Prerequisites for reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk

Prerequisites for reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk

Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before reinstalling the NetVault SmartDisk software binaries.

•	All the original Storage Pool directories, which include the directories for the Content Index, Staging Store, Chunk Index, and Chunk Store, are available in their entirety and are not corrupted.

•	All the original Storage Pool directories have been moved or copied to a different directory by using operating-system commands.

•	All the original Storage Pool directories, which are now empty, are available for the new NetVault SmartDisk software binary installation and there is sufficient available disk space to store all the data that originally resided in these directories.

•	The original identity.cfg configuration file is available. This file is located in the following directory:

…\diskmanager\etc

•	The same version of the NetVault SmartDisk software is installed that was running on the original NetVault SmartDisk installation.

Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk if identity.cfg is available

Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk if identity.cfg is available

If the original identity.cfg configuration file is 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 Installing the NetVault SmartDisk software.

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	Replace the identity.cfg file with the original file.

This file is located in the following directory:

…\diskmanager\etc

6	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.

7	Start the NetVault SmartDisk Services.

For more information, see Starting NetVault SmartDisk Services.

Reinstalling NetVault SmartDisk if identity.cfg is not available

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

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.