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StorNext
6-01658-05
User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide
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StorNext 3.5
6-01658-05
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StorNext User’s Guide, 6-01658-05, Ver. A, Rel. 3.5, December 2008, Made in USA. Quantum Corporation provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Quantum Corporation may revise this publication from time to time without notice. COPYRIGHT STATEMENT © Copyright 2000 - 2008 Quantum Corporation. All rights reserved. US Patent No: 5,990,810 applie
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 About StorNext File System ..................................................................... 1 About StorNext Storage Manager ........................................................... 1 About Distributed LAN Clients .............................................................. 2 Purpose of This Guide ...................................................................................... 3 How This Guide is Organized ........................................
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The SNSM Home Page ..............................................................23 SNSM Home Page Drop-Down Menus ..................................23 The Configuration Wizard ...............................................................26 Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Overview 29 Accessing the SNFS GUI ..................................................................29 The SNFS Home Page .......................................................................31 The File System Monitor ............
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Chapter 5 Backing Up StorNext 76 Types of StorNext Software Backups ........................................................... 76 Setting up Email Notification For Backup ........................................... 77 Performing a StorNext Software Backup .................................................... 78 Managing the Backup Policy ......................................................................... 79 Chapter 6 Managing the File System 82 Working With File Systems ...................
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Retrieving a File .......................................................................140 Retrieving a Directory .............................................................141 Freeing Disk Blocks .................................................................142 Moving Files to New Media ...................................................144 Modifying a File’s Attributes .................................................145 Understanding Dynamic Resource Allocation ........................
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Adding a Drive Pool .............................................................................. 200 Modifying a Drive Pool ........................................................................ 202 Deleting a Drive Pool ............................................................................ 204 Managing Disk Space ................................................................................... 205 Changing Watermark Parameters ........................................................
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Adding a Storage Policy .................................................................253 Adding a Policy Class Through SNSM Without a Relation Point ....................................................................................260 Adding a Relation Point to a Policy Class ............................265 Modifying a Policy Class ...............................................................267 Deleting a Policy Class ...................................................................2
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Chapter 14 Customer Assistance 322 Quantum Technical Assistance Center ...................................................... 322 Appendix A Operating Guidelines 327 The Reserved Space Parameter ................................................................... 327 Distributed LAN Server/Client Network and Memory Tuning ........... 329 Distributed LAN Server and Client Network Tuning ..................... 329 Distributed LAN Server Memory Tuning .......................................... 330 Co
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Manual Disk-to-Disk Relocation ...........................................365 Enabling Stub File Support ............................................................366 Managing Storage Disks with Deduplication Enabled .............367 Adding a Dedup Sdisk ............................................................367 Modifying a Dedup Sdisk .......................................................367 Deleting a Dedup Sdisk ..........................................................367 Obtaining D
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Figures Figure 1 StorNext Login Window ............................................................. 7 Figure 2 StorNext Home Page ................................................................... 8 Figure 3 File System Monitor................................................................... 10 Figure 4 Library Monitor.......................................................................... 11 Figure 5 Storage Disk Monitor................................................................. 12
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Figure 18 Complete Start/Stop SNFS Screen.............................37 Figure 19 SNFS Configuration Wizard Screen ..........................38 Figure 20 Enter License Introduction Screen .............................42 Figure 21 Quantum License Agreement.....................................43 Figure 22 Enter License Strings Screen .......................................44 Figure 23 Complete Enter License Screen (Temporary)...........45 Figure 24 License Reminder ...............................
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Figure 47 Backup Policy Screen ................................................................. 80 Figure 48 File System - Introduction Screen ............................................ 83 Figure 49 Add New File System Screen ................................................... 84 Figure 50 Directory Browser Window...................................................... 85 Figure 51 Select Directory Window .......................................................... 85 Figure 52 Disk Settings Scre
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Figure 76 Exclusive Stripe Group Screen .................................126 Figure 77 Complete Add Affinity Task Screen........................127 Figure 78 Add, Modify, or Delete Affinities Screen................128 Figure 79 Add Affinity Screen ...................................................128 Figure 80 Set Affinity Screen......................................................130 Figure 81 Set Affinity Screen......................................................130 Figure 82 Modify Affini
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Figure 105 Move Options Screen............................................................... 161 Figure 106 Data Stripe Group Move Screen............................................. 162 Figure 107 No Writable Stripe Groups Warning.................................... 162 Figure 108 Destination Stripe Group Too Small Warning..................... 163 Figure 109 Metadata Stripe Group Message............................................ 163 Figure 110 Metadata/Journal Move Screen....................
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Figure 134 Match Devices with Slots Screen..............................194 Figure 135 Tape Drive Mapping Help Screen ...........................195 Figure 136 Configure Drives Screen............................................196 Figure 137 Modify Drive Screen ..................................................197 Figure 138 Delete Warning Window ..........................................198 Figure 139 Change Drive State Screen........................................198 Figure 140 Clean Drive Sc
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Figure 163 Select Destination Library Screen .......................................... 223 Figure 164 Library Operator Interface Screen ......................................... 224 Figure 165 LOI Enter Screen....................................................................... 225 Figure 166 Manually Move Media Screen................................................ 227 Figure 167 Media Browser Screen ............................................................. 227 Figure 168 Mount Media Scr
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Figure 192 Complete Storage Policy Task Screen .....................260 Figure 193 Manage Policy Classes Screen ..................................261 Figure 194 Add Policy Class Screen............................................261 Figure 195 Modify Parameters Screen ........................................262 Figure 196 Manage Policy Class Relationships Screen.............265 Figure 197 Add Relationship Screen...........................................266 Figure 198 Directory Browser Window....
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Figure 220 Storage Disk Report Screen..................................................... 297 Figure 221 Storage Disk Information Report ........................................... 298 Figure 222 Affinities Report Screen........................................................... 299 Figure 223 Directory Browser Screen........................................................ 300 Figure 224 Directory Affinity Report ........................................................ 300 Figure 225 File Syste
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Figure 7 Cleaning of Drive Failed RAS...................................383 Figure 8 Wrong Firmware Level/Invalid Drive Type RAS 383 Figure 9 Drive Removed RAS ..................................................384 Figure 10 Tape Drive -Configuration Failed RAS...................384 Figure 11 Tape Drive - Reported Media Error RAS................385 Figure 12 Cleaning Media Expired RAS...................................385 Figure 13 No Cleaning Media Available RAS .........................386 Figu
