninstaller usage: DellOSTPlugin-xxxxx-x86_64.bin [ -h ] [ -install ] [ -uninstall ] -h : Displays help -install : Installs the plug-in -upgrade : Upgrades the plug-in -uninstall : Uninstalls the plug-in -force : Forces the installation of the plug-in You can download the RDA with plug-in installer in two ways: • Using the DR Series system GUI: 148

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3.
In
Container Name
, enter a name for the container.
4.
In
Marker Type
, select the
None
marker type.
For OST operations, only the NetBackup and Backup Exec media servers are supported.
5.
In
Connection Type
, set the container type to
Rapid Data Access (RDA)
.
The RDA pane is displayed.
6.
In the
RDA
pane, set the RDA Type to
Symantec OpenStorage (OST)
.
7.
In
Capacity
, select either the
Unlimited
or
Size
options to set the capacity for the OST connection type container.
If you select
Size
, make sure to define the desired size in Gibibytes (GiB).
8.
Click
Create a New Container
(or click
Cancel
to display the
Containers
page).
NOTE:
For general information about creating DR Series system containers, see
Creating Containers
, and for
creating an OST connection type container, see
Creating an OST or RDS Connection Type Container
.
NOTE:
The capacity option in this command example sets the quota on the LSU. This is the maximum number of
bytes (ignoring optimization) that can be written to an LSU and it is listed in the gigabytes (GB). If the capacity
option is not specified (or if 0 is specified for the capacity), then the LSU will not have a quota. If this is the case,
then this means that the amount of data that can be written to the LSU is limited only by the amount of free space
on the disk.
Installing the RDA with OST Plug-In
Before you can start the installation process for the RDA with OST plug-in, you need to understand its role. The plug-in
must be installed on to the media server type you choose. (For details on supported platforms, see the
Dell DR Series
System Interoperability Guide
.) The RDA with OST plug-in software enables integration between DR Series system data
storage operations and the supported data management applications (DMAs).
Understanding the RDA with OST Plug-In (Linux)
The plug-in must be installed on the designated Linux-based media server running the support Linux server operating
system software in the following directory:
/usr/openv/lib/ost-plug-ins
. The RDA with OST plug-in is installed using a
self-extracting installer that installs the plug-in and all of its related components. The installer supports the following
modes, with the default being Help (-h):
NOTE:
If no option is selected, the Help mode is displayed by default.
•
Help (-h)
•
Install (-install)
•
Upgrade (-upgrade)
•
Uninstall (-uninstall)
•
Force (-force)
$> ./DellOSTPlugin-xxxxx-x86_64.bin -help
Dell plug-in installer/uninstaller
usage: DellOSTPlugin-xxxxx-x86_64.bin [ -h ] [ -install ] [ -uninstall ]
-h
: Displays help
-install
: Installs the plug-in
-upgrade
: Upgrades the plug-in
-uninstall
: Uninstalls the plug-in
-force
: Forces the installation of the plug-in
You can download the RDA with plug-in installer in two ways:
•
Using the DR Series system GUI:
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