Dell PowerVault Storage Area Network Administrator Manual

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Dell DR Series System Administrator Guide ...

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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARN...

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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Introduction to the DR Series System............................................................................

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Interacting with the DR Series System...................................................................................................................33 Networking Preparations for the DR Series System..................................................

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Managing the DR Series System Password...........................................................................................................75 Modifying the System Password............................................................................

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DR Series System and the Capacity-Storage Savings-Throughput Panes....................................................102 System Information Pane............................................................................................................

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Understanding OST...............................................................................................................................................127 OpenStorage Technology (OST) API.........................................................

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NetBackup on Windows Media Servers........................................................................................................147 Backup Exec on Windows Media Servers...........................................................................

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1 Introduction to the DR Series System The DR Series system documentation contains topics that explain how to use the Dell DR Series system to perform data storage operations and manage storage and replication containers. The DR Series system topics...

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• Any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the operating system, system management software, system updates, and system components that you...

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2 Understanding the DR Series System The DR Series system is a high-performance, disk-based backup and recovery appliance that is simple to deploy and manage, and offers unsurpassed Total Cost of Ownership benefits. Features such as innovative firmw...

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• Simple management interface (using the system GUI) • Wide variety of data backup installations and environments The Dell DR Series system contains data backup and management software preinstalled on a Dell hardware appliance, which provides yo...

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• DR4100 system—which consists of preinstalled DR4000 system software on an modified Dell R720xd appliance platform. Internal Drive Capacity The capacity values listed in Table 1 represent the internal drive and available physical capacities tha...

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the best results for routine and repeated data backups of structured data. Block-level deduplication works efficiently where there are multiple duplicate versions of the same file. This is because it looks at the actual sequence of the data– the 0...

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During replication, the system processes data storage requests from a specified source to a specified destination (also known as a target) that acts as a replica of the original source data. NOTE: Starting with Release 2.0, the DR Series system soft...

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tape backup to the original location; first, restore the data back to a DR Series system replica container, and then restore it back to the original source location of the data on the other side of the WAN link. NOTE: If you choose to use this alter...

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Using its deduplication and compression technology, DR Series systems can help achieve an expected data reduction ratio of 15:1. Achieving this reduction in data means that you need fewer incremental storage operations to run and it provides you wi...

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One system acts as the source and the other as a target in this replication pair (for example, acme-west and acme-east). When this type of relationship exists between distinct containers on two distinct DR Series systems, it can be considered bidir...

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5. Delete the replication relationship and re-create a replication relationship (restoring original source and target destinations). Under this scenario, a fraction of the data to be recovered is sent across the WAN link. This could speed up a remot...

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system (or portion) that is mounted can be accessed using the privileges assigned to each file. The NFS protocol supports Unix, Macintosh, OpenVMS, and the Microsoft Windows operating systems. CIFS The Common Internet File System (CIFS) remote file ...

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default ACL is the same as that which would be created by a Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. Therefore, these new containers with the default ACL support the following permission types: NOTE: Any user that is part of BUILTIN\Administrators can edit AC...

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For any existing containers that were created prior to Release 1.1, all files are accessible to any user that logs in to the designated DR Series system. The associated ACL in these existing pre–1.1 release containers support only the following p...

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(NTFS) uses ACLs as part of the security descriptor (SD) process, which requires permissions to access such filesystem objects as files and directories. ACLs support two levels of users: • Owners • Groups Both Owners and Groups have Security IDs...

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exists, only the pointers need to be updated on the DR Series system, and the duplicate chunk of data does not need to be transferred to the system. This process provides two benefits: it improves the overall backup speed, and also reduces the netw...

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– Copy or duplicate it • If NetBackup, using the OST API, directs the DR Series system to expire a stored file, it deletes it from its filesystem. • Similarly, if NetBackup, using the OST API, wants to restore from a stored file, it directs th...

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• Optimal supported aggregated throughput rates: – 3 Terabytes per hour (TB/hr) for passthrough write operations – 4 TB/hr for optimized write operations NOTE: Passthrough writes are when data is sent from a media server to the DR Series system...

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Drive 0 (top) Drive 3 (top) Drive 6 (top) Drive 9 (top) Drive 1 (middle) Drive 4 (middle) Drive 7 (middle) Drive 10 (middle) Drive 2 (bottom) Drive 5 (bottom) Drive 8 (bottom) Drive 11 (bottom) DR Series Expansion Shelf Each DR Series system applianc...

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Understanding About Adding a DR Series Expansion Shelf The 2.0 release of the DR Series system appliance allows you to connect up to two Dell PowerVault MD1200 data storage expansion shelf enclosures to provide additional data storage capacity beyon...

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• Tera Term Pro NOTE: The listed terminal emulation applications are not the only ones that will work with the DR Series system. This list is only intended to provide examples of terminal emulation applications that can be used. DR Series — Expa...

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• Figure 3, SAS Port and Cable Connections (MD1200 EMM) Adding a DR Series System Expansion Shelf There are three tasks associated with configuring an expansion shelf enclosure with the DR Series system that you need to complete before being able ...

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To add an expansion shelf enclosure to a DR Series system, complete the following: 1. Click Storage in the navigation panel. The Storage page is displayed (this step assumes that you completed all expansion shelf enclosure cable connections). 2. In ...

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3 Setting Up the DR Series System Before you can interact with the DR Series system using one of its two supported methods: the web-based DR Series system graphical user interface (GUI) using a web browser or the command line interface (CLI) and a t...

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To perform an initial configuration, you need: – An IP address for the system – A subnet mask address – A default gateway address – A DNS suffix address – A primary DNS server IP address – (Optional) A secondary DNS server IP address • ...

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The Initial System Configuration Wizard lets you configure the following network settings to complete a first-time initialization of your system: • IP addressing mode • Subnet mask address • Default gateway address • DNS suffix address • P...

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Local Console Connection To configure a local console connection, you must make the following two rear chassis cable connections: • VGA port and your video monitor • USB port and your keyboard To make local console cable connections for the DR400...

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6. Connect the video monitor to the VGA port on the back of your system (see item 1 in the DR4100 System Rear Chassis Port Locations table). 7. Connect the USB keyboard to one of the two USB ports on the back of your system (see item 7 in the DR4100...

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• Default username: root • Default password: calvin • Default static IP address: 192.168.0.120 For information on how to configure the iDRAC, see the Dell RACADM Reference Guides at support.dell.com/manuals and Accessing iDRAC6/iDRAC7 Using RA...

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11. To change the default host name (for example, the serial number of the DR Series hardware appliance), type y (for yes) and press <Enter>. If you responded yes, type the host name you want to use, and press <Enter>. If you did not wan...

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NOTE: The DR Series System Login page may display a warning message if the web browser you are using does not properly support the DR Series system. If you are running a Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 8 or greater web browser, make sure that you ...

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5. In the Settings pane of the Initial Configuration — Change Administrator Password page, complete the following: a) In Current Password, enter the current administrator password. b) In New Password, enter the new administrator password. c) In Ret...

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d) In Bonding, enter the MTU value for the maximum transmission unit (the MTU accepts values between 512 and 9000). For more information, see Configuring Networking Settings. e) In Active Directory, enter a fully qualified domain name for the Active...

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9. Click Dashboard in the navigation panel, The DR Series system main window consists of the following components: – Navigation panel – System Status bar – System Information pane – Command bar 43 ...

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1 Navigation Panel (left-hand column: Dashboard, Storage, Schedules, System Configuration, and Support) 2 System Status Bar (with system status indicators: System State, HW State, Number of Alerts, and Number of Events) 3 System Information Pane ...

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NOTE: DR4000 systems that run system software versions earlier than 2.0 that later upgrade to the 2.0 release will see this screen display when logging into the DR Series system following the upgrade process. To register a DR Series system, complete...

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Disabling the Compatibility View Settings To disable the Compatibility View settings of the IE web browser you are using to log in to access the DR Series system graphic user interface (GUI), complete the following: NOTE: This procedure describes ho...

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• Using the Dashboard Alerts Page • Using the Dashboard Events Option • Using the Dashboard Page to Monitor System Health • Using the Dashboard to Display System Events Understanding the Dashboard Options The DR Series system provides a mecha...

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• In Event Severity, select the event severity to search for from the options in pull-down list: ALL, CRITICAL, WARNING, and INFO. • In Message Contains, enter the word or string of words to search for in the events message text (the DR Series ...

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Health Page: DR4100 System Figure 2 Health Page (DR4100 System and Components) By default, the System tab is displayed first, and it lists the following attributes for each of its hardware components: DR Series System Components In the System tab on ...

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All system hardware components are listed in the System Hardware Health pane by component name, status, and other attributes. The following table identifies the component status by one of three color-coded icons that reflect its state. Icon Descript...

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Usage To display the Usage page, click Dashboard → Usage. The Usage page consists of options, pull-down lists, and tabs that let you filter the DR Series system usage statistics that you want to view, which include: • Latest Range and Display la...

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Viewing a Specific Time Range The Usage page lets you filter the system usage statistics you want to view. To view a specific Time Range, complete the following: NOTE: The Usage page also displays the Current Time Zone in use for the system. 1. Clic...

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NOTE: If you click All, this displays system usage defined by the range and display options you select, and the file system protocols you have configured. To view all of the displayed usage categories, use the scroll bar on the right-hand side of t...

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tab displays a Duplication Statistics pane with the following Inbound and Outbound categories: Bytes Copied (logical), Bytes Transferred (actual), Network Bandwidth Savings, Current Count of Active Files, and Replication Errors. In addition, this t...

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Replication Status Pane This pane contains the following fields: • Peer State (for example, online) • Replication State (for example, INSYNC) • Replication Average Transfer Rate (for example, 1005 KiB/s) • Replication Peak Transfer Rate (for ...

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OST connection type container in the Container Name pull-down list, and select the Duplication tab. The Duplication Statistics pane displays the following statistics types: • Inbound: – Bytes Copied (logical): displayed in bytes – Bytes Transf...

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• Bytes Transferred • Network Savings (in percentage) For more information, see Monitoring Container Statistics. Statistics: Replication Page To display the Statistics: Replication page, click Dashboard → Statistics: Replication. This page lets...

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correspond to the check boxes you selected (by default, Peer Status, Replication Status, Network Throughput, Network Savings, and Progress Percentage check boxes are selected and are displayed in the table). To reset the check box selections, click...

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Understanding the Storage Options The DR Series system provides a mechanism for storing backed up and deduplicated data that has been ingested by the system into easily accessible storage containers. The DR Series system graphical user interface (GU...

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NOTE: Use Select to identify the container on which you want to perform an action. For example, click Select, and click Display Statistics to display the Statistics: Container page for the container you selected. Replication Page To display the Repl...

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• Number of OST Clients—lists number of OST clients • Name—lists each client by name • Plug-In—lists the plug-in type installed on each client • Backup Software—lists the backup software used with each client • Idle Time—lists the...

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NOTE: If an OST client has four or more CPUs, it is considered to be dedupe-capable. However, the OST client operating mode depends upon how it is configured in the DR Series system (Dedupe is the default OST client mode). If the administrator did ...

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NOTE: Replication schedules can only be set on individual replication-enabled source containers. NOTE: Starting with Release 2.0, the DR Series system software includes version checking that limits replication only between other DR Series systems th...

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• Shut down the system • Reboot the system The System Configuration page provides the means for managing configuration settings for the Networking, Active Directory, Local Workgroup Users, Email Alerts, Admin Contact Info, Email Relay Host, and ...

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you manage the users that belong to this local workgroup. To edit or delete an existing local workgroup user, click Select to identify the local user you wish to modify or delete. Email Alerts The Email Alerts pane displays the current number of ema...

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NOTE: Dell recommends using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers when the DR Series system is part of a workgroup and not part of a domain. The NTP time mode is disabled when the DR Series system is joined to an Active Directory Services (ADS) d...

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• MAC Address • iDRAC IP Address • eth0 MAC • eth0 Speed • eth1 MAC • eth1 Speed • eth2 MAC • eth2 Speed • eth3 MAC • eth3 Speed In addition, this page provides options for supporting, upgrading, and licensing additional storage ...

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For more information about system software upgrades, see Software Upgrade Page and Options. License License—click this option to display the License page, where there are two panes: License File Location and Number of Installed Licenses. The Licen...

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up to two enclosures using the DR Series system service tag. Because the licenses are tied to the system service tag, if the internal drives are moved to another system chassis, this would require a new license. For more information about the expan...

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4 Configuring the DR Series System Settings This topic introduces the concept that before you can run any DR Series system operations, you first need to understand the following key tasks: • how to initialize the system • how to shut down or reb...

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– Mode – MAC Address – MTU (maximum transmission unit) – Bonding Option – Slave Interfaces • Eth0 – MAC – Maximum Speed – Speed – Duplex • Eth1 – MAC – Maximum Speed – Speed – Duplex To configure new networking settings ...

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NOTE: To select the DHCP mode of IP addressing, select DHCP, and click Submit. The remaining substeps in this step only need to be completed if you selected the Static mode of IP addressing for the DR Series system. – In New IP Address, type an I...

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To verify that the destination system can support a specific frame size, use the DR Series system CLI command network --ping --destination <IP address> --size <number of bytes>. For more information, contact Dell Support for assistance (...

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Eth2: • MAC: 00:30:59:9A:00:98 • Speed: 1000Mb/s • Max Speed: 1000baseT/Full • Duplex: Full Eth3: • MAC: 00:30:59:9A:00:99 • Speed: 1000Mb/s • Max Speed: 1000baseT/Full • Duplex: Full Managing the DR Series System Password You can man...

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The Login window is displayed, and a Password has been reset dialog is displayed. 3. To login using the default password, type St0r@ge! , and click Login. NOTE: After you have reset the login password to its default and logged in to the DR Series sys...

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• Best—when selected, system backups gain the highest overall space savings. However, using this setting results in a corresponding longer time to complete the backup process. To configure the Compression Level setting for your system, complete ...

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– In Org Unit, type a valid organizational name that meets the organization name guidelines for the ADS. (This is an optional field.) 4. Click Join Domain to configure your system with these ADS settings (or click Cancel to display the Active Dir...

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Configuring Email Alert Settings You can create and manage recipient email addresses for users to which you want to send DR Series system email alerts. The Email Alerts page contains options that let you add new, edit or delete existing recipient em...

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The Email Alerts page is displayed, and a Deleted email recipient dialog is displayed when successful. To delete additional recipient email addresses, repeat steps 4 and 5. Sending a Test Message The DR Series system provides the means for sending t...

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The Administrator Contact Information page is displayed. 2. Click Add Contact Information on the options bar. The Add Administrator Contact Information dialog is displayed. 3. In Administrator Name, type the name of the administrator for this applian...

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1. Select System Configuration → Email Relay Host. The Email Relay Host page is displayed. 2. Click Add Relay Host on the options bar. The Add Relay Host dialog is displayed. 3. In Relay Host, type the hostname or IP address of an external mail ser...

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NOTE: System synchronization is critical for proper data archiving and replication service operations. By using the NTP mode, you synchronize your system clock whereby NTP ensures that your system has a reliable time stamp. This is critical for succ...

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The Date and Time page is displayed, and an Enabled NTP service dialog is displayed when successful (and this was your selected mode). Creating Containers After initialization, the DR Series system contains a single default container named backup. C...

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– To add access for a new group or user, click Add... to display the Select Users or Groups dialog. – Click Object Types..., choose the object types you want to select (Built-in security principals, Groups, or Users), and click OK. – Click Loc...

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5 Managing DR Series Storage Operations This topic introduces the concept of using the DR Series system to manage all of your storage and replication operations. Storage operations can include tasks such as creating new containers, managing or delet...

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3. In Container Name, type the name of the container. Container names cannot exceed 32 characters in length, and can be composed of any combination of the following characters: NOTE: The DR Series system does not support the use of the following spe...

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NOTE: The DR Series system administrator that manages the system has a different set of privileges than does the CIFS administrator user. Only the DR Series system administrator can change the password for the CIFS administrator user. To change the...

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– Unlimited: this defines the allowed amount of incoming raw data per container (based on the physical capacity of the container). – Size: this defines a set limit in Gibibytes (GiB) for incoming raw data allowed per container. 7. Click Create a...

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The Edit Container dialog is displayed. 3. Modify the marker type options for the selected container as needed (containers support None, Auto, CommVault, Networker, TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager), or ARCserve. If you select the Auto marker type, this ...

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Moving Data into a Container To move data into an existing DR Series system container, complete the following: 1. Click Start → Windows Explorer → Network . The Network page is displayed, which lists all current computers. 2. In the browser Addre...

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– Capacity Used (system capacity used in Gibibytes or GiBs) – Capacity Free (system capacity free in GiBs) – Read Throughput (read throughput rate in Mebibytes or MiB/s) – Write Throughput (write throughput rate in MiB/s) – Current Files (c...

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• Current Bytes (current number of ingested bytes in container) • Cleaner Status (current space reclamation process status for the selected container) For more information on DR Series system CLI commands, see the Dell DR Series System Command L...

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The Create Replication page is displayed. 3. In Step 1: Select a local container, select a local container from the list of available containers. 4. In Step 2: Select Encryption, select one of the following encryption options: None, 128–bit, or 256...

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6. Select the desired remote container in the Retrieve Container(s) list box. 7. Click Create Replication (or click Cancel to display the Replication page). The Successfully added replication dialog is displayed when successful. Editing Replication R...

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1. Select Storage → Replication. The Replication page is displayed. 2. Click Select to identify the replication relationship on which you want to stop (see step 3) or start (see step 4) the replication process. 3. To stop the scheduled replication...

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listed under the corresponding table column. Depending upon the number of check boxes you select, you may need to use the horizontal scroll bar to display all of the statistics columns. 3. In the Replication Filter pane, select any of the following ...

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The Set Replication Schedule page is displayed. 4. Select (or modify) the Start Time and Stop Time setpoint values using the Hour and Minutes pull-down lists to create a Replication schedule. For an example, see Daily Replication Schedule Example a...

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For more information on Replication schedules, see Creating a Replication Schedule. 100 ...