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QoreStor 7.1.0 - User Guide

Introducing QoreStor Accessing QoreStor Configuring QoreStor settings
[[[Missing Linked File System.LinkedTitle]]] Configuring an SSL Certificate for your QoreStor System Configuring Active Directory settings Understanding system operation scheduling Configuring Secure Connect Enabling MultiConnect Configuring and using Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS Configuring and using VTL Configuring and Using Encryption at Rest Configuring email notification settings Configuring and using the Recycle Bin Configuring Cloud Reader Configuring RDA immutability
Managing containers Managing local storage Managing cloud storage Managing replications Managing Users Monitoring the QoreStor system Managing QoreStor Remotely Support, maintenance, and troubleshooting

Changing a user password

To change a user’s password for logging in to QoreStor, including the administrator if you have proper permissions, complete the following steps:

  1. In the left navigation menu, click Users. The Users page is displayed.
  2. In the list of users, find the user you want to modify. In the Actions column, click the ellipsis icon , then click Change Password.
  3. In the Old password field, type the current password for the user.
  4. In the New password field, type the new password.
  5. In Confirm password, retype the new password to confirm.
  6. Click Save.

Deleting a user

You can delete a user account from both the QoreStor GUI and the command line interface.

NOTE: You cannot delete the administrator user.

Deleting a user account through the GUI

To delete a user, complete the following steps:

  1. In the navigation menu, click Users.
  2. In the list of users, find the user you want to delete. In the Actions column, click the ellipsis icon , then click Delete.
  3. When prompted to confirm, click Remove.

Deleting a user account through the command line

To delete a user, complete the following steps:

  3. Access the QoreStor CLI. Refer to Using the QoreStor command line for more information.
  4. Delete a user account with the command 
    user --delete --name <user name>

    Refer to the QoreStor Command Line Reference Guide for more information.

Monitoring the QoreStor system

This topic describes how you can monitor the current state of QoreStor operations on the Dashboard page.

Using the Dashboard page

The Dashboard page contains graphics that show key information about the current state of your QoreStor instance. This page automatically refreshes every 30 seconds.

To use the Dashboard page, follow these steps.

  1. Click Dashboard in the navigation menu of the QoreStor GUI.
  2. You can view the following graphs:
    • Compression—displays a total compression in percentage (combining both deduplication and compression) over a time period (for example, every hour, which is the default).
    • Swap memory Usage—displays the amount of swap memory used.
    • Physical Capacity—displays total used space, free space, and used and encrypted space in GBs and TBs.
    • Network throughput—displays performance information for the configured NICs.
    • Throughput—displays the throughput volume (reads and writes) in Mebibytes/second (MiB/s) based on time (for example, every hour, which is the default).
    • Storage capacity—displays the amount of used and free storage space.
    • System Information—displays information on the QoreStor system, including:
      • System State
      • Hostname
      • System ID
      • Dictionary Type
      • Number of Storage Groups
      • Number of Containers
      • Operating System
  3. At the top of the Dashboard page, you can also view the System Summary section, which lists key information about the current QoreStor system, including:
    • Cleaner status—The current cleaner status as one of the following states:
      • Pending—displayed when there is any scheduled window set and the current time is outside the scheduled window for the Cleaner operation.
      • Running—displayed when the Cleaner operation is running during a scheduled window.
      • Idle—displayed only if there is no Cleaner operation running during a scheduled window.
    • Total number of files in all containers
    • Current savings
    • Number of containers
    • Capacity used
    • Number of Storage Groups
    • Physical Capacity
  4. To change the time display in the graphs, click History within the graph you want to view, and then select the time increment to view.
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