NetVault 13.0 - Administration Guide

Viewing cleaner statistics

On the <type> Device page, click View Cleaner Statistics.

On the Cleaner Statistics page, you can view the current and previous run statistics. The following information is displayed: File Processed, Bytes Processed, Bytes Reclaimed, Completion Time, Start Time, and End Time.

To close the dialog box, click OK.

Starting or stopping cleaner

You can start the cleaning process only when the Cleaner Status of the device is Pending or Done and stop the cleaning process only when the Cleaner Status of the device is Running.

To start the cleaner:

On the <type> Device page, click Start Cleaner.

In the Start Cleaner dialog box, click Start Cleaner.

To stop the cleaner:

On the <type> Device page, click Stop Cleaner.

In the Stop Cleaner dialog box, click Stop Cleaner.

The Cleaner Status of the device is updated accordingly.

Managing device users

On the <type> Device page, click Manage Users.

The Manage <type> Device Users page displays the following information:

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Device Name: Name of the device.

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Actions: Options for user account-related tasks.

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User Name: User name of the user.

By default, the table is sorted by User Name (descending order).

To view the page size setting, sorting order in the table, export the records, or edit table settings, click the icons at the lower-right corner of the table. For more information, see Customizing tables in NetVault WebUI.

You can use the Search option to filter the table data and find entries that contain the specified string. You can also include wildcards (“?” or “*”) in the search filter string.

Select the action that you want to perform.

You can create and manage the various users from the <type> Device page and configure the options described in the following sections:

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Creating a device-related user account

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Setting or updating the user’s password

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Deleting a device-based user account

Creating a device-related user account

On the Manage <type> Device Users page, click Add User.

In the Add User dialog box, configure the following options:

Table 73. Add User
Item	Description
User Name	Type the user name for the user account. The name must start with an alphabetical character and be between 6 to 31 character long.
New Password	Type a new password for the user account. A password can contain 8 to 16 characters.
Re-enter password	Retype the password for confirmation.

To save the details, click Save.

Setting or updating the user’s password

On the Manage <type> Device Users page, in the list of device-based users, locate the applicable user.

Click the corresponding

icon in the Actions column, and select Change Password.

In the Change Password dialog box, configure the following options.

Table 74. User password
Item	Description
Current Password	Type the current password for the user account.
New Password	Type a new password for the user account. A password can contain 8 to 16 characters.
Re-enter password	Retype the password for confirmation.

Click Change Password to save the details, and return to the Manage <type> Device Users page.

Deleting a device-based user account

On the Manage <type> Device Users page, in the list of device-based users, locate the applicable user.

Click the corresponding

icon in the Actions column, and select Delete.

In the Delete User dialog box, click Delete.

Managing a container

On the <type> Device page, you can view the list of containers or storage groups for the device. To save your choice, select Remember this selection. By default, Containers is selected.

For each container, the <type> Device page displays Storage Utilization information as well as the following information:

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Actions: Options for container-related tasks.

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Container Name: Name of the container.

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Storage Group Name: Name of the group to which the container is assigned.

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Attached To NetVault: Yes or No (If the container is attached to the NetVault or not).

By default, the table is sorted by Container Name (descending order).

You can use the Search option to filter the table data and quickly find entries that contain the specified string. You can also include wildcards (“?” or “*”) in the search filter string.

You can create and manage a container from the <type> Device page and configure the options described in the following sections:

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Creating a container

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Deleting a container

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Adding a container as a media

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Removing media

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Viewing container statistics

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Modifying DR Series system container settings

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Modifying Data Domain system settings

Creating a container

On the <type> Device page, with the Containers option selected, click Create Container.

In the Create Container dialog box, select the storage group, and type the name of the container.

The container name must start with an alphabetical character.

Click Save.

Deleting a container

On the <type> Device page, locate the applicable container.

Click the corresponding

icon in the Actions column, and select Delete.

In the Delete Container dialog box, click Delete.


	NOTE: Container deletion might take some time even after getting the message for successful deletion.

Adding a container as a media

You can add a container as a media only if the status in the field Attached To NetVault is No.

On the <type> Device page, locate the applicable container.

Click the corresponding

icon in the Actions column, and select Add As A Media.

On the Add As A Media dialog box, configure the following options:

Table 75. Add container as a media
Option	Description
Block size	The default block size is 512 KiB. The block size cannot be changed for Quest DR Series systems.
Stream Limit	The default value for this setting is 256 streams. This setting applies to all NetVault Servers to which the container is added. If the number of data streams exceeds the defined limit for the container, the Media Manager reports an error (“Device has too many streams”). You can set the soft stream limit to any value between 1 and 512. If the container is added to more than one NetVault Server, set the same soft stream limit on all servers.
Force Add	If the device is already added to another NetVault Server with the same name, select the Force Add check box. This option can be useful if you have performed a disaster recovery to rebuild the NetVault Server.

Click Add As A Media.

Removing media

You can remove a container as a media only if the status in the field Attached To NetVault is Yes.

On the <type> Device page, locate the applicable container.

Click the corresponding

icon in the Actions column, and select Remove Media.

In the Remove Device dialog box, click Remove.

If NetVault fails to remove the device, select the Force Removal check box in the confirmation dialog, and click Remove.


	NOTE: You can use the Force Removal option to remove a device that is not in use. However, the device may still try to communicate with the NetVault Server.

Viewing container statistics

On the <type> Device page, locate the applicable container.

Click the corresponding

icon in the Actions column, and select Statistics.

In the Statistics dialog box, you can view the following information: Files Replicated Inbound, Bytes Processed Inbound, Bytes Replicated Inbound, Bytes Transferred Inbound, Errors Inbound, Files Replicated Outbound, Bytes Processed Outbound, Bytes Replicated Outbound, Bytes Transferred Outbound, Outbound Errors, Bytes Synthesized, Current Bytes, Bytes Transferred, Files Ingested, Files Aborted, Ingest Errors, Files Read, Bytes Read, and Read Errors.

To close the dialog box, click OK.

Modifying DR Series system container settings

You can modify the user password or stream limit for an existing container in the DR Series system.

In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.

In the list of devices, click the icon

to locate the DR Device and to view the attached containers.

Click the corresponding Manage Device icon

The DR Series Device Management page is displayed.

Click Update, and in the Update Device Details dialog box, modify the required settings.

Table 76. Modify DR Series system settings


Option	Description
Username	Specify a user account that can be used to log on to the device. Any user with RDA permission on the DR Series system can be used as username. NOTE: User management operations on DR Series system through NetVault can only be performed by backup_user.
Password	Type the password for the user account.
Stream Limit	The default value for this setting is 256 streams. This setting applies to all NetVault Servers to which the container is added. If the number of data streams exceeds the defined limit for the container, the Media Manager reports an error (“Device has too many streams”). You can set the soft stream limit to any value between 1 and 512. If the container is added to more than one NetVault Server, set the same soft stream limit on all servers.

Click Update to save the settings.

Modifying Data Domain system settings

You can modify the username, password, stream limit, or block size for an existing Data Domain system.

In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.

In the list of devices, locate the device, and click the corresponding Manage Device icon

Click Update, and in the Update Device Details dialog box, modify the required settings.

Table 77. Modify Data Domain system settings


Option	Description
Username	Specify a DD Boost user account that can be used to log on to the device for backups and restores. Verify that the user account is created on the Data Domain system before you add the device to the NetVault Server.
Password	Type the password for the user account.
Stream Limit	The default value for this setting is 32 streams. This setting applies to all NetVault Servers to which the container is added. If the number of data streams exceeds the defined limit for the container, the Media Manager reports an error (“Device has too many streams”). You can set the soft stream limit to any value between 1 and 256. If the container is added to more than one NetVault Server, set the same soft stream limit on all servers.
Block size	Type or select the block size for data transfers. The block size is specified in KiB. The default block size is 128 KiB.

Click Update to save the settings.

Modifying QoreStor system settings

You can modify the username, password, stream limit, or block size for an existing QoreStor system.

In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.

In the list of devices, locate the device, and click the corresponding Manage Device icon

Click Update, and in the Update Device Details dialog box, modify the required settings.

Table 78. Modify QoreStor system settings


Option	Description
Username	Specify a user account that can be used to log on to the device. Any user with RDA permission on the QoreStor system can be used as username. NOTE: User management operations on QoreStor system through NetVault can only be performed by backup_user.
Password	Type the password for the user account.
Stream Limit	The default value for this setting is 64 streams. This setting applies to all NetVault Servers to which the container is added. If the number of data streams exceeds the defined limit for the container, the Media Manager reports an error (“Device has too many streams”). You can set the soft stream limit to any value between 1 and 256. NOTE: You must consider target device capability before changing stream limit value for QoreStor. If the container is added to more than one NetVault Server, set the same soft stream limit on all servers.

Click Update to save the settings.

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