Dell EqualLogic PS4210, EqualLogic PS4210XS, EqualLogic PS4210E, EqualLogic PS4210XV User Manual

Dell EqualLogic Group Manager

Administrator’s Guide

PS Series Firmware Version 10.0

FS Series Firmware Version 4.0

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2018 - 05

Rev. 110-6291-EN-R2

Contents
About This 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...........................................................................................................................................................	25
1 About Group Manager...................................................................................................	26
About GUI and CLI Access...............................................................................................................................................	27
Log In to the Group Manager GUI...............................................................................................................................	27
Access the Command-Line Interface (CLI).................................................................................................................	27
About the Localized GUI...................................................................................................................................................	28
About the End-User License Agreement..........................................................................................................................	28
Install the Group Manager GUI Locally..............................................................................................................................	28
Show or Hide the Session Banner....................................................................................................................................	29
Keyboard Shortcuts..........................................................................................................................................................	29
GUI Icons.........................................................................................................................................................................	30
Search for Volumes, Collections, Pools, Partners, and Members.......................................................................................	31
About Online Help for Group Manager..............................................................................................................................	31
Install the Group Manager Online Help as a Local Resource........................................................................................	31
Access Online Help.....................................................................................................................................................	31
Localized Online Help.................................................................................................................................................	32
Troubleshooting Online Help.......................................................................................................................................	32
2 Architecture Fundamentals...........................................................................................	34
About Groups...................................................................................................................................................................	37
How Groups Work......................................................................................................................................................	38
Group Configuration Recommendations.....................................................................................................................	39
About Storage Pools........................................................................................................................................................	40
Maintenance Pool.......................................................................................................................................................	40
Single-Pool Design.....................................................................................................................................................	40
Multiple-Pool Design..................................................................................................................................................	40
Storage Pool: Design Checklist....................................................................................................................................	41
Storage Pool: Design Examples...................................................................................................................................	41
About Volumes.................................................................................................................................................................	42
Volume Attributes.......................................................................................................................................................	44
Volume Types.............................................................................................................................................................	45
About Volume Space Allocation..................................................................................................................................	45
About NAS Architecture...................................................................................................................................................	46
About NAS Clusters.........................................................................................................................................................	48
About NAS Controllers.....................................................................................................................................................	49

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 Policies...................................................................................................................................................	54
Set GUI Communication Policies......................................................................................................................................	55
Set Alarm Policies.............................................................................................................................................................	55
Display NAS Cluster Alarms........................................................................................................................................	55
Set Advanced Policies......................................................................................................................................................	55
Monitor Events................................................................................................................................................................	55
Monitor Audit Log Events.................................................................................................................................................	56
About Event Notifications.................................................................................................................................................	57
About Email Notification.............................................................................................................................................	57
About Email Home......................................................................................................................................................	58
Configure or Change Email Home Notifications..........................................................................................................	59
Configure syslog Notification......................................................................................................................................	59
Enable or Disable the Display of Informational Event Messages.................................................................................	60
5 Data Security.................................................................................................................	61
6 About Group-Level Security..........................................................................................	62
Enable or Disable GUI and CLI Access..............................................................................................................................	62
Switch Administration Authentication Type......................................................................................................................	62
About Administration Accounts........................................................................................................................................	63
Types of Administration Accounts..............................................................................................................................	63
Differences Between Authentication Methods...........................................................................................................	65
Administration Account Attributes..............................................................................................................................	65
About Security Access Protocols...............................................................................................................................	66
SSH Key Pair Authentication......................................................................................................................................	66
Minimum Requirements for Administrative Access.....................................................................................................	67
Create a Local Administration Account.......................................................................................................................	67
Modify Local Administration Accounts........................................................................................................................	68
Delete Local Administration Accounts........................................................................................................................	68
About RADIUS Accounts..................................................................................................................................................	69
RADIUS Attributes for Administration Accounts.........................................................................................................	69
About LDAP Authorization and Active Directory...............................................................................................................	73
Search Path Optimizations.........................................................................................................................................	73
Add an Active Directory Server...................................................................................................................................	73
About Active Directory Groups...................................................................................................................................	76

About Single Sign-On.......................................................................................................................................................	77
Check Server and Single Sign-On Configuration.........................................................................................................	77
Use Single Sign-On to Log In to a PS Series Group....................................................................................................	77
Log Out of Group Manager Using Single Sign-On......................................................................................................	78
Enable or Disable Single Sign-On................................................................................................................................	78
About SNMP Access to the Group...................................................................................................................................	78
About SNMP Authentication......................................................................................................................................	78
Add or Change 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 Policy...................................................................................................................	82
About IPsec......................................................................................................................................................................	82
Types of Protected Traffic..........................................................................................................................................	82
IPsec Policies..............................................................................................................................................................	83
Security Certificates...................................................................................................................................................	84
IPsec Security Parameters.........................................................................................................................................	84
IPsec Security Associations (SA)................................................................................................................................	84
IPsec Pre-Shared Keys (PSKs)...................................................................................................................................	84
Examples of IPsec Configurations..............................................................................................................................	85
IPsec Performance Considerations............................................................................................................................	101
IPsec Configuration Limitations.................................................................................................................................	101
Protect Network Traffic with IPsec...........................................................................................................................	104
About Dedicated Management Networks.......................................................................................................................	106
Using IPv6 with Management Networks..................................................................................................................	106
Configure a Management Network...........................................................................................................................	106
Display Management Network Information...............................................................................................................	108
Unconfigure a Management Network.......................................................................................................................	108
Secure Erase...................................................................................................................................................................	108
7 About Volume-Level Security.......................................................................................	110
Connect Initiators to iSCSI Targets..................................................................................................................................	110
Access Control Methods.................................................................................................................................................	110
About Access Policies.................................................................................................................................................	111
Access Policies: Use Cases.........................................................................................................................................	111
Create a New Access Policy......................................................................................................................................	113
Create a New Basic Access Point..............................................................................................................................	113
Modify or Delete a Basic Access Point.......................................................................................................................	114
Modify Access Policies and Basic Access Points by Volume......................................................................................	114
Associate Access Control Policies with Volumes........................................................................................................	115
Create an Access Policy Group..................................................................................................................................	116
Associate an Access Policy Group to a Volume..........................................................................................................	116
Manage Access Controls for VDS/VSS Access.........................................................................................................	116

Authenticate Initiators with CHAP...................................................................................................................................	117
Display Local CHAP Accounts....................................................................................................................................	117
Create a Local CHAP Account...................................................................................................................................	117
Modify a Local CHAP Account..................................................................................................................................	118
Delete a Local CHAP Account...................................................................................................................................	118
Configure CHAP for Initiator Authentication on Existing Volumes..............................................................................	119
Configure CHAP for Initiator Authentication on New Volumes...................................................................................	119
Configure CHAP Accounts on a RADIUS Authentication Server................................................................................	119
Configure Target Authentication................................................................................................................................	119
About iSNS Servers........................................................................................................................................................	120
Prerequisites for Configuring an iSNS Server............................................................................................................	120
Enable or Disable iSNS Discovery.............................................................................................................................	120
Configure an iSNS Server in the Group......................................................................................................................	121
Modify an iSNS Server..............................................................................................................................................	121
Delete an iSNS server................................................................................................................................................	121
Prevent Discovery of Unauthorized Targets.....................................................................................................................	121
iSCSI Access Requirements.......................................................................................................................................	121
Enable the iSCSI Discovery Filter..............................................................................................................................	122
Disable the iSCSI Discovery Filter.............................................................................................................................	122
About Multihost Access to Targets.................................................................................................................................	122
Allow or Disallow Multihost Volume Access...............................................................................................................	123
About Snapshot Access Controls....................................................................................................................................	123
About Multihost Snapshot Access............................................................................................................................	123
Allow or Disallow Multihost Snapshot Access...........................................................................................................	123
About NAS Container Security........................................................................................................................................	124
Modify the File Security Style for a NAS Container...................................................................................................	124
Modify the UNIX Permissions for Windows Directories or Files.................................................................................	124
8 PS Series Group Operations........................................................................................	126
About Group Network Configuration..............................................................................................................................	126
Modify the Group IP Address or Group Name.................................................................................................................	127
Add a Member 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 Balancing...................................................................................................................	132
Shut Down a Group........................................................................................................................................................	132
Create an Empty Storage Pool........................................................................................................................................	132
Create a Storage Pool from an Existing Member.............................................................................................................	133
Change a Storage Pool Name or Description..................................................................................................................	133
Merge Storage Pools......................................................................................................................................................	134

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...............................................................................................................	137
Compression Prerequisites........................................................................................................................................	137
About Rehydration ...................................................................................................................................................	137
About Compression Statistics...................................................................................................................................	138
Compression Statistics by Pool.................................................................................................................................	138
Compression Statistics by Member...........................................................................................................................	138
Compression Statistics by Volume............................................................................................................................	138
Member Compression States....................................................................................................................................	138
Enable Compression .................................................................................................................................................	139
Suspend Compression .............................................................................................................................................	139
Resume Compression ..............................................................................................................................................	139
View Compression Statistics by Pool........................................................................................................................	139
View Compression Statistics by Member..................................................................................................................	140
View Compression Statistics by Volume....................................................................................................................	140
Compression Commands in the CLI..........................................................................................................................	140
9 About Volumes.............................................................................................................	142
Create a Volume..............................................................................................................................................................	142
Modify a Volume Name or Description............................................................................................................................	142
Modify a Volume Permission...........................................................................................................................................	142
Modify a Volume Alias.....................................................................................................................................................	143
Modify the Administrator for a Volume............................................................................................................................	143
About Smart Tags...........................................................................................................................................................	143
Predefined Smart Tags..............................................................................................................................................	144
Using Smart Tags......................................................................................................................................................	144
Set a Volume Offline or Online........................................................................................................................................	145
Delete a Volume..............................................................................................................................................................	146
About Volume Collections...............................................................................................................................................	146
Create a Volume Collection.......................................................................................................................................	146
Modify a Volume Collection.......................................................................................................................................	146
Delete a Volume Collection........................................................................................................................................	147
About Volume Folders.....................................................................................................................................................	147
Volume Folder Configuration Considerations.............................................................................................................	147
Create a Volume Folder.............................................................................................................................................	148
Display Volume Folders.............................................................................................................................................	148
Hide Volume Folders.................................................................................................................................................	148
Rename Volume Folders............................................................................................................................................	148
Add and Remove Volumes from Folders....................................................................................................................	149
Move Volumes Between Volume Folders..................................................................................................................	149

Delete Volume Folders..............................................................................................................................................	149
About Restoring Deleted Volumes..................................................................................................................................	150
Enable or Disable Volume Undelete...........................................................................................................................	150
Display Deleted Volumes...........................................................................................................................................	150
Restore Deleted Volumes...........................................................................................................................................	151
Purge Deleted Volumes..............................................................................................................................................	151
About Changing the Reported Volume Size....................................................................................................................	152
Decrease the Reported 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 Enterprise Linux...............................................................................................................	155
Unmapping with Windows Servers 2012 and 2016....................................................................................................	155
Set a Volume or Snapshot with Lost Blocks Online.........................................................................................................	155
Volume and Snapshot Status..........................................................................................................................................	156
Volume and Snapshot Requested Status........................................................................................................................	157
About Managing Storage Capacity Utilization On Demand (Thin Provisioning)...............................................................	157
Enable Thin Provisioning on a Volume.......................................................................................................................	158
Thin-Provisioning Space Settings.............................................................................................................................	159
Modify the Thin-Provisioning Space Settings...........................................................................................................	159
Disable Thin Provisioning on a Volume......................................................................................................................	160
About Improving Pool Space Utilization (Template Volumes and Thin Clones)................................................................	160
Space Considerations for Template Volumes and Thin Clones...................................................................................	161
Restrictions on Template Volumes and Thin Clones..................................................................................................	162
Convert a Standard Volume to a Template Volume...................................................................................................	162
Create a Thin Clone..................................................................................................................................................	163
Detach a Thin Clone from a Template Volume...........................................................................................................	163
Convert a Template Volume to a Standard Volume...................................................................................................	164
About Data Center Bridging............................................................................................................................................	164
Configure Data Center Bridging................................................................................................................................	165
Set the Data Center Bridging VLAN ID.....................................................................................................................	165
Change the Data Center Bridging VLAN ID..............................................................................................................	165
Monitor Data Center Bridging Statistics and Configuration.......................................................................................	166
10 VMware Group Access Panel......................................................................................	167
VMware Overview Panel.................................................................................................................................................	167
About Protocol Endpoints...............................................................................................................................................	168
About Storage Containers...............................................................................................................................................	168
Storage Container Limitations...................................................................................................................................	168
Storage Container Space Limits................................................................................................................................	169
Create a Storage Container............................................................................................................................................	169
Modify a Storage Container............................................................................................................................................	169

Delete a Storage Container.............................................................................................................................................	170
Virtual Machines Tab.......................................................................................................................................................	170
11 NAS Operations..........................................................................................................	172
12 NAS Cluster Operations..............................................................................................	173
NAS Cluster Configuration..............................................................................................................................................	173
About Mixed-Model NAS Clusters............................................................................................................................	173
Configure a NAS Cluster...........................................................................................................................................	174
Resolve a Failed NAS Configuration..........................................................................................................................	174
NAS Cluster Post-Setup Tasks........................................................................................................................................	175
Modify a NAS Cluster Name.....................................................................................................................................	177
Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NAS Container Settings.........................................................................................	177
Select an NFS Protocol Version.................................................................................................................................	177
Modify the Size of the NAS Reserve.........................................................................................................................	177
Add a Local Group for a NAS Cluster........................................................................................................................	177
Delete a Local Group from a NAS Cluster..................................................................................................................	178
Add a Local User on a NAS Cluster...........................................................................................................................	178
Modify a Local User on a NAS Cluster......................................................................................................................	178
Delete a Local User from a NAS Cluster....................................................................................................................	178
Map Users for a NAS Cluster....................................................................................................................................	179
Set the User Mapping Policy for a NAS Cluster........................................................................................................	179
Delete a User Mapping for a NAS Cluster.................................................................................................................	179
Configure an Active Directory for a NAS Cluster.......................................................................................................	179
Configure Preferred Domain Controllers...................................................................................................................	180
Leave Active Directory..............................................................................................................................................	180
Configure or Modify NIS or LDAP for a NAS Cluster.................................................................................................	181
Delete NIS or LDAP Configuration for a NAS Cluster.................................................................................................	181
Modify the Client Network Configuration........................................................................................................................	181
Configure DNS for a NAS Cluster...................................................................................................................................	182
About the Internal Network Required for NAS Configuration..........................................................................................	182
SAN Network Configuration Settings........................................................................................................................	182
Modify the SAN Network Configuration...................................................................................................................	183
About NAS Cluster 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 Replacing a NAS Controller with Detach and Attach.............................................................................................	187
Detach a NAS Controller...........................................................................................................................................	187
Attach a NAS Controller............................................................................................................................................	188
About Updating NAS Controller Firmware.......................................................................................................................	189

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 Export Settings.............................................................................................	192
Modify NAS Clusterwide Default SMB Share Settings..............................................................................................	192
Modify a NAS Container Name.................................................................................................................................	192
Modify the Size of a NAS Container.........................................................................................................................	192
Modify the Snapshot Reserve and Warning Limit for a NAS Container.....................................................................	193
Modify the In-Use Space Warning Limit for a NAS Container...................................................................................	193
Modify a NAS Container for Few Writers Workloads.................................................................................................	193
Delete a NAS Container..................................................................................................................................................	193
NFS Netgroups...............................................................................................................................................................	194
Access NFS Exports.................................................................................................................................................	194
Create an NFS Export...............................................................................................................................................	195
Modify the Client Access Setting for an NFS Export................................................................................................	195
Modify the Permission for an NFS Export.................................................................................................................	196
Modify the Trusted Users for an NFS Export............................................................................................................	196
Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NFS Export Settings.............................................................................................	196
Modify an NFS Export Directory...............................................................................................................................	196
Modify an NFS Export..............................................................................................................................................	197
About NFS Export Security Methods........................................................................................................................	197
Delete an NFS Export...............................................................................................................................................	197
About SMB Shares.........................................................................................................................................................	198
Access SMB Shares in Windows...............................................................................................................................	198
Mount a NAS SMB Share from UNIX.......................................................................................................................	198
Create an SMB Share...............................................................................................................................................	198
Set the SMB Password.............................................................................................................................................	199
Modify an SMB Share Directory...............................................................................................................................	199
Delete an SMB Share...............................................................................................................................................	200
Rebalance SMB Client Connections Across NAS Controllers...................................................................................	200
Enable or Disable SMB Message Signing.................................................................................................................	200
Enable or Disable SMB Message Encryption............................................................................................................	200
Modify SMB Share NAS Antivirus Settings..............................................................................................................	200
Access-Based Enumeration......................................................................................................................................	201
About SMB Home Shares........................................................................................................................................	202
Create a NAS Thin Clone...............................................................................................................................................	206
Client Networks.............................................................................................................................................................	206
Optimal Virtual IP Assignment..................................................................................................................................	207
Viewing or Modifying a Client Network....................................................................................................................	207
Deleting a Client Network.........................................................................................................................................	207
Modifying Client Network Properties.......................................................................................................................	208
About NAS Antivirus Servers.........................................................................................................................................	208

How NAS Antivirus Protects Data............................................................................................................................	208
NAS Antivirus Server Specifications........................................................................................................................	209
Add a NAS Antivirus Server.....................................................................................................................................	209
Modify a NAS Antivirus Server.................................................................................................................................	209
Delete a NAS Antivirus Server..................................................................................................................................	210
About NAS Antivirus 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 Scan.................................................................................................................	212
Antivirus Policy..........................................................................................................................................................	214
Access Infected Files................................................................................................................................................	214
Create a NAS Container Quota.......................................................................................................................................	214
Modify a NAS Container Quota.......................................................................................................................................	215
Modify the Default NAS Container Group Quota......................................................................................................	215
Modify the Default NAS Container User Quota.........................................................................................................	215
Delete a NAS Container Quota........................................................................................................................................	216
About Quota Directories.................................................................................................................................................	216
Configuring Quota Directories...................................................................................................................................	216
Quotas and NAS Containers...........................................................................................................................................	216
External Authentication.............................................................................................................................................	217
Local Authentication..................................................................................................................................................	217
About NAS Thin Provisioning..........................................................................................................................................	217
NAS Container Storage Space Terminology..............................................................................................................	217
About NAS Containers..............................................................................................................................................	218
About Data Rehydration............................................................................................................................................	219
NAS Container Data Reduction................................................................................................................................	220
Enable Data Reduction..............................................................................................................................................	221
Modify NAS Container Data Reduction Settings......................................................................................................	222
Modify NAS Cluster Default Data Reduction Settings..............................................................................................	222
Data Reduction Policy..............................................................................................................................................	223
Create Default Data Reduction Properties................................................................................................................	224
About NAS Data Reduction Schedules.....................................................................................................................	224
FS Series VAAI Plugin.....................................................................................................................................................	226
Installation Instructions.............................................................................................................................................	226
Plugin Verification....................................................................................................................................................	226
Removal Instructions................................................................................................................................................	227
15 Diagnose and Resolve NAS Cluster and PS Series Issues...........................................	228
NAS Cluster Diagnostics................................................................................................................................................	228
About Current and Past NAS Network Performance Statistics................................................................................	228
Online Diagnostics....................................................................................................................................................	229
Offline Diagnostics...................................................................................................................................................	229
Generating PS Series and NAS Cluster Diagnostics Reports..........................................................................................	230
Adding SMTP Servers....................................................................................................................................................	230
Modifying SMTP Server Properties................................................................................................................................	230
Deleting SMTP Servers..................................................................................................................................................	230

Reinstall FS Series Firmware v4 from an Internal USB.....................................................................................................	231
16 About Backing Up and Protecting Your Data..............................................................	232
About Volume Data Protection.......................................................................................................................................	232
Protect NAS Container Data with NDMP.......................................................................................................................	233
Configure NDMP for a NAS Cluster.........................................................................................................................	233
About Snapshots............................................................................................................................................................	233
How Snapshots Work...............................................................................................................................................	234
About Snapshot Reserve..........................................................................................................................................	234
Create a Snapshot...................................................................................................................................................	236
Set a Snapshot Online or Offline...............................................................................................................................	237
Clone a Snapshot to Create a New Volume..............................................................................................................	237
Modify a Snapshot Name or Description..................................................................................................................	237
Delete Snapshots.....................................................................................................................................................	238
Restore a Volume from a Snapshot..........................................................................................................................	238
About Snapshots and NAS Container Data..............................................................................................................	239
About Snapshot Collections......................................................................................................................................	241
About Snapshot Space Borrowing............................................................................................................................	242
About Replication...........................................................................................................................................................	244
Replication Types.....................................................................................................................................................	245
Plan Your Volume Replication Environment..............................................................................................................	245
About Replication Space..........................................................................................................................................	248
About Replication Partners......................................................................................................................................	256
Configure a Volume for Replication..........................................................................................................................	258
Replicate Volume Collections....................................................................................................................................	263
About Replicas.........................................................................................................................................................	264
About Replication Borrowing....................................................................................................................................	267
About Cross-Platform Replication............................................................................................................................	268
About Schedules............................................................................................................................................................	269
Create a Schedule....................................................................................................................................................	270
Modify a Schedule....................................................................................................................................................	270
Delete a Schedule.....................................................................................................................................................	271
Create a NAS Container Snapshot Schedule.............................................................................................................	271
Modify a NAS Container Snapshot Schedule............................................................................................................	271
Monitor NAS Snapshot Schedules............................................................................................................................	271
Disable a NAS Container Snapshot Schedule...........................................................................................................	272
Delete a NAS Container Snapshot Schedule.............................................................................................................	272
17 About Data Recovery.................................................................................................	273
About Recovering 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

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
Recovery Volume Restrictions..................................................................................................................................	280
How to Handle a Failed Operation..................................................................................................................................	280
Fail Back to the Primary Group.......................................................................................................................................	281
Volume Failover and Failback..........................................................................................................................................	281
Recover Data from a Replica .........................................................................................................................................	282
About Data Recovery from a Replica........................................................................................................................	282
About Permanently Promoting a Replica Set to a Volume........................................................................................	282
Permanently Promote a Replica Set to a Volume......................................................................................................	283
About Failing Over and Failing Back a Volume..........................................................................................................	284
About NAS Disaster Recovery........................................................................................................................................	287
About NAS Replication.............................................................................................................................................	287
Recover from an Offline or Unavailable NAS............................................................................................................	300
About Cloning Volumes..................................................................................................................................................	304
Clone a Volume........................................................................................................................................................	304
About Cloning an Inbound Replica............................................................................................................................	304
Clone an Inbound Replica.........................................................................................................................................	305
18 About Synchronous Replication.................................................................................	306
How Synchronous Replication Works.............................................................................................................................	306
Compare SyncRep and Traditional Replication...............................................................................................................	306
How Synchronous Replication Protects Volume Availability in Different Scenarios.........................................................	308
Normal Synchronous Replication Operation.............................................................................................................	308
SyncAlternate Volume Unavailable...........................................................................................................................	309
SyncActive Volume Unavailable.................................................................................................................................	310
Requirements for Using Synchronous Replication............................................................................................................	311
Synchronous Replication States.......................................................................................................................................	311
About System Snapshots and SyncRep..........................................................................................................................	312
Protected System Snapshots....................................................................................................................................	312
Failback System Snapshots.......................................................................................................................................	312
About Synchronous Replication and Snapshots..............................................................................................................	312
Automatic Snapshot Creation...................................................................................................................................	313
About Synchronous Replication Switches and Failovers..................................................................................................	313
SyncRep SwitchesSyncRep Failovers.......................................................................................................................	313
About Synchronous Replication Volume Collections........................................................................................................	314
About Using Thin Clones and Templates with Synchronous Replication..........................................................................	315
Thin Clones...............................................................................................................................................................	315
Templates.................................................................................................................................................................	315
Configure Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) on a Volume...........................................................................................	316
Disable Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) for a Volume..............................................................................................	316
Monitor Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) Volumes....................................................................................................	316

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) Volume.............................................................	318
View the Distribution of a Volume Across Pools..............................................................................................................	318
About Switching and Failing Over SyncRep Pools...........................................................................................................	318
Switch from SyncActive to SyncAlternate................................................................................................................	318
Fail Over from SyncActive to SyncAlternate.............................................................................................................	318
Switch Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) Collection Pools....................................................................................	319
Disconnect the SyncActive Volume................................................................................................................................	319
19 About Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs) and AutoSED...................................................	320
Scenarios Covered by AutoSED.....................................................................................................................................	320
Scenarios Not Covered by AutoSED..............................................................................................................................	320
About Self-Encrypting Drives (SED)...............................................................................................................................	321
How Key Shares Work..............................................................................................................................................	321
How Self-Encryption Protects Data................................................................................................................................	321
About SED Members in a Group....................................................................................................................................	322
Examples..................................................................................................................................................................	322
Back Up a Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) Key...................................................................................................................	322
Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)..................................................................................	323
Why are my backups always different?....................................................................................................................	323
Why is a secure-erase command not available?.......................................................................................................	323
What is the difference between a locked drive and a securely erased drive?............................................................	323
I accidentally reset an SED array. What can I do?.....................................................................................................	323
What if the entire array is stolen?.............................................................................................................................	323
What if the grpadmin password is stolen?................................................................................................................	323
Is it safe to discard or return a locked SED?.............................................................................................................	324
Can I add SEDs to a non-SED array, or vice versa?..................................................................................................	324
Does a SED system also use RAID?..........................................................................................................................	324
Does SED encrypt my volumes?..............................................................................................................................	324
If I create a new set of backup units, does the new set invalidate the previous set of backup units?.......................	324
Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) Examples.........................................................................................................................	324
Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) Advanced Encryption......................................................................................................	325
Media Encryption Key and the Access Key..............................................................................................................	325
Threshold Secret Sharing and Local Keying..............................................................................................................	325
Example: AutoSED Key Sharing................................................................................................................................	326
20 About Monitoring......................................................................................................	327
Tools That Monitor and Manage Storage Performance..................................................................................................	327
About Using Group Manager to Monitor Performance Data.....................................................................................	327
About Displaying Performance Statistics with the Performance Monitor.................................................................	328
About SAN Headquarters.........................................................................................................................................	333
Monitor Group Members................................................................................................................................................	334
About Monitoring Enclosure Elements......................................................................................................................	334

Monitor a Specific Member......................................................................................................................................	335
Monitor Control Modules.........................................................................................................................................	336
Monitor Disk Drives..................................................................................................................................................	338
Monitor Network Hardware.....................................................................................................................................	339
Monitor iSCSI Connections to a Member.................................................................................................................	340
Monitor iSCSI Connections......................................................................................................................................	340
About Storage Performance..........................................................................................................................................	340
Best Practices for Managing Storage Performance..................................................................................................	341
Common Hardware Issues........................................................................................................................................	342
About Analyzing SAN...............................................................................................................................................	343
Monitor Administrative Sessions....................................................................................................................................	345
Monitor Snapshot Schedules.........................................................................................................................................	345
Monitor Volumes and Snapshots....................................................................................................................................	345
Information That You Should Monitor.......................................................................................................................	346
About Monitoring Replication.........................................................................................................................................	346
Monitoring Replication History..................................................................................................................................	347
Monitoring Replication Partners...............................................................................................................................	347
Monitoring a Specific Replication Partner.................................................................................................................	347
About Monitoring Replication Operations.......................................................................................................................	348
Best Practices for Replication Monitoring................................................................................................................	348
Monitor Inbound Replication.....................................................................................................................................	348
Monitor Outbound Replication.................................................................................................................................	348
Monitor Outbound Replication History.....................................................................................................................	349
Monitor Replication Schedules.................................................................................................................................	349
Monitor Replication Partners....................................................................................................................................	349
Monitor a Specific Partner.......................................................................................................................................	350
Monitor NAS Replication Schedules.........................................................................................................................	350
Monitor Alarms and Operations......................................................................................................................................	350
Monitoring Alarms....................................................................................................................................................	350
Monitor Group Operations.......................................................................................................................................	353
Monitor Failback Operations....................................................................................................................................	353
Monitor Storage Pool Free Space............................................................................................................................	353
About Diagnostics..........................................................................................................................................................	353
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 Recommendations....................................................................................................	357
21 Reference: GUI Panels, Wizards, and Dialog Boxes....................................................	360
About Groups.................................................................................................................................................................	360
Borrowed Space Pane..............................................................................................................................................	361
About Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................................	363
About NAS Clusters.......................................................................................................................................................	363

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..............................................................................................................................	372
Active Sessions Panel.....................................................................................................................................................	373
Add Access Policies Dialog Box......................................................................................................................................	373
Add Access Policies Dialog Box.......................................................................................................................................	374
Add Access Policy Groups to Volume Dialog Box............................................................................................................	374
Add/Modify CHAP Account Dialog Box.........................................................................................................................	375
Add Local Group Dialog Box...........................................................................................................................................	375
Add Local User Dialog Box..............................................................................................................................................	376
Add NAS Controller Pair Message..................................................................................................................................	377
Add NAS Controller Pair Wizard......................................................................................................................................	377
Administrative Sessions Panel........................................................................................................................................	378
Advanced NAS Container Information Dialog Box...........................................................................................................	379
Alarms and Operations Panel..........................................................................................................................................	379
Antivirus Default for SMB Shares Panel.........................................................................................................................	380
Attach NAS Controller Dialog Box...................................................................................................................................	381
Antivirus Panel................................................................................................................................................................	381
Audit Log Panel...............................................................................................................................................................	381
Authentication Panel......................................................................................................................................................	382
Change Account Password Dialog Box...........................................................................................................................	383
Change Group Membership Password Dialog Box..........................................................................................................	383
Change Group Time Dialog Box......................................................................................................................................	383
Choosing a RAID Policy..................................................................................................................................................	384
SMB Administrator Password Dialog Box.......................................................................................................................	385
SMB Administrator Password Panel...............................................................................................................................	385
SMB Client Connections Panel......................................................................................................................................	385
Client Network Panel.....................................................................................................................................................	386
Clone Snapshot Wizard..................................................................................................................................................	386
Clone Template Volume Wizard......................................................................................................................................	389
Clone Volume Replica Wizard..........................................................................................................................................	391
Clone Volume Wizard.....................................................................................................................................................	394
Collection Status Panel..................................................................................................................................................	396
Collection Volumes Panel................................................................................................................................................	397
Component Versions Panel.............................................................................................................................................	397
Configure Active Directory Wizard.................................................................................................................................	398
Configure Container Replication Dialog Box...................................................................................................................	399
Configure Dedicated Management Network Dialog Box................................................................................................	400

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 Dialog Box..............................................................................................................................	407
Configure SyncRep Wizard.............................................................................................................................................	407
Configure Volume Replication Wizard.............................................................................................................................	407
Control Module Panel.....................................................................................................................................................	408
Convert Recovery Volume Wizard.................................................................................................................................	408
Cooling Fans Panel..........................................................................................................................................................	410
Copy Data to Transfer File Wizard....................................................................................................................................	411
Copy Tags from Volume Dialog Box.................................................................................................................................	412
Counter Set Management Dialog Box.............................................................................................................................	412
Create Administration Account Wizard............................................................................................................................	413
Create SMB Share Wizard..............................................................................................................................................	415
Create Custom Snapshot Collection Wizard...................................................................................................................	416
Create NAS Container Wizard.........................................................................................................................................	417
Create NAS Snapshot Dialog Box...................................................................................................................................	419
Create NFS Export Wizard..............................................................................................................................................	419
Create or Modify Data Reduction Schedule Dialog Box..................................................................................................	420
Create Quota Wizard......................................................................................................................................................	421
Create a Replica Dialog Box............................................................................................................................................	422
Create Replica Collection Dialog Box..............................................................................................................................	422
Create Schedule Wizard.................................................................................................................................................	422
Create Snapshot Dialog Box...........................................................................................................................................	424
Create Storage Container Wizard...................................................................................................................................	425
Create Storage Pool Wizard...........................................................................................................................................	425
Create Thin Clone Wizard...............................................................................................................................................	426
Create Volume Collection Wizard...................................................................................................................................	428
Create Volume Wizard....................................................................................................................................................	429
Create and Rename Volume Folder Dialog Boxes...........................................................................................................	432
Custom Snapshot Collections Panel...............................................................................................................................	433
Customize Filter Dialog Box............................................................................................................................................	433
Data Reduction Settings Panel.......................................................................................................................................	433
Data Transfers on Local Machine Panel..........................................................................................................................	434
Date and Time Panel......................................................................................................................................................	436
DCB Details Dialog Box..................................................................................................................................................	436
Default Data Reduction Policy Panel...............................................................................................................................	437
Default NAS Container Permissions Panel......................................................................................................................	438
Default NAS Container Settings Panel...........................................................................................................................	438
Default NFS Export Settings Panel................................................................................................................................	439
Delegated Space Distribution Across Storage Pools Panel.............................................................................................	439

Delete Local Group Message..........................................................................................................................................	440
Delete Local User Message............................................................................................................................................	440
Delete NAS Cluster Message.........................................................................................................................................	440
Delete NAS Container Message.....................................................................................................................................	440
Delete NAS Container Snapshots Dialog Box..................................................................................................................	441
Delete NAS Container Snapshot Message......................................................................................................................	441
Delete Snapshot Message..............................................................................................................................................	441
Delete Volume Dialog Box...............................................................................................................................................	441
Detach a NAS Controller Message.................................................................................................................................	442
Disable Active Directory Message..................................................................................................................................	442
Discover NAS Devices Dialog Box..................................................................................................................................	442
Discover NAS Devices Wizard........................................................................................................................................	443
Disk Array Summary Panel.............................................................................................................................................	443
Disk Encryption 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 Objects Panel..........................................................................................................................................................	447
General Member Information Panel................................................................................................................................	448
General NAS Container Information Panel......................................................................................................................	449
General NAS Cluster Information Panel..........................................................................................................................	449
General Partner Information Panel.................................................................................................................................	450
General Pool Information Panel......................................................................................................................................	450
General Replica Set Information Panel............................................................................................................................	451
General Replica Set Information Panel............................................................................................................................	452
General Settings Panel for Group...................................................................................................................................	452
General Snapshot Information Panel..............................................................................................................................	453
General Snapshot Information Panel..............................................................................................................................	453
General Volume Information Panel..................................................................................................................................	454
Generate and Email Diagnostic Reports Wizard.............................................................................................................	455
Welcome..................................................................................................................................................................	455
Getting Started........................................................................................................................................................	456
PS Series Diagnostics – Select Members................................................................................................................	456
PS Series Diagnostics – Report Destination.............................................................................................................	456
Configure Email Dialog Box.......................................................................................................................................	457
Add SMTP Server Dialog Box...................................................................................................................................	457
NAS Cluster – Report Destination...........................................................................................................................	458
Summary..................................................................................................................................................................	458
Group Disk Space Panel.................................................................................................................................................	458

Group Disk Space Panel.................................................................................................................................................	459
Group Disk Space Panel.................................................................................................................................................	459
Group Information Panel................................................................................................................................................	460
Group Manager Performance Monitor Dialog Box..........................................................................................................	460
Group Members Panel....................................................................................................................................................	461
Identification Panel.........................................................................................................................................................	462
Inbound Replica Containers Panel..................................................................................................................................	462
Inbound Replica Containers Panel..................................................................................................................................	463
Inbound Volume Replication Panel..................................................................................................................................	463
Inbound Volume Replication Panel..................................................................................................................................	464
Inbound Replicas Panel..................................................................................................................................................	465
Installed Disks Panel.......................................................................................................................................................	465
IP Configuration Panel....................................................................................................................................................	466
iSCSI Authentication Panel.............................................................................................................................................	468
iSCSI Connections Panel................................................................................................................................................	468
iSCSI Connections Panel (Snapshots)............................................................................................................................	469
iSCSI Connections Panel (Member)...............................................................................................................................	469
iSCSI Connections Panel (Volumes)...............................................................................................................................	469
iSCSI Discovery Panel....................................................................................................................................................	470
iSCSI Settings Panel.......................................................................................................................................................	470
Join Domain / Enable Single Sign-On Dialog Box...........................................................................................................	470
Load Balancing Panel......................................................................................................................................................	470
Load Data from Transfer File Wizard...............................................................................................................................	471
Local CHAP Accounts Panel...........................................................................................................................................	471
Local Groups Panel.........................................................................................................................................................	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 Panel.....................................................................................................................................................	477
Memory Cache Panel.....................................................................................................................................................	477
Merge Storage Pools Panel............................................................................................................................................	478
Modify a Volume Collection Dialog Box...........................................................................................................................	478
Modify Access Policy Group Dialog Box.........................................................................................................................	479
Modify Administration Account Dialog Box.....................................................................................................................	479
Modify Client Network Dialog Box..................................................................................................................................	481
Modify Custom Snapshot Collection Dialog Box.............................................................................................................	483
Modify IP Settings of Network Interface Dialog Box......................................................................................................	483
Modify Member Settings Dialog Box..............................................................................................................................	483
Modify NAS Snapshot Settings Dialog Box....................................................................................................................	483
Modify NDMP Settings Dialog Box................................................................................................................................	484

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 Network Dialog Box....................................................................................................................................	487
Modify Schedule Dialog Box...........................................................................................................................................	488
Modify Settings Dialog Box (NAS Containers)...............................................................................................................	489
Modify Snapshot Policy Dialog Box................................................................................................................................	490
Modify Snapshot Properties Dialog Box..........................................................................................................................	491
Modify Storage Container Dialog Box.............................................................................................................................	491
Modify Storage Pool Dialog Box.....................................................................................................................................	492
Modify User Preferences Dialog Box..............................................................................................................................	492
Modify Volume Settings Dialog Box................................................................................................................................	494
Modifying Volume Replication Configuration Settings....................................................................................................	496
Most Recent Login by Account Panel............................................................................................................................	496
Move Delegated Space Dialog Box.................................................................................................................................	497
Move Member Dialog Box..............................................................................................................................................	497
Move to Folder Dialog Box.............................................................................................................................................	498
Move Recovery Volume Dialog Box................................................................................................................................	498
Move Replica Set Dialog Box.........................................................................................................................................	498
Move Volume Dialog Box...............................................................................................................................................	499
NAS Battery Panel.........................................................................................................................................................	499
NAS SMB Connections Panel........................................................................................................................................	500
NAS SMB Shares Panel.................................................................................................................................................	500
NAS Client Panel............................................................................................................................................................	500
NAS Cluster Access Panel..............................................................................................................................................	501
NAS Configuration Window...........................................................................................................................................	502
NAS Container and Snapshot Space Panel....................................................................................................................	502
NAS Containers Panel....................................................................................................................................................	502
NAS Cooling Fans Panel................................................................................................................................................	505
NAS Data Reduction Schedules Panel...........................................................................................................................	505
NAS Local Containers Panel...........................................................................................................................................	506
NAS Local Disks Panel...................................................................................................................................................	508
NAS Member Information Panel.....................................................................................................................................	508
NAS Members Panel......................................................................................................................................................	509
NAS Power Supplies Panel.............................................................................................................................................	509
NAS Quotas Panel..........................................................................................................................................................	510
NAS Replica Containers Panel.........................................................................................................................................	511
NAS Replication Schedules Panel....................................................................................................................................	513
NAS Replication Status Panel.........................................................................................................................................	513
NAS Replication Summary Panel.....................................................................................................................................	513
NAS Replication Summary Panel.....................................................................................................................................	514

NAS Replications Detected.............................................................................................................................................	515
NAS Reserve Panel.........................................................................................................................................................	515
NAS SAN Panel..............................................................................................................................................................	516
NAS Schedules Summary Panel......................................................................................................................................	517
NAS Snapshot and Replication Schedules Panel.............................................................................................................	517
NAS Snapshot Schedules Panel......................................................................................................................................	518
NAS Snapshot Summary Panel.......................................................................................................................................	518
NAS Snapshots Panel.....................................................................................................................................................	519
NAS Temperature Sensor Panel......................................................................................................................................	519
NAS Thin Clone Summary Panel.....................................................................................................................................	519
NAS Member Health Status Panel.................................................................................................................................	520
NDMP Panel..................................................................................................................................................................	520
Network Management Panel..........................................................................................................................................	521
New Access Policy Dialog Box........................................................................................................................................	521
New Access Policy Group Dialog Box.............................................................................................................................	522
New Basic Access Point Dialog Boxes............................................................................................................................	522
New Extended Access Point Dialog Box.........................................................................................................................	523
NFS Exports and SMB Shares Panel..............................................................................................................................	523
NFS Exports Panel.........................................................................................................................................................	524
NFS Panel......................................................................................................................................................................	524
Outbound NAS Replica Containers Panel.......................................................................................................................	525
Outbound NAS Replication History 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 Dialog Box................................................................................................................................................	528
Pool Disk Space Panel....................................................................................................................................................	529
Pool Members Panel......................................................................................................................................................	529
Pool Volumes Panel........................................................................................................................................................	530
Power Management Panel.............................................................................................................................................	534
Power Panel...................................................................................................................................................................	534
Power Supplies Panel.....................................................................................................................................................	534
Promote Replica Set of a Volume Wizard.......................................................................................................................	535
Promote to Template Volume Wizard..............................................................................................................................	537
Protocol Endpoints Access Control List Panel................................................................................................................	538
PS Series Group Members Panel...................................................................................................................................	538
RADIUS Settings Dialog Box..........................................................................................................................................	539
Remote Replica Containers Panel..................................................................................................................................	540
Remote Replicas Panel....................................................................................................................................................	541
Remote Replicas Panel...................................................................................................................................................	542
Remote Replicas Panel...................................................................................................................................................	542

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 Collection)...............................................................................................................................	547
Replicas Panel (Inbound Template Replicas)...................................................................................................................	547
Replicas Panel (Inbound)................................................................................................................................................	548
Replicate Recovery Container Dialog Box.......................................................................................................................	548
Replication Partners Panel.............................................................................................................................................	548
Replication Progress Panel.............................................................................................................................................	549
Replication Progress Panel.............................................................................................................................................	549
Replication Schedules Panel...........................................................................................................................................	550
Replication Summary Panel............................................................................................................................................	550
Replication Summary Panel............................................................................................................................................	550
Replication Summary Panel.............................................................................................................................................	551
Replication Summary Panel.............................................................................................................................................	551
Replication Summary Panel............................................................................................................................................	552
Replication Summary Panel (Template Volumes)............................................................................................................	552
Resize NAS Reserve Dialog Box.....................................................................................................................................	553
Restore NAS Container Message...................................................................................................................................	553
Resume Data Transfer Wizard........................................................................................................................................	553
SAN Headquarters Panel...............................................................................................................................................	554
SAN Network Panel.......................................................................................................................................................	554
Schedules Summary Panel (Volume Collections)...........................................................................................................	555
Schedules Summary Panel (Volumes)............................................................................................................................	555
Session Banner Dialog Box.............................................................................................................................................	555
Session Security Panel...................................................................................................................................................	556
Set Access Type Dialog Box...........................................................................................................................................	556
Sideplanes Panel............................................................................................................................................................	557
SMB Home Shares Information Panel............................................................................................................................	557
Snapshot and Replication Schedules Panel (Volume Collections)...................................................................................	558
Snapshot and Replication Schedules Panel (Volumes)...................................................................................................	558
Snapshot Collection Status Panel..................................................................................................................................	559
Snapshot iSCSI Settings Panel.......................................................................................................................................	559
Snapshot Schedules Panel.............................................................................................................................................	559
Snapshot Summary Panel..............................................................................................................................................	560
Snapshot Summary Panel..............................................................................................................................................	560
Snapshots Panel.............................................................................................................................................................	561
Snapshots Panel.............................................................................................................................................................	561
Snapshots Panel............................................................................................................................................................	562
Software Update Notifications Panel ............................................................................................................................	562
Start Compression Dialog Box........................................................................................................................................	562

Storage Container Panel................................................................................................................................................	563
General Container Information.......................................................................................................................................	563
Container Space Information..........................................................................................................................................	564
Storage Pools and Group Members Panel......................................................................................................................	564
Storage Pools Panel.......................................................................................................................................................	565
SyncRep Panel...............................................................................................................................................................	565
Targets Panel.................................................................................................................................................................	566
Temperature Sensors Panel............................................................................................................................................	566
General Template Replica Set Information Panel............................................................................................................	566
Test Partnership Dialog Box............................................................................................................................................	567
Test AD Settings Dialog Box...........................................................................................................................................	568
Thin Clone Replica Sets Panel........................................................................................................................................	568
Thin Clones Summary Panel...........................................................................................................................................	569
Thin Provisioning Settings Panel....................................................................................................................................	569
Traps Panel....................................................................................................................................................................	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 Group Access Panel.........................................................................................................................................	573
VMware Overview Panel................................................................................................................................................	573
Volume and Snapshot Space Panel.................................................................................................................................	574
Volume Collections Panel...............................................................................................................................................	575
Volume iSCSI Settings Panel..........................................................................................................................................	576
Volume Recovery Bin Dialog Box....................................................................................................................................	576
Volume Replication Status Panel.....................................................................................................................................	577
Volume Settings Panel....................................................................................................................................................	578
Volumes Panel and Folder Information Panel..................................................................................................................	578

About This Manual

Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays optimize resources by automating capacity, performance, and network load balancing. Additionally, PS Series arrays offer all-inclusive array management software and firmware updates. Dell EqualLogic FS Series appliances, when combined with PS Series arrays, offer a high-performance, high-availability, scalable NAS solution.

Audience

The PS Series and FS Series documentation is designed for administrators who are responsible for managing a PS Series group and one or more FS Series appliances. Administrators are not required to have extensive network or storage system experience. However, it is helpful to understand:

•Basic networking concepts

•Current network environment

•Application disk storage requirements

In addition, administrators might find it useful to understand the basic concepts for:

•Network topologies

•RAID configurations

•Disk storage management

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 your country or region.

Dell EqualLogic Storage Solutions

To learn more about Dell EqualLogic products and new releases being planned, visit the following site: Dell EqualLogic TechCenter. At this site, you can also see articles, demos, online discussions, and more details about the features and benefits of the Dell product family.

Dell Technical Support and Customer Service

Dell support is available to answer your questions about PS Series arrays and FS Series appliances.

Contacting 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 PS4210, EqualLogic PS4210XS, EqualLogic PS4210E, EqualLogic PS4210XV User Manual

About Group Manager

Group Manager is an easy-to-use SAN and NAS management tool integrated with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series firmware. Providing a comprehensive single point of management, Group Manager eliminates the need for a dedicated management workstation or server by enabling administrators to remotely manage virtually any aspect of their EqualLogic iSCSI-based SAN or NAS.

Group Manager provides detailed information about SAN and NAS configuration, and enables storage managers to perform group administration tasks such as provisioning, snapshots, replication scheduling, and other management requirements quickly and easily, using windows and dialog boxes. Built-in monitoring and notifications provide email, syslog support, comprehensive Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) monitoring and traps, and many more standard monitoring and notification features.

Figure 1. Group Manager GUI shows the Group Manager GUI interface for a typical group.

Figure 1. Group Manager GUI

Callout	Function	Description

1	View Drag Handle	Drag this handle up or down to view options for accessing the areas you are working
		within. Expand the list completely to view the NAS option. Drag the handle down to
		collapse the list of selections at the bottom.

2	Tree View Options	Displays options that are specific to the section you are in (for example, volumes, groups).

3	Expand Tools View	Displays a list of tools that you can access.

4	Context Sensitive Help	Click on question marks to open the Group Manager's online help. The page where you
		click the question mark displays the help for that page.

5	Alarms and Operations	Displays the Alarms and Operations panel, where you can monitor the status of and take
	Panel	action on various tasks that must be performed by the user. You can also view the reason
		for and recommended solution for the different alarms that might happen (for example,
		warning, critical).

26 About Group Manager

About GUI and CLI Access

By default, PS Series group administrators can access the GUI remotely using a web browser or a standalone Java application. Administrators can also manage a group by using the CLI across a telnet, SSH or a serial connection. If you use a serial connection you must be connected to the primary controller.

The Group Manager graphical user interface (GUI) is based on the Java platform. You can access the interface from any computer with a web browser and a connection to the EqualLogic SAN. In addition to ports 3002 and 3003, the GUI uses the standard HTTP port (80).

NOTE: Java on Mac OS – Group Manager applet is no longer supported in the MacOS environment due to the operating systems’ updated security preferences..

Workaround: To make the Group Manager applet work, open the Java Control panel, Java Security Settings, and add the Group IP address from which the Group Manager is being accessed (downloaded) to the list of trusted sites. Adding wildcard entries (like 100.84.*.*) does not work in this case, specific IP address must be added separately. To open the Group Manager applet itself, the MAC OS Gatekeeper has to be bypassed. This can be done by clicking on the downloaded Group Manager applet while holding the CTRL key (or right clicking the icon) and choosing open → open anyway.

Group Manager also provides a command-line interface (CLI), which allows you to perform the same operations as the Group Manager GUI. The Group Manager CLI provides a comprehensive set of commands for managing a PS Series group or FS Series NAS cluster. The CLI also enables you to manage individual group members for maintenance purposes.

You can disable network access to the GUI or CLI, preventing any administrator from logging in to the group or from using CLI commands. If you disable all methods of access to the group, you must use a serial connection and the 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 access Group Manager’s graphical user interface (GUI) from any web browser with access to the EqualLogic SAN.

1.In your web browser, type the group IP address.

2.Type the account name.

3.Type the password that was specified when the account was created.

You can connect to Group Manager using HTTP.

Access the Command-Line Interface (CLI)

To access the group to run CLI commands, use one of the following connections:

•Network connection

From a computer, use telnet or SSH to connect to the group (or management) IP address or — if you are running array management commands on a specific array—connect to an IP address assigned to a network interface on the array.

•Serial connection

Set up a serial connection to the array, as appropriate for the control module model. Make the connection to port 0 on the active control module (identified by a LED indicator labeled ACT that is illuminated green). Use the serial cable that shipped with the array. See the Hardware Owner's Manual for your array model for more information.

You can also access the CLI on PS-M4110 systems with the Dell M1000e Chassis Management Console (CMC). For more information, see the hardware documentation included with your system.

For information about using the Group Manager CLI, refer to the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide. This guide is located on the EqualLogic support website at eqlsupport.dell.com (login required).

About Group Manager

About the Localized GUI

The Group Manager GUI is available in the following languages:

•French (fr)

•German (de)

•Japanese (ja)

•Korean (ko)

•Simplified Chinese (zh)

•Spanish (es)

The Group Manager GUI defaults to the same language as set for the browser and 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 the Group Manager GUI using the Group Manager IP with /english.html at the end (for example, http://ip_address/english.html).

About the End-User License Agreement

The first time you log in (from either a browser or standalone application) to the Group Manager GUI using group administrator privileges, the system prompts you to accept an end-user license agreement (EULA). If you accept the EULA, Group Manager launches. If you do not accept the EULA, you are logged out of Group Manager. You need to accept the EULA only once per group. If you later add more members to the group, the system does not ask you again to accept the EULA.

If your configuration includes FS Series network-attached storage (NAS) appliances at the time that you accept the EULA, your acceptance of the EULA covers both your PS Series arrays and FS Series NAS appliances. If your configuration does not include FS Series NAS appliances when you accept the EULA, and you later attempt to create a NAS cluster by adding these appliances, the system prompts you to accept the EULA again to cover your the appliances. You need to accept the EULA only once for the FS Series NAS appliances. If you subsequently add more FS Series appliances to the NAS cluster, the system does not ask you again to accept the EULA.

Install the Group Manager GUI Locally

To control a specific PS Series group, you can install the Group Manager GUI on a computer and run it as a standalone application. You can install GUIs for more than one group on a single computer.

Prerequisite: Make sure the required Java version is installed on the computer on which you install the GUI application. See the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Release Notes for details about Java versions and standalone GUI requirements.

When you install the GUI locally, it automatically updates when you update the PS Series firmware. However, you must log out of the GUI and then log in again after performing a firmware update to make sure the GUI displays all the features in the updated firmware.

If you change the IP address of a group for which you are running the GUI locally, or if you configure a management network for the group, you must uninstall the GUI application and then install it again.

To install the Group Manager GUI locally:

1.Click Tools in the lower-left portion of the GUI window and then click Run as application.

2.Confirm that you want to install the GUI application. Depending on the Java version, you might be prompted to create a shortcut on the desktop.

After installation, the standalone GUI starts automatically. You can log in to it as if you were accessing it with a web browser. For future GUI sessions, click or double-click the GUI icon to launch the GUI.

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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 character. Banner pages containing multibyte characters accommodate shorter messages.

To set the session banner:

1.Click Group → Group Configuration.

2.Click the Administration tab.

3.Select the Show banner before login checkbox.

4.Click Set session banner.

5.Type the banner message in the field in the dialog box. You can also copy text and paste it into the dialog box.

6.Press Return to wrap the banner text.

7.(Optional) Click Preview to see how the banner will look.

8.Click OK.

To disable the session banner, clear the Show banner before login checkbox and save the change.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Table 1. Keyboard Shortcuts

Location	Action	Shortcut

General	Switch to Group view	Ctrl+Alt+G

	Switch to Volumes view	Ctrl+Alt+V

	Switch to Replication view	Ctrl+Alt+R

	Switch to Monitoring view	Ctrl+Alt+M

	Switch to NAS view	Ctrl+Alt+N

	Switch to VMware view	Ctrl+Alt+N

	Toggle the Tools panel	Ctrl+Alt+T

	Cycle backward through panes	Shift+F6

	Cycle forward through panes	F6

	Previous screen	Alt+Left arrow

	Next screen	Alt+Right

	Save all changes	Ctrl+S

	Discard all changes	Ctrl+Z

	Refresh data	Ctrl+R

	Move to next item	Tab

	Move to previous item	Shift+Tab

	Open the Help Context menu	F1

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Location	Action	Shortcut

Table Navigation	Move to the next row	Down arrow

	Move to the previous row	Up arrow

	Move to the next cell	Tab

	Move to the previous cell	Shift+Tab

	Leave table and move to the next item in the pane	Ctrl+Tab

	Leave table and move to the previous item in the pane	Shift+Ctrl+Tab

	Show context (right-click) menu for current table row	Shift+F10

Tree Navigation	Move to previous tree node	Up arrow

	Move to next tree node	Down arrow

	Collapse current tree node or move to parent of a collapsed node	Left arrow

	Expand current tree node or move to first child of an expanded node	Right arrow

	Show context (right-click) menu for selected tree node	Shift+F10

Tabs	Previous tab	Ctrl+Page Up

	Next tab	Ctrl+Page Down

Alarms	Show/hide Alarms panel	Ctrl+Alt+A

	Acknowledge All button	Ctrl+Shift+K

GUI Icons

Table 2. GUI Icons identifies the icons at the top of the GUI window.

Table 2. GUI Icons

Icon	Description	Shortcut

	Find Objects — Checks for all matches against the names or descriptions for volumes,	Ctrl+Shift+F
	collections, pools, partners, and members, and displays the results in the Find Objects
	panel.

	Save Changes — Saves and applies any changes you made in a GUI window. If you do not	Ctrl+S
	save the changes, you are prompted to do so when you close the window or click another
	object in the tree.

	Discard Changes — Discards changes you made in a window.	Ctrl+Z

	Refresh — Refreshes the data that appears in the GUI. Do not use the browser refresh	Ctrl+R
	button to refresh the data that appears in the GUI.

	Navigate the GUI — Moves backward or forward through the GUI windows, according to	Alt+Left Arrow
	the window history.	(to go back)
		Alt+Right Arrow
		(to go forward)

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