Administrator Guide

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. For information about Rapid NFS
and Rapid CIFS supported client modes based on architecture and CPU cores, see Best Practices: Rapid NFS and Best
Practices: Rapid CIFS.
Table 1. 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
Clients Page (Using the NDMP Tab)
On the Clients page (Storage > Clients), click the NDMP tab. On this tab, you can view the following information for
NDMP clients.
Number of current NDMP sessions active — Lists the number of NDMP sessions that are currently active.
ID — NDMP session ID.
Duration — The duration of the current active session.
State — The current status, for example, Active.
Source — IP address of the source filer.
Target — The target tape drive being used for the current NDMP session.
Throughput — The current and average throughput.
Transfer size — The total size of data transferred in this backup session.
DMA — The IP address of the DMA initiating the backup.
NDMP Completed Sessions Statistics — Shows the above information for any completed NDMP sessions.
Clients Page (Using the iSCSI Tab)
On the Clients page (Storage > Clients), click the iSCSI tab. On this tab, you can view the following information for iSCSI
clients.
Number of current iSCSI sessions active — The number of currently active iSCSI sessions.
Container Name — The container name for each iSCSI VTL container.
Container IQN — The iSCSI Qualified Name for each iSCSI VTL container..
Initiators Connected — The initiators connected to this iSCSI VTL container..
On this tab, you can also set or change the CHAP password for the CHAP account.
To do so, click Edit CHAP Password.
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