Administrator Guide

Clients Page (Using the RDA Tab)
To display the Clients page, click Storage→ Clients. This page displays the total number of clients that are connected to
the DR Series system, and this number reflects all of the clients based listed under the Clients tab (NFS, CIFS, and RDA).
Using this page and the RDA tab lets you perform the following tasks for RDS or OST clients:
• Update a client (you are limited to modifying the mode type)
• Edit a client password
• Download a client plug-in
REMARQUE : The RDA plug-in is installed by default if you are running the latest version of Dell Quest
NetVault Backup (NVBU). You must download and install the RDA plug-in for NVBU only if there is a plug-in
version mismatch between the DR Series system software and NVBU.
This page displays an RDS or OST Clients Summary table that lists the following types of RDs or OST client-related
information:
• Name — lists client by name
• Type — lists client type
• Plug-In — lists plug-in type that is installed on the client
• Backup Software — lists backup software used with this client
• Idle Time — lists the idle time for this client
• Connection — lists the number of connections for this client
• Mode — lists the mode types that can be set for this client:
– Auto
– Passthrough
– Dedupe (deduplication)
REMARQUE : If an OST or RDS client has four or more CPU cores, it is considered to be dedupe-capable.
However, the OST or RDS client operating mode depends upon how it is configured in the DR Series
system (Dedupe is the default RDA client mode). If the administrator did not configure an OST or RDS client
to operate in a specific mode and it is dedupe-capable, it will run in the Dedupe mode. If an OST or RDS
client is not dedupe-capable (meaning the OST or RDS client has less than four CPU cores), and the
administrator sets it to run in the Dedupe mode, it will only run in the Passthrough mode. If an OST or RDS
client is set to run in Auto mode, the OST or RDS client will run in the mode setting determined by the
media server. The following table shows the relationship between the configured OST or RDS client mode
types and the supported client mode based on client architecture type and corresponding number of CPU
cores.
Tableau 3. Supported OST or RDS Client Modes and Settings
OST or RDS Client
Mode Settings
32–Bit OST or RDS
Client (4 or more
CPU cores)
64–Bit OST or RDS
Client (4 or more
CPU cores)
32–Bit OST or RDS
Client (Less than 4
CPU cores)
64–Bit OST or RDS
Client (Less than 4
CPU cores)
Auto Passthrough Dedupe Passthrough Passthrough
Dedupe Not Supported Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Passthrough Supported Supported Supported Supported
REMARQUE
: Click Select to identify the OST or RDS client on which you want to perform an action. For example,
click Select → Download Plug-In to display the Download Plug-Ins page for the client you selected. Select the
plug-in for the relevant client and protocol.
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