User Guide

Table 5. File storage service tasks and responsibilities (continued)
Task Dell Technologies Customer
● Schedule deduplication jobs and
report results.
● Configure SmartLock WORM
domains.
● Edit filesystem level settings
(access time tracking and character
encoding).
Access and security
● CRUD PowerScale access zones.
● Configure authentication providers.
● Manage local and filesystem users.
● Manage local groups and roles.
● Configure ACL policy settings.
● CLI access.
Access and security
● Manage AD and LDAP users.
● View groups.
● Setup file filters and allow or deny
writes.
● UI and API access.
Cluster management
● Configure general settings (email
notifications, NTP, date and time,
SNMP, and remote support).
● Configure events and alerts
thresholds.
● Configure networking (external and
internal, DNS, and SmartConnect
load balancing).
● Manage hardware (cluster, nodes,
and drives).
● Manage and schedule jobs.
● Monitor and view job reports and
events.
● Configure auditing and log
forwarding.
● Configure diagnostics (Gather and
Netlogger).
● Manage licensing.
● Schedule and execute HealthChecks.
● Patch and upgrade the OS and
firmware.
Deployment services
Deployment services include host, block, volume, and file-share configurations.
During the initial installation, Dell connects up to four hosts and provisions up to five block volumes for APEX Block Services.
Dell also provisions up to five file shares for APEX File Services. Customers are responsible for connecting and configuring
additional hosts, file shares, or block volumes as needed.
Audit and compliance
Dell maintains evidence of access to the system that can be provided upon request. Except to the extent otherwise required
under applicable law, all other records, audit, or compliance management or requirements are the sole responsibility of the
Customer.
8 Roles and responsibilities