Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell FluidFS V3 NAS Solutions For PowerVault NX3500, NX3600, And NX3610 Administrator's Guide
- Introduction
- How PowerVault FluidFS NAS Works
- FluidFS Terminology
- Key Features Of PowerVault FluidFS Systems
- Overview Of PowerVault FluidFS Systems
- PowerVault FluidFS Architecture
- Data Caching And Redundancy
- File Metadata Protection
- High Availability And Load Balancing
- Ports Used by the FluidFS System
- Other Information You May Need
- Upgrading to FluidFS Version 3
- FluidFS Manager User Interface Overview
- FluidFS 3.0 System Management
- Connecting to the FluidFS Cluster
- Managing Secured Management
- Adding a Secured Management Subnet
- Changing the Netmask for the Secured Management Subnet
- Changing the VLAN ID for the Secured Management Subnet
- Changing the VIP for the Secured Management Subnet
- Changing the NAS Controller IP Addresses for the Secured Management Subnet
- Deleting the Secured Management Subnet
- Enabling Secured Management
- Disabling Secured Management
- Managing the FluidFS Cluster Name
- Managing Licensing
- Managing the System Time
- Managing the FTP Server
- Managing SNMP
- Managing the Health Scan Throttling Mode
- Managing the Operation Mode
- Managing Client Connections
- Displaying the Distribution of Clients between NAS Controllers
- Viewing Clients Assigned to a NAS Controller
- Assigning a Client to a NAS Controller
- Unassigning a Client from a NAS Controller
- Manually Migrating Clients to another NAS Controller
- Failing Back Clients to Their Assigned NAS Controller
- Rebalancing Client Connections across NAS Controllers
- Shutting Down and Restarting NAS Controllers
- Managing NAS Appliance and NAS Controller
- FluidFS 3.0 Networking
- Managing the Default Gateway
- Managing DNS Servers and Suffixes
- Managing Static Routes
- Managing the Internal Network
- Managing the Client Networks
- Viewing the Client Networks
- Creating a Client Network
- Changing the Netmask for a Client Network
- Changing the VLAN Tag for a Client Network
- Changing the Client VIPs for a Client Network
- Changing the NAS Controller IP Addresses for a Client Network
- Deleting a Client Network
- Viewing the Client Network MTU
- Changing the Client Network MTU
- Viewing the Client Network Bonding Mode
- Changing the Client Network Bonding Mode
- Managing SAN Fabrics
- FluidFS 3.0 Account Management And Authentication
- Account Management and Authentication
- Default Administrative Accounts
- Default Local User and Local Group Accounts
- Managing Administrator Accounts
- Managing Local Users
- Managing Password Age and Expiration
- Managing Local Groups
- Managing Active Directory
- Managing LDAP
- Managing NIS
- Managing User Mappings between Windows and UNIX/Linux Users
- FluidFS 3.0 NAS Volumes, Shares, and Exports
- Managing the NAS Pool
- Managing NAS Volumes
- File Security Styles
- Thin and Thick Provisioning for NAS Volumes
- Choosing a Strategy for NAS Volume Creation
- Example NAS Volume Creation Scenarios
- NAS Volumes Storage Space Terminology
- Configuring NAS Volumes
- Cloning a NAS Volume
- NAS Volume Clone Defaults
- NAS Volume Clone Restrictions
- Managing NAS Volume Clones
- Managing CIFS Shares
- Managing NFS Exports
- Managing Quota Rules
- Viewing Quota Rules for a NAS Volume
- Setting the Default Quota per User
- Setting the Default Quota per Group
- Adding a Quota Rule for a Specific User
- Adding a Quota Rule for Each User in a Specific Group
- Adding a Quota Rule for an Entire Group
- Changing the Soft Quota or Hard Quota for a User or Group
- Enabling or Disabling the Soft Quota or Hard Quota for a User or Group
- Deleting a User or Group Quota Rule
- Managing Data Reduction
- FluidFS 3.0 Data Protection
- FluidFS 3.0 Monitoring
- FluidFS 3.0 Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Getting Help
12. Click Next.
After you are finished configuring each client network, the Connectivity Report page displays.
13. Use the Connectivity Report page to verify connectivity between the FluidFS cluster and the MD
array. The NAS controller ports must show the status Up before you can complete the wizard. If you
click
Finish and the NAS controller ports do not have the status Up, an error will be displayed.
– For iSCSI NAS appliances, when the Connectivity Report initially appears, iSCSI log ons might still
be occurring in the background, causing some or all of the FluidFS cluster iSCSI initiators to show
the status Not Found/Disconnected. If this happens, wait 30 seconds, then click Refresh to
update the Connectivity Report. When the iSCSI log ons are complete and the Connectivity
Report has been refreshed, the status for each FluidFS cluster iSCSI initiator shows Up.
– For Fibre Channel NAS appliances, when the Connectivity Report initially appears, the FluidFS
cluster HBAs show the status Not Found/Disconnected. You must record the WWNs and
manually update fabric zoning on the Fibre Channel switch. Then, click Refreshto update the
Connectivity Report. When the zoning is configured correctly and the Connectivity Report has
been refreshed, the status for each FluidFS cluster HBA shows Up.
14. Click Finish.
Deleting a NAS Appliance from the FluidFS Cluster
If an attempt to add a NAS appliance to a FluidFS cluster fails, the entry for the NAS appliance must be
deleted from the FluidFS cluster before you can reattempt to add the NAS appliance or add a different
NAS appliance.
1. Click the Hardware tab on the left.
2. Click the NAS Appliances tab on the top.
3. In the Overview pane, click in the row of the NAS appliance you want to delete.
4. Click Delete (Un-Joined).
The Delete (Un-Joined) NAS Appliance dialog box appears.
5. Click OK.
Detaching, Attaching, and Replacing a NAS Controller
Use these procedures to replace a failed NAS controller.
Detaching a NAS Controller
Detach a NAS controller only if the NAS controller needs to be replaced with a new NAS controller. After
you detach a NAS controller, it resets to its factory defaults and powers off, if possible. Otherwise, you
must reinstall the FluidFS software to reset the NAS controller to its factory defaults.
Only one NAS controller at a time can be detached in a NAS appliance. Detaching a NAS controller
disconnects client connections while clients are being transferred to other NAS controllers. Clients will
then automatically reconnect to the FluidFS cluster. While a NAS controller is detached from the FluidFS
cluster, CIFS shares and NFS exports remain available (although performance might decrease because
data is no longer cached); however, most FluidFS cluster configuration changes are not allowed.
CAUTION: Only detach a NAS controller under the direction of Dell Technical Support Services.
1. Click the Hardware tab on the left.
2. Click the NAS Appliances tab on the top.
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