Understanding the Quest DR Series
• Available DR Series configurations
• DR Series features and concepts
IMPORTANT: The information presented in this topic is a summary of the full documentation. For more information, see the vRanger and Quest DR Series documentation.
Available DR Series configurations
The Quest DR Series system is a solution designed to reduce your backup data footprint using several comprehensive backup and deduplication operations that optimize storage savings.
The DR Series system consists of the following components:
• Software: The system software supports record linkage and context-based lossless data compression methods.
• Hardware/VM: Following are the hardware and virtual appliance (VA) types that support the DR Series:
▪ DR2000v system: A VM template in various capacities for VMware� ESXi� and Hyper-V� that can be deployed on our existing VM infrastructure.
▪ DR Series appliance: A rack-based appliance available in various configurations.
▪ Expansion shelf: The hardware system appliance supports the addition of external Quest PowerVault MD1200 data storage expansion shelf enclosures.
DR Series features and concepts
This topic provides an overview of the primary features and concepts in the Quest DR Series appliance.
• Deduplication and compression
The DR Series design uses various data-reduction technologies, including advanced deduplication algorithms, in addition to the generic and custom compression solutions that prove effective across many differing file types. Data deduplication and compression is addressed in the following areas:
• DR Series appliances: The DR Series backup and recovery appliances provide both efficient and high-performance disk-based data protection to leverage the advanced deduplication and compression capabilities in the DR Series software. Based on technology that is now part of the Quest Data Protection strategy, the DR Series provides a key component that performs backup, recovery, and data protection operations.
• Deduplication: This technology eliminates redundant copies of data and in the process it decreases disk capacity requirements and reduces the bandwidth needed for data transfer. Deduplication can be a major asset for companies that are dealing with increasing data volumes and require a means for optimizing their data protection.
• Compression: This technology reduces the size of data that is stored, protected, and transmitted. Compression helps companies improve their backup and recovery times while helping reduce infrastructure and network resource constraints.
In general, the DR Series appliances are Purpose Built Backup Appliances (PBBA) that offer advanced deduplication and compression capabilities to reduce the time and cost associated with backing up and restoring data. Based on deduplication and compression technology, the DR Series eliminates the need to maintain multiple copies of the same data. This product lets customers keep more data online longer and reduce the need for tape backup dependency.
Using its deduplication and compression technology, the DR Series can help achieve an expected data reduction ratio of 15:1. Achieving this reduction in data means that you need fewer incremental storage operations to run and it provides you with a smaller backup footprint. By removing redundant data, the DR Series deliver fast reliable backup and restore functionality, reduce media usage and power and cooling requirements, and improve your overall data protection and retention costs.
You can extend the benefits of data deduplication across the enterprise as well — using the DR Series deduplication replication function — to provide a complete backup solution for multi-site environments. With 32:1 deduplicated replication, up to 32 DR Series appliances can be replicated simultaneously to separate, individual containers on one central DR Series appliance. The DR Series uses compression with replication to shrink the data that is needed to be moved across the wire to a container.
Replication is the process by which the same key data is saved from multiple storage locations, with the goal being to maintain consistency between redundant resources in data storage environments. Data replication improves the level of fault-tolerance, which improves the reliability of maintaining saved data and permits accessibility to the same stored data. The DR Series system uses an active form of replication that lets you configure a primary-backup scheme. During replication, the system processes data storage requests from a specified source to a specified replica target, which acts as a replica of the original source data. This replica can then be cascaded optionally to a third location called a Cascaded replica for an additional copy.
Replicas and Cascaded replicas are read-only and are updated with new or unique data during scheduled or manual replications. The DR Series system can be considered to act as a form of a storage replication process in which the backup and deduplication data is replicated in real time or using a scheduled window in a network environment. In a replication relationship between two or three DR Series systems, this configuration means that a relationship exists between several systems. One system acts as the source and the other as a replica, with an optional third cascaded replica if you have chosen to keep two instances of replicated data in your backup workflow.
The DR Series supports the following file system protocols:
• Common Internet File System (CIFS)
RDA is developed by Quest and provides a logical disk interface for use with network storage devices. RDS allows for better coordination and integration between DR Series backup, restore, and optimized duplication operations with vRanger and Quest NetVault Backup.
The DR Series and vRanger integration is done using the Rapid OFS (ROFS) plug-in developed by Quest. The ROFS plug-in allows vRanger control over backup image creation, deletion, and duplication. RDS allows deduplication operations to happen on the client-side so that network traffic can be reduced.
The RDS protocol allows the supported backup applications to communicate directly with the DR Series and determine whether a specific chunk of data exists on the system. If the data exists, only the pointers need to be updated on the DR Series, and the duplicate chunk of data does not need to be transferred to the system. This process provides two benefits: it improves the overall backup speed, and also reduces the network load.
Understanding the Quest DR Series
• Available DR Series configurations
• DR Series features and concepts
IMPORTANT: The information presented in this topic is a summary of the full documentation. For more information, see the vRanger and Quest DR Series documentation.
Available DR Series configurations
The Quest DR Series system is a solution designed to reduce your backup data footprint using several comprehensive backup and deduplication operations that optimize storage savings.
The DR Series system consists of the following components:
• Software: The system software supports record linkage and context-based lossless data compression methods.
• Hardware/VM: Following are the hardware and virtual appliance (VA) types that support the DR Series:
▪ DR2000v system: A VM template in various capacities for VMware� ESXi� and Hyper-V� that can be deployed on our existing VM infrastructure.
▪ DR Series appliance: A rack-based appliance available in various configurations.
▪ Expansion shelf: The hardware system appliance supports the addition of external Quest PowerVault MD1200 data storage expansion shelf enclosures.
DR Series features and concepts
This topic provides an overview of the primary features and concepts in the Quest DR Series appliance.
• Deduplication and compression
The DR Series design uses various data-reduction technologies, including advanced deduplication algorithms, in addition to the generic and custom compression solutions that prove effective across many differing file types. Data deduplication and compression is addressed in the following areas:
• DR Series appliances: The DR Series backup and recovery appliances provide both efficient and high-performance disk-based data protection to leverage the advanced deduplication and compression capabilities in the DR Series software. Based on technology that is now part of the Quest Data Protection strategy, the DR Series provides a key component that performs backup, recovery, and data protection operations.
• Deduplication: This technology eliminates redundant copies of data and in the process it decreases disk capacity requirements and reduces the bandwidth needed for data transfer. Deduplication can be a major asset for companies that are dealing with increasing data volumes and require a means for optimizing their data protection.
• Compression: This technology reduces the size of data that is stored, protected, and transmitted. Compression helps companies improve their backup and recovery times while helping reduce infrastructure and network resource constraints.
In general, the DR Series appliances are Purpose Built Backup Appliances (PBBA) that offer advanced deduplication and compression capabilities to reduce the time and cost associated with backing up and restoring data. Based on deduplication and compression technology, the DR Series eliminates the need to maintain multiple copies of the same data. This product lets customers keep more data online longer and reduce the need for tape backup dependency.
Using its deduplication and compression technology, the DR Series can help achieve an expected data reduction ratio of 15:1. Achieving this reduction in data means that you need fewer incremental storage operations to run and it provides you with a smaller backup footprint. By removing redundant data, the DR Series deliver fast reliable backup and restore functionality, reduce media usage and power and cooling requirements, and improve your overall data protection and retention costs.
You can extend the benefits of data deduplication across the enterprise as well — using the DR Series deduplication replication function — to provide a complete backup solution for multi-site environments. With 32:1 deduplicated replication, up to 32 DR Series appliances can be replicated simultaneously to separate, individual containers on one central DR Series appliance. The DR Series uses compression with replication to shrink the data that is needed to be moved across the wire to a container.
Replication is the process by which the same key data is saved from multiple storage locations, with the goal being to maintain consistency between redundant resources in data storage environments. Data replication improves the level of fault-tolerance, which improves the reliability of maintaining saved data and permits accessibility to the same stored data. The DR Series system uses an active form of replication that lets you configure a primary-backup scheme. During replication, the system processes data storage requests from a specified source to a specified replica target, which acts as a replica of the original source data. This replica can then be cascaded optionally to a third location called a Cascaded replica for an additional copy.
Replicas and Cascaded replicas are read-only and are updated with new or unique data during scheduled or manual replications. The DR Series system can be considered to act as a form of a storage replication process in which the backup and deduplication data is replicated in real time or using a scheduled window in a network environment. In a replication relationship between two or three DR Series systems, this configuration means that a relationship exists between several systems. One system acts as the source and the other as a replica, with an optional third cascaded replica if you have chosen to keep two instances of replicated data in your backup workflow.
The DR Series supports the following file system protocols:
• Common Internet File System (CIFS)
RDA is developed by Quest and provides a logical disk interface for use with network storage devices. RDS allows for better coordination and integration between DR Series backup, restore, and optimized duplication operations with vRanger and Quest NetVault Backup.
The DR Series and vRanger integration is done using the Rapid OFS (ROFS) plug-in developed by Quest. The ROFS plug-in allows vRanger control over backup image creation, deletion, and duplication. RDS allows deduplication operations to happen on the client-side so that network traffic can be reduced.
The RDS protocol allows the supported backup applications to communicate directly with the DR Series and determine whether a specific chunk of data exists on the system. If the data exists, only the pointers need to be updated on the DR Series, and the duplicate chunk of data does not need to be transferred to the system. This process provides two benefits: it improves the overall backup speed, and also reduces the network load.
Installing and configuring your Quest DR Series
• Installing the DR Series hardware
• Registering and configuring your DR Series
Installing the DR Series hardware
Before installing the DR Series appliance, ensure that the following requirements have been met:
• You must use a supported version of vRanger and the DR Series system. For more information, see Product requirements for integration.
• An active network with available Ethernet cables and connections.
• If the system has a 1 GbE network interface card (NIC), connect all NIC ports on the NIC daughter card. If the system has a 10 GbE NIC, connect both the 10 GbE ports on the NIC daughter card. Do not connect to 1 GbE ports if there is a 10 GbE NIC available on the system.
• Network values required are IP addressing, network mask, default gateway, DNS suffix, primary (and optional) DNS server, and host name. If DHCP is selected, these values are populated based on your DHCP configuration. If DHCP is not selected, the values must be manually configured.
• Defaults for the DR Series are:
▪ Default Static System IP: 10.77.88.99
NOTE: Default static system IP is used only when there is no DHCP server. The default IP can be used to configure the system using a point-to-point NIC connection.
▪ Default iDRAC IP: 192.168.0.120
• On the first boot, you must set up the network and the host name for the Quest DR Series system.
• Connect the Quest DR Series system to a keyboard and monitor when you set up the system for the first time. After the operating system and network are configured, the system can be managed using a remote browser interface.
• To set up the Quest DR Series system, use an account with administrator privileges.
To install the DR Series appliance:
1 Unpack your rack system and identify each part.
2 Assemble the rails, and install the system in the rack following the safety instructions and the rack installation instructions provided with your system.
3 [Optional] Connect the keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
The connectors on the back of your system have icons indicating which cable to plug into each connector. Be sure to tighten any screws on the monitor’s cable connector.
4 Connect the system’s power cable or cables to the system, and, if a monitor is used, connect the monitor’s power cable to the monitor.
5 Bend the system power cable or cables, as shown in the Quest DR Series Getting Started Guide, and attach to the cable strap.
6 Plug the other end of the power cable or cables into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU).
7 Press the power button on the system.
The power indicator should light.
8 [Optional] Install the bezel.
Before you can start using the DR Series system GUI for the first time, you must properly initialize the system. To initialize the DR Series system, complete the following:
1 Log in to the DR Series system CLI by using a local console KVM connection or an iDRAC connection.
2 Configure your system network settings using the Initial System Configuration Wizard.
This wizard lets you configure the following network settings to complete a first-time initialization of your system:
▪ Primary DNS server IP address
▪ [Optional] Secondary DNS server IP address
Configuring local console connections
To configure a local console connection, you must make the following two back chassis cable connections:
• VGA port and your video monitor
IMPORTANT: For more information, including port diagrams, see the Quest DR Series System Administrator Guide.
To make local console cable connections for the DR Series appliances:
1 Locate the VGA monitor port and the USB ports on the back of your system.
1 Connect the video monitor to the VGA port on the back of your system.
2 Connect the USB keyboard to one of the two USB ports on the back of your system.
You are now ready to perform initialization using the DR Series system CLI login process.
Configuring the iDRAC connection
The iDRAC connection requires a network connection between the integrated Quest Remote Access Control (iDRAC) management port on the DR Series system and another computer running the iDRAC remote console session in a supported browser. The iDRAC provides remote console redirection, power control, and the out-of-band (OOB) system management functions for the DR Series system. iDRAC connections are configured using console redirection and the iDRAC6/7 web interface. The login values you can use for making iDRAC connections are:
• Default static IP address: 192.168.0.120
NOTE: For information on how to configure the iDRAC, see the Dell RACADM Command Line Reference Guide at http://www.dell.com/support/home.
When the Quest DR Series System splash screen is displayed, you are ready to begin initialization using the DR Series system CLI login process.
Logging in and initializing the DR Series
Use the DR Series system CLI and the Initial System Configuration Wizard to log in to and initialize the system. After completing a local console or iDRAC connection, log in to the DR Series system CLI:
1 Launch a terminal emulator application, such as PuTTY, and type the default IP address, 10.77.88.99, for the DR Series system, if you are not using iDRAC or a local console.
2 At the login as: prompt, type administrator, and press Enter.
3 At the administrator@<system_name> password: prompt, type the default administrator password, St0r@ge!, and press Enter.
4 To configure the network settings, type y (for yes), and press Enter.
When completed, a successful initialization message is displayed.
NOTE: For complete information on configuring networking, see “Logging in and Initializing the DR Series System” in the Quest DR Series System Administrator Guide.
5 At the prompt, type exit, and press Enter to end the DR Series system CLI session.
You are now ready to log in to the system using the DR Series system GUI.
NOTE: Before you log in to the system using the DR Series system GUI, make sure to register it in the local Domain Name System (DNS) for your network so that it is a DNS-resolvable entry.
Registering and configuring your DR Series
To log in to and register the DR Series system using a browser-based connection, complete the following topics.
Logging in to the web interface
1 In a supported web browser, type the IP address or host name of the system in the browser Address bar, and press Enter.
2 In Password, type St0r@ge!, and click Log in or press Enter.
The Customer Registration and Notification page is displayed.
Before you can begin using the DR Series system GUI, you need to register the system with Quest. In addition, this page also allows you to sign up for notifications about appliance alerts and system software updates.
1 In the Settings pane of the Customer Registration and Notification page, complete the following:
▪ In Contact Name, enter a system contact name.
▪ In Relay Host, enter a host name or IP address for the relay host.
▪ In Email Address, enter an email address for the contact.
▪ To be notified about system appliance alerts, select Notify me of DR Series appliance alerts.
▪ To be notified about system software updates, select Notify me of DR Series software updates.
▪ To be notified about container statistics daily, select Notify me of <DR Series> daily container stats reports.
▪ To prevent display of the Customer Registration and Notification page again, select Don’t show me this again.
2 Click Confirm to have the DR Series system accept your settings — or click Skip without configuring any settings — to proceed with initialization.
The Initial System Configuration Wizard page is displayed.
1 To start the initial system configuration process, click Yes.
2 In the Settings pane of the Initial Configuration — Change Administrator Password page, complete the following:
▪ In Current Password, enter the current administrator password.
▪ In New Password, enter the new administrator password.
▪ In Retype New Password, enter the new administrator password again to confirm it.
3 Click Next to continue with the initial configuration process.
The Initial Configuration — Networking page is displayed.
Configuring your DR Series system
For detailed configuration information, see the “Configuring the DR Series System Settings” topic in the Quest DR Series System Administrator Guide. The “Configuring the DR Series System Settings” topic addresses topics such as:
• Configuring network settings.
• Managing the DR Series system password.
• Configuring Active Directory settings.
• Configuring date and time settings.
The information presented in Managing storage containers is specific to the integration with vRanger. For more information on integrating vRanger with a Quest DR Series system Rapid Data Access (RDA) repository, see the Quest vRanger User’s Guide.
After initialization, the DR Series system contains a single default container named backup. Containers function like a shared file system, which can be assigned a connection type of None (to be defined later), NFS/CIFS, or RDA (includes RDS clients). Containers can then be accessed using NFS, CIFS, or RDA.
By default, the DR Series system provides a container named backup for your use after you complete the basic system configuration and initialization process. You can create additional containers to store your data as needed.
Containers function like a shared file system that can be accessed using the following connection types:
• None (an unassigned connection type)
Choosing the None or unassigned connection type lets you create containers that can be configured later as needed. To modify a container configured with a None connection type, select the container, click Edit, and start configuring it as applicable.
Creating an RDS connection type container
To create an RDS connection type container:
1 Select Storage > Containers.
The Containers page displays all existing containers.
3 In Container Name on the Create New Container dialog box, type the name of the container.
Container names cannot exceed 32 characters in length, and can be composed of any combination of the following characters:
▪ Dash (-) or underscore (_) special characters
NOTE: The DR Series system does not support the use of the following special characters in container names: /, #, or @. In addition, the first container name cannot be a number.
4 In Marker Type, select Auto.
Selecting Auto marker type enables all marker types to be detected. As a best practice, if you have only one type of DMA with traffic directed to a container, it is best to select the corresponding marker type. As a best practice, if you have traffic from a DMA that is not one of the supported marker types, it is best to disable marker detection for the container by selecting the None marker type.
5 In Connection Type, select RDA.
6 In RDA type on the RDA pane, select RDS.
7 In Capacity, select one of the following options allowed per container:
NOTE: When RDS is selected, by default, Unlimited is selected. Under Capacity, the Size field is inactive.
▪ Unlimited: This option defines the allowed amount of incoming raw data per container — based on the physical capacity of the container.
▪ Size: This option defines a set limit in Gigabytes (GiB) for incoming raw data allowed per container.
8 Click Create a New Container, or click Cancel to display the Containers page.
After creating the container, the Containers page is displayed and includes a Successfully Added dialog box. The list of containers in the Containers summary table is updated with your new container — and its new status is reflected as N/A in the Replication column of this table.
Installing and configuring your Quest DR Series
• Installing the DR Series hardware
• Registering and configuring your DR Series
Installing the DR Series hardware
Before installing the DR Series appliance, ensure that the following requirements have been met:
• You must use a supported version of vRanger and the DR Series system. For more information, see Product requirements for integration.
• An active network with available Ethernet cables and connections.
• If the system has a 1 GbE network interface card (NIC), connect all NIC ports on the NIC daughter card. If the system has a 10 GbE NIC, connect both the 10 GbE ports on the NIC daughter card. Do not connect to 1 GbE ports if there is a 10 GbE NIC available on the system.
• Network values required are IP addressing, network mask, default gateway, DNS suffix, primary (and optional) DNS server, and host name. If DHCP is selected, these values are populated based on your DHCP configuration. If DHCP is not selected, the values must be manually configured.
• Defaults for the DR Series are:
▪ Default Static System IP: 10.77.88.99
NOTE: Default static system IP is used only when there is no DHCP server. The default IP can be used to configure the system using a point-to-point NIC connection.
▪ Default iDRAC IP: 192.168.0.120
• On the first boot, you must set up the network and the host name for the Quest DR Series system.
• Connect the Quest DR Series system to a keyboard and monitor when you set up the system for the first time. After the operating system and network are configured, the system can be managed using a remote browser interface.
• To set up the Quest DR Series system, use an account with administrator privileges.
To install the DR Series appliance:
1 Unpack your rack system and identify each part.
2 Assemble the rails, and install the system in the rack following the safety instructions and the rack installation instructions provided with your system.
3 [Optional] Connect the keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
The connectors on the back of your system have icons indicating which cable to plug into each connector. Be sure to tighten any screws on the monitor’s cable connector.
4 Connect the system’s power cable or cables to the system, and, if a monitor is used, connect the monitor’s power cable to the monitor.
5 Bend the system power cable or cables, as shown in the Quest DR Series Getting Started Guide, and attach to the cable strap.
6 Plug the other end of the power cable or cables into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU).
7 Press the power button on the system.
The power indicator should light.
8 [Optional] Install the bezel.
Before you can start using the DR Series system GUI for the first time, you must properly initialize the system. To initialize the DR Series system, complete the following:
1 Log in to the DR Series system CLI by using a local console KVM connection or an iDRAC connection.
2 Configure your system network settings using the Initial System Configuration Wizard.
This wizard lets you configure the following network settings to complete a first-time initialization of your system:
▪ Primary DNS server IP address
▪ [Optional] Secondary DNS server IP address
Configuring local console connections
To configure a local console connection, you must make the following two back chassis cable connections:
• VGA port and your video monitor
IMPORTANT: For more information, including port diagrams, see the Quest DR Series System Administrator Guide.
To make local console cable connections for the DR Series appliances:
1 Locate the VGA monitor port and the USB ports on the back of your system.
1 Connect the video monitor to the VGA port on the back of your system.
2 Connect the USB keyboard to one of the two USB ports on the back of your system.
You are now ready to perform initialization using the DR Series system CLI login process.
Configuring the iDRAC connection
The iDRAC connection requires a network connection between the integrated Quest Remote Access Control (iDRAC) management port on the DR Series system and another computer running the iDRAC remote console session in a supported browser. The iDRAC provides remote console redirection, power control, and the out-of-band (OOB) system management functions for the DR Series system. iDRAC connections are configured using console redirection and the iDRAC6/7 web interface. The login values you can use for making iDRAC connections are:
• Default static IP address: 192.168.0.120
NOTE: For information on how to configure the iDRAC, see the Dell RACADM Command Line Reference Guide at http://www.dell.com/support/home.
When the Quest DR Series System splash screen is displayed, you are ready to begin initialization using the DR Series system CLI login process.
Logging in and initializing the DR Series
Use the DR Series system CLI and the Initial System Configuration Wizard to log in to and initialize the system. After completing a local console or iDRAC connection, log in to the DR Series system CLI:
1 Launch a terminal emulator application, such as PuTTY, and type the default IP address, 10.77.88.99, for the DR Series system, if you are not using iDRAC or a local console.
2 At the login as: prompt, type administrator, and press Enter.
3 At the administrator@<system_name> password: prompt, type the default administrator password, St0r@ge!, and press Enter.
4 To configure the network settings, type y (for yes), and press Enter.
When completed, a successful initialization message is displayed.
NOTE: For complete information on configuring networking, see “Logging in and Initializing the DR Series System” in the Quest DR Series System Administrator Guide.
5 At the prompt, type exit, and press Enter to end the DR Series system CLI session.
You are now ready to log in to the system using the DR Series system GUI.
NOTE: Before you log in to the system using the DR Series system GUI, make sure to register it in the local Domain Name System (DNS) for your network so that it is a DNS-resolvable entry.
Registering and configuring your DR Series
To log in to and register the DR Series system using a browser-based connection, complete the following topics.
Logging in to the web interface
1 In a supported web browser, type the IP address or host name of the system in the browser Address bar, and press Enter.
2 In Password, type St0r@ge!, and click Log in or press Enter.
The Customer Registration and Notification page is displayed.
Before you can begin using the DR Series system GUI, you need to register the system with Quest. In addition, this page also allows you to sign up for notifications about appliance alerts and system software updates.
1 In the Settings pane of the Customer Registration and Notification page, complete the following:
▪ In Contact Name, enter a system contact name.
▪ In Relay Host, enter a host name or IP address for the relay host.
▪ In Email Address, enter an email address for the contact.
▪ To be notified about system appliance alerts, select Notify me of DR Series appliance alerts.
▪ To be notified about system software updates, select Notify me of DR Series software updates.
▪ To be notified about container statistics daily, select Notify me of <DR Series> daily container stats reports.
▪ To prevent display of the Customer Registration and Notification page again, select Don’t show me this again.
2 Click Confirm to have the DR Series system accept your settings — or click Skip without configuring any settings — to proceed with initialization.
The Initial System Configuration Wizard page is displayed.
1 To start the initial system configuration process, click Yes.
2 In the Settings pane of the Initial Configuration — Change Administrator Password page, complete the following:
▪ In Current Password, enter the current administrator password.
▪ In New Password, enter the new administrator password.
▪ In Retype New Password, enter the new administrator password again to confirm it.
3 Click Next to continue with the initial configuration process.
The Initial Configuration — Networking page is displayed.
Configuring your DR Series system
For detailed configuration information, see the “Configuring the DR Series System Settings” topic in the Quest DR Series System Administrator Guide. The “Configuring the DR Series System Settings” topic addresses topics such as:
• Configuring network settings.
• Managing the DR Series system password.
• Configuring Active Directory settings.
• Configuring date and time settings.
The information presented in Managing storage containers is specific to the integration with vRanger. For more information on integrating vRanger with a Quest DR Series system Rapid Data Access (RDA) repository, see the Quest vRanger User’s Guide.
After initialization, the DR Series system contains a single default container named backup. Containers function like a shared file system, which can be assigned a connection type of None (to be defined later), NFS/CIFS, or RDA (includes RDS clients). Containers can then be accessed using NFS, CIFS, or RDA.
By default, the DR Series system provides a container named backup for your use after you complete the basic system configuration and initialization process. You can create additional containers to store your data as needed.
Containers function like a shared file system that can be accessed using the following connection types:
• None (an unassigned connection type)
Choosing the None or unassigned connection type lets you create containers that can be configured later as needed. To modify a container configured with a None connection type, select the container, click Edit, and start configuring it as applicable.
Creating an RDS connection type container
To create an RDS connection type container:
1 Select Storage > Containers.
The Containers page displays all existing containers.
3 In Container Name on the Create New Container dialog box, type the name of the container.
Container names cannot exceed 32 characters in length, and can be composed of any combination of the following characters:
▪ Dash (-) or underscore (_) special characters
NOTE: The DR Series system does not support the use of the following special characters in container names: /, #, or @. In addition, the first container name cannot be a number.
4 In Marker Type, select Auto.
Selecting Auto marker type enables all marker types to be detected. As a best practice, if you have only one type of DMA with traffic directed to a container, it is best to select the corresponding marker type. As a best practice, if you have traffic from a DMA that is not one of the supported marker types, it is best to disable marker detection for the container by selecting the None marker type.
5 In Connection Type, select RDA.
6 In RDA type on the RDA pane, select RDS.
7 In Capacity, select one of the following options allowed per container:
NOTE: When RDS is selected, by default, Unlimited is selected. Under Capacity, the Size field is inactive.
▪ Unlimited: This option defines the allowed amount of incoming raw data per container — based on the physical capacity of the container.
▪ Size: This option defines a set limit in Gigabytes (GiB) for incoming raw data allowed per container.
8 Click Create a New Container, or click Cancel to display the Containers page.
After creating the container, the Containers page is displayed and includes a Successfully Added dialog box. The list of containers in the Containers summary table is updated with your new container — and its new status is reflected as N/A in the Replication column of this table.
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