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DR Series Software 4.0 - Administrator 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
Understanding RDA with OST Guidelines Terminology Supported RDA with OST software and components Best Practices: RDA with OST and the DR Series System Setting client-side optimization Configuring an LSU Installing the RDA with OST plug-in Configuring DR Series system information using NetBackup Backing Up Data From a DR Series System (NetBackup) Using Backup Exec with a DR Series system (Windows) Understanding the OST CLI commands Understanding RDA with OST Plug-In Diagnostic Logs Collecting Diagnostics Using a Linux Utility Guidelines for Gathering Media Server Information
Configuring and using VTL Configuring and Using Encryption at Rest Support, maintenance, and troubleshooting Supported Ports in a DR Series System
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All DR Series systems must have unique service tags.
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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.
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Viewing and using the GlobalView page

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.

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.
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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.

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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.
 
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.

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A green check mark iconThis is a green box with a white check mark in it. indicates that the system is operational.
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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.

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A green check mark icon This is a green box with a white check mark in it. indicates that replication is operational.
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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.

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You can expand each appliance to view more specific configuration information about the system, including:
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System State (such as Operational or Manual Intervention Required)
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Model
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Service Tag
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Software Version
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iDRAC IP
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Management IP
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Used Capacity (in bytes)
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Free Capacity (in bytes)
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Total Containers
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Read Throughput (in MiB/s)
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Configured Replications
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Connected Replications
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Disconnected Replications
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Trying to Connect Replications
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Stopped Replications
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To navigate to a different DR Series system from GlobalView, do one of the following:
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In the left navigation menu, click GlobalView and select the DR Series system you want to view.
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In the appliance list in the GlobalView page, click the appliance name.
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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.
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Adding a DR Series system to GlobalView

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:

In the left navigation menu, click GlobalView.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Click Add and Connect.
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Removing a DR Series system from GlobalView

Removing a DR Series system from GlobalView

You can remove any DR Series system from GlobalView except the system to which you are currently logged on, which contains the GlobalView.

When you remove a DR Series system from GlobalView on one system, it does not remove it from any other GlobalViews to which you may have added it on other systems.

To remove a DR Series system from GlobalView, complete the following steps:

In the left navigation menu, click GlobalView.
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On the GlobalView page, in the appliance list, click the Delete icon next to the system you want to delete.
 
NOTE: No Delete icon appears next to the system that contains the GlobalView; it is not available to be removed.
A warning dialog box is displayed to confirm that you want to delete the system.
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Click OK to confirm.
The system is deleted from GlobalView.
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