Welcome to StorNext Connect

Begin by registering your Quantum appliance on the myStorNext website and creating a myStorNext account.

You can create multiple accounts for the myStorNext website for different users by providing unique login and user information (email address, password, phone number, and time zone). In a scenario with multiple systems and multiple website user accounts, each user must add entries for all systems to be associated with the account.

The initial myStorNext website account is also the first myStorNext account. Additional myStorNext user accounts can be added through the System > Users page in StorNext Connect after initial system installation and configuration. See Add or Edit a User Account for details.

1. Using a supported browser, go to mystornext.quantum.com.
2. Click Register to display the registration form.

   

3. Complete the registration form on the website to create your login credentials for the account, and then click Register.

   

4. Click Submit. A welcome email with the Subject line myStorNext Validate Email is delivered.

   

5. Click Click this to activate your account to activate the myStorNext account and to validate your email address.

   

6. Click Login.

   

7. Log in to the myStorNext website with the email address and password created when filling out the registration form.

• Click the Quantum icon to display the home page.

1. On the left navigation panel, click Systems, and then click one of the following menu options to display your system by its type:
   • All (displays all of your systems)
   • Connect (displays only StorNext Connect systems)
   • Appliances (displays only appliance systems)
   • StorNext Software (displays only StorNext software-based systems)
2. (Optional) Click any of the following column labels to sort (ascending or descending) the list according to the specified column label:
   • Name
   • Serial Number
   • Type

• In the Search field on any of the four system type pages (All, Connect, Appliances, and StorNext Software), type the string you want search for. You can search for the following components:
  • Name
  • Serial Number
  • Type

• In the Search field on the Licensing Report page, type the string you want search for. You can search for the following components:

  • Registration ID

1. Click the icon, and then click Profile. The Profile page appears.

   

2. On the Profile page, update the respective field(s) on the form:
   • First Name
   • Last Name
   • Email Address
   • Company/Organization Name (optional)
   • Phone Number (optional)
   • Time Zone (optional)
   • Hour Format
3. Click Update to submit your changes, or click Cancel to abort the process and return to the previous page.

1. Click the icon, and then click Change Password. The Change Password page appears.

   

2. Complete the form:
   1. In the Current password field, input your current password.
   2. In the New password field, input your new password.
   3. In the Verify new password field, input your new password again.
3. Click Update to submit your changes, or click Cancel to abort the process and return to the previous page.

You can subscribe to (or unsubscribe from) myStorNext email notifications which provide information on application updates that are available or information about important data that is available.

1. Click the icon, and then click Profile. The Profile page appears.

   

2. Do one of the following:

   1. To subscribe to email notifications, clear the Opt-out of non-license related email notifications check box.

   2. To unsubscribe from email notifications, select the Opt-out of non-license related email notifications check box.

Click the More icon and then click the Help icon to display the StorNext Connect Documentation Center (this site), which includes all documentation, trainings and videos for StorNext Connect, including compatibility information, release notes and general help.

• Click the icon, and then click Logout.

1. Click a row corresponding to the system you want to view details for. The side bar appears on the right side of your browser window.

2. Click Details. The details for your system appear under the heading.

   

1. Click a row corresponding to the system you want to view details for. The side bar appears on the right side of your browser window.
2. Click Details. The details for your system appear under the heading.
3. Click Licenses. The licenses dialog appears for the specified system.

If the StorNext Connect system has an Internet connection and DNS is configured, you can use the online App Store to update StorNext Connect. Otherwise, you must use offline updates. After installation, system admins should return to the myStorNext website periodically to obtain offline updates. In addition, the myStorNext website includes other downloads needed to manage StorNext Connect.

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Perform Offline Updates of StorNext Connect

1. Log in to the myStorNext website (mystornext.quantum.com).
2. Click a row corresponding to the system you want to update. The side bar appears on the right side of your browser window.

3. Click Downloads. The list of available updates appears under the Downloads section. The list of available updates and other downloads depends on the type of system, as illustrated in the table below.

   	Type of System
   Available System Updates	Appliance	Connect	StorNext Software
   Connect Add-On for Xsan	✓	✓
   Connect App Updates	✓	✓
   Discover Content	✓	✓
   FlexSync *	✓		✓
   Legacy Connect Installer	✓
   Appliance Controller Software *	✓
   StorNext Appliance Firmware	✓
   StorNext Client Software	✓	✓
   StorNext Offline File Manager (for Apple macOS) *	✓		✓
   StorNext Offline File Manager (for Microsoft Windows) *	✓		✓
   StorNext Windows Connector	✓	✓
   *This is an optional feature that provides additional functionality to your StorNext environment. Although registration and an account on the myStorNext website are required to access the optional feature, StorNext Connect installation is not required.

   The version of an available download is displayed immediately after the link text, in the format (v nnn). For example:

   

4. Click a respective link to download StorNext Connect application updates, Connector content updates, and StorNext release content files, as needed.

   Download the Connect Add-On for Xsan

   To monitor an Xsan system's I/O with StorNext Connect, download the Connect Add-On for Xsan disk image, which contains the Connect Add-On for Xsan application.

   Included with the disk image file is StorNext Connect Add-On for Xsan Product Tips (PDF), which includes instructions to install and use the add-on.

   Download the Windows Connector

   To monitor StorNext Windows clients, download the Windows Connector package and install it on StorNext Windows clients to be monitored by StorNext Connect.

   Download the Appliance Controller Offline Update Software

   To download the current version of the Appliance Controller upgrade package, click the Appliance Controller Offline Update link. Beginning with Appliance Controller 1.4.1, upgrade packages encompass all Appliance Controller features, including StorNext NAS. The content is packaged in a tar.gz file and includes the upgrade packages for supported Operating Systems. Use the package that corresponds to your Operating System. See Appliance Controller Console and StorNext NAS Upgrades in the Appliance Controller Documentation Center for information about upgrading the NAS software from the local /var/upgrade directory.

   Download the Appliance Firmware Files

   You can download the appliance firmware files to perform a firmware upgrade on your system. Depending on the version being applied, the firmware upgrade includes:

   • Updates to the firmware running on an appliance server (if applicable).
   • Updates to the server appliance OS (if applicable).
   • Updates to the StorNext software.
   • Updates to the firmware for the metadata array (if needed for the upgrade).

   Note: Firmware files are large - around 2 GB each (or larger) for releases where both files are required (typical), so plan time to download the file(s) required for the upgrade.

   Note: Controller firmware upgrades for QXS must be done according to the firmware upgrade instructions found in the Installation Instructions section of the QXS Release Notes at www.quantum.com/qxshybriddocs (look for the applicable Release Notes for the release you need).

   To upgrade your system (upgrade the firmware), see Upgrade the System (Upgrade Firmware).

   Download Connect App Updates

   If the StorNext Connect system does not have an Internet connection, the Connect App Updates link allows you to download updates for the StorNext Connect applications. The updates are packaged in a tar.gz file, which you upload from your computer to the StorNext Connect system over the management network. See Update StorNext Connect Using Online or Offline Content.

   Download Discover Content (StorNext Linux Connector)

   If the StorNext Connect system does not have an Internet connection, the Discover Content link allows you to download updated StorNext Linux Connector content for the StorNext Connect system's Discover Components application. The content is packaged in a tar.gz file, which you upload from your computer to the StorNext Connect system over the management network.

   Download the FlexSync Software

   FlexSync provides a simple, fast, and highly efficient tool for creating local or remote replicas of file system data and metadata.

   Note: FlexSync is a Quantum-licensed, stand-alone feature available with the StorNext File System and is managed through a stand-alone graphical interface. See Obtain and Install StorNext Non-Expiring Licenses for information about obtaining a FlexSync license. See the FlexSync Documentation Center for information about licensing, installing, and using FlexSync.

   Download the Offline File Manager (for Apple macOS)

   The Offline File Manager (for Apple macOS) provides visibility through MacFinder for Apple Xsan clients into the online/offline state of files and access to services to request Storage Manager store, retrieve, or truncate content via menu items. See Offline File Manager (for Apple macOS) for additional information about the Offline File Manager (for Apple macOS) client.

   Download the Offline File Manager (for Microsoft Windows)

   The Offline File Manager (for Microsoft Windows) provides visibility through Windows Explorer for Windows clients into the online/offline state of files and access to services to request Storage Manager store, retrieve, or truncate content via menu items. See Offline File Manager (for Microsoft Windows) for additional information about the Offline File Manager (for Microsoft Windows) client.

   StorNext Client Downloads

   From the drop-down lists, select the StorNext release/version, Operating System type, and Operating System version.

   Click the link that corresponds to the client download for your system. For example, click SN Client v6.2.0 for x86_64 CentOS 7 for the client software only, or click SN Client w/ movers v6.2.0 for x86_64 CentOS 7 to download client software with distributed data mover (DDM), if there are clients in the environment that are used as DDMs.

   Download the Legacy Connect Installer

   The Legacy Connect Installer file allows you install the latest version of StorNext Connect software and applications on an appliance that is running any release prior to StorNext 6.1. See Deploy StorNext Connect on an Installed and Configured System for installation instructions.

5. Save the file to a location on your computer.

Related Topics

• About the App Store
• About the StorNext Connect Add-On for Xsan
• About the Connector
• Update StorNext Connect Using Online or Offline Content
• Add StorNext Client Software to StorNext Connect

If you have multiple orders or an order with more than one Quantum appliance, create an entry on the account for each additional appliance.

Note: Before you proceed, you must have a valid license file (license.dat) available locally. Save the license.dat file to a temporary location on your computer, as you will need to upload this file during this procedure. See How to Obtain a New StorNext license.dat File in Obtain and Install StorNext Non-Expiring Licenses.

1. On the home page of the myStorNext website, click Add License.

   

   The Upload License dialog appears.

   

2. Click Browse, and then locate the license.dat file for your system.

   

3. Click Open. The license file appears in the upload dialog.

   

4. Click Upload. Your system is added to the account.

You can remove a system from your account, if necessary.

1. Click a row corresponding to the system you want to remove. The side bar appears on the right side of your browser window.
2. Click Details.

3. Click Remove From Account. You are prompted to confirm the removal of the system from your account.

   

4. Click Remove to remove the system from the account, or click Cancel to abort the operation and return to the previous page. A confirmation dialog appears informing you that your system has been removed successfully.

   

Note: This feature is only for systems using the StorNext 7 (or later) licenses. This applies to a new system pre-installed with StorNext 7 (or later) software, or if you convert/migrate your system from the perpetual (license.dat) license model to the StorNext 7 subscription (product key) license model. To convert/migrate your system, see Convert from a Non-Expiring License to a Subscription (Product Key) License. See StorNext Licenses for complete details on the license types. Contact your Quantum Sales representative to determine which subscription license type is best suited for your environment.

The Licensing Report page on myStorNext (https://mystornext.quantum.com/) allows you to monitor your usage and perform other activities related to your license installed on your system.

After you register with your API gateway, the licensing report data is automatically retrieved on a randomly selected hour and minute of the day (see Configure the License Report Schedule for myStorNext on Your API Gateway to configure the schedule to a specific hour and minute of the day).

Note: You will automatically receive an informational alert email if your capacity for any given license is approaching out of compliance with the authorized use (the email notification is triggered if you reach 85% of your capacity). You can opt-out of the informational alert email (to opt-out see Subscribe to (or Unsubscribe from) Email Notifications).

Do the following to access the Licensing Report page.

• On the left pane of the myStorNext website, click Licensing Report. The Licensing Report page appears.

  

The table below provides information about the various labels and icons on the Licensing Report page.

Label or Icon	Description
Search	In the Search field on the Licensing Report page, type the string you want search for. You can display a specific Registration ID or multiple IDs that contain the characters in the string. To reset the search field, click the cross icon on the right of field. If your search query does not result in a match, the following is displayed: No matching records found.
Expand All	Click Expland All to display all rows on the page.
Collapse All	Click Collapse All to minimize all rows on the page.
Upload License Report	Click Upload License Report to manually upload your StorNext license report. The license file must be in plain text format and contain a JSON string. See Create a License Report for myStorNext on Your API Gateway to export the license report file to a local destination so that you can manually upload the file using the Upload License Report feature on myStorNext.
Display Modes Summary Mode Detail Mode Last Upload Summary	Click Summary Mode to only display the following licensing report rows: File System Capacity License Public and Private Cloud Capacity License Scale-Out Data Services Node License Tape Capacity License Click Detail Mode to display a complete listing of all license types installed on your system. Click Last Upload Summary to display a dialog with a summary of the following information: License Gateway Metadata Controllers Appliance Controllers FlexSync
Registration ID	Displays the serial number of your system.
Last Report	Displays the last time your license report file was received from your API gateway.
Last Upload	Displays the last time your manually uploaded your license report file. See Create a License Report for myStorNext on Your API Gateway to export the license report file to a local destination so that you can manually upload the file using the Upload License Report feature on myStorNext.
Total Nodes	Displays the total number of licensed nodes on your system.
Last Quantum Update	Displays the last time your license report information was updated with the latest information from Quantum. See Update From Quantum.
Expires	Displays the expiration date of your license.
Actions
	Click to expand the row.
	Click to collapse the row.
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Licenses	Click to display the following information about your license: License Name License Type Reported Status License Authorization Authorized Capacity/Nodes Current/Configured Usage
System Information	Click to display the following information about your system: Last Report Last Upload System Serial Number StorNext Version System UUID System Build Date Local OS Version MDC HA Product Key Hash
Update From Quantum	Click to update your license report for the specific registration ID with the latest information from Quantum.
Show Report JSON	Click to display the license report JSON file. (Optional) In the Preview window, click Download to download the license report JSON file to a local destination.
License Name	Displays the name of the license you have installed on your system.
License Type	Displays the type of license you have installed on your system.
Reported Status	Displays the use status of the license you have installed on your system.
License Authorization	Displays whether the license you have installed on your system is authorized or not authorized. If the License Authorization column is Authorized and the Current Usage is less than the Authorized Usage, then the font is black (if your are using the light theme)/white (if you are using the dark theme). If the License Authorization column is Authorized and the Current Usage is greater than the Authorized Usage, then the font is yellow. If the License Authorization column has a value of Not Authorized, then font is red.
Authorized Capacity/Nodes	Displays the total number of the authorized capacity and the total number of authorized nodes for the license you have installed on your system.
Current/Configured Usage	Displays the total number of current usage and the total number of configured usage for the license you have installed on your system.

The dark theme available in the myStorNext Website offers a unique visual interface environment to work in, shifting nearly all onscreen visual elements to dark grays and blacks.

Note: The dark theme is enabled by default.

You can easily switch between the dark theme and the light theme appearance at any time by adjusting the Theme.

• To turn the dark theme on or off, click the More icon and then click the Theme key.

  

• Introduction to StorNext Connect Discovery
  • About the Connector
  • About the Discover Components App
  • About the StorNext Connect Add-On for Xsan
• Introduction to StorNext Connect Management
  • About the Manage Clients App
  • Manage QXS
  • Cloud Settings
  • Users
  • About the App Store
  • Mail Settings
  • StorNext Connect Application and System Versions
• Introduction to StorNext Connect Monitoring
  • About the Dashboard
  • About the Utilization App
  • About the Monitor Performance App

The user toolbar is always available at the top of the screen in StorNext Connect.

Click the Hamburger icon, then click System, and then click About to view application and system version information. The About page lists the versions and revisions of the core components and all the apps installed on the StorNext Connect system, as well as system components such as the Containers, the quantum-connect-docker, and the PHP version.