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DXi-Series 2.x
Configuration Hands-On GUI Practice Guide
Providing Quantum service team members and service partners opportunities to practice basic configuration, operation, and troubleshooting using virtual DXi systems with version 2.2 software.
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Table of Contents
About this Guide.......................................................................................................5 Learning Objectives................................................................................................5 Suggested Prerequisites.......................................................................................... 5 Other Requirements ...............................................................................................5 How Long Does It Take to Complete This Guide? ........................................................ 5 Two Ways to Take This Course.................................................................................6 Using This Guide and Checking Your Answers............................................................. 7 Need Help? ...........................................................................................................7 Hands-On GUI Practice Overview ................................................................................8 Lab 1: Initial Setup ...................................................................................................9 Hands-On: Download Documentation from CSWeb...................................................... 9 Hands-On: Access a DXi System ............................................................................ 10 Hands-On: Locate System Settings and Information ................................................. 14 Hands-On: Network Configuration .......................................................................... 15 Hands-On: Domain Name Resolution ...................................................................... 18 Lab 2: Configure NAS .............................................................................................. 20 Hands-On: Synchronize ADS and DXi times ............................................................. 20 Hands-On: Configure CIFS NAS Shares Using the Wizard ........................................... 22 Hands-On: Configure NFS NAS Shares Using the Wizard ............................................ 23 Hands-On: Configure NAS Using the Configuration Page ............................................ 24 Review: Configure Share Access (Windows Only)...................................................... 24 Hands-On: Check CIFS Share Permissions ............................................................... 25 Hands-On: Integrate a DXi NAS Share with NetBackup .............................................. 27 Lab 3: Set Up and Run Replication ............................................................................ 35 Hands-On: (Step 1) Set Up DXi Systems for Replication ............................................ 36 Hands-On: (Step 2) Enable and Run Replication ....................................................... 37 Hands-On: (Step 3) Recover and Fail Back .............................................................. 37 Hands-On: (Step 4) Set Up the Target for File-Based Replication ................................ 39 Hands-On: (Step 5) Set Up the Source for File-Based Replication................................ 40 Lab 4: Configure OST .............................................................................................. 42 Review: Create and Connect OST Storage ............................................................... 43 Hands-On: Install the OST Plug-In.......................................................................... 44 Hands-On: Configure the OST Devices on the DXi ..................................................... 45 Hands-On: Configure User Credentials .................................................................... 46 Hands-On: Register the Storage Server with NetBackup and Discover LSUs.................. 46 Hands-On: Configure Disk Pools and Storage Units in NetBackup ................................ 48 Hands-On: Initiate an OST Backup in NetBackup ...................................................... 48 Hands-On: Set Up Optimized Duplication................................................................. 50 Lab 5: Basic Troubleshooting.................................................................................... 54 Hands-On: Review Admin Alerts............................................................................. 54 Hands-On: Review Service Tickets.......................................................................... 55 Hands-On: Download a Diagnostics File................................................................... 55 Review: Common Problems and Solutions ............................................................... 55 Hands-On: Check Network Performance .................................................................. 56 Hands-On: Access DXi Advanced Reporting.............................................................. 56 Lab 6: Configure VTL............................................................................................... 59 Hands-On: Create a VTL Partition and Media ............................................................ 59 Hands-On: Media Actions ...................................................................................... 62
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Learning Objectives
After performing the activities in this practice guide, you should be able to: Locate information about configuring, operating, and troubleshooting DXi systems in the DXi product documentation Locate and modify initial configuration settings Configure NAS, OST, and VTL Set up and run replication Recognize basic status information available from the DXi GUI
Suggested Prerequisites
The DXi-Series 2.x Configuration (2-2482 Online Self-Paced) course is highly recommended as a prerequisite. It provides an overview of the configuration lab exercises that you will perform in this class. The following courses are also suggested prerequisites: DXi-Series Core Concepts for Service (2-0443 Online Self-paced) At least one of the following courses: o DXi V1000 Installation (2-3441 Online Self-paced) o DXi4000 Installation (2-2430 Online Self-paced) o DXi6500 and DXi6700 Installation (2-2431 Online Self-paced) o DXi8500 Installation: Part 1 (2-2417 Online Self-paced)
Other Requirements
In addition to the suggested prerequisites, you must obtain a CSWeb site username and password to complete the activities in this guide: 1. 2. To request a username and password, go to http://csweb.quantum.com/wiki/tikiregister.php If you forgot your password, go to http://csweb.quantum.com/wiki/tikiremind_password.php
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Option 1: Register for the DXi-Series 2.x Configuration Hands-on GUI Practice (3-2432) Course
When you register for the course, you get the added value of attending two live WebEx sessions with a DXi technical instructor, where you can ask questions about DXi systems and about the lab activities in this guide. The course is scheduled as a three-day course. To get credit for completing the course, you must complete a final assessment. The format for the virtual classroom course is: 1. Kickoff Session: A short WebEx session with a DXi systems instructor, where you get an overview of the course, learn where to find course resources, and ask questions about the course. This session usually lasts less than the scheduled 1-hour time. Hands-on GUI Practice Labs: 7-10 hours of self-paced lab activities using virtual DXi systems. Wrap-Up Session: A 1-hour live WebEx session with a Quantum instructor, where you can ask questions about DXi systems and about the lab activities in this guide. Final Exam: A self-paced final assessment in StorageCare Learning, where you can get credit for completing the course. You can complete the final assessment anytime after you attend the final wrap-up session.
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Need Help?
If you have registered for the DXi-Series 2.x Configuration Hands-on GUI Practice (3-2432 Virtual Classroom) course, contact your instructor if you have any questions about the lab exercises. The instructor will provide his/her contact information during the initial live Kickoff Session. If you are not taking the DXi-Series 2.x Configuration Hands-on GUI Practice (3-2432 Virtual Classroom) course, please send an e-mail to learningadmin@quantum.com if you would like to provide feedback on this document.
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This session includes the following labs and takes 7 to 10 hours to complete: o o o o o o Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: Initial Setup Configure NAS Set Up and Run Replication Configure OST Basic Troubleshooting Configure VTL
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Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours Lab Notes: For answers to the lab questions, see the Answer Key document. At the end of this lab is a What You Know So Far summary of key points, with an emphasis on how this lab will help you in your day-to-day job.
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Review the information on the Home Page and locate the following information in the DXi0 section: IP address Version
The IP address of the system should be the same as the assigned IP address provided by your instructor. The Version number is the actual software version and build of the software installed on your virtual DXi0 system. As you can see, you will be using DXi 2.2 version firmware for this course. 4. Review the buttons on the Main Menu.
You will be using this menu to navigate the DXi user interface during this course. Whenever you need to access a specific page in the user interface, a navigation path is provided similar to the following Replication page: Replication > Receive > NAS > Recovery Jobs. This page is for recovering a replication job, which will be covered later in this course.
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Go ahead and select Replication > Receive > NAS > Recovery Jobs. The Replication Jobs for NAS shares page displays, as shown in the following example.
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As an alternative to using the Main Menu navigation, select the Map button from the Main Menu to display the User Interface Site Map page. You can use the Site Map to see all available DXi pages and quickly navigate to your desired page. An example of the Site Map displays on the following page.
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To navigate to that same NAS Recovery Job page, instead of selecting Replication > Receive > NAS > Recovery Jobs, you can click Map, go to the Replication section, and select Recovery Jobs from the NAS section, as shown in the following example. The User Interface Site Map page allows you to access any page in the GUI with only two clicks.
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Question 3: How can you enable licensed features that are not preinstalled? Answer: ________________________________________________________________
Question 4: What is the purpose of the E-mail Report feature? Answer: ________________________________________________________________
Question 5: To enable the DXi6000 to send e-mail for the E-mail Reports feature, what must you do? Answer: ________________________________________________________________
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In the IP Address Configuration pane, click Show next to Bonding Details. Note which Ethernet ports are bound together. You can also set the bonding mode for each interface using the Bonding Details drop-down menu at the right. This gives you the flexibility to create multiple bonds to accommodate customer networks.
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Change the Ethernet ports in the Bonding Details section as follows: Bond the two 1 GbE ports together by selecting the two bond0 radio buttons. Bond the two 10 GbE ports together by selecting the two bond1 radio buttons.
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The customer previously had Round Robin (Mode 0) selected for a bonding mode, and they want to the same configured for their new configuration. Select the Round Robin (Mode 0) bonding mode from the Bonding Mode drop-down list for both the bond0 and bond1 interfaces. Click Update. The Update button saves any changes you may have made in this section, and makes corresponding options available in other sections of the Network Configuration page. If you have made changes here that you want to keep, you must update each section individually before attempting to set up following sections.
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The Interface Details section includes information on physical ports, bonding modes, link speeds, link status, carrier status, VLAN tagging, and jumbo frame MTU size for each port or bonded interface.
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Leave the MTU size of 1500 in the Jumbo Frame MTU Size drop-down list. Jumbo frames are not enabled for the bond0 interface. Select 9000 from the Jumbo Frame MTU Size drop-down list for bond1. In our scenario, the customer wants jumbo frames enabled for this bond for better performance. In our scenario, the customer wants each bonded interface configured on a separate VLAN. However, you cannot enter a VLAN Tag ID for an interface until there is an IP address configured for the interface. In the next few steps, you will configure IP
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addresses for both the bond0 and bond1 interfaces. Then you will be able to configure VLAN tag IDs. 9. Click Update.
11. In the new row, enter: IP Address 10.20.122.57 Netmask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 10.20.122.1 You can set the traffic type for this new IP Address. For this exercise, leave the Traffic Type as Mgmt and Repl. The customer will use the bond0 interface for management and replication traffic.
12. Click Update. 13. Click the Add IP button for bond1. 14. In the new row, enter: IP Address 10.20.133.22 Netmask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 10.20.133.1 Traffic Type as Data. This customer will use the bond1 interface for data traffic.
15. Now that you have configured IP addresses for the bond0 and bond1 interfaces, you can enter VLAN tag IDs for each interface. Go back to the Interface Details section and enter the following VLAN tag information: Enter 86 into the VLAN Tag ID field for the bond0 interface. Enter 92 in the VLAN Tag ID field for the bond1 interface.
16. Click Update. This Ethernet Port Backpanel Locations section shows the location and connection status of the Ethernet ports on the rear of the DXi system. Because this is a virtual DXi0 system, not all ports will show a connected status. For physical DXi systems,
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such as a DXi6701, this section will reflect the connection state of each physical port on the system.
Caution: STOP AND READ THIS CAREFULLY DO NOT apply the network settings in the next step. If you apply these settings, you will lose connectivity to the system. Normally, if you were setting the network configuration on a DXi system other than in a training exercise, you would click apply at the bottom of the Network Configuration page to save and implement the new settings. 17. Click Reset at the bottom of the Network Configuration page to revert back to the initial configuration.
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Click Apply at the bottom of the Network Configuration page. Review your settings and click Yes. Click OK to reboot and apply your new settings.
It will take approximately 15-20 minutes for the DXi to reboot. If you log into the DXi system and see that the system is running in Limited Mode, the system has not fully rebooted. Wait a few more minutes and then refresh your browser. You will receive another log in prompt once the system has fully rebooted.
What You Know So Far This section summarizes the key points that weve covered so far in this lab and emphasizes how this lab will help you in your day-to-day job. To configure the network from the GUI, select Configuration > System > Network. As you work your way through 2.2 network setup, you must save the most recent change by clicking Update in the current section before making another change or moving to another section of the page, or your changes will be lost. The Undo and Reset buttons revert the network configuration to the default settings. When joining the DXi to a Windows domain, the Domain Suffix Search List needs to be the FQDN of your Windows domain. The Primary DNS IP Address needs to be the IP address of your domain controller server (which is providing DNS).
Next Steps Now that the network is set up, you will create an NFS NAS share and connect a Linux backup server to the share.
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Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours Lab Notes: You will be using a virtual Linux NetBackup media server, as well as a virtual DXi. For the answers to the lab questions, see the Answer Key document. During some of the lab exercises, you will notice a Customer Conversation section that points out key information to discuss with the customer during the configuration process. At the end of the lab is a What You Know So Far summary of key points, with an emphasis on how this lab will help you in your day-to-day job.
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Error: Abort joining Active Directory. Clock skew between system and trainlab.local is XXXX seconds (must be < 300 sec). - Time at <assigned DXi0 system>: Day Month Day xx:xx:xx Timezone Year - Time at trainlab.local: Session request failed Suggestion: Reset time on <assigned DXi0 system> to use the same NTP server as
To synchronize ADS and DXi times: 1. Perform a Remote Desktop Connection to your assigned ADS server using mstsc. See the Accessing Hands-On Lab Systems document for instructions on connecting your assigned ADS server. View the ADS time setting in the bottom right of the system tray and update as necessary.
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From the DXi GUI, select Configuration > System > Date & Time. If Network Date and Time Protocol (NTP) Server is selected, select Manual Date & Time Settings. Note: Quantum recommends using the same NTP server for the DXi and the ADS server, to keep them synchronized. However, for this exercise, select Manual Date & Time Settings.
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Make any necessary changes to the Current Date, Current Time, and Timezone. Click Apply to save your changes. Note: Changing the date and time settings requires a DXi system reboot immediately after the changes are applied. It will take approximately 15-20 minutes for the DXi to reboot.
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Reboot the DXi system. After the reboot is complete, check the date/time and make any changes necessary to ensure that the DXi and ADS server clocks are synchronized to within 300 seconds.
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Click Next to continue. You have the option to Add Share Administrators. These are users or groups that can change share settings for the ADS DXi computer account. The ADS group Domain Admins is already added by default, so click Next. Add two CIFS NAS shares by doing the following: a. Enter a NAS share name in the Name field. To differentiate your NAS shares from those of other students on the system, use your initials as part of the share name, for example, CIFSShare1_BB. Note that the Shares counter increases each time you click Add.
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Select Enable data deduplication for the shares you are adding. Click Next when you have finished adding shares.
Review the Active Directory settings and the list of NAS share you added. Click Finish to confirm the settings. Click OK at the Information page. If the configuration succeeds, the Configuration Wizards menu displays. Notice the green checkmark on the NAS button, which indicates that you have completed this step. In this case, continue with the next procedure, Hands-On: Configure NFS NAS Using the Wizard. If the ADS configuration fails: a. Open the DXi network settings by selecting Configuration > System > Network. Verify the correct FQDN entry in the Domain Suffix Search List field and the corresponding IP Address in the Primary DNS IP Address field. Correct these entries if needed. Refer to the Hands-On: Domain Name Resolution section in Lab 1 if you need help.
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Review the list of NFS NAS shares you added. Click Finish to confirm the settings. Click OK at the Information page. The Configuration Wizard menu displays. Notice the green checkmark on the NAS button. This indicates that you have successfully created a NAS share.
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Select Exit from the Configuration Wizards page to return to the Home page.
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Additional Windows users and/or groups may be added as Share Administrators, but they must be valid users/groups on the Windows Active Directory Domain Controller. For the purposes of this lab, you will not need to create any additional Share Administrators.
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In the Computer Management window, expand the Shared Folders node and select Shares.
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Right-click one of your CIFS shares in the center window and then select Properties. Click the Share Permissions tab. Note: By default, the Everyone group has Full Control permissions to the share. This is most likely not the configuration that most customers want. Customers should provide only the necessary user accounts access to the share and remove all other user accounts and groups.
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10. Click OK. 11. Make sure to select the Administrator account and click the Allow box for Full Control. 12. Select the Everyone group and click Remove. 13. Click OK. 14. Log out of the ADS server.
Notes: Make sure to use the Accessing Hands-On Lab Systems document for instructions on accessing your assigned Linux NetBackup server using mstsc. In addition, if you are using a non-US keyboard layout, the key mappings may be different. 2. 3. 4. Right click on the desktop and select Open in Terminal. Type Type
mount t nfs <assigned DXi IP address>:<export path> /mnt/nfsshare and press Enter.
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Note: The export path in the above command is what you recorded in the previous Hands-On: Configure NAS Using the Configuration Page procedure. Example: mount t nfs 10.20.80.123:/Q/shares/NFSshare /mnt/nfsshare 5. Verify that your share mounted correctly by typing
df h
If your share mounted correctly, you will see output similar to the following:
[root@localhost Desktop]# df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root 36G 9.0G 25G 28% / tmpfs 939M 372K 939M 1% /dev/shm /dev/sda1 485M 54M 406M 12% /boot 10.20.82.81:/Q/shares/NFSNAS1_TS 50G 12G 39G 24% /mnt/nfsshare
Create a Storage Unit in NetBackup
To create a storage unit in NetBackup: 1. 2. Double-click the NetBackup 7.1 icon on the desktop. Log in using the following: o o o 3. Host name: localhost.localdomain User Name: root Password: training
In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand the Storage tree, then select Storage Units in the left pane. A window similar to the following appears.
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Right-click the right pane and select New Storage Unit. The New Storage Unit window appears, as shown below.
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Enter a name for the storage unit in the Storage unit name field (for example, NAS as shown in the above example). You may consider using another name. For example, you may want to use the name of a share you created on the DXi.
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Select Disk from the Storage unit type list. Select BasicDisk from the Disk type list. Enter the following absolute pathname in the Absolute pathname to directory field: /mnt/nfsshare/ Click OK to save. Note You could also create a new folder in the share, such as backup. To tell NetBackup to use that folder only, the pathname would be /mnt/nfsshare/backup, and you would clear the This directory can exist on the root file system or system disk checkbox.
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10. If you want additional practice, repeat this procedure to create additional storage units for the other shares you created on the DXi.
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In the Backup Policy Configuration Wizard, click Next. Enter a name for the policy in the Policy name field.
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Select the Standard policy type from the Select Policy type drop-down list. Click Next. For Client List, click Add and enter the name of the server from the top window bar. Select the Linux-IA64, RedHat2.6 operating system from the Hardware and operating system drop-down list.
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Click OK and then Next. For Backup Selections, select Backup all local drives. Click Next.
10. For Backup Type, use the default. (Both Full and Incremental checked.). 11. Click Next. 12. For Rotation, use the defaults. This sets the expiration on the data. Customer Conversation When working with a customer, make sure they know that expiration settings are important to define. You would not necessarily use the default settings when setting up a customer system.
13. Click Next. 14. For the Start Window, use the defaults. (Off hours checked.) Click Next. 15. Click Finish. 16. Click No to the dialog box that asks if you would like to create another policy. You exit the Policy Configuration wizard.
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After the policy has been created, there are some settings that are not available in the wizard. To view or change those settings: 17. Select Policies in the left pane. 18. Click on your new policy in the middle pane and then open the Change Policy window by right clicking your new policy in the right pane and selecting Change as shown below.
19. Modify your policy as follows: a. In the Change Policy window, select your NAS storage unit from the Policy storage unit / lifecycle policy drop-down menu, as shown below. Remember, you might have named this something other than NAS.
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Clear the Collect disaster recovery information for Bare Metal Restore checkbox as shown above. Click OK. If you would like more practice, repeat this procedure to create policies for the other storage units you created in the previous section of the exercise.
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When you use this policy to start a manual backup, backup data writes to the DXi NFS share that you mounted on the Linux host.
2. Type: cd /mnt/nfshare
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4. List the contents of your mounted NFS NAS share by typing the following: ls -la
If your backups have completed successfully, you will see output similar to the following: [root@localhost Desktop]# cd /mnt/nfsshare [root@localhost nfsshare]# ls -la total 9547176 drwxrwxrwx. 18 root root 2048 Aug 19 18:00 .
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drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4096 Aug 16 16:53 .. -rw-------. 1 4294967294 4294967294 9424207872 Aug 17 13:04 localhost.localdomain_1345229290_C1_F1.1345229290.img -rw-------. 1 4294967294 4294967294 1048576 Aug 17 13:04 localhost.localdomain_1345229290_C1_F1.1345229290.info -rw-------. 1 4294967294 4294967294 8192 Aug 17 12:50 localhost.localdomain_1345229290_C1_HDR.1345229290.img -rw-------. 1 4294967294 4294967294 1048576 Aug 17 12:50 localhost.localdomain_1345229290_C1_HDR.1345229290.info
What You Know So Far This section summarizes the key points in this lab and emphasizes how this lab will help you in your day-to-day job. To configure NAS Shares from the GUI, select Configuration > NAS > Summary > Add. NAS Shares can also be configured from the Configuration Wizard by selecting Wizards > NAS. If the DXi is presenting itself as a NAS appliance to a Windows host, select CIFS as the export protocol. This protocol requires Windows Authentication. If the DXi is presenting itself as a NAS appliance to a UNIX/Linux host, select NFS as the export protocol. This protocol does NOT require Windows Authentication. To use a NAS share configured for the CIFS protocol on a Windows network, you must first join the DXi to a workgroup or a domain. The CIFS Share Access List page allows you to manage workgroup users when the DXi is joined to a Windows workgroup. You can also use this page to manage share administrators when joined to an Active Directory domain. You can map a NAS share to a network drive using the UNC (Universal Naming Convention) format of \\<DXi IP address>\<share name> for a CIFS share. Use the UNIX/Linux mount command to mount an NFS share. You can also a backup application, such as NetBackup, to configure a Storage Unit to use the NAS share.
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Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours Lab Notes: You will be using two virtual DXi systems, one as a target and one as a source for replication. Use your assigned DXi as the source and the replication target DXi specified in the Accessing Hands-On Lab Systems document that you received from your instructor. For the answers to the lab questions, see the Answer Key document. During some of the lab exercises, you will notice a Customer Conversation section that points out key information to discuss with the customer during the configuration process. At the end of the lab is a What You Know So Far summary of key points, with an emphasis on how this lab will help you in your day-to-day job.
Replication Review
The replication processes on DXi systems occur in two stages: 1. 2. Unique blocks of data are sent from the source DXi system to the target DXi system. Metadata is sent from the source system to the target DXi system, allowing the blockpool at the target to reflect the current state of the blockpool at the source.
The timing of these two stages varies, depending on the replication mode. There are three replication modes (levels of replication): Continuous/Namespace replication Cartridge/File based replication OST Optimized Duplication (replication)
If you wish to review the concept of replication, refer to the DXi-Series Core Concepts Explained document, which can be downloaded from each DXi product page on CSWeb. You can also review the replication information in the DXi-Series 2.x Configuration (2-2482 Online Self-Paced) course.
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Customer Conversation The Maximum Received Snapshots setting is an important setting to discuss with customers. This determines how many replication snapshots are kept in the Target system before the oldest snapshot is expired and deleted. A large number of snapshots can consume all the system storage space, making the DXi unavailable for further storage.
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Challenge Question
Question 1: What happens if the source DXi has not previously been configured on the target? Answer: ________________________________________________________________
Continuous replication will not begin until the first namespace occurs. For this reason, replication should be run manually immediately after it is enabled for a NAS share. Perform the following steps to run replication manually. 4. On your source DXi, select Replication > Send > NAS. Select the same NAS share you selected above, and click Replicate Now to start a namespace replication. While replication is queued or in progress, the job can only be viewed on the source system. Click the NAS shares radio button to update the replication progress. 5. After the job has finished, you can see it on the target DXi in Replication > Receive > NAS > Received Snapshots.
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Note: If you are recovering a CIFS share and the recovery fails with ERROR: CIFS is disabled!, you must configure the Windows Domain and then re-try recovering the NAS share. If you need help configuring the Windows Domain, refer back to the section in Lab 2 titled Hands-On: Configure CIFS NAS Shares Using the Wizard. If you have run multiple replication jobs for one share, a + is displayed to the left of the share name. In this case, when you select this device, you will see the timestamps of the different snapshots and can select which point-in-time you want to recover. Note: If you recover on the target system, all share names must be unique. If you want to recover a share where the name is already in use on the target DXi, you must specify an alternate name. Verify that the Share was recovered successfully by looking under Configuration > NAS > Summary. You should see your recovered share. Notice the Description column that says Recovered from replication data. You can test access to the data in this share by mounting it to your Linux NetBackup server.
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A list of all replicated NAS shares appears. Select the one you want to fail back, and click Failback. If you have run multiple replication jobs for one share, a + is displayed to the left of the share name. In this case, when you select this device, you will see the timestamps of the different jobs and can select which point-in-time copy you want to fail back.
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Enter the IP address of your source DXi as the Failback Destination DXi and click Apply to start the failback job. You can monitor the progress of the Failback job on the Target DXi from Replication > Receive > NAS > Failback Jobs Note: When failing back, you can use the Fully Qualified Domain Name or the IP address of the source DXi. If you use the FQDN and get an error, try the IP address, because it does not depend on the Domain Name Service having the correct FQDN in DNS.
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You can use the share that you recovered earlier. 3. In the Replication Settings section under Receive, select the Enable Directory/File Based replication to this DXi check box to enable Cartridge/File Based Replication for the share. Enter the name of your share as the Sync ID.
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Note: The Sync ID is used to identify the target share that the source will send replicated data to. The Sync ID must be identical on source and target shares for replication to work. 5. 6. 7. Ensure that the Access is Unlocked. Click Apply. Read the information on the Warning screen and click Yes to continue the setup.
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Challenge Question
Question 5: If you wanted replication to occur on a weekly basis for a NAS share, where in the DXi user interface can you configure a replication schedule? Hint: Review the Scheduler section in the DXi6000 Configuration chapter in the DXi6000 Users Guide. Answer: ________________________________________________________________
What You Know So Far This section summarizes the key points in this lab and emphasizes how this lab will help you in your day-to-day job. Data replication is the process of copying deduplicated data from one DXi system (source) to another DXi system (target) for purposes of disaster recovery. Namespace replication must be scheduled, and can also be run manually. Continuous replication will occur as needed after the initial namespace replication. The target DXi system must first be configured, by selecting Configuration > Replication > Receive from the target DXi GUI. Add the Source DXi IP address as an allowed replication source. The source DXi system can then be configured by selecting Configuration > Replication > Send from the source DXi GUI. Enter the target DXi IP address as a replication target. Once the target and source DXi systems have been configured, enable replication at the NAS share level by selecting Replication > Send > NAS from the source DXi. Recover is the process of making the replicated data available. Failback is the process of sending the replicated data from the target DXi back to a source DXi. The failed-back data then needs to be recovered before it is available. Cartridge/File Based replication can be enabled by setting identical Sync IDs on both the source NAS share (sender of data) and the target NAS share (receiver of data). Directory/File Based Replication data is available immediately it does not need to be recovered.
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Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours Lab Notes: 1. 2. 3. You will be using a virtual NetBackup media server, as well as virtual DXi systems in this lab. For the answers to the lab questions, see the Answer Key document. During some of the lab exercises, you will notice a Customer Conversation section that points out key information to discuss with the customer during the configuration process. At the end of the lab is a What You Know So Far summary of key points, with an emphasis on how this lab will help you in your day-to-day job.
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Customer Conversation This lab uses examples and scenarios developed to introduce concepts and show you the flow of the configuration process. When working with customers, always discuss their configuration requirements with them, or better guide the customer through the setup process as they do the configuration settings.
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Look at the image below. See if you can tell where each step listed above fits into the image.
Open a copy of the DXi-Series Symantec NetBackup and Backup Exec OST Configuration Guide and use it as a reference for this lab. Note: You must have access to a NetBackup Media Server to perform the following steps. You may use the virtual media server assigned to you for this lab.
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Type cp QuantumOSTPluginlinuxR_x86.64.tar /usr/openv/lib/ost-plugins/ and press Enter. This copies the Quantum OST plugin bundle to the appropriate NetBackup directory. To change the directory, type Enter.
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Information on multiple plugins will display. Identify that the Quantum OST plugin installed correctly by looking for the following output:
Plugin Name: libstspiQuantumMT.so Prefix: Quantum Label: Quantum OST plugin Build Version: 11
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Build Version Minor: 1 Operating Version: 11 Vendor Version: 2.5.2.1904 Quantum MT plugin
This procedure described how to install the OST plug-in for this training environment, which uses the RedHat Linux 64-bit version of the OST plug-in. Other Windows and Linux-based plug-ins are available from the OST Media Server Client Plugins page on the Quantum Web sit (http://www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport/SoftwareandDocumentationDownloads/OSTClie ntPlugin/Index.aspx). Refer to this page for details about other supported operating systems and for documentation on how to install the OST plug-in.
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Click Apply. Note: The Enable Concurrent Optimized Duplication option requires that replication is configured between a source and target DXi. If replication is not configured, you may receive a message stating that replication must be enabled. Note: A storage server can have either one Available Capacity LSU or, one or more Specific Capacity LSUs. When you select Available Capacity, a default LSU Name is provided. When you select Specific Capacity, you are required to enter the LSU Name and specify the Physical Capacity.
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Hands-On: Register the Storage Server with NetBackup and Discover LSUs
You need to configure the Storage Server in NetBackup. With NetBackup 6 and earlier, this was done from the command line, using the nbdevconfig and tpconfig commands. We will be using the Configure Disk Storage Servers wizard in NetBackup 7.1. From your Remote Desktop Connection, do the following: 1. Double-click the NetBackup 7.1 icon on the desktop.
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Log in with the following: Host name: localhost.localdomain User Name: root Password: training
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Start the Configure Disk Storage Servers wizard from the NetBackup Administration Console start page. To view the list of wizards, you may need to select (Master Server) at the top of the tree in the left pane. Click Next. Select OpenStorage from the drop-down menu and click Next. Add the Storage Server by entering the following information: Storage Server Type: Quantum Storage Server Name: <StorageServer>_<DXiIP>OST (for example, BBOST1_10.20.82.81) Select Media Server: <NBU Media Server Name> Username: <your initials>_user Password: password
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Note: Make sure to use the same username and password that you configured in the Hands-On: Configure User Credentials procedure on the previous page.
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Click Next. Review the summary and click Next. After the wizard creates the storage server and adds credentials, click Next.
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10. Click Next to continue to the Disk Pool configuration wizard. Proceed to the next section.
10. Click Next, view the details, and confirm with Next. 11. After the Disk Pool is created, click Next. 12. The Wizard asks if you want to create a Storage Unit that uses the new disk pool. Make sure that Create a storage unit that uses the disk pool is selected and click Next. 13. Give your Storage Unit a name. 14. Click Next. 15. Click Finish to complete the Wizard.
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Enter a Policy name and select a Policy type from a drop-down list. (Standard is the correct policy type for this exercise.) Click Next. Click Add and enter the name of the server from the top window bar. Select the appropriate operating system from the drop down menu. (Linux-IA64, RedHat2.6 is the correct OS for this exercise.)
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Click OK and then Next. Select Backup all local drives. Click Next. For Backup Type, use the default. (Both Full and Incremental checked.).
10. Click Next. 11. For Rotation, use the defaults. This sets the expiration on the data. Customer Conversation Expiration settings are important for customers to define. You would not necessarily use the defaults when setting up a customer system. Make sure that customers understand the importance of expiration settings.
12. Click Next. 13. For Start Window, use the default. (Off hours checked.). 14. Click Next. 15. Click Finish to complete the Wizard. 16. Select No on the dialog box that asks if you want to create another policy. 17. After the policy has been created, you will need to modify some settings that are not available in the wizard. To view or change those settings, select Policies on the left pane of the NetBackup GUI and right-click on the newly created policy in the center column. Select Change from the pop-up menu. 18. In the Change Policy window, select your OST storage unit from the Policy storage unit / lifecycle policy drop-down menu, as shown below.
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19. Uncheck Bare Metal Restore, as shown above. 20. Click OK. 21. Select Policies on the left side of the NetBackup GUI and right-click on the newly created policy in the center column. Select Manual Backup from the pop-up menu. Click OK. 22. Click Activity Monitor on the left pane of the NetBackup GUI to view the status and progress of the backup. The backup job appears in the lower window on the right, preceded by a little green running man. This indicates that the backup job is occurring without any problems. 23. Right-click on the backup job entry, then select Details. Click the Detailed Status tab of the Job Details window to see the progress.
The DXi can copy data on one system to another system (that is, it can perform replication). When setting up replication, you should set up the source and target just like you typically do for NAS replication, so that the DXi can use the Concurrent Optimized Duplication option. This significantly increases performance for NetBackup, if the target DXi is same as replication target. If you do not set up replication on the DXi, OST channel replication is used. In this case, the duplication operation of NetBackup triggers the replication function of the DXi system. After configuration, a customer can run an optimized duplication operation manually or by using Life Cycle Policies on the NetBackup server.
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In this exercise, you will set up and run Concurrent Optimized Duplication.
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You can monitor the progress of your optimized duplication under Activity Monitor. The job detailed status will show that you are running an optimized duplication rather than a normal duplication as shown in the image below.
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Question 2: How many Logical Storage Units (LSUs) can be added to a single OST Storage Server? Answer: ________________________________________________________________
Question 3: Which two entities need to be created in NetBackup in order to perform an OST backup? Answer: ________________________________________________________________
What You Know So Far This section summarizes the key points in this lab and emphasizes how this lab will help you in your day-to-day job. The OST Plug-in provides connectivity between the Symantec media server (either NetBackup or Backup Exec) and the DXi. The plug-in must be installed on every media server that interfaces with the DXi. Download the plug-in to the media server by selecting Configuration > OST > OST Client Plug-In from the DXi GUI. Refer to the Quantum DXi-Series Symantec OST Configuration Guide for installation instructions. Add OST Storage Servers and LSUs from the GUI by selecting Configuration > OST > Storage Servers > Add. Multiple LSUs can be created for each Storage Server. However, the best practice is to use the Available Capacity option for the LSU and create a single LSU for each storage server. To authenticate OST devices on a media server, you must create OST user credentials by selecting Configuration > OST > Manage Users from the DXi GUI. Use the Configure Disk Pool wizard from the NetBackup Administration Console to configure Disk Pools and Storage Units. For Disk Pool type, select OpenStorage (Quantum). Select the Storage Server as the Disk Pool, select the LSU as the Disk Pool name, then create a Storage Unit that uses this new disk pool. Optimized Duplication is a function of NetBackup that is paired with the replication feature in DXi systems. OST Channel is the default optimized duplication option and triggers the replication function of the DXi system. With Concurrent Optimized Duplication, as OST data is written to the storage server, it simultaneously replicates (duplicates) to the target DXi. This reduces replication (duplication) time.
Next Steps You will perform activities using tools that can help you diagnose or isolate a system problem.
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The steps to view admin alerts are: 1. Select Alerts > Admin Alerts. Note: An alternative method to view Admin Alerts is to click the Admin button located at the top of the GUI. 2. 3. Click on an alert to view the details. After reviewing the alert, delete the alert.
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The main steps to view service tickets are: 1. Select Alerts > Service Tickets.
Note: You can also view Service Tickets by clicking the Ticket button located at the top of the GUI. 2. 3. Click a ticket number. Review the ticket and click View Recommended Actions to see the resolution steps.
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Question 2: If replication has been paused, but the replication is still in process, what would cause the replication process to continue? Answer: ________________________________________________________________
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The following screen shows an example of the main DXi Advanced Reporting screen.
For more information about DXi Advanced Reporting, refer to the DXi Advanced Reporting Users Guide, or take the DXi Advanced Reporting Service Training (2-2412 Online Self-Paced).
What You Know So Far This section summarizes the key points in this lab and emphasizes how this lab will help you
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in your day-to-day job. Admin Alerts are generated when the condition of the system has changed, such as going from the offline state to the online state. In addition to viewing administration alerts by selecting Alerts > Admin Alerts (or by clicking the Admin button on the top of the GUI), you can configure the system to send alerts to an e-mail address in the E-mail Report feature as detailed in the DXi6000 Users Guide. Service Tickets are generated if a problem occurs that cannot be resolved automatically and that requires user intervention or servicing. In addition to viewing service tickets by selecting Alerts > Service Tickets (or by clicking the Ticket button on the top of the GUI), you can configure the system to send tickets to an e-mail address using the E-mail Reports feature. Diagnostic files are helpful when troubleshooting problems on the DXi. Select Utilities > Diagnostics from the GUI to generate and download a System Diag File and/or a Storage Array Diag File.
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You can use the VTL Wizard for configuration, but for the first pass through the hands-on lab exercises, you will use the manual configuration process. The suggested settings in these steps create a micro-VTL for the purposes of this training. However, this small scale may not represent the size of a VTL that a customer would create. To create a VTL partition and media: 1. 2. From the DXi GUI, select Configuration > VTL > Partitions. Click Add to create a VTL partition by entering the following information: Name: Use your initials as part of the name. Library Model: Quantum DXi0 (default) Number of Storage Slots: 12 Virtual Tape Drive Model: Quantum DLT-S4 (default) Number of Virtual Drives: 2 Enable Deduplication: Checked (default) Do not set up any replication at this time.
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Click Apply. Select Configuration > VTL > Media > Add. Create virtual tapes by entering the following information on the page: Partition: Select the VTL partition that you just created from the drop-down menu. Initial Location: Storage Slot (default) Number of Media: 12 Starting Bar Code: Your initials (sequential numbers are automatically appended) Media Type: DLT S4 (default) Media Capacity: Native Size (default)
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Click Apply. Select Status > VTL > Physical View to see the VTL you created. Youll see the VTL Physical View Information screen, as shown in the following example.
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If you want to, you can open a second browser tab showing this screen, then use the first tab to do the media actions in the next lab section. After an action has completed, return to this tab and refresh the browser to see the result of the action. If time allows, create one or more additional VTL partitions, as shown in the following image. Assign different numbers of slots and different types of drives to the partitions. Create a quantity of media that initially populates only some of the storage slots, then create another quantity in the same partition, initially located in the I/E slots.
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Select a cartridge. Click Apply and then click Yes and OK. Note the change in the WP column for the cartridge you selected.
Move cartridges to tape drives: a. b. Select Configuration > VTL > Media > Move. If the partition is online, click Offline, as shown in the following example.
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Click Apply. Agree to all the confirmations & warnings. Switch browser tabs (refresh if needed) or select Status > VTL > Physical View. You should see a cartridge in Drive 0. Click the cartridge to view its status. You will see information similar to what shown in the following example.
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Repeat the process to move another cartridge into Drive 1. Verify the move on the browser tab displaying the Status. Move both cartridges back to storage slots. (Hint: You may have to make different selections from the Source Location and Destination drop-down lists.) As time allows, experiment with other actions such as moves, adding/removing write protection, and recycling. If some of these do not work or are not allowed, spend a few minutes looking for the answer. If it is not clear, do not spend a lot of time; just write it down for the wrap-up session at the end of the training.
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Test Your Understanding Question 1: Which tape library components are present in a Virtual Tape Library (VTL)? Answer: ________________________________________________________________ Question 2: According to the example used in this lab, how many VTL partitions can be added to a DXi System? Answer: _________________________________________________________________ Question 3: What media actions are available from the DXi GUI? Answer: _________________________________________________________________ Question 4: What partition actions are available from the DXi GUI? Answer: _________________________________________________________________
What You Know So Far This section summarizes the key points in this lab and emphasizes how this lab will help you in your day-to-day job. Partitions provide the capability to divide DXi virtual tape drives and storage elements into separate storage partitions usable by separate host computers. They are configured by selecting Configuration > VTL > Partitions > Add. Select Configuration > VTL > Create Media to create virtual tape cartridges for a specific partition. The media type, capacity, starting barcode, and initial location are also configured from this page.
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Whats Next?
You have reached the end of the hands-on GUI practice lab activities in this course. If you registered for the DXi-Series 2.x Configuration Hands-on Practice Training (3-2432 Virtual Classroom) course, log in to your scheduled WebEx Wrap-up Session. During this session, you will have the opportunity to ask questions about the DXi and the lab activities in this guide. You will need to attend the Wrap-Up Session to get access to the final assessment and get credit for this course, so make sure to attend.
If you did not register for the DXi-Series 2.X Configuration Hands-on GUI Practice (3-2432 Virtual Classroom) course, you have reached the end of the lab activities. Congratulations