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QoreStor 7.1.1 - User Guide

Introducing QoreStor Accessing QoreStor Configuring QoreStor settings
Licensing QoreStor Configuring SAML 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 Security recommendations guide About us

Licensing QoreStor

QoreStor offers a backend capacity licensing model to allow for simple integration with other Quest Data Protection products.

  • Standalone license - QoreStor is licensed by the amount of backend capacity required. Standalone licenses are available as either perpetual licenses (with no expiration), or term licenses, which expire after a specified period of time.

  • NOTE: Term licenses are intended for specific customer use cases, i.e., licensing according to yearly billing cycles. A perpetual license is appropriate for most customers.

QoreStor licenses are additive, meaning that if you purchase a 5TB license now, and a 10TB license in the future, you will have 15TB total capacity.

NOTE: Licenses for QoreStor are specific to the QoreStor server. When installing a license, the System ID for your QoreStor server is required. You can obtain the System ID with the command system --show | grep "System ID"

Evaluating QoreStor

QoreStor offers two methods for evaluation:

  • Default installation - If no license is installed, QoreStor defaults to a no-cost, 1TB capacity installation supported by the QoreStor Community. This option requires no license and does not expire.
    • If a license is applied to a server running in this mode, the free 1TB is not added to the purchased license capacity.
    • When installed in Demo mode, the capacity is limited to 100GB.
  • Full capacity trial - available on the Quest Software Trial site, which provides a 30-day evaluation license for up to 360TB and access to Quest Support. After the evaluation period has expired, the QoreStor server will operate in Manual Intervention mode until a license is applied. To use QoreStor beyond that time frame, you will need to purchase a perpetual standalone license.
    • If installed in Demo mode, the capacity is limited to 100GB
    • If a longer trial period is required, please contact Quest Sales.

If you have purchased a standalone license, you can install it using the system --license command, as described in the QoreStor Command Line Reference Guide.

NOTE: When ordering a license, the System ID for your QoreStor server is required. You can obtain the System ID with the command system --show | grep "System ID"

Viewing your license configuration

You can view QoreStor license configuration information through the QoreStor GUI or the command line interface.

To view the current license configuration in the GUI

  1. In the navigation menu, click System to expand the menu, then click License.
  2. Information about the configured license is displayed.

To view the current license configuration via the command line, use the command

system --show [--license] [--verbose]

Installing a license

You can add a license to QoreStor through either the QoreStor GUI or the command line interface.

To install a license:

  1. In the navigation menu, click System to expand the menu, then click License.
  2. Click Upload License.
  3. Click Upload License and select the license file.
  4. Click Apply.

NOTE: You may also install a QoreStor license from the command line interface using the command:

system --license [--show] [--verbose] [--validate] [--file <path>] [--add] [--file <path>]

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

Configuring SAML

SAML 2.0-based authentication is how QoreStor uses to establish multi-factor authentication (MFA) and support single sign-on (SSO) capabilities through an external identity provider (IdP). QoreStor supports only service provider-initiated login. QoreStor SAML configuration is compatible with the following IdPs:

  • Azure AD
  • OneLogin
  • Okta

Accessing the SAML configuration settings in QoreStor

To access the SAML configuration settings in QoreStor

  1. To display the Users configuration page, in the navigation menu, click Users.
  2. Click Configure SAML.
  3. Provide the URLs displayed on the SAML Configuration page to your chosen IdP:
    • Service Provider EntityId. This URL serves as a unique identifier that represents the particular QoreStor server to the IdP.
    • Service Provider MetaData URL. This URL provides an endpoint on the QoreStor Server that QoreStor uses to furnish keys and additional SAML endpoints to the IdP.
    • Service Provider ACS (Assertion Consumer Services) URL. This URL provides an endpoint on the QoreStor Server that the IDP uses to send its authentication response after the IdP has successfully authenticated a user attempting to login to QoreStor. The IdP uses this URL to redirect the user's browser session back to the QoreStor Server to allow authenticated access to the QoreStor Server.
  4. To complete the SAML configuration, obtain the Identity Provider Metadata URL from the IdP and enter it in the text box.

    This URL is required. It contains the URL of the metadata endpoint provided by the IP to furnish keys and additional SAML endpoints to the QoreStor Server.

  5. Click Save.
  6. Restart the QoreStor UI using the following command:

    /opt/qorestor/bin/storage-server-services/ocaui restart

    NOTE:For SAML redirection to succeed, the QoreStor hostname should be resolvable from the Client browser.

    For more information about configuring SAML for QoreStor, see the QoreStor SAML Configuration Guide.

Registering an SSO user with the QoreStor Server

To register an SSO user with the QoreStor Server

  1. To display the Users configuration page, in the navigation menu, click Users.
  2. To display the Add User sidebar, click Add User.
  3. From the Authentication Type drop-down menu, select SAML as the authentication type for the new user.
  4. For User (Email), enter the email address of the user that was configured in the IdP for access to the QoreStor Server.

    The value provided must be of a valid email address format; for example, john.doe@example.com).

  5. From the Roles drop-down menu, select either the Administrator role or Monitor role.
  6. Optionally, enter the following details:
    • Full Name
    • Phone
    • Description
  7. To add the registered user account with the QoreStor Server, click Save.

    The QoreStor UI Login page now includes a SAML Sign In option.

Logging in to the QoreStor UI using SAML

To log in to the QoreStor UI using SAML

  1. From the QoreStor UI Login page, click SAML Sign In.

    The browser redirects you to the configured IdP's login page.

  2. On the IdP login page, enter the required IdP user credentials.
  3. Optionally, if you configured MFA for your account with the IdP, enter the requested second factor token or provide approval through a mobile application.

    After the IdP authenticates the credentials, the browser session redirects to the QoreStor UI. If the authentication was successful, the QoreStor UI login page briefly displays before the browser session redirects to the QoreStor UI Dashboard.

    You are now logged in to the QoreStor Server.

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