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Open Enterprise Server 11 SP3 Dynamic Storage Technology Administration Guide July 2016 Legal Notices For information about legal notices, trademarks, disclaimers, warranties, export and other use restrictions, U.S. Government rights, patent policy, and FIPS compliance, see https://www.novell.com/company/legal/. Copyright © 2016 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Contents About This Guide 11 1 Overview of Dynamic Storage Technology 13 1.1 Understanding Dynamic Storage Technology . 14 1.1.1 Merged View of the File Tree. .14 1.1.2 File Systems . 16 1.1.3 File Access Protocols . 16 1.1.4 Secure File Access . 17 1.1.5 Local File Access for Backup and Archive. 17 1.2 Benefits of Dynamic Storage Technology. 17 1.2.1 Merged View File Access for End Users . 18 1.2.2 Policy-Based Migration between Primary and Secondary Storage Areas . 18 1.2.3 Faster and Smaller Backups of Important Data . 18 1.2.4 Faster Disaster Recovery . .19 1.2.5 More Efficient Use of Expensive Storage. 19 1.2.6 Fast Storage for Active Data and Slower, Less Expensive Storage for Old Data . 19 1.2.7 Moving Files from an Existing Secondary Volume. 19 1.2.8 Access to the Secondary Storage Area without the Performance Penalties of HSM Solutions . 20 1.3 Shadowing Scenarios . 20 1.3.1 Existing Volume as Primary with an Empty Volume as Secondary . 20 1.3.2 Empty Volume as Primary with an Existing Volume as Secondary . 21 1.4 DST Policy Scenarios . 22 1.4.1 Move Files Based on the Last Time Accessed or Modified . 22 1.4.2 Move Files Based on File Size . 22 1.4.3 Move Files Based on File Extensions . 23 1.4.4 Move Selected Files from Primary to Secondary. 23 1.5 DST Components. 23 1.5.1 NCP Engine . 23 1.5.2 Shadow Volume. 23 1.5.3 ShadowFS . 23 1.5.4 Policy Engine . 24 1.6 Management Tools. 24 1.7 What’s Next . 24 2 What’s New or Changed in Dynamic Storage Technology 25 2.1 What’s New (OES 11 SP3). 25 2.2 What’s New (OES 11 SP2). 25 2.3 What’s New (OES 11 SP1). 25 2.4 What’s New (OES 11) . 26 3 Planning Your Dynamic Storage Technology Server Environment 29 3.1 Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 SP3 . 29 3.2 NCP Server and Dynamic Storage Technology . 30 3.3 Novell Storage Services . 30 3.4 NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8. 30 3.5 NCP File Access . 31 3.6 Novell CIFS File Access. 31 Contents 3 3.7 Novell Samba File Access with ShadowFS, FUSE, and LUM . 31 3.8 Supported Native Linux File Access Protocols with ShadowFS, FUSE, and LUM . 31 3.9 Novell AFP File Access (Not Supported) . 32 3.10 Linux User Management . 32 3.11 Novell Cluster Services for Linux . 32 3.12 Novell Remote Manager for Linux . 32 3.13 Novell iManager 2.7.7 for Linux . 32 3.14 SFCB and CIMOM . 33 3.15 Other OES Services. 33 4 Installing Dynamic Storage Technology 35 4.1 Installing DST on a New OES 11 SP3 Server . .35 4.2 Installing DST on an Existing OES 11 SP3 Server. 37 5 Using DST in a Virtual Environment 39 6 Management Tools for DST 41 6.1 Dynamic Storage Technology Plug-In for Novell Remote Manager for Linux . 41 6.1.1 Accessing Novell Remote Manager . 41 6.1.2 Starting, Stopping, or Restarting Novell Remote Manager on Linux . 42 6.1.3 Quick Reference for Dynamic Storage Technology Options . 43 6.1.4 Quick Reference for NCP Server Options . 45 6.1.5 Quick Reference for DST Global Policy Settings. 45 6.1.6 Shadow Volume Inventory and Trustee Reports . 46 6.2 NCP Console (NCPCON) Commands . 46 6.3 Management Tools for NSS Volumes . 46 6.3.1 Storage Plug-In for Novell iManager 2.7x . 46 6.3.2 Files and Folders Plug-In for Novell iManager 2.7x. 47 6.3.3 NSS Management Utility (NSSMU) . 47 6.3.4 Novell Linux Volume Manager (NLVM) Commands. 47 6.4 Management Tools for Clustering . 47 7 Configuring DST Global Policies 49 7.1 Replicating Branches of the Primary File Tree in the Secondary File Tree . 49 7.2 Shifting Files from the Secondary File Tree to the Primary File Tree. 50 7.2.1 Understanding Shift Parameters . ..