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
Managing SAN Fabrics/Subnets
In the FluidFS Manager, the SAN Fabrics view allows you to manage the various subnets and addresses on
the PowerVault FluidFS system to ensure they match the configuration of the MD array(s).
Viewing the SAN Network Configuration
To view the SAN network configuration:
1. Click the Hardware tab on the left.
2. Click the SAN Fabrics tab on the top.
The currently configured SAN Fabrics are displayed in the Overview pane.
In addition, each SAN fabric (named SAN, SANb, SANc…) has its own pane, named Fabric SAN, Fabric
SANb, and so on. In that pane, you can see that status of each fabric and its connections to FluidFS and
MS controllers.
Adding an iSCSI Fabric
To add an iSCSI fabric:
1. Click the Hardware tab on the left.
2. Click the SAN Fabrics tab on the top.
3. In the Overview pane, click .
4. Click New iSCSI Fabric.
The New iSCSI Fabric dialog box appears.
5. In the Network interface dropdown, select the network interface to be used by the SAN fabric.
6. In the Netmask field, type the netmask IP address.
7. In the VLAN Id field, type the VLAN ID for the iSCSI subnet.
8. In the NAS Controller table, for each NAS controller:
a) Click in the row of the NAS controller. The Edit NAS Controller dialog box appears
b) Enter an IP address to be used by the SAN fabric.
c) Click OK.
d) Repeat steps (a) to (c) for each controller.
9. Click OK.
The new SAN fabric appears in the Overview pane.
Modifying an iSCSI Fabric’s Configuration
To modify the configuration of an iSCSI fabric:
1. Click the Hardware tab on the left.
2. Click the SAN Fabrics tab on the top.
3. In the Overview pane, for the SAN fabric (named Fabric SAN, Fabric SANb, and so on) that you want
to modify, click .
4. Click Modify.
The Modify iSCSI Fabric dialog box appears.
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