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QoreStor 7.1.0 - Command Line Reference Guide

Introduction to the QoreStor Command Line Reference Guide Introducing QoreStor Managing QoreStor
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Managing QoreStor Storage Operations
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container --add --name <name> [--type <VTL>] [--tape_size <tape_size>][--no_of_drives <1–60>][--is_oem <yes|no>][--oem_vendor <QUEST|DELL>][--group_name <name>]

Description

Creates and names a new container in QoreStor.

NOTE: If a storage group name is not provided, the container will be placed in Default Group.

 

NOTE: Container names and storage group names cannot exceed 32 characters in length. Container names cannot start with a number, and the /, #, and @ special characters are not allowed. Valid values for the container and storage group name are [a-z, A-Z, 0–9, and ‘_’.

Syntax

container --add --name <name>
	[--type <VTL>]
	[--tape_size <800GB|400GB|200GB|100GB|50GB|10GB>]
	[--no_of_drives <1-60>]
	[--is_oem <yes|no>]
	[--oem_vendor <QUEST>]
	[--group_name <name>]

Where

--name           Name of the container. Valid values are  [a-z,A-Z,0-9,'-' and '_' for non-VTL containers]  and maximum of 32 characters.
--type           Type of the container.
--tape_size      Tape size <800GB|400GB|200GB|100GB|50GB|10GB>
--no_of_drives   Number of Drives (applicable to FC containers only)
--is_oem         Is OEM <yes|no>
--oem_vendor     oem_vendor <QUEST>
--group_name     Name of the storage group. Valid values are [a-z,A-Z,0-9,'-' and '_'] and maximum of 32 characters.

Result

Container "acme99" created successfully.

container --update --name <name> [--no_of_drives <1–60>]

Description

Updates the specified container.

Syntax

container --update --name <name>
	[--no_of_drives <1-60>]
	[--cloud_replication <yes|no>]
	[--immutable_file_stat]

Where

--name                  Name of the container. Valid values are  [a-z,A-Z,0-9,'-' and '_' for non-VTL containers]  and maximum of 32 characters.
--no_of_drives          Number of Drives (applicable to FC containers only)
--cloud_replication     <yes|no>
--immutable_file_stat   Updates immutable file stat




Result
The FC service will be restarted for this change to take effect, Do you want to continue? (yes/no) [n]? y
Successfully updated Container FC1's number of drives as 32.

    
container --delete --name <name> [--delete_files]









Description


Deletes the files and the existing container on which the files reside in a QoreStor when using the --name option with --delete_files command.




Syntax
container --delete --name <name> [--delete_files]


Where
--name           Name of container.
--delete_files   Deletes the files in the container.




Result
WARNING: All the data in the container acme4 will be deleted!

Do you want to continue? (yes/no) [n]? y
Please enter the administrator password:
Container "default_ost" marked for deletion. Please run "maintenance --filesystem --reclaim_space" to recover the storage space.











 



NOTE: Be aware that it may take a fair amount of time for the QoreStor file and container deletion processes to complete and update the system status. For details on deleting the files within an OST container, see container --delete_files.

    
container --marker [--enable <Auto | CommVault | Networker | TSM | ARCserve | HP_DataProtector | Unix_Dump | BridgeHead>] [--disable <Auto | CommVault | Networker | TSM | ARCserve | HP_DataProtector | Unix_Dump | BridgeHead>] --name <name>









Description


Enables or disables a marker type or an automatic marker setting type (Auto) on an existing container in the QoreStor. To enable or disable the automatic marker setting type on an existing container, substitute Auto in place of a specific marker type (for example, Networker in the CLI command.




Syntax
container --marker [--enable <Auto|CommVault|Networker|TSM|ARCserve|HP_DataProtector|Unix_Dump|BridgeHead|TiNa|Acronis>]
	[--disable <Auto|CommVault|Networker|TSM|ARCserve|HP_DataProtector|Unix_Dump|BridgeHead|TiNa|Acronis>]
	--name 		<name>


Where
--enable   	Enable marker of given type.
--disable   	Disable marker of given type.
--name      	Name of container.




Result
Marker updated successfully.




Other Examples


Disables amarker on an existing container in the QoreStor:
container --marker --disable--name acme99
Marker updated successfully.

            

                
            




            
        


        

             



    

        
        
        
        
        
    







    

        
    
    


    






    

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