Cloud Share

To access NAS and Application-Specific cloud shares, click the Cloud Share menu, and then click the Shares tab. A list of all NAS and Application-Specific shares configured for cloud storage operations will appear.

To review the images contained within a sharer, select the + icon next to the share or storage server. The following table columns will appear, with all images within the selected share listed in the table.

Figure 1: NAS/Application -Specific Share Table Columns

To access OST Storage Server cloud shares, click the Cloud Share menu, and then click the OST tab. A list of all OST storage servers configured for cloud storage operations will appear.

To review the images contained within a storage server, select the + icon next to the share or storage server. The following table columns will appear, with all images within the selected storage server listed in the table.

Figure 2: OST Storage Server Table Columns

When a share or storage server is selected, the image files can be filtered by the date the image was last archived to cloud storage.

Filter by Image File Created Date

1. Select the Created date radio button.

2. To select a specific day an image file was created, select the Specific day radio button. Next, click the calendar icon in the field below and select a specified date. The selected date will appear in the field in a yyyy-mm-dd format and the image file table will only display image files created on the specified date.

3. To select a time range that image files were created, select the Time range radio button. Next, click the calendar icon in the field below and select a specified date range. The selected time range will appear in the field in a yyyy-mm-dd format and the image file table will only display image files created on the specified time range.

Filter by Image File Archived Date

1. Select the Archived date radio button.

2. To select a specific day an image file was archived, select the Specific day radio button. Next, click the calendar icon in the field below and select a specified date. The selected date will appear in the field in a yyyy-mm-dd format and the image file table will only display image files archived on the specified date.

3. To select a time range that image files were archived, select the Time range radio button. Next, click the calendar icon in the field below and select a specified date range. The selected time range will appear in the field in a yyyy-mm-dd format and the image file table will only display image files archived on the specified time range.

In addition to filtering by image file created and archived dates, you can use the Filter search field to create a customized filter search of the image files.

The Cloud Share page contains buttons that perform the following tasks:

The Cloud Share Refresh button updates the remote management console to show the latest share and storage server states on the system.

1. Click the Shares tab to refresh shares or the OST tab to refresh the storage servers.

2. Click the Refresh button. The image files in the system shares or storage servers will be update to their latest states.

The Archive button archives all local image files on the system within a selected share or storage server to the configured cloud storage.

Note: You must archive the entire share or storage server. You cannot archive individual image files.

To archive a share or storage server:

1. Select the share or storage server in the table to be archived.

2. Click the Archive button. A dialog box appears asking if you wish to continue archiving the share or storage server. Click OK.

   

3. Once the archive process begins, click Jobs to view the archive progress. A job state of Running occurs when the archive is in progress. A job state of Finished occurs when the archive is completed.

   Note: A job state of Failed will occur if the archive is not successful. The reason for the failure will appear in the Completed Jobs column.

4. All image files within the share or storage server that previously displayed a state of Local will now display a state of Archived. The data now resides in the cloud storage and not on the local system.

The Restore button restores image files from shares or storage servers residing in cloud storage back to the local system.

Note: The image file must be in state of Archived to use the restore feature.

To restore image files in a share or storage server:

1. Select the share or storage server in the table to be archived.

2. Select one or more image files to be restored from cloud storage to the local system.

3. Click the Restore button. A dialog box appears asking if you wish to continue restoring the image. Click OK.

   

4. Once the restoration process begins, click Jobs to view the restoration progress. A job state of Running occurs when the restoration is in progress. A job state of Finished occurs when the restoration is completed.

   Note: A job state of Failed will occur if the restore is not successful. The reason for the failure will appear in the Completed Jobs column.

5. All selected image files within the share or storage server will now display a state of Both and the data will now reside in both the local system and the cloud storage.

The Release button removes image files from shares or storage servers residing on the local system but retains the same image files in cloud storage.

Note: The image file must be in state of Both to use the release feature.

To restore image files in a share or storage server:

1. Select the share or storage server in the table to be archived.

2. Select one or more image files to be restored from cloud storage to the local system.

3. Click the Release button. A dialog box appears asking if you wish to continue releasing the image. Click OK.

   

4. Once the restoration process begins, click Jobs to view the restoration progress. A job state of Running occurs when the release is in progress. A job state of Finished occurs when the release is completed.

   Note: A job state of Failed will occur if the release is not successful. The reason for the failure will appear in the Completed Jobs column.

5. All selected image files within the share or storage server will now display a state of Archived and the data will reside in the cloud storage.

The Reclaim button reclaims space on the cloud storage by deleting image files from shares or storage servers residing in cloud storage.

Note: You must reclaim the entire share or storage server. You cannot reclaim individual image files.

WARNING: This feature removes files from cloud storage that no longer exist on the local system. The data in these image files will be lost!

To reclaim image files in a selected share or storage server:

1. Select the share or storage server in the table to be reclaimed.

2. Click the Reclaim button. A dialog box appears asking if you wish to continue reclaiming files within the selected share or storage server. Click OK.

   

3. Once the restoration process begins, click Jobs to view the reclamation progress. A job state of Running occurs when the release is in progress. A job state of Finished occurs when the release is completed.

   Note: A job state of Failed will occur if the reclaim is not successful. The reason for the failure will appear in the Completed Jobs column.

The Jobs button logs all tasks that are either in process or have previously run on a selected share or storage server.

Note: It is recommended that you Refresh the control management console before reviewing jobs.

To review jobs on a share or storage server:

1. Select a share or storage server

2. Click Jobs. A table appears listing all jobs for the share or storage server.