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StorNext
User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide
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StorNext 3.0
6-01658-01
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StorNext User’s Guide, 6-01658-01, Ver. A, Rel. 3.0, March 2007, 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 2007 by Quantum Corporation. All rights reserved. StorNext copyright (c) 1991-2007 Advanc
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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...............................................................21 SNSM Home Page Drop-Down Menus...................................21 The Configuration Wizard................................................................24 Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Overview 27 Accessing the SNFS GUI...................................................................27 The SNFS Home Page........................................................................29 The File System Monitor.............
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Chapter 5 Backing Up StorNext 71 Types of StorNext Software Backups............................................................ 71 Setting up Email Notification For Backup ............................................ 72 Performing a StorNext Software Backup ..................................................... 73 Managing the Backup Policy.......................................................................... 74 Chapter 6 Managing the File System 77 Working With File Systems .................
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Retrieving a File ........................................................................135 Retrieving a Directory..............................................................136 Freeing Disk Blocks ..................................................................137 Moving Files to New Media....................................................139 Modifying a File’s Attributes ..................................................140 Understanding Dynamic Resource Allocation......................
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Deleting a Drive Pool ...............................................................197 Managing Disk Space ......................................................................198 Changing Watermark Parameters.................................................199 Chapter 9 Managing Media 201 Adding Media to a Configured Library ..................................................... 201 Adding a Vault........................................................................................ 207 Remo
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Adding a Storage Policy..................................................................246 Adding a Policy Class Through SNSM Without a Relation Point.....................................................................................253 Adding a Relation Point to a Policy Class.............................258 Modifying a Policy Class ................................................................260 Deleting a Policy Class ...................................................................
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Using State Capture....................................................................................... 312 Capturing the Current System State .................................................... 312 Downloading a Previous System Capture.......................................... 313 Deleting a Previous System Capture ................................................... 314 Using the System Status Tool....................................................................... 314 Chapter 14 Custome
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Adding a Stripe Group Without Moving..............................342 Adding and Moving a Data Stripe Group ............................343 Moving a Metadata/Journal Stripe Group ...........................344 Appendix C RAS Messages 347 Media and Drive RAS Messages....................................................347 SNFS RAS Messages........................................................................361 Other RAS Messages ..................................................................
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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 SNFS Configuration Wizard Screen ..........................36 Figure 19 Enter License Introduction Screen .............................39 Figure 20 Quantum License Agreement.....................................40 Figure 21 Enter License Strings Screen .......................................41 Figure 22 Complete Enter License Screen (Temporary)...........42 Figure 23 License Reminder .........................................................42 Figure 24 Complete Enter License Screen (Per
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Figure 47 Add New File System Screen ................................................... 79 Figure 48 Directory Browser Window...................................................... 80 Figure 49 Select Directory Window .......................................................... 80 Figure 50 Disk Settings Screen ................................................................... 81 Figure 51 Customize Stripe Group Screen ............................................... 83 Figure 52 Label Help Screen
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Figure 76 Add, Modify, or Delete Affinities Screen................123 Figure 77 Add Affinity Screen ...................................................123 Figure 78 Set Affinity Screen......................................................125 Figure 79 Set Affinity Screen......................................................125 Figure 80 Modify Affinity Screen ..............................................126 Figure 81 Metadata Dump of File System Screen ...................129 Figure 82 Store Fil
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Figure 105 No Writable Stripe Groups Warning.................................... 157 Figure 106 Destination Stripe Group Too Small Warning..................... 158 Figure 107 Metadata Stripe Group Message............................................ 158 Figure 108 Metadata/Journal Move Screen............................................. 159 Figure 109 Complete Stripe Group Move Screen.................................... 160 Figure 110 Process Initiated Status Screen ..............................
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Figure 134 Configure Drives Screen............................................189 Figure 135 Modify Drive Screen ..................................................190 Figure 136 Delete Warning Window ..........................................191 Figure 137 Change Drive State Screen........................................191 Figure 138 Clean Drive Screen.....................................................192 Figure 139 Configure Drive Pools Screen...................................194 Figure 140
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Figure 163 LOI Enter Screen....................................................................... 218 Figure 164 Move Files to New Media Screen........................................... 219 Figure 165 Media Browser Screen ............................................................. 220 Figure 166 Mount Media Screen................................................................ 221 Figure 167 Dismount Media Screen .......................................................... 222 Figure 168 Add M
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Figure 192 Manage Policy Classes Screen ..................................254 Figure 193 Add Policy Class Screen............................................254 Figure 194 Modify Parameters Screen ........................................255 Figure 195 Manage Policy Class Relationships Screen.............258 Figure 196 Add Relationship Screen...........................................259 Figure 197 Directory Browser Window......................................259 Figure 198 Remove Relationships Sc
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Figure 220 Scheduler Report Screen.......................................................... 290 Figure 221 Scheduler Information Report................................................ 291 Figure 222 Storage Disk Report Screen..................................................... 293 Figure 223 Storage Disk Information Report ........................................... 294 Figure 224 Affinities Report Screen........................................................... 295 Figure 225 Directory Brows
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Figure 4 Tape Drive Alerts RAS part 2 ...................................351 Figure 5 Tape Drive Alerts RAS part 3 ...................................352 Figure 6 Drive Reported Drive Error RAS .............................353 Figure 7 Cleaning of Drive Failed RAS...................................354 Figure 8 Wrong Firmware Level/Invalid Drive Type RAS.....................................................................................................354 Figure 9 Drive Removed RAS ............
