Quantum DXi4700 User manual

6-68551-02

Quantum DXi4700

with DXi 3.4.0 Software

User’s Guide

Quantum DXi4700 User’s Guide 2

Quantum DXi4700 User’s Guide, 6-68551-02, August 2017, Product of USA.

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GoVault, Lattus, NDX, the Q logo, the Q Quantum logo, Q-Cloud, Quantum (and the Q brackets design), the Quantum

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Contents

Preface 10

Chapter 1: System Description 15

Overview 16

Advanced Data Deduplication Increasing Disk Retention for Backup Data 16

Remote Replication of Backup Data Providing Automated Disaster Recovery Protection 16

Enterprise Features Provide Secure Repository 16

Features and Benefits 17

Determining the DXi4700 Model 18

Data Reduction 19

Data Deduplication 19

Compression 20

Space Reclamation 20

Remote Replication 20

DXi4700 System 21

Hard Drive Storage 22

DXi Usage Scenarios 22

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Contents

Quantum DXi4700 User’s Guide 4

HDDs 23

Virtual Tape Storage 24

Network Attached Storage (NAS) 25

OpenStorage (OST) 26

Supported RAID Configurations 27

RAID 6 Configuration 28

DXi Advanced Reporting 29

Network Configuration 29

Best Practices 30

Licensing 30

Virtual Media—How Many and What Size? 33

Chapter 2: Basic Operations 35

DXi4700 Node 35

DXi4700 Node Front Panel Features and Indicators 36

DXi4700 Node Rear Panel Features 39

DXi4700 Node 1 GbE Ethernet 42

DXi4700 Node 10 GbE Ethernet Port Indicators 43

DXi4700 Node 10 GBase-T Ethernet Port Indicators 44

DXi4700 Node Power Supply Indicators 44

DXi4700 Expansion Module 45

DXi4700 Expansion Module Front Panel Features and Indicators 46

DXi4700 Expansion Module Rear Panel Features 47

DXi4700 Expansion Module EMM Features and Indicators 49

DXi4700 Expansion Module Power Supply Indicators 51

DXi4700 Hard Drive Carrier Indicators 52

Turning On and Shutting Down the DXi4700 53

Turning On the DXi4700 53

Turning Off the DXi4700 54

Contents

Quantum DXi4700 User’s Guide 5

Locating DXi4700 Serial Numbers 54

Chapter 3: Remote Management 56

DXi4700 Remote Management Overview 56

Accessing Remote Management 57

The Remote Management Console 61

Chapter 4: Configuration Wizards 67

Configuration Wizards 67

NAS Wizard 69

VTL Wizard 75

OST Wizard 83

Replication Wizard 88

Users Wizard 95

Email Alerts Wizard 101

Support Wizard 105

Chapter 5: Home Page 110

Home Page 110

System Overview 111

Disk Usage 112

Data Reduction Statistics 114

Replication 115

Current Activity 119

Chapter 6: Replication 122

Replication 122

Replication Send 129

Receive NAS 138

Receive VTL 148

Contents

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Actions 158

Reports 161

Chapter 7: Status 162

Status 162

Hardware 163

Disk Usage 168

VTL Status 171

Accent Status 175

OST Status 177

Activity Log 178

Chapter 8: Alerts 181

Alerts 181

Admin Alerts 182

Service Tickets 183

Chapter 9: Configuration 190

DXi4700 Configuration Overview 190

NAS Configuration 191

NAS Summary 192

Windows Domain 198

Share Access 200

Advanced Setting 205

VTL Configuration 206

Partitions 206

Media 215

Remote Host Access 223

OST Configuration 231

Replicating OST Data 232

Contents

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Storage Servers 234

LSU 241

Manage Remote Users 246

Target IP Mapping 249

DXi Accent 252

Replication Configuration 253

PTT Configuration 262

Physical Device Discovery 263

Scheduler 265

Notifications 272

Email 273

SNMP 280

System 290

Network 290

Date & Time 302

Security 304

Manage Users 319

Client Plug-Ins 322

App Environment 323

Redirect Logging 333

FC Initiators and Targets 334

Contacts 335

Company 336

Primary and Secondary 337

Chapter 10: Utilities 338

DXi4700 Utilities Overview 338

Diagnostics 339

Analyzer 344

Contents

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Space Reclamation 346

License Keys 349

Secure Shred 353

Software Upgrades 355

Shutdown 363

Chapter 11: System Specifications 365

DXi4700 Physical Characteristics 365

DXi4700 G1 Physical Characteristics 366

DXi4700 G2 Physical Characteristics 366

DXi4700 Storage Capacity 367

DXi4700 Cable Drops 367

DXi4700 Interfaces 369

DXi4700 G1 Power Requirements 370

DXi4700 G2 Power Requirements 372

DXi4700 Environmental Specifications 373

DXi4700 G1 Environmental Specifications 373

DXi4700 G2 Environmental Specifications 376

Chapter 12: Troubleshooting 378

DXi4700 Status and Problem Reporting 378

General Troubleshooting 379

Viewing Service Tickets 379

Checking Hardware Status 379

Downloading a System Diagnostics File 380

Common Problems and Solutions 380

Start-up Problems 380

Hardware Problems 380

Ethernet Network Problems 382

Contents

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Replication Problems 383

Temperature Problems 383

Preface

This manual introduces the Quantum DXi4700 disk backup solution and discusses:

lSystem operations

lConfiguration

lWeb interface

lBasic troubleshooting

lService menus and FRU replacement

Audience

This manual is written for Quantum DXi4700 operators, system administrators, and field service engineers

Note: It is useful for the audience to have a basic understanding of UNIX® and backup/recovery

systems.

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