View NAS server details

Network-attached storage is a file-level storage architecture that makes stored data more accessible to networked devices.

About this task

See Understanding PowerMax File for storage systems for an overview of File.

Steps

  1. Select a storage system that supports File.
  2. Select Storage > File.
  3. Select the NAS SERVERS tab, select a file system, and click .

    The following properties display:

    • Operational Status—Operational status of the NAS server
    • Protocols—Protocols that the file system uses
    • File System—Number of file systems
    • NFS Exports—Number of NFS exports
    • SMB Shares—Number of SMB shares
    • Global Namespaces—Number of global namespaces
    • File Interfaces—Number of file interfaces
    • Storage Resource Pool—Identity of storage resource pool
    • DNS Service—Indicator of DNS service
    • Anti-Virus—Indicator of anti-virus
    • Event Publisher—Indicator of event publisher
    • NIS Service—Indicator of NIS service
    • LDAP Service—Indicator of LDAP service
    • Kerberos Service—Indicator of Kerberos service
    • DHSM Service—Indicator of DHSM service
    • Production Mode—Indicator of production mode
    • Alerts—Number of associated alerts

    Clicking VIEW ALL DETAILS results in the display of several tabs - DETAILS, NETWORK, SHARING PROTOCOLS, NAMING SERVICES, SECURITY, DATA PROTECTION, BACKUP & EVENTS, and NODES).

    DETAILS tab - The following properties display:
    • Name—Name of the NAS server
    • Health—Indicator of NAS server health
    • Operational Status—Operational status of the NAS server
    • Protocols—Protocols that the file system uses
    • File System—Number of file systems
    • NFS Exports—Number of NFS exports
    • SMB Shares—Number of SMB shares
    • Global Namespaces—Number of global namespaces
    • File Interfaces—Number of file interfaces
    • Storage Resource Pool—Identity of storage resource pool
    • DNS Service—Indicator of DNS service
    • Anti-Virus—Indicator of anti-virus
    • Event Publisher—Indicator of event publisher
    • NIS Service—Indicator of NIS service
    • LDAP Service—Indicator of LDAP service
    • Kerberos Service—Indicator of Kerberos service
    • DHSM Server—Indicator of DHSM server
    • Production Mode—Indicator of production mode
    • Alerts—Indicator of alerts

    You can click Modify to modify the server name.

    NETWORK tab - This tab has two child tabs - FILE INTERFACE and ROUTES TO EXTERNAL SERVICES:

    FILE INTERFACE tab

    The following properties display:
    • Name—Name of the file interface
    • IP address—IP address
    • Subnet Mask/Prefix Length—Subnet Mask/Prefix length
    • Gateway—Gateway IP address
    • Role—Role
    • Network Device—Network device
    The following controls are available:

    ROUTES TO EXTERNAL SERVICES tab

    The following properties display:
    • Source—Source IP address
    • Destination—Destination IP address
    • Netmask/Prefix Length—Netmask/Prefix length
    • Gateway—Gateway IP address
    The following controls are available:

    SHARING PROTOCOLS tab - This tab has four child tabs: SMB SERVER, NFS SERVER, FTP, and USER MAPPING:

    SMB SERVER tab
    • Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
    • Enter settings for Join to Active Directory Domain- this option requires DNS servers, production interface, and system NTP.
    • Enter settings for Standalone.
    • Click APPLY.
    NFS SERVER tab
    • Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
    • Enter settings for the NFS server.
    • Click APPLY .
    FTP tab
    • Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
    • Enter settings for FTP.
    • Click APPLY.
    USER MAPPING tab
    • Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings
    • Enter settings for user mapping.
    • Click APPLY.

    NAMING SERVICES tab - This tab has three child tabs: DNS, UDS, and LOCAL FILES:

    DNS tab
    • Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
    • Enter settings for DNS.
    • Click APPLY.
    UDS tab
    • Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
    • Enter settings for UDS.
    • Click APPLY.
    LOCAL FILES tab
    • This panel allows you to upload or retrieve one of the following: Passwd file, Group file, Hosts file, NetGroup file, HomeDir file, or Nxtmap file (see View NAS server details).

    SECURITY tab - This tab has two child tabs: ANTIVIRUS, and KERBEROS:

    ANTIVIRUS tab

    Common Event Enablers (CEE) is an externally deployable software from Dell (primarily on Windows). This software has two packages - Common Anti-virus Agent (CAVA) and Common Event Publishing Agent (CEPA). CAVA provides an anti-virus solution to clients using a NAS server. It uses an industry-standard SMB protocol in a Windows Server environment. CAVA uses third-party anti-virus software to identify and eliminate known viruses before they infect files on the storage system. The CEE CEPA ecosystem consists of dozens of applications that are designed to process SMB and NFS file and directory event notifications.
    • Slide slide bar to enable or disable anti-virus (CAVA).
    KERBEROS tab
    • Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
    • Enter settings for Kerberos.
    • Click APPLY

    DATA PROTECTION tab - This tab has two child tabs: SNAPSHOT POLICY and REPLICATION:

    SNAPSHOT POLICY tab - see View file protection snapshot policies.

    REPLICATION tab - see View file protection replication sessions.

    BACKUP AND EVENTS tab - This tab has three child tabs: NDMP, DHSM, and EVENTS POOL:

    NDMP tab
    • Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
    • Enter settings for NDMP.
    • Click APPLY.
    DHSM tab
    • Slide slide bar to enable or disable the update of settings.
    • Enter settings for DHSM.
    • Click APPLY.
    EVENTS POOL tab
    NODES tab - the following controls are available: