Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

NAS Volume Configuration Backups

Whenever a change in the NAS volume's configuration is made, it is automatically saved in a format that allows you to restore it later. The configuration is stored and encrypted in the .clusterConfig folder, which is located in the NAS volume's root folder. This folder can be backed up, either individually, or with the NAS volume's user data, and later restored.

The configuration of a NAS volume can be restored on another NAS volume on the same system or on another system.

A NAS volume configuration backup can be made available to be restored using the following methods:

• The storage administrator can manually copy the .clusterConfig folder to the NAS volume from its backup or from another NAS volume. When using a backup from another system, the restore operation works only if the saved configuration was taken from a system using the same FluidFS version.
• The storage administrator can copy the .clusterConfig folder to the NAS volume from its backup or from another NAS volume using an NDMP restore. When using a backup from another system, the restore operation works only if the saved configuration was taken from a system using the same FluidFS version.
• The .clusterConfig folder is automatically copied to target NAS volumes during replication.