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DR Series Software 4.0.4 - Administration Guide

Introducing the DR Series system documentation Introducing the DR Series system Setting up the DR Series system Configuring the DR Series system settings Managing containers Managing replications Monitoring the DR Series system Using GlobalView Configuring and using Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS Configuring and using Rapid Data Access with NetVault Backup and with vRanger Configuring and using RDA with OST
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Understanding GlobalView

GlobalView is a dashboard view providing a holistic, or “global,” picture of all of the DR Series systems that you have added to it. By using GlobalView, you can easily monitor and manage all of the DR Series systems in your enterprise through one view. For example, as an administrator in a headquarters office, you could use GlobalView on your DR Series system to monitor via a single page all of the DR Series systems you have in the different branch offices that replicate to the headquarters office. The GlobalView also provides easy navigation to any DR Series systems in the view.

The following list describes important tips and considerations for using GlobalView:

  • For streamlined navigation, your location in the GUI is saved when you navigate between DR Series systems. For example, if you are on the Software Upgrade page in one DR Series system, and you navigate to another DR Series system from the GlobalView page, the Software Upgrade page of the new DR Series system is displayed.
  • The GlobalView on a DR Series system is local to that system, and the GlobalView information is maintained in a physical file on the system. If the machine goes down or is otherwise unavailable, the GlobalView is unavailable. In addition, if a factory refresh is performed on the system, the GlobalView information is lost and you must add the systems to the GlobalView dashboard again.
  • You can define an identical GlobalView on another DR Series system in your domain to serve as a backup if the DR Series system that contains the original GlobalView is down or otherwise unavailable. For example, suppose you have three DR Series systems: A, B, and C. All of these systems are on the same Active Directory Services (ADS) domain and have identical logon credentials. You log on to DR Series system A, and, on its GlobalView page, you add DR Series systems B and C (resulting in A, B, and C being in the view). Then, you can log on to DR Series system B, and add A and C to its GlobalView page (also resulting in A, B, and C being in the view).
  • You cannot import or export a GlobalView dashboard configuration. To create a GlobalView, you must manually define it by adding systems to the GlobalView dashboard. For details, see Adding a DR Series System to Global View .
  • The virtual system, DR2000v, can be monitored in GlobalView by the hardware—based DR Series system to which is it registered.

NOTE: If you are using Internet Explorer 10, it is recommended that you disable the pop-up blocker so that you can open a new browser window when you navigate to another DR Series system from within GlobalView.

Prerequisites for GlobalView

The GlobalView feature is available on all DR Series systems that have version 3.0.0.1 (or later) software installed. The system to which you are currently logged in is automatically included by default in the GlobalView page; however, any other systems must be explicitly added. For details, see Adding a DR Series System to Global View.

The following list descries the prerequisites that must be met so that you can add and view additional DR Series systems in the GlobalView page.

  • All DR Series systems must have the same version of 3.x or 4.x software installed. Systems running older software versions cannot be added to the GlobalView page.
  • All DR Series systems must have unique service tags.
  • When you use GlobalView, you must log on to the DR Series system by using your domain credentials; for example, you must log in as [DOMAIN]\Administrator instead of just Administrator.

Viewing and using the GlobalView page

The GlobalView page in the DR Series system GUI displays a convenient view of the operating statistics for all of the DR Series system appliances that you have added. On this page, you can monitor the status of and easily navigate to the DR Series systems that you have added to the GlobalView. Using GlobalView makes it easy to navigate to a different system in your enterprise without having to log out and log on by using new browser sessions.

To view and use the GlobalView page, follow these steps.

  1. To view the GlobalView page, in the left navigation menu, click GlobalView. The GlobalView page is displayed, showing a GlobalView Summary and a list of appliances that have been added to GlobalView. The information on this page refreshes every 30 seconds.
  2. You can easily view summary information in the GlobalView Summary pane.

    NOTE: If needed, you can expand the GlobalView Summary pane to view the information.

    The following table describes the information that is displayed in the GlobalView Summary.

    Column/Item Description
    Appliances
    Configured Displays the number of appliances that have been added to the GlobalView (including the managing system, which contains the GlobalView dashboard).
    Operational Displays the number of appliances that are currently connected and are operational.
    Disconnected Displays the number of appliances that have been added to the GlobalView but are unable to be reached. To troubleshoot, see the topic,Reconnecting DR Series Systems.
    Upgrade in Progress Displays the number of appliances that have system software currently being upgraded.
    Rebooting Displays the number of appliances that are rebooting.
    Initializing Displays the number of appliances that are currently initializing.
    Maintenance Mode Displays the number of appliances currently in maintenance mode.
    Manual Intervention Required Displays the number of appliances that require manual intervention.
    Notifications
    Alerts Displays the total number of alerts in all appliances in the GlobalView.
    Events Displays the total number of events in all appliances in the GlobalView.
    Capacity
    Total Displays the total physical capacity in all appliances in the GlobalView.
    Used Displays the total physical capacity bytes that are used across all appliances in the GlobalView.
    Free Displays the total physical capacity bytes that are free across all appliances in the GlobalView.
    Containers
    Containers Displays the total number of containers in all appliances in the GlobalView.
    Replications Displays the total number of containers replicated in all appliances in the GlobalView.
    Total Files Displays the total number of files in all containers in all appliances in the GlobalView.
    Active Bytes Displays the total bytes before optimization in all appliances in the GlobalView.
    Active Clients
    RDS, NFS, CIFS, OST, NDMP, iSCSI, and FC Displays the total number of clients configured in all appliances in the GlobalView, organized by container connection type, such as RDS, NFS, CIFS, OST, NDMP, iSCSI, and FC.
  3. You can view the list of appliances and associated information under the GlobalView Summary. This appliance list includes all of the appliances in GlobalView and provides a high-level status. The managing DR Series system appears in bold text. By default, appliances are listed alphabetically by appliance name. You can sort the list by a clicking the column header, which toggles between ascending and descending order. This sort order is retained if you leave the page and return later.

  4. NOTE: You can collapse the GlobalView summary pane for more viewing space on the page, if needed.

    The following table describes the information displayed in the appliance list.

    Column Description
    Appliance Name Lists the Active Directory fully-qualified domain name (FQDN), and contains links to each respective DR Series system.
    Status Displays the system operational state as an icon.
    • A green check mark iconThis is a green box with a white check mark in it. indicates that the system is operational.
    • A red X icon This is a red box with a white x in it. indicates that the system is not connected. This can occur, for example, if the DR Series system is removed from the Active Directory Services (ADS) domain, if it is down, or if it is being rebooted.
    Capacity Displays the used physical storage capacity as a percentage.
    Savings Displays the total savings as a percentage (combining both deduplication and compression).
    Alerts Displays the alert count. You can click the number to navigate to the Alerts page.
    Replication Displays the replication state as an icon.
    • A green check mark icon This is a green box with a white check mark in it. indicates that replication is operational.
    • A red iconThis is a red box showing a broken link image. indicates that replication has failed.
    Ingest Rate Displays the rate of data being written to the DR Series system across your network in MiB/s.

  5. You can expand each appliance to view more specific configuration information about the system, including:

    • System State (such as Operational or Manual Intervention Required)
    • Model
    • Service Tag
    • Software Version
    • iDRAC IP
    • Management IP
    • Used Capacity (in bytes)
    • Free Capacity (in bytes)
    • Total Containers
    • Read Throughput (in MiB/s)
    • Configured Replications
    • Connected Replications
    • Disconnected Replications
    • Trying to Connect Replications
    • Stopped Replications

  6. To navigate to a different DR Series system from GlobalView, do one of the following:
    • In the left navigation menu, click GlobalView and select the DR Series system you want to view.
    • In the appliance list in the GlobalView page, click the appliance name.
  7. To go back to viewing the managing DR Series system, click the Return to Managing Unit link, which appears above the GlobalView menu item in the left navigation menu.

Adding a DR Series system to GlobalView

You can add up to 64 machines to GlobalView. This number includes the system to which you are logged on.

Before you add a system to GlobalView, you must have logged onto the system by using your domain credentials.

To add a DR Series system to Global View, complete the following steps:

  1. In the left navigation menu, click GlobalView.
  2. On the Global View page, click the Action menu in the upper right corner, and then click Add to Global View.
    The Add to Global View pane appears above the GlobalView Summary.
  3. In the field, DR Unit FQDN or IP address, add the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the DR Series system that you want to add.
  4. In the Username field, enter the domain user name for the DR Series system that you want to add. For example, DOMAIN\administrator. This entry should be identical to the credentials used in all other systems in the GlobalView.
  5. In the Password field, enter the domain password for the DR Series system that you want to add. This entry should be identical to the credentials used in all other systems in the GlobalView.
  6. Click Add and Connect.
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