Description
Validates and installs the license for the external data storage you can add using the expansion shelf enclosures to the base DR Series system. The expansion shelf licenses are based on the size of the expansion shelves; for details on expansion shelves, see DR Series System Drive and System Capacities. There are two ways that expansion shelf licenses can be purchased: point of sale (POS) and after point of sale (APOS).
- POS licenses are those ordered from the factory with the DR Series system hardware appliance and the expansion shelf enclosures.
- APOS licenses are those ordered later separately for new expansion shelves or for existing Dell MD1200 storage arrays intended for use as expansion shelf enclosures.
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NOTE: The 300 Gigabyte (GB) drive capacity (2.7 TB) version of the DR Series system does not support the addition of expansion shelf enclosures. |
There are two ways to obtain the expansion shelf enclosure license (license.xml):
- By downloading the license file from the Support website (support.quest.com/DR-Series), in which you enter your service tag or navigate to your DR Series system type, then click Get Drivers.
- By using an email link from Dell where the license file resides.
Once you have located the license file for expansion shelf enclosure use WinSCP to copy it to the /store/license, which is a location known by the DR Series system software.
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NOTE: Each added expansion shelf enclosure must be equal to or greater than each DR Series system internal drive slot capacity (0–11). Because 1 TB drives are the smallest ones supported by the expansion shelf enclosure you add, the 600 Gigabyte (GB) DR Series systems need to use 1 TB or larger sized drives in any expansion shelf enclosure added to the base system. |
Syntax
system --license --validate
Result
License file is valid and can be installed.
To add a validated license for a data storage expansion shelf (enclosure), use the following DR Series system CLI command:
system --license --add
License file has successfully installed.
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NOTE: The recommended process for adding an expansion shelf enclosure involves the following tasks:
- Use the system --license [--validate] [--add] command to validate and install the license for the expansion shelf enclosure.
- Power off (if needed) the Dell MD1200 storage array, physically connect the expansion shelf enclosure to the base DR Series system, and power on the expansion shelf enclosure.
- Use the system --add_storage --enclosure command (for specific information, see system --add_storage --enclosure <service tag>).
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Description
Sets the hostname for a DR Series system.
Syntax
system --setname --name acme-60
Result
Successfully updated hostname.
Restarting syslog service ... done.
Description
Sets the date and time zone on a DR Series system.
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NOTE: To set a date (month/day/hour/minute) for the DR Series system, enter values using the following format where the specifying of a four-digit year [[CC]YY] and seconds [.ss] are optional: MMDDhhmm [[CC]YY][.ss]]. |
For example, September 29, 2011 13:20:00 can be entered in any of the following ways:
- 0929132012 and 092913202012: where 0929 represents September 29, 1320 represents 13:20 in a 24-hour time format, and 12 and 2012 both represent 2012.
- 0929132012.00 and 092913202021.00: where 0929 represents September 29, 1320 represents 13:20 in a 24-hour time format, 12 and 2012 both represent 2012, and .00 represents 13:20:00.
Syntax
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NOTE: Respond to the prompt to stop the NTP service by issuing a system --setntp --disable command. |
system --setdate --date 092913202012 --timezone US/Pacific
Please stop NTP service before changing time.
system --setntp --disable
Result
Shutting down ntpd: [ OK ]
Fri Jun 29 13:20:00 PDT 2012
NTP service is already disabled.
Changed the time zone to US/Pacific
Thu Jun 29 13:20:00 PDT 2012
Description
Adds a new NTP server for use with the DR Series system.
Syntax
system --setntp --add 2.centos.pool.ntp.org
Result
Stopping NTP service ... Done
Adding NTP server ... Done
Starting NTP service ... Done
NTP server 2.centos.pool.ntp.org added.
Enter the following DR Series system CLI command to verify that the NTP server was successfully added:
system --show --ntp
NTP Service is : UP
Server 1 : 0.centos.pool.ntp.org
Server 2 : 1.centos.pool.ntp.org
Server 3 : 2.centos.pool.ntp.org
