Configuring QoreStor with the Configuration Menu
The sections below contain the steps and information required to configure the QoreStor
- Initial login and changing your password
- Initial network configuration
- Using the QoreStor Menu
Initial login and changing your password
After the QoreStor is complete, you will be prompted to log in. When logging in for the first time with the default credentials, you are required to change the password.
- on to the QoreStor using the default credentials:
username: qsservice
password: changeme
- You will be prompted to enter the current password. Enter changeme.
- You will be prompted to enter your new password, and then to confirm it.
- Continue to Initial network configuration.
Initial network configuration
After changing the default password, you will be prompted to provide the initial networking information for your environment.
- At the Change Hostname page, enter a valid hostname or fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
NOTE: Hostnames must comply with the standards RFC 1123 and RFC 952. Hostnames may only contain the letters a-z, the numbers 0-9, the "-" (hyphen), and the "." period (or dot).
- At the Edit Network Connections page, you will be prompted to edit the network connections. If you are using DHCP, select No. If you are using Static IP, select Yes.
- Follow the screen prompts to configure the required network entries and confirm the configuration settings.
- After the required network settings are configured, QoreStor will run the initial configuration, which may take up to 3-4 minutes to complete.
- Continue to Using the QoreStor Menu.
Using the QoreStor Menu
After the initial configuration, the QoreStor menu will be displayed.
The table below details the configurations available for each menu item. The Administration , QoreStor Maintenance, and QoreStor Stats menu items provide access to additional sub-menues, and are documented separately in the topics linked to below.
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NOTE: To navigate the menu, use the arrow keys to select an entry, then press [Enter]. To return to the menu, use the [Tab] key to select Ok or Back, then press [Enter]. |
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Login Info |
Displays information about which accounts are currently logged into the QoreStor server, and the processes those accounts are using. | ||
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Network Info |
Displays the current network configuration. | ||
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Routing Info |
Displays the current routing table. | ||
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Storage Usage |
Displays the current storage configuration for each filesystem, including:
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Storage Layout |
Displays the layout per storage device, including:
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Administration |
Provides options to configure networking, storage, application and operating system configurations. Refer to the section QoreStor Administration | ||
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System Info |
Displays information about the QoreStor system, including:
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QoreStor Stats |
Provides access to QoreStor system statistics. Refer to QoreStor Statistics for more information. | ||
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QoreStor CLI |
Allows access to the QoreStor CLI commands using the qsadmin account. Refer to the QoreStor Command Line Reference Guide for more information. To return to the QoreStor Menu from the CLI, type exit at the prompt.
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Service Shell |
Allows access to the Service Shell using the qsservice account. The Service Shell is intended for OS and storage maintenance, and as such, the qsservice account has sufficient privileges for those tasks. To return to the QoreStor Menu from the shell, type exit at the prompt.
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