vRanger 7.8 - Integration Guide for NetVault SmartDisk

Enabling or updating authentication for WebDAV access

If you want to enable authentication for WebDAV access of NetVault SmartDisk for the data port, complete the following steps to specify the credentials. NetVault SmartDisk uses digest-access authentication, specifically RFC 2069. You can also use this same procedure to update existing credentials.

 

NOTE: For the user name in the WebDAV credentials, NetVault SmartDisk currently supports the use of any ASCII characters except the quotation mark ("), comma (,), and colon (:). The are no restrictions for the corresponding password.

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 section for configuring authentication:

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

2	To define the credentials, type:

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

Replace <port#> with the port that you are using.

3	When the Username prompt appears, enter the user name that should be used for access, and press Enter.

4	When the Password prompt appears, enter the password associated with the specified user name, press Enter, enter the password again when the Confirm Password prompt appears, and press Enter again.

NetVault SmartDisk displays results similar to the following example:

./smartdisk.bat config ‑‑update ‑‑webdav 37453 ‑‑credentials

Username: NetVaultSmartDiskuser

Password:

Confirm Password:

Configuration applied

5	In your backup software, configure the same credentials for backups and restores to the NetVault SmartDisk Instance.

Verifying that the client ports are open

Quest recommends that you verify that the ports are open between the vRanger machine and the NetVault SmartDisk server.

To verify that the ports are open, you can use a web browser or another method of your choice. If the port is open, the command returns the status information for the NetVault SmartDisk server. If the port is not open, you receive a connection error from your browser.

In the following examples, replace <port#> with the applicable port number, and replace <hostName> with the IP address of the machine on which NetVault SmartDisk is installed.

To use a web browser:

1	On the system on which NetVault SmartDisk is installed, type:

http://<localhost>:<port#>/proc/dedupe/stats.stnz

2	On the system on which the backup server or client software is installed, type:

http://<hostName>:<port#>/proc/dedupe/stats.stnz

NetVault SmartDisk CLI: an overview

Configuration and administration of NetVault SmartDisk is handled primarily through the NetVault SmartDisk CLI. You can perform basic functions such as configuring, monitoring, starting, and stopping NetVault SmartDisk.

The basic structure is:

…\foundation\bin\smartdisk.bat <command>

 

IMPORTANT: If you are using NetVault SmartDisk on Windows Server® 2008, Windows® Vista, or Windows 7, use a Run as Administrator command prompt to run the CLI commands. If you use a standard command prompt, you might receive an Access Denied message, even if you have administrator privileges.

To use a Run as Administrator command prompt:

1	Click Start > Run.

2	In the Run dialog box, type cmd, and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

3	If you receive a confirmation prompt, click Continue.

The Administrator Command Prompt appears.

Accessing command help

1	Open a command prompt.

2

Type:

…\foundation\bin\smartdisk.bat help

NetVault SmartDisk displays a list of the available options and an explanation of how to use them.