NAS Wizard

The NAS wizard provides guided assistance for configuring the DXi6900 as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) appliance. The wizard guides you through the process of adding one or more NAS shares to receive backup data and configuring these shares with the CIFS/SMB, NFS, or Application Specific protocols. The wizard also provides a link for downloading and installing an Application Specific Plug-in on your backup host.

Additional Information

To begin the NAS wizard, on the Wizards menu, click NAS.

  1. Read the information about the wizard (see Figure 1).
  2. Click Next to continue.

Note: At any time while using the wizard, you can click Previous to return to the previous step.

Figure 1: NAS Wizard: About

  1. Select an option for joining the DXi6900 to the Windows network (see Figure 2):

    • Active Directory - Add the DXi6900 to a Windows network using Active Directory

    • Workgroup - Add the DXi6900 to a workgroup on a Windows network

    Note: To disjoin a domain, see Windows Domain.

  2. In the Domain/Workgroup Name box, enter the name of the domain or workgroup the DXi6900 is joining.

  3. (Active Directory only) Enter information about the primary domain controller:

    PDC Information Description

    Primary Domain Controller

    Select an option for the Primary Domain Controller (PDC):

    • Use DNS Discovery - Discover the PDC automatically.
    • Specify Address - Enter the fully qualified name or the IP address of the PDC.

    Organization Unit

    (Optional) Enter the name of the organizational unit in the domain.

    The DXi6900 will become a member of this organization

    Administrator Name

    Enter Administrator or any user that has the right to join the domain.

    By default, any user belonging to the Administrators group or the Domain Admins group has the right to join the domain. In addition, any user can join the domain if they are specifically delegated this right by a member of the Administrators group.

    Administrator Password

    Enter the password for the user entered above.

    Note: To configure users, see Share Access.

  4. Click Next to continue.

Figure 2: NAS Wizard: Windows

 

  1. Under Add Share, enter information about the NAS share (see Figure 3):

    Name

    Enter the name of the NAS share.

    Additional Information

    • NAS share names are not case-sensitive. For example, if you create a share named nas1, you cannot create another share named NAS1 because the system considers the names to be the same.
    • Virtual Machine (VM) NAS shares must be named "VM" (upper case).

    Description

    (Optional) Enter a brief description of the share.

    Protocol

    Select the export protocol for the share:

    • CIFS/SMB - Select the CIFS/SMB option to use the share on a Windows network.
    • NFS - Select the NFS option to use the share on a UNIX or Linux network.
    • Application Specific - Select the Application Specific option to create an Oracle RMAN share.

    Enable deduplication

    (CIFS/SMB/NFS shares only) Select the check box to enable data deduplication. Quantum recommends that you enable data deduplication to optimize disk usage.

    Additional Information

    • Data deduplication is enabled by default. You cannot enable or disable data deduplication after the share is added.
    • Deduplication of Application Specific shares is enabled by default.
    • VM NAS shares must have deduplication disabled.

    Hide from network browsing

    (CIFS/SMB shares only) Select the check box to hide the share from network browsing. If selected, you cannot see the share when browsing the network.
  2. Click Add.
  3. (Optional) To add additional shares, repeat Steps 1–2.
  4. Click Next to continue.

Figure 3: NAS Wizard: Add Share

  1. Review the settings you selected to make sure they are correct (see Figure 4). If necessary, click Previous to return to a previous step to make changes.
  2. To make changes to a NAS share you added, first select the share and click Delete to delete the share. Then click Previous to return to the previous step and add a new share.
  3. After you have confirmed all settings, click Finish. The wizard configures the DXi6900 with the settings you selected.

Figure 4: NAS Wizard: Confirm

To download the Application Specific (RMAN) Plug-in, click Client Plug-in Download(see Figure 5). On the download page, download the correct RMAN Plug-in for your backup application and operating system.

Also on the download page, click Installation Instructions to download the RMAN Plug-in Installation Instructions. Follow the instructions to install the RMAN Plug-in on your Oracle server.

Figure 5: NAS Wizard: Download Client Plug-in