Configuring NAS Targets for SmartMotion Backups

1. From the SmartMotion Backup menu, select Storage to display the Available Storage dialog box.

   Figure 1: Available Storage Dialog Box

   

2. Click Add Storage to display the Configure Storage dialog box.

   Figure 2: Configure Storage Dialog Box

   

1. From the Configuration menu, select Config Wizard to display the Quantum vmPRO Configuration Wizard.
2. Click the Storage tab to display the Storage page.

   Figure 3: Storage Page

   

3. Click Add Storage to display the Storage Configuration page.

   Figure 4: Storage Configuration Page

   

1. Display the Configure Storage dialog box or the Storage Configuration page.
2. In the Hostname field, enter the NAS target's IP address or host name.

   Caution: Take care to enter the correct host name or IP address for the target. If you enter an incorrect target identifier, the exported data may not be stored.

3. In the Nickname field, enter a more easily identifiable name for the NAS target, as necessary.
4. In the Device drop-down list, select one of the following NAS targets:

   NAS Target	Description
   Quantum DXi	Use a Quantum DXi device as your NAS target. Before you can use a DXi device as a NAS target The DXi appliance must be configured with either a CIFS or NFS share that is accessible to your vmPRO appliance. See the Quantum DXi User's Guide for your DXi system for information about configuring your DXi device. If you are using the CIFS protocol with your DXi device Populate the following fields: CIFS User – The user name defined for the DXi device's NAS configuration settings. CIFS Password – The password defined for the DXi device's NAS configuration settings.
   Data Domain	Use a Data Domain appliance as your NAS target. If you select this option The Fastcopy user field and Show SSH Key button display. vmPRO assigns sysadmin as the fast copy user. Do the following to add the SSH key to your Data Domain applicance Click Show SSH Key to display the SSH Key popup. Copy the SSH key. Use the adminaccess add ssh-keys command on your Data Domain appliance.
   Generic	Use a generic NAS as your storage target.

5. In the Protocol drop-down list, select a file sharing protocol — either CIFS or NFS — to assign to your NAS storage target.
6. In the Share field, enter the name of the exported file system being accessed from the NAS target.
7. In the Sub-folder field, enter a directory within the file system, as needed.
8. In the Mount options field, enter the location to which you are mounting the NFS or CIFS shares.
   • To provide file-level access to the backups at the \\<vmPRO-Host_IP>\recover\files directory on a CIFS share, enter the IP address or host name of the NAS target. See Individual File Recovery.
   • If you are using a Scalar LTFS appliance with an NFS share, enter the following NFS mount option: rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576,timeo=12000.

   Note: For recommendations regarding Linux system mount options, see Configuring an NFS Protocol for a vmPRO Appliance. For mounting CIFS shares, see Configuring a CIFS Protocol for a vmPRO Appliance.

9. Do one of the following to save the NAS target:
   From the Configure Storage dialog box:

   1. Click OK to add the NAS target to the Available Storage dialog box.
   2. Click OK to save changes and exit the dialog box.
   From the Storage Configuration page:

   1. Click Save Storage to add the NAS target to the Storage page.
   2. Save changes and exit the wizard.

      Caution: Any time you make configuration updates from the Quantum vmPRO Configuration Wizard, you must exit the wizard using the Summary tab to save your updates. See Initially Configuring a vmPRO Appliance.

In addition to configuring NAS targets, you can also use the following icons on the Available Storage dialog box or Storage page.