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
5. Enter any requested diagnostic parameters and click OK.
After the diagnostics have been run, FluidFS Manager will perform a Phone Home of the diagnostics
if the FluidFS cluster FTP server is enabled.
Launching the iBMC Virtual KVM
The iBMC (Integrated Baseboard Management Controller) virtual KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse)
allows you to view and manage the NAS controller console remotely over a network. If Dell Technical
Support Services needs to perform remote troubleshooting, you can make your system accessible to
them using the iBMC virtual KVM.
• To use the iBMC virtual KVM, you must use a computer with Internet Explorer.
• Before connecting to the iBMC virtual KVM, determine the iBMC IP address and password.
– To determine the iBMC IP address of the NAS controller:
* If the NAS controller is in standby mode (a NAS controller is on and in standby mode if the
power LED is flashing green at around two flashes per second), the iBMC IP address is
192.168.254.253.
* If the FluidFS cluster is configured, the iBMC IP address is based on the NAS controller number:
<internal_class_C_address>.<controller_number_plus_one_times_two>
For example, if the internal address range is 10.255.69.0/24, the iBMC IP address of NAS
controller 0 is 10.255.69.2, the iBMC IP address of NAS controller 6 is 10.255.69.14, and so on.
• To determine the iBMC password:
– If the NAS controller is in standby mode (a NAS controller is on and in standby mode if the power
LED is flashing green at around two flashes per second), the iBMC password is Stor@ge!.
– If the FluidFS cluster is configured, the iBMC password is synchronized with the support account
password.
1. Connect a network cable to the LOM (Lights Out Management) Ethernet port on a NAS controller.
The LOM Ethernet port is located on the lower right side of the back panel of a NAS controller.
2. Connect a Windows client to the iBMC.
a) Connect a Windows client to the same network used for the LOM Ethernet port.
b) Set the IP address of the Windows client to match the iBMC subnet.
c) Open an Internet Explorer web browser. In the address bar of the web browser, type the iBMC IP
address of the NAS controller. The iBMC login page appears.
d) In the Username field, type ADMIN.
e) In the Password field, type the iBMC password.
f) Click OK.
The iBMC Properties page appears.
3. Launch the iBMC virtual KVM.
a) In the navigation pane, expand vKVM & vMedia and click Launch.
b) In the right pane, click Launch Java KVM Client.
The Video Viewer appears and displays the FluidFS cluster console.
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