Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator’s Guide PS Series Firmware Version 10.0 FS Series Firmware Version 4.0
- About This Manual
- About Group Manager
- Architecture Fundamentals
- Set Up the iSCSI SAN
- Post-Setup Tasks
- Data Security
- About Group-Level Security
- Enable or Disable GUI and CLI Access
- Switch Administration Authentication Type
- About Administration Accounts
- Types of Administration Accounts
- Differences Between Authentication Methods
- Administration Account Attributes
- About Security Access Protocols
- SSH Key Pair Authentication
- Minimum Requirements for Administrative Access
- Create a Local Administration Account
- Modify Local Administration Accounts
- Delete Local Administration Accounts
- About RADIUS Accounts
- About LDAP Authorization and Active Directory
- About Single Sign-On
- About SNMP Access to the Group
- About VDS and VSS Authentication
- About IPsec
- About Dedicated Management Networks
- Secure Erase
- About Volume-Level Security
- Connect Initiators to iSCSI Targets
- Access Control Methods
- About Access Policies
- Access Policies: Use Cases
- Create a New Access Policy
- Create a New Basic Access Point
- Modify or Delete a Basic Access Point
- Modify Access Policies and Basic Access Points by Volume
- Associate Access Control Policies with Volumes
- Create an Access Policy Group
- Associate an Access Policy Group to a Volume
- Manage Access Controls for VDS/VSS Access
- Authenticate Initiators with CHAP
- Display Local CHAP Accounts
- Create a Local CHAP Account
- Modify a Local CHAP Account
- Delete a Local CHAP Account
- Configure CHAP for Initiator Authentication on Existing Volumes
- Configure CHAP for Initiator Authentication on New Volumes
- Configure CHAP Accounts on a RADIUS Authentication Server
- Configure Target Authentication
- About iSNS Servers
- Prevent Discovery of Unauthorized Targets
- About Multihost Access to Targets
- About Snapshot Access Controls
- About NAS Container Security
- PS Series Group Operations
- About Group Network Configuration
- Modify the Group IP Address or Group Name
- Add a Member to an Existing Group
- Set the RAID Policy and Pool for a New Member
- Enable and Disable a Volume RAID Preference
- About Overriding Automatic Load Balancing
- Shut Down a Group
- Create an Empty Storage Pool
- Create a Storage Pool from an Existing Member
- Change a Storage Pool Name or Description
- Merge Storage Pools
- Delete a Storage Pool
- About Groupwide Volume Defaults
- About Space Borrowing
- About Compression of Snapshots and Replicas
- Compression Prerequisites
- About Rehydration
- About Compression Statistics
- Compression Statistics by Pool
- Compression Statistics by Member
- Compression Statistics by Volume
- Member Compression States
- Enable Compression
- Suspend Compression
- Resume Compression
- View Compression Statistics by Pool
- View Compression Statistics by Member
- View Compression Statistics by Volume
- Compression Commands in the CLI
- About Volumes
- Create a Volume
- Modify a Volume Name or Description
- Modify a Volume Permission
- Modify a Volume Alias
- Modify the Administrator for a Volume
- About Smart Tags
- Set a Volume Offline or Online
- Delete a Volume
- About Volume Collections
- About Volume Folders
- About Restoring Deleted Volumes
- About Changing the Reported Volume Size
- About Reclaiming Unallocated Space
- Set a Volume or Snapshot with Lost Blocks Online
- Volume and Snapshot Status
- Volume and Snapshot Requested Status
- About Managing Storage Capacity Utilization On Demand (Thin Provisioning)
- About Improving Pool Space Utilization (Template Volumes and Thin Clones)
- About Data Center Bridging
- VMware Group Access Panel
- NAS Operations
- NAS Cluster Operations
- NAS Cluster Configuration
- NAS Cluster Post-Setup Tasks
- Modify a NAS Cluster Name
- Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NAS Container Settings
- Select an NFS Protocol Version
- Modify the Size of the NAS Reserve
- Add a Local Group for a NAS Cluster
- Delete a Local Group from a NAS Cluster
- Add a Local User on a NAS Cluster
- Modify a Local User on a NAS Cluster
- Delete a Local User from a NAS Cluster
- Map Users for a NAS Cluster
- Set the User Mapping Policy for a NAS Cluster
- Delete a User Mapping for a NAS Cluster
- Configure an Active Directory for a NAS Cluster
- Configure Preferred Domain Controllers
- Leave Active Directory
- Configure or Modify NIS or LDAP for a NAS Cluster
- Delete NIS or LDAP Configuration for a NAS Cluster
- Modify the Client Network Configuration
- Configure DNS for a NAS Cluster
- About the Internal Network Required for NAS Configuration
- About NAS Cluster Maintenance Mode
- Shut Down and Restart a NAS Cluster Manually
- About Deleting a NAS Cluster
- NAS Controller Operations
- NAS Container Operations
- Create a NAS Container
- Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NAS Container Settings
- Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NAS Container Permissions
- Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NFS Export Settings
- Modify NAS Clusterwide Default SMB Share Settings
- Modify a NAS Container Name
- Modify the Size of a NAS Container
- Modify the Snapshot Reserve and Warning Limit for a NAS Container
- Modify the In-Use Space Warning Limit for a NAS Container
- Modify a NAS Container for Few Writers Workloads
- Delete a NAS Container
- NFS Netgroups
- Access NFS Exports
- Create an NFS Export
- Modify the Client Access Setting for an NFS Export
- Modify the Permission for an NFS Export
- Modify the Trusted Users for an NFS Export
- Modify NAS Clusterwide Default NFS Export Settings
- Modify an NFS Export Directory
- Modify an NFS Export
- About NFS Export Security Methods
- Delete an NFS Export
- About SMB Shares
- Access SMB Shares in Windows
- Mount a NAS SMB Share from UNIX
- Create an SMB Share
- Set the SMB Password
- Modify an SMB Share Directory
- Delete an SMB Share
- Rebalance SMB Client Connections Across NAS Controllers
- Enable or Disable SMB Message Signing
- Enable or Disable SMB Message Encryption
- Modify SMB Share NAS Antivirus Settings
- Access-Based Enumeration
- About SMB Home Shares
- Create a NAS Thin Clone
- Client Networks
- About NAS Antivirus Servers
- How NAS Antivirus Protects Data
- NAS Antivirus Server Specifications
- Add a NAS Antivirus Server
- Modify a NAS Antivirus Server
- Delete a NAS Antivirus Server
- About NAS Antivirus Clusterwide Defaults
- Enable the NAS Antivirus Service on an SMB Share
- Monitor the NAS Antivirus Service
- NAS Directory Paths and File Types Scan
- Antivirus Policy
- Access Infected Files
- Create a NAS Container Quota
- Modify a NAS Container Quota
- Delete a NAS Container Quota
- About Quota Directories
- Quotas and NAS Containers
- About NAS Thin Provisioning
- NAS Container Storage Space Terminology
- About NAS Containers
- About Data Rehydration
- NAS Container Data Reduction
- Enable Data Reduction
- Modify NAS Container Data Reduction Settings
- Modify NAS Cluster Default Data Reduction Settings
- Data Reduction Policy
- Create Default Data Reduction Properties
- About NAS Data Reduction Schedules
- FS Series VAAI Plugin
- Diagnose and Resolve NAS Cluster and PS Series Issues
- About Backing Up and Protecting Your Data
- About Volume Data Protection
- Protect NAS Container Data with NDMP
- About Snapshots
- How Snapshots Work
- About Snapshot Reserve
- Create a Snapshot
- Set a Snapshot Online or Offline
- Clone a Snapshot to Create a New Volume
- Modify a Snapshot Name or Description
- Delete Snapshots
- Restore a Volume from a Snapshot
- About Snapshots and NAS Container Data
- About Snapshot Collections
- About Snapshot Space Borrowing
- About Replication
- About Schedules
- About Data Recovery
- About Recovering Data from a Snapshot
- Failback to Primary Operation (Manual)
- Move a Failback Replica Set to a Different Pool
- Replicate to Partner Operation (Manual)
- Switch Partner Roles Permanently
- Make a Temporary Volume Available on the Secondary Group
- Replicate a Recovery Volume to the Primary Group
- Promote an Inbound Replica Set to a Recovery Volume
- How to Handle a Failed Operation
- Fail Back to the Primary Group
- Volume Failover and Failback
- Recover Data from a Replica
- About NAS Disaster Recovery
- About Cloning Volumes
- About Synchronous Replication
- How Synchronous Replication Works
- Compare SyncRep and Traditional Replication
- How Synchronous Replication Protects Volume Availability in Different Scenarios
- Requirements for Using Synchronous Replication
- Synchronous Replication States
- About System Snapshots and SyncRep
- About Synchronous Replication and Snapshots
- About Synchronous Replication Switches and Failovers
- About Synchronous Replication Volume Collections
- About Using Thin Clones and Templates with Synchronous Replication
- Configure Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) on a Volume
- Disable Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) for a Volume
- Monitor Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) Volumes
- Pause Synchronous Replication (SyncRep)
- Resume Synchronous Replication (SyncRep)
- Enable Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) for a Volume Collection
- Disable Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) for a Volume Collection
- Change the Pool Assignment of a Synchronous Replication (SyncRep) Volume
- View the Distribution of a Volume Across Pools
- About Switching and Failing Over SyncRep Pools
- Disconnect the SyncActive Volume
- About Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs) and AutoSED
- Scenarios Covered by AutoSED
- Scenarios Not Covered by AutoSED
- About Self-Encrypting Drives (SED)
- How Self-Encryption Protects Data
- About SED Members in a Group
- Back Up a Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) Key
- Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Why are my backups always different?
- Why is a secure-erase command not available?
- What is the difference between a locked drive and a securely erased drive?
- I accidentally reset an SED array. What can I do?
- What if the entire array is stolen?
- What if the grpadmin password is stolen?
- Is it safe to discard or return a locked SED?
- Can I add SEDs to a non-SED array, or vice versa?
- Does a SED system also use RAID?
- Does SED encrypt my volumes?
- If I create a new set of backup units, does the new set invalidate the previous set of backup units?
- Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) Examples
- Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) Advanced Encryption
- About Monitoring
- Tools That Monitor and Manage Storage Performance
- Monitor Group Members
- About Storage Performance
- Monitor Administrative Sessions
- Monitor Snapshot Schedules
- Monitor Volumes and Snapshots
- About Monitoring Replication
- About Monitoring Replication Operations
- Monitor Alarms and Operations
- About Diagnostics
- Troubleshooting Performance Issues
- Reference: GUI Panels, Wizards, and Dialog Boxes
- About Groups
- About Monitoring
- About NAS Clusters
- About Replication
- About Volumes
- Access Control List Panel
- Access Control List Panel (for selected volume)
- Access Panel - SNMP
- Access Panel
- Access Policies Panel
- Accounts and Groups Panel
- Active Directory Panel
- Active Directory Settings Dialog Box
- Active Sessions Panel
- Add Access Policies Dialog Box
- Add Access Policies Dialog Box
- Add Access Policy Groups to Volume Dialog Box
- Add/Modify CHAP Account Dialog Box
- Add Local Group Dialog Box
- Add Local User Dialog Box
- Add NAS Controller Pair Message
- Add NAS Controller Pair Wizard
- Administrative Sessions Panel
- Advanced NAS Container Information Dialog Box
- Alarms and Operations Panel
- Antivirus Default for SMB Shares Panel
- Attach NAS Controller Dialog Box
- Antivirus Panel
- Audit Log Panel
- Authentication Panel
- Change Account Password Dialog Box
- Change Group Membership Password Dialog Box
- Change Group Time Dialog Box
- Choosing a RAID Policy
- SMB Administrator Password Dialog Box
- SMB Administrator Password Panel
- SMB Client Connections Panel
- Client Network Panel
- Clone Snapshot Wizard
- Clone Template Volume Wizard
- Clone Volume Replica Wizard
- Clone Volume Wizard
- Collection Status Panel
- Collection Volumes Panel
- Component Versions Panel
- Configure Active Directory Wizard
- Configure Container Replication Dialog Box
- Configure Dedicated Management Network Dialog Box
- Configure DMA Servers Dialog Box
- Configure DNS Dialog Box
- Configure Member Wizard
- Configure NAS Antivirus Servers Dialog Box
- Configure NAS Cluster Wizard
- Configure Replication Partner Wizard
- Configure Replication Settings Dialog Box
- Configure SMTP Servers Dialog Box
- Configure SyncRep Wizard
- Configure Volume Replication Wizard
- Control Module Panel
- Convert Recovery Volume Wizard
- Cooling Fans Panel
- Copy Data to Transfer File Wizard
- Copy Tags from Volume Dialog Box
- Counter Set Management Dialog Box
- Create Administration Account Wizard
- Create SMB Share Wizard
- Create Custom Snapshot Collection Wizard
- Create NAS Container Wizard
- Create NAS Snapshot Dialog Box
- Create NFS Export Wizard
- Create or Modify Data Reduction Schedule Dialog Box
- Create Quota Wizard
- Create a Replica Dialog Box
- Create Replica Collection Dialog Box
- Create Schedule Wizard
- Create Snapshot Dialog Box
- Create Storage Container Wizard
- Create Storage Pool Wizard
- Create Thin Clone Wizard
- Create Volume Collection Wizard
- Create Volume Wizard
- Create and Rename Volume Folder Dialog Boxes
- Custom Snapshot Collections Panel
- Customize Filter Dialog Box
- Data Reduction Settings Panel
- Data Transfers on Local Machine Panel
- Date and Time Panel
- DCB Details Dialog Box
- Default Data Reduction Policy Panel
- Default NAS Container Permissions Panel
- Default NAS Container Settings Panel
- Default NFS Export Settings Panel
- Delegated Space Distribution Across Storage Pools Panel
- Delete Local Group Message
- Delete Local User Message
- Delete NAS Cluster Message
- Delete NAS Container Message
- Delete NAS Container Snapshots Dialog Box
- Delete NAS Container Snapshot Message
- Delete Snapshot Message
- Delete Volume Dialog Box
- Detach a NAS Controller Message
- Disable Active Directory Message
- Discover NAS Devices Dialog Box
- Discover NAS Devices Wizard
- Disk Array Summary Panel
- Disk Encryption Panel
- Disk Versions Panel
- EIP Card or OPS Panel
- Email Event Notifications Panel
- Enter Maintenance Mode Message
- EqualLogic Software Updates
- Event Logs Panel
- Failback Recovery Volume Dialog Box
- Filter Volumes Dialog Box
- Firmware Panel
- Find Objects Panel
- General Member Information Panel
- General NAS Container Information Panel
- General NAS Cluster Information Panel
- General Partner Information Panel
- General Pool Information Panel
- General Replica Set Information Panel
- General Replica Set Information Panel
- General Settings Panel for Group
- General Snapshot Information Panel
- General Snapshot Information Panel
- General Volume Information Panel
- Generate and Email Diagnostic Reports Wizard
- Group Disk Space Panel
- Group Disk Space Panel
- Group Disk Space Panel
- Group Information Panel
- Group Manager Performance Monitor Dialog Box
- Group Members Panel
- Identification Panel
- Inbound Replica Containers Panel
- Inbound Replica Containers Panel
- Inbound Volume Replication Panel
- Inbound Volume Replication Panel
- Inbound Replicas Panel
- Installed Disks Panel
- IP Configuration Panel
- iSCSI Authentication Panel
- iSCSI Connections Panel
- iSCSI Connections Panel (Snapshots)
- iSCSI Connections Panel (Member)
- iSCSI Connections Panel (Volumes)
- iSCSI Discovery Panel
- iSCSI Settings Panel
- Join Domain / Enable Single Sign-On Dialog Box
- Load Balancing Panel
- Load Data from Transfer File Wizard
- Local CHAP Accounts Panel
- Local Groups Panel
- Local Users Panel
- Manage Delegated Space Dialog Box
- Manage Replication Services Dialog Box
- Manage Tags Dialog Box
- Manual Transfer Utility Window
- Manual Map Users Dialog Box
- Manual User Mapping Dialog Box
- Member Health Status Panel
- Member Space Panel
- Memory Cache Panel
- Merge Storage Pools Panel
- Modify a Volume Collection Dialog Box
- Modify Access Policy Group Dialog Box
- Modify Administration Account Dialog Box
- Modify Client Network Dialog Box
- Modify Custom Snapshot Collection Dialog Box
- Modify IP Settings of Network Interface Dialog Box
- Modify Member Settings Dialog Box
- Modify NAS Snapshot Settings Dialog Box
- Modify NDMP Settings Dialog Box
- Modify Passwords Dialog Box (for Replication)
- Modify Policy Dialog Box
- Modify Quota Dialog Box
- Modify RAID Configuration Dialog Box
- Modify Replica Set Wizard
- Modify Replication Partner Dialog Box
- Modify Replication Partner IP Address Dialog Box
- Modify SAN Network Dialog Box
- Modify Schedule Dialog Box
- Modify Settings Dialog Box (NAS Containers)
- Modify Snapshot Policy Dialog Box
- Modify Snapshot Properties Dialog Box
- Modify Storage Container Dialog Box
- Modify Storage Pool Dialog Box
- Modify User Preferences Dialog Box
- Modify Volume Settings Dialog Box
- Modifying Volume Replication Configuration Settings
- Most Recent Login by Account Panel
- Move Delegated Space Dialog Box
- Move Member Dialog Box
- Move to Folder Dialog Box
- Move Recovery Volume Dialog Box
- Move Replica Set Dialog Box
- Move Volume Dialog Box
- NAS Battery Panel
- NAS SMB Connections Panel
- NAS SMB Shares Panel
- NAS Client Panel
- NAS Cluster Access Panel
- NAS Configuration Window
- NAS Container and Snapshot Space Panel
- NAS Containers Panel
- NAS Cooling Fans Panel
- NAS Data Reduction Schedules Panel
- NAS Local Containers Panel
- NAS Local Disks Panel
- NAS Member Information Panel
- NAS Members Panel
- NAS Power Supplies Panel
- NAS Quotas Panel
- NAS Replica Containers Panel
- NAS Replication Schedules Panel
- NAS Replication Status Panel
- NAS Replication Summary Panel
- NAS Replication Summary Panel
- NAS Replications Detected
- NAS Reserve Panel
- NAS SAN Panel
- NAS Schedules Summary Panel
- NAS Snapshot and Replication Schedules Panel
- NAS Snapshot Schedules Panel
- NAS Snapshot Summary Panel
- NAS Snapshots Panel
- NAS Temperature Sensor Panel
- NAS Thin Clone Summary Panel
- NAS Member Health Status Panel
- NDMP Panel
- Network Management Panel
- New Access Policy Dialog Box
- New Access Policy Group Dialog Box
- New Basic Access Point Dialog Boxes
- New Extended Access Point Dialog Box
- NFS Exports and SMB Shares Panel
- NFS Exports Panel
- NFS Panel
- Outbound NAS Replica Containers Panel
- Outbound NAS Replication History Panel
- Replication History Panel
- Replication History Panel
- Outbound Volume Replication Panel
- Outbound Volume Replication Panel
- Pending Manual Replications in Group Panel
- Pick Tags for Columns Dialog Box
- Pick Tags for Volume Dialog Box
- Pick Volumes Dialog Box
- Pool Disk Space Panel
- Pool Members Panel
- Pool Volumes Panel
- Power Management Panel
- Power Panel
- Power Supplies Panel
- Promote Replica Set of a Volume Wizard
- Promote to Template Volume Wizard
- Protocol Endpoints Access Control List Panel
- PS Series Group Members Panel
- RADIUS Settings Dialog Box
- Remote Replica Containers Panel
- Remote Replicas Panel
- Remote Replicas Panel
- Remote Replicas Panel
- Remote Replicas Panel (Outbound Collections)
- Remote Replicas Panel (Outbound Collections)
- Remote Replicas Panel (Outbound)
- Remote Replicas Panel (Outbound)
- Remote Replicas Panel
- Rename NAS Cluster Dialog Box
- Inbound Replicas Panel
- Replicas Panel (Inbound Collection)
- Replicas Panel (Inbound Template Replicas)
- Replicas Panel (Inbound)
- Replicate Recovery Container Dialog Box
- Replication Partners Panel
- Replication Progress Panel
- Replication Progress Panel
- Replication Schedules Panel
- Replication Summary Panel
- Replication Summary Panel
- Replication Summary Panel
- Replication Summary Panel
- Replication Summary Panel
- Replication Summary Panel (Template Volumes)
- Resize NAS Reserve Dialog Box
- Restore NAS Container Message
- Resume Data Transfer Wizard
- SAN Headquarters Panel
- SAN Network Panel
- Schedules Summary Panel (Volume Collections)
- Schedules Summary Panel (Volumes)
- Session Banner Dialog Box
- Session Security Panel
- Set Access Type Dialog Box
- Sideplanes Panel
- SMB Home Shares Information Panel
- Snapshot and Replication Schedules Panel (Volume Collections)
- Snapshot and Replication Schedules Panel (Volumes)
- Snapshot Collection Status Panel
- Snapshot iSCSI Settings Panel
- Snapshot Schedules Panel
- Snapshot Summary Panel
- Snapshot Summary Panel
- Snapshots Panel
- Snapshots Panel
- Snapshots Panel
- Software Update Notifications Panel
- Start Compression Dialog Box
- Storage Container Panel
- General Container Information
- Container Space Information
- Storage Pools and Group Members Panel
- Storage Pools Panel
- SyncRep Panel
- Targets Panel
- Temperature Sensors Panel
- General Template Replica Set Information Panel
- Test Partnership Dialog Box
- Test AD Settings Dialog Box
- Thin Clone Replica Sets Panel
- Thin Clones Summary Panel
- Thin Provisioning Settings Panel
- Traps Panel
- UNIX Authentication Panel
- UNIX Authentication Server Configuration Dialog Box
- Update Firmware Dialog Box
- Updates Panel
- Update Using Dell Storage Update Manager (Member Firmware Update Dialog Box)
- User Mapping Panel
- VDS/VSS Access Control List Panel
- VMware Group Access Panel
- VMware Overview Panel
- Volume and Snapshot Space Panel
- Volume Collections Panel
- Volume iSCSI Settings Panel
- Volume Recovery Bin Dialog Box
- Volume Replication Status Panel
- Volume Settings Panel
- Volumes Panel and Folder Information Panel