vRanger 7.8 - Integration Guide for NetVault SmartDisk

Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk if identity.cfg is not available

If the original identity.cfg configuration file is not available, reinstall the NetVault SmartDisk software binaries by performing the following steps:

1	Ensure that the NetVault SmartDisk non-privileged user account has full access to the original NetVault SmartDisk Storage Pool directories.

For more information, see Authentication requirements.

2	Install the same version of the NetVault SmartDisk software that was originally running.

During installation, enter the original values for the following options:

▪	Non-privileged User Account

▪	Staging Path Folder or Staging Store Directory

▪	Store Path Folder or Chunk Store Directory

For more information, see Authentication requirements.

3	Update the NetVault SmartDisk Configuration to ensure that the directory structure for the Content Index, Staging Store, Chunk Index, and Chunk Store matches the original NetVault SmartDisk installation.

For more information, see Updating the Storage Pool directory structure.

4	Stop the NetVault SmartDisk Services.

For more information, see Stopping NetVault SmartDisk Services.

5	Use operating-system commands to copy the contents of the original Storage Pool directories, which were moved to a different directory, back to the original corresponding directories.

6	Start the NetVault SmartDisk Services.

For more information, see Starting NetVault SmartDisk Services.

Configuring NetVault SmartDisk

Configuring NetVault SmartDisk ports for communication with your software

By default, NetVault SmartDisk uses port 37453 to communicate with vRanger instances that are streaming data to the NetVault SmartDisk Device. It also uses port 37451 for Inter Process Communication (IPC) on the loopback interface, but not for remote connections.

 

NOTE: If you intend to use different ports, Quest recommends that you make the applicable change to the port setting on the NetVault SmartDisk Instance before you add the NetVault SmartDisk repository to vRanger. You can update the port that communicates with your software at any time.

Configuring NetVault SmartDisk ports for communication with your software

Configuring NetVault SmartDisk

By default, NetVault SmartDisk uses port 37453 to communicate with vRanger instances that are streaming data to the NetVault SmartDisk Device. It also uses port 37451 for Inter Process Communication (IPC) on the loopback interface, but not for remote connections.

 

NOTE: If you intend to use different ports, Quest recommends that you make the applicable change to the port setting on the NetVault SmartDisk Instance before you add the NetVault SmartDisk repository to vRanger. You can update the port that communicates with your software at any time.

Modifying the data port

If you want to use a different port to communicate with the vRanger instances, complete the following steps.

 

NOTE: Throughout this documentation, the path to where you installed NetVault SmartDisk is represented by an ellipsis (…). Replace the ellipsis with the applicable information.

 

IMPORTANT: You cannot add a port that exists. If you try to add an existing port, you see a “Failed to apply configuration” message. Before attempting to add a port, use the config --show command option to view existing information.

1	Open a command prompt, and type:

…\foundation\bin\smartdisk.bat config

NetVault SmartDisk displays the list of options and parameters that you can use, including the sections for configuring the ports:

config --add|--update --webdav <port> [--block-size <bytes>]
[--preferred-address <address>] [--credentials]

You can use ‑‑block-size to define the block size used to read and write blocks when streaming data to the Staging Store. You can use ‑‑preferred-address to define the primary IP address that clients should use when communicating with the NetVault SmartDisk Device. You can use ‑‑credentials to enable authentication and define the authorized user and password.

2	If you are modifying port information, complete any of the following:

▪	To add a port, type:

…\foundation\bin\smartdisk.bat config ‑‑add ‑‑webdav <port#>

Replace <port#> with the port that you want to use.

▪	To remove the original port, the following uses the default, type:

…\foundation\bin\smartdisk.bat config ‑‑delete ‑‑webdav 37453

3	To verify that the new port has been added and the original has been removed, type:

…\foundation\bin\smartdisk.bat config --show

NetVault SmartDisk displays results similar to the following example:

[Interface:Data]

Block Size = <blockSize>

Credentials = <Name:MaskedPassword>

Port = <NewPort#, NewPort#>

Type = WebDAV