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Chapter 4

Configuring StorNext

This chapter describes how to configure StorNext after installation. To configure StorNext, enter license information and create one or more file systems. In addition, on metadata controllers (MDCs) running StorNext Storage Manager, you can add storage devices and media, create storage policies, and set up e-mail notifications. In addition, Linux or Windows SAN clients can be configured as a distributed LAN client or a distributed LAN server.

For system running Unix or Linux, use the web-based GUI (graphical user interface) to access StorNext running on an MDC (see StorNext GUI).

The first time you log on to StorNext, the Configuration Wizard appears. The wizard guides you through the process of setting up StorNext (see Configuration Wizard on page 62).

To configure a StorNext client as a distributed LAN client or server, edit the distributed LAN configuration file (see Configuring a Distributed LAN Client Server on page 67).

For systems running Windows, use the Windows-based configuration utilities to set up server and client features (see Windows Configuration Utilities on page 72).

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Contents

StorNext Copyright Statement Contents Hardware Requirements LAN Requirements StorNext GUI Accessing the StorNext GUIOperating System Requirements Hardware Requirements 108 109110 111 Log Rolling Options 123 Avoiding Poor System Performance 124 Example.cfg File 125 Commonly Used Snfs Files 132 Figures Figures File System Startup List Tables Tables Preface Audience Purpose Document Organization Notational Conventions Convention Example Related Documents Online Service Support World Wide Web Contacting QuantumDocument No Document Title Document Description North America 1Installing StorNext File System and Storage Manager Operating System Requirements Storage Manager System RequirementsHardware Requirements Operating System Kernel Platform File Systems Disk Space Partitioning Local Hard Disks LAN Requirements Getting Ready to Install Configuring Storage DevicesPlanning for LUNs Larger Than 1 TB Operating Label for System LUNs 1 TB LUNs 1-2 TB LUNs 2 TB Vtoc Before You Begin Pre-Installation ScriptSupport Directory Description Running snPreInstall Pre-installation script runs figure Interpreting snPreInstall Output Type Description Launching the StorNext Installation Script StorNext Installation ScriptInstallation script runs figure Page Changing Installation Configuration Options Menu Option Description Configuration Menu Changing Application Directory Locations Changing the Default Media Type Performing an Installation Operation 2Installing StorNext File System File System Requirements Operating System Release or Kernel PlatformWindows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server Hardware Requirements Installing StorNext File System Getting Ready to Install Operating Label for Planning for LUNs Larger than 1 TBSystem LUNs 1 TB LUNs 1-2 TB LUNs 2 TB Installing the Linux Kernel Source Code IBM AIX dMacOS X Panther a Apple Xsan SVTOC Installing StorNext File System on Linux or Unix Launching the Snfs Installation Script Exit the Snfs installation script Change installation options for the locationApplication directories see Changing Performing an Installation Operation Installing StorNext File System on Windows StorNext Installation Status Removing a Previous Version of StorNext Running the Setup Wizard Snfs Setup Welcome Click an installation option Snfs Setup Customer Information Snfs Setup Ready to Install Restoring a Previous Client Configuration Click Finish to close the setup wizard StorNext Configuration Window Click an option for handling current configuration settings Import/Export Client Configuration Window 3Installing the StorNext Client Windows XP Client System RequirementsWindows Vista Bit Power Distributed LAN server memory tuning guidelinesSun Solaris Generic Sparc 64-bit Opteron Intel x86 64-bit 11i Itanium 64-bit For a MDC running Snfs only On the home page, click Downloading the StorNext Client SoftwareSelect Platform window appears figure Download Client Software window appears figure Download Client Software Window Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix Installing the StorNext Client on Linux Mkdir -pmount point chmod 777 mount point Installing the StorNext Client on Sun Solaris File system mount point cvfs 0 auto rw Installing the StorNext Client on HP-UX Installing the StorNext Client on IBM AIX Mkdir -pmount point chmod 777 mount point Installing the StorNext Client on SGI Irix File system mount point cvfs verbose=yes 0 Installing the StorNext Client on Windows StorNext Installation Window Remove StorNext StorNext Installation Window Install StorNext Snfs Setup End User License Agreement Snfs Setup Choose Setup Type Snfs Setup Finish StorNext Installation Window Configure StorNext Click an option for handling current configuration settings Configuring StorNext Accessing the StorNext StorNext GUI StorNext Home File System and Storage Manager Configuration Wizard StorNext Configuration Wizard File System Only Enter License Add File System Add Tape Drive Add LibraryAdd Media Add Storage Policy Add Storage DisksMail Notification Configuring a Distributed LAN Client Server Distributed LAN server configuration utility appears figure Sndpscfg Configuration Utility Field / Button Description Using Distributed LAN Client and Server Commands Creating an Override ConfigurationCommand Description Windows Configuration Utilities Client Configuration Drive Mappings Select a local drive letter to associate with a File systemType or select the name of the file system to Associate with the selected local drive letter FS Name Servers Authentication Select the Windows user to map to a user ID Group on the SAN Mount Options Client Configuration Mount Options Syslog Level Client Configuration Syslog Level Cache Parameters Client Configuration Cache Parameters Distributed LAN Select to configure the StorNext client as a Distributed LAN client. The StorNext clientWill connect to all available distributed LAN Servers Disk Device Labeler Labeler window appears Disk Device Labeler Labeling Disks License Identifier Simple File System Configuration Name used by clients when establishing a Switching to the next disk in the stripe groupClick to save the configuration using Current settings. The configuration file is Configuring StorNext Windows Configuration Utilities Check Read-Only a File System File System Startup List Click to add a file system to the FSM services FSM services listConfigurations is highest priority and 9 is Click to save changes to the FSM services list Configuring StorNext Windows Configuration Utilities Server Administration File System Properties Stripe Group Properties Quota Properties Type the name of the user or group to set a Quota forDisplays the percentage of the quota that has Been used Server Configuration Quality of Service InformationClients Information Disk Types on Disk Definitions on Stripe Groups on Global Settings Optional Select to send a warning when a User attempts to access a file that is locked orAllocate when a file is created When reading and storing files Disk Types Server Configuration Disk Types Disk Definitions Select to enable the selected disk definition When enabled, the defined disk is available toConfigured file system for I/O Click to create a new disk definition. Type a Click to delete the selected device name Stripe Groups Select to enable the selected stripe group When enabled, the stripe group is available toAccesses the disk Using the Quality of Service QOS API To real-time applications using the Quality Service QOS APIType the number of seconds to wait for clients To respond to a token callback Uninstalling StorNext Uninstalling StorNext on Unix and Linux Uninstalling Snsm Snfs Uninstalling the StorNext Client Software HP-UX Uninstalling StorNext on Windows StorNext Administration Tasks Sharing a Library Between Applications Vi mediafilelibraryname Manually Modifying Storage Manager Configuration Fssysparmoverride Configuration File StorNext 3.1.3 Installation Guide 115 Connecting to a StorNext Network Using Xsan Mounting Snfs on the OSx Computer StorNext 3.1.3 Installation Guide 117 Creating the automount.plist File Mounting Snfs on the Mac OS X Computer Plist StorNext 3.1.3 Installation Guide 121 Viewing a Fibre Channel Device Changing Log Rolling Times StorNext Log Rolling AdministrationLog Rolling Options Modified find command looks like this Avoiding Poor System Performance StorNext Files Example.cfg File Appendix C StorNext Files Page Page Page Page Page Fsmlist a list of Snfs file systems that have been serviced Commonly Used Snfs Files Cvlog debug and runtime messages Cvapi.c a sample API application Quality of Service Guide Overview Active vs. Passive Supported Platforms Unit of I/O ConfigurationConverting MB/sec to I/O/ sec Name Description Default Rtio Upper Bound Reserve Token Timeouts Real-time I/O SetRtio Oversubscription Handles Ungated files Non-gated files Calculating Available CallbacksAll internal calculations are done in terms of I/O/sec Callback Flow for Initial Rtio Request Callback Failures Tokens , assume the stripe group is already in real-time mode as a New token amount in Steps 2-3. The clients respond in StepsWith the new token in Step Failure Semantics FSM Failures Client Failures Monitoring Real-time I/O availableClient Token Releases Send out callbacks to other clients Sharing Disk Resources