Introducing the QoreStor documentation
Introducing QoreStor
QoreStor data storage concepts
Setting up your QoreStor system
Data deduplication and compression
Encryption at rest
Streams and connections
Secure connect
Replication
Performance Tiers
Cloud Tiering
Supported file system protocols
CIFS
NFS
Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS benefits
Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS
RDA with Quest's Netvault Backup and vRanger
RDA with OST for QoreStor
NDMP
iSCSI
QoreStor processes
Networking requirements
Configurations required when using proxy servers
Logging onto the system GUI for the first time
Configuring QoreStor with the Configuration Menu
Configuring QoreStor settings
Initial login and changing your password
Initial network configuration
Using the QoreStor Menu
QoreStor Administration
QoreStor Maintenance
QoreStor Statistics
Using the QoreStor UI
Using the QoreStor command line
Licensing QoreStor
Configuring an SSL certificate for your DR Series system
Configuring Active Directory settings
Understanding system operation scheduling
Configuring Secure Connect
Managing containers
Enabling Secure Connect
Managing Secure Connect with plug-in 4.1.0.265
Adding certificates for Secure Connect
Enabling MultiConnect
Configuring and using Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS
Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS benefits
Best practices: Rapid NFS
Best practices: Rapid CIFS
Installing the Rapid NFS plug-in
Installing the Rapid CIFS plug-in
Monitoring performance
Uninstalling the Rapid NFS plug-in
Uninstalling the Rapid CIFS plug-in
Configuring and using VTL
Understanding VTL
Terminology
Supported virtual tape library access protocols
VTL and DR Series specifications
Guidelines for configuring VTL
Configuring and Using Encryption at Rest
Understanding Encryption at Rest
Encryption at Rest Terminology
Encryption at rest and QoreStor considerations
Understanding the encryption process
Configuring email notification settings
Viewing containers
Creating a container
Managing storage groups
Creating an OST or RDS connection type container
Adding an NFS or CIFS connection type container
Creating a VTL type container
Adding a Cloud Tiering policy
Deleting a container
Viewing storage group information
Adding a storage group
Adding a Cloud storage group
Managing replications
Adding a cloud tier through the GUI
Modifying a storage group
Deleting a storage group
Configuring a Performance Tier
Configuring additional storage
Adding a Microsoft Azure cloud tier
Adding an Amazon S3 cloud tier
Adding a Wasabi S3 cloud tier
Adding an S3 Compatible cloud tier
Adding a cloud tier through the command line
Guidelines and prerequisites for replication
Replication seeding
Viewing replication information
Adding replication relationships
Configuring replication schedules
Modifying replication relationships
Deleting replication relationships
Starting and stopping replication
Managing Users
Managing QoreStor Remotely
Getting Started With the Global View Cloud Portal
Registering QoreStor with the portal
Enabling Remote Management
Viewing and using the GlobalView page
Monitoring the QoreStor system
Using the Dashboard page
Viewing QoreStor statistics by using the CLI
Monitoring system alerts
Monitoring clients
Monitoring system events
Support, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Guidelines for configuring additional storage
Managing storage groups > Configuring additional storage > Guidelines for configuring additional storage
Refer to the following important notes and guidelines for understanding storage expansion in QoreStor.
- QoreStor supports a maximum of 5 enclosures (1 internal plus 4 expansion)
- QoreStor can only add a mounted filesystem path. QoreStor will not create a filesystem if one is not present.
- The mounted filesystem should be XFS type.
- Mount path cannot be read-only.
- The mount path should not be already configured enclosure path.
- When adding storage, the filesystem service will be restarted.
- Storage can be added without being licensed, but an appropriately sized license is required to make the storage usable by QoreStor.
- Licenses can be added in multiples of Terabytes from 1 TB to the maximum capacity for your QoreStor installation mode.
Adding additional storage
Additional storage can be added through the QoreStor UI or via the system --storage command in the QoreStor CLI. Refer to the QoreStor Command Line Reference Guide for more information on the system --storage command.
|
|
IMPORTANT: Adding storage requires QoreStor services to be restarted. This will take the QoreStor server offline for several minutes. |
To add storage
Before adding storage, ensure that the storage is mounted to the QoreStor server as an XFS filesystem. Refer to Guidelines for configuring additional storage for additional guidelines and requirements.
- In the navigation menu, click Local Storage to expand the menu, then click Storage Groups.
- Click Add Storage Location.
- Enter the mount path for the additional storage. Click Save.
- A warning will be displayed notifying you that a service restart may be required. Click Confirm to continue.
Managing replications
Managing replications
In the QoreStor GUI, you can set up and manage data replication operations. Such replication operations include, creating new replication relationships, managing or deleting existing replication relationships, starting and stopping replication, and displaying current replication statistics.
Guidelines and prerequisites for replication
Refer to the following important notes and guidelines for understanding and using replication in QoreStor.
- TCP Port Configuration—If you plan to perform replication operations across a firewall, the replication service requires that the following fixed TCP ports be configured to support replication operations:
- port 9904
- port 9911
- port 9915
- port 9916
- DMAs and Domain Relationships — To allow replication storage information to be viewed by a corresponding data management application (DMA), the target QoreStor system must reside in the same domain as the source QoreStor system in the replication relationship.
- Replication Limits — Refer to the QoreStor Interoperability Guide for details about the supported system limits for replication. For a definition of connections and streams, see Streams_vs_Connections.
- Version Checking — The QoreStor software includes version checking that limits replication only between other QoreStor systems that run the same system software version. If versions are incompatible, the administrator will be notified by an event, and replication will not continue.
- Storage Capacity and Number of Source Systems — Be aware that the storage capacity of the target QoreStor system is directly affected by the number of source systems writing to its containers, and also by the amount being written by each of these source systems.
- Bandwidth limiting — Refer to the replication command in the QoreStor Command Line Reference Guide for information regarding limiting bandwidth consumption for replication.
- MTU Setting — Primary and secondary replication targets should have the same network maximum transmission unit (MTU) setting.