In the QoreStor GUI, you can easily view and configure system settings such as, active directory, system date and time, expansion shelf enclosures, licenses, networking, schedules for system operations, SSL certificates, storage groups, and users.
Introducing QoreStor
Understanding the QoreStor documentation
Other information you may need
Source code availability
QoreStor data storage concepts
Setting up your QoreStor system
Data deduplication and compression
Encryption at rest
Streams and connections
Quotas
Secure connect
Replication
Performance Tier
Cloud Tier
Archive tier
Object interface (S3-compatible)
Object Direct Storage
Disaster Recovery from the cloud
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
Using the QoreStor Web Terminal
Using the QoreStor REST API
Licensing QoreStor
Configuring an SSL Certificate for your QoreStor System
Configuring Active Directory settings
Understanding system operation scheduling
Configuring Secure Connect
Managing containers
Enabling Secure Connect for OST and RDA plug-ins prior to 4.1.0.265
Managing Secure Connect with OST or RDA plug-in 4.1.0.265 or later
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 local storage
Creating an OST or RDS connection type container
Adding an NFS or CIFS connection type container
Creating an Object container
Creating a VTL type container
Adding a Cloud Tiering policy
Adding an Archive Tiering Policy
Deleting a container
Viewing storage group information
Adding a storage group
Modifying a storage group
Deleting a storage group
Configuring a Performance Tier
Configuring Object Container
Managing cloud storage
Creating an Object container
Creating a bucket
Editing bucket settings
Changing bucket retention
Deleting a bucket
Setting user policy
Configuring additional storage
Adding a Cloud storage group
Managing replications
Adding a cloud tier through the GUI
Configuring an Archive Tier
Adding a Microsoft Azure cloud tier
Adding an Amazon S3 cloud tier
Adding a Wasabi S3 cloud tier
Adding a Google S3 cloud tier
Adding an S3 Compatible cloud tier
Adding a cloud tier through the command line
Deleting a cloud tier
Required permissions to restore from Archive Tier
Adding an archive tier
Deleting an archive tier
Restoring from archive tier
Performing a recovery from the cloud
Guidelines and prerequisites for replication
Replication seeding
Adding replication relationships
Configuring replication schedules
Viewing replication information
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
Configuring QoreStor settings
Configuring the DR Series system settings
Licensing QoreStor
QoreStor offers a backend capacity licensing model to allow for simple integration with other Quest Data Protection products.
- Standalone license - QoreStor is licensed by the amount of backend capacity required. Standalone licenses are available as either perpetual licenses (with no expiration), or term licenses, which expire after a specified period of time.
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NOTE: Term licenses are intended for specific customer use cases, i.e., licensing according to yearly billing cycles. A perpetual license is appropriate for most customers.
QoreStor licenses are additive, meaning that if you purchase a 5TB license now, and a 10TB license in the future, you will have 15TB total capacity.
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NOTE: Licenses for QoreStor are specific to the QoreStor server. When installing a license, the System ID for your QoreStor server is required. You can obtain the System ID with the command system --show | grep "System ID" |
Evaluating QoreStor
QoreStor offers two methods for evaluation:
- Default installation - If no license is installed, QoreStor defaults to a no-cost, 1TB capacity installation supported by the QoreStor Community. This option requires no license and does not expire.
- If a license is applied to a server running in this mode, the free 1TB is not added to the purchased license capacity.
- When installed in Demo mode, the capacity is limited to 100GB.
- Full capacity trial - available on the Quest Software Trial site, which provides a 30-day evaluation license for up to 360TB and access to Quest Support. After the evaluation period has expired, the QoreStor server will operate in Manual Intervention mode until a license is applied. To use QoreStor beyond that time frame, you will need to purchase a perpetual standalone license.
- If installed in Demo mode, the capacity is limited to 100GB
- If a longer trial period is required, please contact Quest Sales.
If you have purchased a standalone license, you can install it using the system --license command, as described in the QoreStor Command Line Reference Guide.
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NOTE: When ordering a license, the System ID for your QoreStor server is required. You can obtain the System ID with the command system --show | grep "System ID" |
Viewing your license configuration
You can view QoreStor license configuration information through the QoreStor GUI or the command line interface.
To view the current license configuration in the GUI
- In the navigation menu, click System to expand the menu, then click License.
- Information about the configured license is displayed.
To view the current license configuration via the command line, use the command
system --show [--license] [--verbose]
Installing a license
You can add a license to QoreStor through either the QoreStor GUI or the command line interface.
To install a license:
- In the navigation menu, click System to expand the menu, then click License.
- Click Upload License.
- Click Upload License and select the license file.
- Click Apply.
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NOTE: You may also install a QoreStor license from the command line interface using the command: system --license [--show] [--verbose] [--validate] [--file <path>] [--add] [--file <path>] Refer to the QoreStor Command Line Reference Guide for more information. |