- Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
- 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
- Adding a NAS Volume
- Adding a NAS Volume
- Renaming a NAS Volume
- Changing Access Time Granularity for a NAS Volume
- Changing Permissions Interoperability for a NAS Volume
- Enabling or Disabling Zero Disk Usage Reporting for a NAS Volume
- Changing the Space Settings of a NAS Volume
- Enabling or Disabling a NAS Volume Used Space Alert
- Enabling or Disabling a NAS Volume Unused Space Alert
- Enabling or Disabling a NAS Volume Snapshot Space Consumption Threshold Alert
- Deleting a NAS Volume
- Cloning a NAS Volume
- NAS Volume Clone Defaults
- NAS Volume Clone Restrictions
- Managing NAS Volume Clones
- Managing CIFS Shares
- Managing NFS
Exports
- Configuring NFS Exports
- Viewing All NFS Exports on a FluidFS Cluster
- Viewing NFS Exports on a NAS Volume
- Adding an NFS Export
- Changing the Client Authentication Methods for an NFS Export
- Changing the Client Access Permissions for an NFS Export
- Enabling or Disabling Secure Ports for an NFS Export
- Enabling or Disabling Reported Size Limiting for an NFS Export
- Enabling or Disabling 32-bit File ID Compatibility for an NFS Export
- Deleting an NFS Export
- Enabling or Disabling NFS v4
- Setting Permissions for an NFS Export
- Accessing an NFS Export
- Configuring 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
- Managing the
Anti-Virus Service
- Excluding Files and Directory Paths from Scans
- Supported Anti-Virus Applications
- Configuring
Anti-Virus Scanning
- Adding an Anti-virus Server
- Deleting an Anti-virus Server
- Enabling Anti-virus Scanning for a CIFS Share
- Allowing or Denying Access to Large Unscanned Files
- Changing the Anti-virus Scanning File Size Threshold for a CIFS Share
- Including or Excluding File Extensions and Directories in Anti-virus Scanning for a CIFS Share
- Disabling Anti-virus Scanning for a CIFS Share
- Viewing Anti-Virus Events
- Managing Snapshots
- Managing NDMP
- Managing Replication
- How Replication Works
- Target NAS Volumes
- Managing Replication Partnerships
- Replicating NAS Volumes
- Recovering an Individual NAS Volume
- Restoring the NAS Volume Configuration
- Restoring Local Users
- Restoring Local Groups
- Using Replication for Disaster Recovery
- Managing the
Anti-Virus Service
- FluidFS 3.0 Monitoring
- FluidFS 3.0 Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Viewing the Event Log
- Running Diagnostics
- Launching the iBMC Virtual KVM
- Troubleshooting Common Issues
- Troubleshooting Active Directory Issues
- Troubleshooting Backup Issues
- Troubleshooting CIFS Issues
- Misconfigured AV Host Settings Result In Access Denied To CIFS files
- CIFS Access Denied
- CIFS ACL Corruption
- CIFS Client Clock Skew
- CIFS Client Disconnection On File Read
- CIFS Client General Disconnection
- CIFS Client Login Failure
- CIFS Connection Failure
- CIFS Delete On Close Denial
- CIFS File Access Denied
- CIFS File Sharing Conflict
- CIFS Guest Account Invalid
- CIFS Locking Inconsistency
- CIFS Maximum Connections Reached
- CIFS Share Does Not Exist
- CIFS Path Share Not Found
- CIFS Write To Read Only Volume
- Troubleshooting NFS Issues
- Cannot Mount NFS Export
- NFS Export Does Not Exist
- NFS File Access Denied
- NFS Insecure Access To Secure Export
- NFS Mount Fails Due To Export Options
- NFS Mount Fails Due To Netgroup Failure
- NFS Mount Path Does Not Exist
- NFS Owner Restricted Operation
- NFS Write To Read-Only Export
- NFS Write To Read-Only Volume
- NFS Write To Snapshot
- NFS Access Denied To A File Or Directory
- Troubleshooting NAS File Access And Permissions Issues
- Troubleshooting Networking Issues
- Troubleshooting Replication Issues
- Replication Configuration Error
- Replication Destination Cluster Is Busy
- Replication Destination FS Is Busy
- Replication Destination Is Down
- Replication Destination Is Not Optimal
- Replication Destination Volume Is Busy Reclaiming Space
- Replication Destination Volume Is Detached
- Replication Disconnection
- Replication Incompatible Versions
- Replication Internal Error
- Replication Jumbo Frames Blocked
- Replication Destination Does Not Have Enough Space
- Replication Source Is Busy
- Replication Source Is Down
- Replication Source Is Not Optimal
- Replication Source Volume Is Busy Reclaiming Space
- Troubleshooting System Issues
- Getting Help
Dell FluidFS V3 NAS Solutions For PowerVault NX3500, NX3600, And NX3610Administrator's Guide
FluidFS Terminology
|
Term |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Fluid File System (FluidFS) |
A special purpose, Dell proprietary operating system providing enterprise class, high‐performance, scalable NAS services using Dell PowerVault, EqualLogic or Dell Compellent SAN storage systems. |
|
FluidFS Controller (NAS controller) |
Dell hardware device capable of running the FluidFS firmware. |
|
FluidFS Appliance (NAS appliance) |
Enclosure containing two NAS controllers. The controllers in an appliance are called peers, are hot‐swappable and operate in active‐active mode. |
|
Backup Power Supply (BPS) |
A backup power supply that keeps a FluidFS controller running in the event of power failure and allows it to dump its cache to a nonvolatile storage device. |
|
FluidFS system (cluster) |
Multiple NAS controllers appropriately connected and configured to form a single functional unit. |
|
PowerVault FluidFS Manager |
WebUI Management user interface used for managing PowerVault FluidFS systems. |
|
NAS reserve (pool) |
The SAN storage system LUNs (and their aggregate size) allocated and provisioned to a FluidFS system. |
|
NAS volume |
File system (single-rooted directory/folder and file hierarchy), defined using FluidFS management functions over a portion of the NAS reserve. |
|
Client Network (Client LAN) |
The network through which clients access CIFS shares or NFS exports and also through which the PowerVault FluidFS Manager is accessed. |
|
Client VIP |
Virtual IP address(es) that clients use to access CIFS shares and NFS exports hosted by the FluidFS system. |
|
CIFS share |
A directory in a NAS volume that is shared on the Client Network using the SMB (CIFS) protocol. |
|
NFS export |
A directory in a NAS volume that is shared on the Client Network using the Network File System (NFS) protocol. |
|
Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) |
Protocol used for NDMP backup and restore. |
|
Replication partnership |
A relation between two FluidFS systems enabling them to replicate NAS volumes between themselves. |
|
Snapshot |
A time-specific view of a NAS volume data. |
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