File System Operations

Do the following to create or delete a file system.

  1. Log in to the Myriad UI, if needed.

  2. In the top navigation menu, click CLUSTERS. The Clusters page appears.

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  3. Click a cluster. The cluster dashboard appears.

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  4. In the left navigation menu, click File Systems. The File Systems page appears.

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  5. Click the plus icon () in the upper right of the File Systems page to create a file system. The Create File System dialog appears.

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  6. Complete the form and then click CREATE, or click CANCEL to abort the operation and return to the previous page.

    Note: The file system name must include alphanumerical characters and cannot exceed 254 characters.

    If successful, the Successfully created file system! dialog appears and your file system appears on the File Systems page.

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  1. Log in to the Myriad UI, if needed.

  2. In the top navigation menu, click CLUSTERS. The Clusters page appears.

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  3. Click a cluster. The cluster dashboard appears.

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  4. In the left navigation menu, click File Systems. The File Systems page appears.

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  5. Click the delete icon () to delete a file system. The Delete File System - name of file system dialog appears.

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  6. Complete the form and then click DELETE, or click CANCEL to abort the operation and return to the previous page. If successful, the Name of file system is being deleted. dialog appears and your file system is removed from the File Systems page.

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Do the following to create or delete a share.

  1. Log in to the Myriad UI, if needed.

  2. In the top navigation menu, click CLUSTERS. The Clusters page appears.

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  3. Click a cluster. The cluster dashboard appears.

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  4. In the left navigation menu, click Shares. The Shares page appears.

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  5. Click the plus icon () to create a share. The Create Share dialog appears.

    In the Type field, click NFS.

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    Parameter Description
    Share Type The type of connection to the share.
    Share Name The name of the share mount point (for example, /nfs1).
    NFS Version

    The version of NFS the share supports. The default is NFSV4.

    • NFSv4

    • NFSv3

    File System The name of the Myriad file system to use for your share.
    Directory Share The directory on the file system to share.
    Access Type

    The type of access for the share.

    • RW (Read and Write)

    • RO (Read Only)
    Squash

    The root squash option for the share.

    • root_squash

    • no_root_squash

    Note: The fields below are attributes for the ROOT directory of the share.
    Directory UID The UID of the share root. The default UID is zero (0).
    Directory GID The GID of the share root. The default GID is zero (0).
    Owner Privileges

    The share root directory permission for the owner.

    • Read and write

    • Read Only

    • No permission

    Group Privileges

    The share root directory permission for the group.

    • Read and write

    • Read Only

    • No permission

    Everyone Privileges

    The share root directory permission for everyone.

    • Read and write

    • Read Only

    • No permission

    In the Type field, click SMB.

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    Parameter Description
    Share Name The name of the share mount point (for example, /nfs1).
    Share Type The type of connection to the share.
    File System The name of the Myriad file system to use for your share.
    Directory Shared The directory on the file system to share.

  6. Complete the form and then click CREATE to create the share and, if successful, the Successfully created share! dialog appears and your share appears on the Shares page. Alternatively, click CANCEL to abort the operation and return to the previous page.

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  1. Log in to the Myriad UI, if needed.

  2. In the top navigation menu, click CLUSTERS. The Clusters page appears.

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  3. Click a cluster. The cluster dashboard appears.

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  4. In the left navigation menu, click Shares. The Shares page appears.

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  5. Click the delete icon () to delete a share. The Delete Share dialog appears.

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  6. Click DELETE, or click CANCEL to abort the operation and return to the previous page. If successful, the Name of shared is being deleted. dialog appears and your share is removed from the Shares page.

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You can also edit the settings of a specified share.

  1. Log in to the Myriad UI, if needed.

  2. In the top navigation menu, click CLUSTERS. The Clusters page appears.

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  3. Click a cluster. The cluster dashboard appears.

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  4. In the left navigation menu, click Shares. The Shares page appears.

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  5. Depending on the type of share you want to edit, do the following:

    Caution: When you change the NFS Version (for example, from NFSv3 to NFSv3 and NFSv4) and there is NFSv3 I/O occuring during that time, the NFS server might crash and cause a pod to restart. Quantum strongly recommends you prevent any I/O activity on the share that you are editing.

    Click Edit Share. The Edit Share dialog appears.

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    Parameter Description
    Share Type The type of connection to the share.
    Share Name The name of the share mount point (for example, /nfs1).
    NFS Version

    The version of NFS the share supports. The default is NFSV4.

    • NFSv4

    • NFSv3

    File System The name of the Myriad file system to use for your share.
    Directory Share The directory on the file system to share.
    Access Type

    The type of access for the share.

    • RW (Read and Write)

    • RO (Read Only)
    Squash

    The root squash option for the share.

    • root_squash

    • no_root_squash

    Note: The fields below are attributes for the ROOT directory of the share.
    Directory UID The UID of the share root. The default UID is zero (0).
    Directory GID The GID of the share root. The default GID is zero (0).
    Owner Privileges

    The share root directory permission for the owner.

    • Read and write

    • Read Only

    • No permission

    Group Privileges

    The share root directory permission for the group.

    • Read and write

    • Read Only

    • No permission

    Everyone Privileges

    The share root directory permission for everyone.

    • Read and write

    • Read Only

    • No permission

    Click Edit Share. The Edit Share dialog appears.

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    Parameter Description
    Share Name The name of the share mount point (for example, /nfs1).
    Share Type The type of connection to the share.
    File System The name of the Myriad file system to use for your share.
    Directory Shared The directory on the file system to share.

  6. Complete the form and then click Apply to save your changes. Alternatively, click CANCEL to abort the operation and return to the previous page.

Do the following to add or delete a snapshot.

  1. Log in to the Myriad UI, if needed.

  2. In the top navigation menu, click CLUSTERS. The Clusters page appears.

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  3. Click a cluster. The cluster dashboard appears.

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  4. In the left navigation menu, click File Systems. The File Systems page appears.

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  5. Click the snapshot icon () to add a snapshot of a file system. The Snapshot File System: <name of file system> dialog appears.

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  6. Complete the form and then click CREATE SNAPSHOT, or click CANCEL to abort the operation and return to the previous page.

    Note: If you do not provide a name for your snapshot, the snapshot is labeled based on the time it is created. The snapshot name must include alphanumerical characters and cannot exceed 254 characters.

    Caution: Quantum recommends you not exceed 1000 snapshots.

    If successful, the Successfully created snapshot! dialog appears and your snapshot appears on the File Systems / <file system name> page under the SNAPSHOTS tab.

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  1. Log in to the Myriad UI, if needed.

  2. In the top navigation menu, click CLUSTERS. The Clusters page appears.

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  3. Click on a cluster. The cluster dashboard appears.

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  4. In the left navigation menu, click File Systems. The File Systems page appears.

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  5. Click a file system. The File Systems / <file system name> page appears.

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  6. Click the delete icon () to delete a snapshot. The Delete Snapshot dialog appears.

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  7. Click DELETE, or click CANCEL to abort the operation and return to the previous page. If successful, the Name of snapshot is being deleted. dialog appears and your snapshot is removed from the File Systems / <file system name> page.

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Do the following to add or delete a clone.

  1. Log in to the Myriad UI, if needed.

  2. In the top navigation menu, click CLUSTERS. The Clusters page appears.

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  3. Click a cluster. The cluster dashboard appears.

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  4. In the left navigation menu, click File Systems. The File Systems page appears.

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  5. Click the clone icon () to clone a file system. The Clone File System: <name of file system> dialog appears.

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  6. Complete the form and then click CLONE, or click CANCEL to abort the operation and return to the previous page.

    Note: The clone name must include alphanumerical characters and cannot exceed 254 characters.

    Caution: Quantum recommends you not exceed 1000 clones.

    If successful, the Successfully cloned filesystem! dialog appears and your clone appears on the File Systems page.

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  1. Log in to the Myriad UI, if needed.

  2. In the top navigation menu, click CLUSTERS. The Clusters page appears.

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  3. Click a cluster. The cluster dashboard appears.

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  4. In the left navigation menu, click File Systems. The File Systems page appears.

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  5. Click the delete icon () to delete a clone. The Delete File System - name of file system dialog appears.

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  6. Complete the form and then click DELETE, or click CANCEL to abort the operation and return to the previous page. If successful, the Name of file system is being deleted. dialog appears and your file system is removed from the File Systems page.

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Do the following to view metrics, performance, and storage usage data for a file system.

  1. Log in to the Myriad UI, if needed.

  2. In the top navigation menu, click CLUSTERS. The Clusters page appears.

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  3. Click a cluster. The cluster dashboard appears.

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  4. In the left navigation menu, click File Systems. The File Systems page appears.

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  5. Click a file system. The File Systems > name of file system page appears.

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  6. Do any of the following:

    • To view throughput data, click the Throughput tab.

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    • To view latency data, click the Latency tab.

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    • To view operations data, click the Operations tab.

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    • To view storage usage data, click the Storage Usage tab.

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