The QoreStor NFS plug-in must be installed on to the media server type you choose (for supported operating systems and DMAs, see the QoreStor Interoperability Guide). The plug-in software enables integration between QoreStor data storage operations and the supported data management applications (DMAs). Before you install, make sure you adhere to the Best Practices covered in another topic in this chapter.
The plug-in must be installed on the designated Linux-based media server in the following directory, /usr/openv/lib/. The plug-in is installed using a self-extracting installer that installs the Rapid NFS plug-in and all of its related components. The installer supports the following modes, with the default being Help (-h):
- Help (-h)
- Install (-install)
- Upgrade (-upgrade)
- Uninstall (-uninstall)
- Force (-force)
$> ./QuestRapidNFS-xxxxx-xxxxx-x86_64.bin -help
Quest plug-in installer/uninstaller
usage: QuestRapidNFS-xxxxx-xxxxx-x86_64.bin [ -h ] [ -install ] [ -uninstall ]
-h : Displays help
-install : Installs the plug-in
-upgrade : Upgrades the plug-in
-uninstall : Uninstalls the plug-in
-force : Forces the installation of the plug-in
Downloading the Rapid NFS Plug-in
You can download the plug-in installer from the Quest website:
- Go to support.quest.com/qorestor, select your specific QoreStor version, and then navigate to Software Downloads.
- Locate the Rapid NFS plug-in and download it to your system.
Installing Basic Calculator
Download and install Basic Calculator (bc). If you install the plug-in without it, you receive the following error: bc not found, please install it.
Enabling Secure Connect
Starting with the Rapid NFS plug-in version 4.0.3.3, the plug-in installation script includes the option to install and enable Secure Connect. Secure Connect is comprised of a set of client and server components that create a resilient and secure communication channel for use by WAN-connected clients. The server components are installed and enabled by default during the installation of the QoreStor server.
If you have WAN-connected Rapid NFS clients and choose to install Secure Connect, you can do so by adding the sc parameter to the mount command, as described in step 7 in the installation procedure.
Installing the plug-in
To install the Rapid NFS plug-in, follow the steps below.
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- Download
QuestRapidNFS-4.0.3317.0-x86_64.bin.gz from the website.
- Unzip the package using the following gunzip command:
gunzip QuestRapidNFS-4.0.3317.0-x86_64.bin.gz
- Change the permission of the binary package to allow it to run:
chmod +x QuestRapidNFS-4.0.3317.0-x86_64.bin
- Install the Rapid NFS package. Before installing, remove the stale NFS entry.
QuestRapidNFS-4.0.3317.0-x86_64.bin -install
- Load the file system in user space (FUSE) module, if not already loaded:
modprobe fuse
- Create a directory on the client. For example:
mkdir /mnt/backup
- Mount Rapid NFS as a file system type using the mount command. For example:
mount -t rdnfs 10.0.0.1:/containers/backup /mnt/backup
To enable Secure Connect, mount Rapid NFS using the sc flag, as shown below:
mount -t rdnfs 10.0.0.1:/containers/backup /mnt/backup sc,user=backup_user,password=<backup_user password>
If you are using a DMA that supports a marker, set the marker by using -o in the mount command. For example, if you wanted to set the CommVault marker (cv):
mount -t rdnfs 10.0.0.1:/containers/backup /mnt/backup -o marker=cv
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NOTE: If you want to do a mount on AIX, you must set the nfs_use_reserved_ports and portcheck parameters first. The parameters cannot be set to 0. For example: root@aixhost1 / # nfso -po portcheck=1 root@aixhost1 / # nfso -po nfs_use_reserved_ports=1 |
To ensure that the plug-in is running successfully, check the log file at: tail -f /var/log/oca/rdnfs.log.
The Rapid CIFS plug-in must be installed on to the media server type you choose (for supported operating systems and DMAs, see the QoreStor Interoperability Guide). The plug-in software enables integration between QoreStor data storage operations and the supported data management applications (DMAs). Before you install, make sure you adhere to the Best Practices covered in another topic in this chapter.
Downloading the Rapid CIFS Plug-in
You can download the plug-in installer from the Quest website as follows
- Go to support.quest.com/qorestor, select your specific QoreStor version, and then navigate to Software Downloads.
- Locate the Rapid CIFS plug-in and download it to your system.
After it is downloaded, follow the steps below to run the plug-in installer to install the plug-in on your designated media server.
Enabling Secure Connect
Secure Connect is comprised of a set of client and server components that create a resilient and secure communication channel for use by WAN-connected clients. The server components are installed and enabled by default during the installation of the QoreStor server. Starting with the Rapid CIFS plug-in version 4.0.3.2, the plug-in installer includes the option to install and enable Secure Connect.
Installing the plug-in
To install the Rapid CIFS plug-in, follow the steps below.
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- On the media server, map a network share to your CIFS-enabled container.
- Download the plug-in installer from the website, as detailed previously.
- Open a command prompt with the “Run as Administrator” option selected. To do this using the Windows Start menu, click Start → All Programs → Accessories. Right-click Command Prompt and selectRun as Administrator.
This gives all the required privileges to install/copy the driver files to the Windows drivers folder.
- Run
QuestRapidCIFS-4.0.4.4001.exe.
- When prompted, select Install a Secure Connection to install Secure Connect.
Secure Connect ensures backups to QoreStor are completed in spite of slow or unreliable WAN connections. When selecting this option, you will be prompted for additional configuration information required to make Secure Connect function correctly.
- At the Configure Secure Connect page, complete the dialog using the IP or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the QoreStor server and appropriate credentials.
The user account used must have the CIFS role assigned.
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NOTE: The Configure Secure Connect operation is not supported for CIFS containers on DR Series appliances. DR Series appliances do not contain the required Secure Connect server component . This operation is available only for QoreStor instances. For CIFS containers on DR Series appliances, connect using the Rapid CIFS plug-in and the DR Series host name. |
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To ensure that the plug-in is running successfully, check the Windows Event log file.
Use the following procedure to remove the Rapid NFS plug-in from a Linux-based media server. After you uninstall the plug-in, Rapid NFS will be disabled and “inactive” will be shown next to NFS Write Accelerator on the NFS Connection Configuration pane on the Container Statisticspage.
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NOTE: You should retain the Rapid NFS plug-in installer on the media server in case you need to use it to reinstall the plug-in. It is usually located in /opt/oca/DR-series/RDNFS/scripts. |
To uninstall the Rapid NFS plug-in on Linux:
- Stop the Data Management Application (DMA) backup service before using the -uninstall option.
The Rapid NFS plug-in installer returns an error if the DMA service is running when attempting to uninstall the plug-in.
- Run the Rapid NFS plug-in installer (usually located in /opt/Quest/QoreStor/RDNFS/scripts) with the -uninstall option, which uninstalls the plug-in, using the following command:
$> ./QuestRapidNFS-xxxxx-x86_64.bin -uninstall
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NOTE: You must stop the DMA service before uninstalling the Rapid NFS plug-in (you are also required to use the Rapid NFS plug-in installer to uninstall the plug-in). |
Use the following standard Microsoft Windows uninstall process to remove the Rapid CIFS plug-in from a Windows-based media server. After you uninstall the plug-in, Rapid CIFS will be disabled and “inactive” will be shown next to CIFS Write Accelerator on the CIFS Connection Configuration pane on the Container Statisticspage.
Alternatively, if you want to disable (but not uninstall) the plug-in, you can run the following Rapid CIFS utility command. The utility is located in
C:\Program Files\Quest\Rapid CIFS.
rdcifsctl.exe driver -d
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To uninstall the Rapid CIFS plug-in on Windows:
- Click Start, and click Control Panel.
- Under Programs and Features, click Uninstall a program.
- Locate the Rapid CIFS plug-in in the listed of installed programs, right-click,and select Uninstall.
- Click Yes to uninstall the Rapid CIFS plug-in.
